Arnold "Buff" Chace Jr. - Providence Business News

Five Questions With: Arnold ‘Buff’ Chace Jr.

In Their Own Words 12/12/2024

Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. is the founder and managing partner for Cornish Associates LP, a commercial and residential real estate firm in Providence, which...

RHODE ISLAND OFFICIALS seemed set on building a bus hub on Dorrance Street in Providence, but now Gov. Daniel J. McKee says officials are considering a location in the I-195 Redevelopment District. / RENDERING COURTESY OF UNION STUDIO ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN

Concerns over economic impact of potential new site for transit center

Editor's Choice 12/29/2023

Gov. Daniel J. McKee's revelation that state officials are considering a new Providence location for a proposed bus hub has touched off criticism from...

Providence City Council to pursue legal action against Chace tax breaks

Government 07/26/2023

PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Tuesday authorized the hiring of a Providence law firm to pursue legal action to overturn an agreement approved...

City Finance Committee calls for action on Chase property tax breaks

Government 07/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Committee on Finance on Thursday approved a resolution recommending the City Council “take action” against a previous court settlement approved...

RORY'S MARKET & KITCHEN has opened on Washington Street in downtown Providence, where there has been a lack of retail food stores for years. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

An answer to downtown’s grocery store needs?

Coronavirus 09/30/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the use of downtown districts throughout the country, but two grocery businesses are betting it hasn’t changed the...

Downtown Providence grocery store aiming for late summer opening

Real Estate 07/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – An organic market and grocery store is now slated to open in downtown Providence by the end of the summer, after supply...

LASTING MARK? Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, who cannot run in November for another term, is hopeful a renovated Industrial Trust Co. Building will add to the vibrancy of Kennedy Plaza, which the city is eying for a $140 million overhaul. / PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

TO THE RESCUE? ‘Superman’ building project could key downtown recovery

Coronavirus 04/29/2022

The Industrial Trust Co. Building holds a towering place in Neil D. Steinberg’s memory. He started his banking career there nearly half a century ago,...

Arnold B. “Buff” Chace Jr.

PBN 35th Anniversary 11/26/2021

Arnold B. “Buff” Chace Jr. continues to put his stamp on Providence’s downtown. The property development company Cornish Associates LP – where Chace is managing...

Should state transportation officials consider a new single-hub plan for buses...

Government 11/05/2021

State transportation officials have proposed splitting up the main bus depot at Kennedy Plaza across three smaller hubs in downtown Providence. But they’ve delayed holding...