Tag: Development
State, local regulations still hampering development in R.I.
The opening of a March 2015 PBN story, titled “Why is it so hard to build in Providence?” sounds eerily familiar to those reading...
Fane tower debate key to future
Topic No. 2 on development is the Hope Point Tower, the nearly 600-foot residential skyscraper being proposed by The Fane Organization.
Almost two years since...
Three years on, Pontiac Mills lofts starting to take shape, take...
Shuttered textile mills are complicated and expensive to redevelop into modern purposes. When a series of mill buildings is the project, the process can...
Rebecca Plonsky, 38
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT, PROSPECT INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – PROSPECT CHARTERCARE
Where do you see yourself professionally in 20 years? Continuing to advance as...
O’Neil Outar Named RISD’s Vice President for Institutional Engagement
(Providence, Rhode Island) July 03, 2018 – After an extensive international search, O’Neil A.S. Outar joined Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in January...
PBN on WJAR-TV, April 9, 2018
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story and other...
Providence TSA update needed to increase investment
For years Providence has had a justly earned reputation as one of the most difficult cities in which to develop real estate. Between costs,...
Public art deserves support, especially on former I-195 land
In 1980, Providence passed an ordinance creating a public art program. Thanks to that forward-thinking action, art dots the landscape throughout the city, validating...
Those reviewing development should know all the rules first
With new projects being proposed on a regular basis in Providence, the biggest issue has moved from making development happen to managing that development,...