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HIGH POINT: 
Sea View Villa on Easton's Point in Middletown, which had been in the Spiratos family since 1945, was the highest-priced house sale in Rhode Island for 2023 at $15 million. 
COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Sales of luxury homes dampened by owners unwilling to let go

Supply and demand are equally important to support a thriving real estate market, but often they’re not equally balanced. That was the case in...
SMOOTH OPERATOR: 
Steven Alviti Sr. next 
to Bel Air Finishing 
Supply Corp.’s 
products. 
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Bel Air focuses on finishing with a flourish

(Editor’s note: This is the 19th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
ONE OF THE PLANS for the Winnapaug Country Club is to build 2,300 residential unit in 90 buildings on the Westerly golf course. / SCREENSHOT OF WINN PROPERTIES LLC FILING

In Westerly, a choice: golf resort or housing development

Two vastly different redevelopment proposals for the Winnapaug Country Club in Westerly – one creating a golf resort, the other a 2,300-unit housing development...

Lists: Mortgage Bankers & Brokers

Ranked by number of loans: 1. Citizens Financial Group Inc. | Number of loans: 1,456 2. Navigant Credit Union | Number of loans: 1,221 3. Rocket Mortgage LLC |...

Lists: Residential Real Estate Agencies

Ranked by oldest agencies: 1. Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty | Year founded: 1925 2. Compass Real Estate | Year founded: 1964 3. Residential Properties Ltd. | Year founded: 1981 SUBSCRIBERS: Click...

Lists: Private Transportation Services

Total number of local offices: 71 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or...
VENUE VIEW: A rendering of what the Tide­water Stadium in Pawtucket is supposed to look like when completed in 2025. At the top of the image is a mixed-use building that has been proposed for Phase 1B, as well as a pedestrian bridge across the Seekonk River to structures that would be part of Phase 2.
COURTESY FORTUITOUS PARTNERS LLC

Betting on Rhode Island FC. Will it pay off?

A lot is resting on the shoulders of Khano Smith. Smith is the first coach and general manager of Rhode Island FC, responsible for laying...
SPREAD THIN: Robert Andreozzi, co-owner and chef of Pizza Marvin, prepares dough for a pizza at the restaurant on Wickenden Street in Providence. In December 2022, a rave review on social media from Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy spurred so many orders, it disrupted the business for a time.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Local pizza joints feel the power of just ‘one bite’

When Jeff Merlino, owner of Merlino’s Pizzeria in Cranston, heard that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was returning to Rhode Island in January to...

Bankruptcy doesn’t ground Bird, Spin in Providence

Despite a financially turbulent 2023 for Bird Rides Inc., the electric bike and scooter vendor that has filed for bankruptcy protection is expected to...

Lists: General Contractors

Ranked by oldest contractor 1. Gilbane Building Co. | Year founded: 1870 2. Case Construction | Year founded: 1918 3. H.V. Collins Co. | Year founded: 1924 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to...
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