Tag: Providence Redevelopment Agency
TO THE RESCUE? ‘Superman’ building project could key downtown recovery
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,...
Ready to spend: R.I. cities, towns have differing ideas about how...
The historic Conimicut Shoal Lighthouse at the mouth of the Providence River is far from being the shining beacon it once was, but Warwick...
Can the Crook Point Bascule Bridge be saved?
PROVIDENCE – The abandoned steel railway drawbridge, left in the upright position since the 1970s, is now the subject of a city effort at...
New proposal would create tax increment financing district in Providence
PROVIDENCE – A new proposal that would create a tax increment financing district in several neighborhoods of the city, up to the edge of...
Churchill & Banks proposes 24-acre industrial park in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Churchill & Banks Cos., a well-known commercial-development company, has proposed a 24-acre industrial park in the north end of Providence, on the...
Providence transferring Bomes Theatre in exchange for $2.2M restoration investment
PROVIDENCE – The Bomes Theatre is being taken over by Fernando J. Tavares, owner of Tavares LLC, a local general contractor, the city announced...
Potential buyer expresses interest in reopening Bomes Theater building
PROVIDENCE – A long-deteriorated architectural gem may be saved after all. The Bomes Theater, owned by the city and vacant since 2004, is under...
Providence Redevelopment Agency accepting proposals to redevelop 17 properties
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Redevelopment Agency will accept proposals this month from entities or individuals who want to redevelop 17 properties acquired through the...
Aspen Group seeks 20-year TSA for project on former Flynn School...
PROVIDENCE – A developer who proposes to build two new structures on the site of the former Flynn Elementary School in Upper South Providence...
Federal grant awarded to redevelop American Tourister property
PROVIDENCE – A $600,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will be used to transform the vacant American Tourister property...


















