A Massachusetts developer has proposed building a six-story, 52-room boutique hotel on the east side of the Providence River on one of the smallest parcels in the I-195 Redevelopment District. The hotel would be the second in the city along the waterfront (after the Hilton Garden Inn) but the first built in the centrally located former Interstate 195 land.
The project, tentatively called the River View Hotel and Gallery, would include a 50-seat riverfront cafe and function room, an 1,800-square-foot art gallery, and approximately 30,000 square feet of interior space. The height would be about 50 to 60 feet, according to the schematic drawings.
Is this the best use of waterfront land that is becoming available after years of being buried beneath the interstate?
