Tag: Development
Development of I-195 land satisfies some, not others
The grumbling is getting louder.
Why is the commission charged with overseeing the I-195 Redevelopment District’s buildout allowing so much housing?
Why is the Wexford Science...
Do you think it is important that the developer of Hope...
Recent PBN reporting has estimated the per-square-foot price of condominiums in the Hope Point tower will likely be more than twice as expensive as...
Where’s the market for Hope Point?
How high can the Hope Point tower climb? Its size has fueled doubters who say it won’t fit in, leading to extensive government review...
Hope Point about more than just building a tower in the...
There are many questions that Hope Point tower forces Providence to ask itself.
One is whether this 600-foot tower belongs in a city long fiercely...
Ruggerio eyes speedier development
The power of cities and towns to block, or even shape, development they don’t like could be dramatically altered under an economic-development bill introduced...
Ruggerio plan a jump-start to progress?
What to do when local concerns stand in the way of a bigger picture?
Such is the case of Hope Point tower, which is expected...
Brenton Hotel opening in Newport slated for spring 2020
NEWPORT – Demolition began on the building at 31 America’s Cup Ave. Tuesday as the construction of a 57-room Brenton Hotel started.
The hotel will...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Dec. 31, 2018
2018 was good, but much to be done
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the...
2018 was a good year, but much work is to come
On Dec. 14, Providence Business News Editor Mark S. Murphy sat down with six leaders of the Rhode Island business and nonprofit community to...
Neighbors challenge 10-lot subdivision of estate property on Providence’s East Side
PROVIDENCE – One of the last great estates on the East Side of Providence could be subdivided into 10 house lots that critics say...