CVS Health Pharmacy
4255 Quaker Lane, North Kingstown
This 11,970-square-foot parcel at Quaker Lane and Ten Rod Road was owned by the state of Rhode Island and was used as a park-and-ride lot. CVS Health Corp. is constructing a pharmacy with a drive-thru window that includes 57 parking spaces. Construction began in November 2019. The store is expected to open in early fall. The general contractor is D.F. Pray Inc. of Seekonk and the architect is Nick Velozo from William Starck Architects Inc. of Fall River. The store will be equipped with COVID-19 informational signage for the public, safety protocols for cleaning, and protective panels for the pharmacy’s counters and front-store checkout stations.
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Brown University Wellness Center and Residence Hall
450 Brook St., Providence
Brown University is in the process of constructing a 96,500-square-foot building on College Hill that will function as a health and wellness center and a residence hall. Construction, which started in November 2019, is expected to be completed in March 2021. The architect for the project is the Boston-based William Rawn Associates Architects Inc. and the general contractor is Shawmut Design and Construction, which has an office in Providence. Plans call for the wellness center to accommodate emergency medical services and therapy services. The residence portion of the building will house more than 150 students. The building is being constructed with the financial support of Duncan MacMillan and family, and Barry Sternlicht and Mimi Reichert Sternlicht. The cost was not disclosed. The building has been temporarily named the Wellness Center and Residence Hall.
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East Providence High School
2000 Pawtucket Ave., East Providence
The East Providence School Department is building a state-of-the-art high school to replace the 67-year-old building. It is scheduled to open in 2021. The cost of the 304,000-square-foot, four-story school, with a capacity for 1,600 students in grades 9 to 12, will not exceed $189.5 million and will include 45 core academic classrooms, a 900-seat auditorium, 10 science labs, a sculpting studio, mixed media lab, food lab, a teaching kitchen and two greenhouses. The building, designed by Ai3 Architects Inc. of Wayland, Mass., and constructed by Providence-based Gilbane Inc., will allow for professional training in the expanded career and technical programs, such as graphic arts, with spaces to teach curriculum on fashion, illustration and ceramics. It will also be equipped with a construction lab, housing a two-story wood-frame structure to provide students real-world installation experience for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, plumbing, welding, and electrical components. The school will also boast a library media resource center, serving as a learning common area. The resource center will also have a large maker space, video editing labs and flexible collaboration areas. The campus will have expanded and renovated athletics facilities, including a lighted football stadium with synthetic turf, track, tennis courts, and fields for baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse. The school will feature a sustainable design to optimize energy use and improve efficiency.
