Tag: housing
Godfrey appointed Sojourner House’s new board chair
PROVIDENCE – The former longtime R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. executive director was recently appointed Sojourner House’s new board chairperson.
The domestic violence survivors...
MISSING THE MARK: State leaders weigh how to get cities, towns...
The coastal town of Little Compton has long been a peaceful retreat from urban life, known for its rural landscapes, ancient stone walls and...
Crossroads R.I. breaks ground on new apartment facility
PROVIDENCE – Elected officials and homeless organization leaders were on hand Monday to help break ground on Crossroads Rhode Island’s Health & Housing Apartments...
Officials break ground on Broad Street Homes project in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – Local elected officials and affordable-housing development leaders on Friday formally broke ground on One Neighborhood Builders’ $26 million Broad Street Homes...
Fiscally healthier city will help spur private investment
Housing was never expected to be at the forefront of development in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District.
Back in 2011, then-Mayor Angel Taveras called the newly...
State leaders unveil ‘Housing 2030’ with goal to create thousands of...
PROVIDENCE – For the first time since 2006, state leaders on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive plan to address Rhode Island's housing crisis.
The central goal...
Vacation home trends add to Mass. housing crunch
When Alisa Magnotta first got her place in Orleans, she did what many a Cape Cod resident might do in the prime vacation months:...
Echo Village homeless pallet shelters to open Feb. 11
PROVIDENCE – The 45-unit pallet-shelter community to temporarily house some of Rhode Island’s homeless population will finally open Feb. 11 after regulatory issues plagued...
ONE Neighborhood Builders names Chapman new CEO, president
PROVIDENCE – Peter H. Chapman, a community and economic development leader and strategist who has leveraged billions in investments in several major U.S. cities...
A state-run revolving fund could redefine public housing in R.I.
The phrase “public housing” conjures up visions of rundown, barracks-style buildings that increase crime and sink property values in otherwise idyllic neighborhoods.
But creativity comes...
