Tag: affordable housing
Developer unveils plans to build 900 residential units in Coventry
COVENTRY – A developer wants to construct about 900 residential units in an undeveloped area of the Centre of New England, a sprawling commercial...
Do you agree with Cranston’s clampdown on homeless encampments?
Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins has signed an executive order allowing police to remove homeless encampments.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on Aug....
Private sector can help R.I. boost affordable housing
Some of the nation’s biggest corporations directly contribute to affordable housing development across the country.
But as this week’s cover story reports, such investments have...
Bennett receives Sojourner House Impact Award
KYLE BENNETT, the senior director of policy and equity at United Way of Rhode Island Inc., was recently honored by Sojourner House with the...
Developers to appeal rejection of affordable housing plan in Westerly
WESTERLY – After months of consideration, the town Planning Board unanimously voted to deny master plan approval of a 2,300-unit affordable housing development on...
Uneven rise in home prices shows housing inequities
It’s no secret that home prices have been rising ever higher across housing-starved Rhode Island.
But a PBN analysis of median single-family home sales shows...
Groundbreaking ceremony held for ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing project
PROVIDENCE – State and local leaders gathered Friday to break ground on ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing development in Federal Hill.
The project, dubbed The...
Developers across state receive $102M for various housing, community construction projects
PROVIDENCE – State elected and housing officials on May 16 approved more than $102 million in funding awards for various housing construction, preservation and...
Five Questions With: Daniel Denvir
5Q: Daniel Denvir | Co-chair, Reclaim RI
1. Why is tenant organizing a good strategy? Today, landlords, real estate firms and financial institutions hold...
State must get what it pays for in housing
Since 2021, the state has invested roughly $260 million to produce approximately 1,600 desperately needed affordable housing units.
That cost is significantly higher than state...
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