The Nightingale | 78 Fountain St., Providence
Construction on a new six-story, mixed-use building commenced in October 2018 and the building is expected to be in operation by May 2020. The $52 million project, which received $6 million in economic-development incentives through R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Rebuild Rhode Island program, involved the demolition of the former Coffee King building that was located across the street from The Providence Journal building. The building, developed by Providence-based Cornish Associates LP and Burlington, Mass.-based Nordblom Co., will take up an entire city block. It will house 143 apartments, with residential courtyards on its second floor, about 11,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground level, a roof deck, bike storage and a fitness room. There will also be 48 interior parking spaces in the building. Callahan Construction of Bridgewater, Mass., is the general contractor and Cube 3 Studio of Lawrence, Mass., is the architect.
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Greenwood Credit Union | 2700 Post Road, Warwick
The credit union’s new 20,000-square-foot corporate office facility has the steel structures almost fully installed. Construction began on the two-story building in August 2018 and the credit union expects the building to be finished by November. Once built and operational, the building will house Greenwood’s executive management team, the company’s boardroom and additional offices. It will also house a fitness center and an employee-training office. Greenwood’s current facility, located across the street, will continue to serve banking customers. NES Group of Mansfield is overseeing the construction project.
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Gotham Greens | 555 Harris Ave., Providence
Ground broke on the 110,000-square-foot greenhouse farm at the site of the former General Electric Co. Providence Base Works factory in March, with the greenhouse expected to open in the fall. The facility, according to Gotham Greens, will operate throughout the year to supply residents, restaurants and food-service entities throughout New England with approximately 10 million heads of lettuce annually and other greens. The project will cost $12.5 million to build. For the project, Gotham Greens was approved for an estimated $2.2 million in tax credits by R.I. Commerce Corp., as well as $250,000 from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management for remediating brownfields, and $200,000 from the Providence Department of Economic Opportunity, as it pertains to job creation. New England Construction is the project’s general contractor.
