Tag: R.I. Department of Housing
Smiley has proposal to help ‘Superman Building’ overhaul get past money...
More than a year after interior demolition and asbestos removal started at the Industrial Trust Co. Building in downtown Providence, the future of the...
R.I. Department of Housing proposes an overhaul of its governance structure
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing is proposing amendments to its organizational structure to streamline operations and clear some of the regulatory redundancies...
FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening
For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again.
After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2024
From high-profile corporate layoffs to controversial real estate sales, fallout from the Washington Bridge shutdown and organization leadership shakeups, the top stories of 2024...
For now, state adds more tenants to Shepard Building
Nearly two years after the R.I. Department of Administration announced it was seeking new proposals for the landmark Shepard Building in downtown Providence –...
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...
R.I. Department of Housing deputy secretary stepping down for job in Vermont
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Deputy Housing Secretary Deborah Flannery is stepping down after less than 12 months on the job.
Housing Department spokeswoman Emily Marshall on...
R.I. Department of Housing closes on Charlesgate purchase for $6.85M
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing announced Wednesday it closed on the purchase of the former Charlesgate Nursing Home for $6.85 million.
Located on...
New 59-unit mixed-income complex Solara unveiled in Tiverton
TIVERTON – A 59-unit mixed-income residential complex was unveiled recently during a grand opening celebration held by the builders and the property management company.
The...
Tapping the private sector: Could R.I. businesses provide more affordable housing...
As Martha L. Wofford stood at a construction site in Providence’s West End in August 2022, the scaffolding at the site caught her eye...
