New apartment building proposed for Wayland Square

A FIVE-STORY apartment building proposed in Wayland Square in Providence would be built on the current site of the Monahan Drabble & Sherman Funeral Home. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION

PROVIDENCE – A proposal for a five-story residential apartment building, over retail, near Wayland Square will be heard in a public hearing on July 20.

The building would occupy the current site of the Monahan Drabble & Sherman Funeral Home, at 230 Waterman St.

The City Plan Commission has scheduled a Zoom meeting on July 20, starting at 4:45 p.m. The project is among two that will have a public hearing that night, according to the city website.

The new apartment building is designed by architect ZDS Inc., of Providence.

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The plan posted to the city website has an illustration that indicates 38 apartments will be created in the building, over four floors, with most of them in configurations of two bedrooms.

Retail stores would be located at the ground level, facing Waterman Street and Wayland Avenue.

The project, at 230 Waterman St., has no specific name. It’s labeled “Waterman Mixed Use Apartments” at this point.

The property is owned by Monahan Properties LLC, according to city records.

Mary MacDonald is a staff writer for the PBN. Contact her at MacDonald@PBN.com.

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3 COMMENTS

  1. I like the way it looks. I think this style of infill building fits in well with the neighborhood, but the best part is that there is minimal/no concessions for parking. Cities are made for people, not cars.

  2. Poor Wayland Square has gone from a delightful shopping district to what it is today. Yet another apartment building, with no affordable apartments, and additional retail space in an area which has no shortage of empty storefronts would be a valuable addition to our neighborhood, said no one with any investment or retail experience, or any taste, for that matter….do something with the beautiful old building.