Tag: Superman building
McKee: ‘Heavy’ negotiations ongoing for Superman building, proposal ‘has legs’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials said they are currently engaged in serious negotiations with the owner of the Industrial Trust Co. Building – Rhode...
Five Questions With: Brent Runyon
The Providence Preservation Society since 1956 has served as a watchdog for development projects that would demolish or otherwise degrade the city’s most historically...
Providence City Council considers taking ownership of Superman building
PROVIDENCE – As the developer who owns Providence's most iconic skyscraper says they are working to redevelop the long-vacant property, city officials are considering...
‘Superman Building’ ornament for sale as fundraiser
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society is selling a keepsake ornament featuring the likeness of the Industrial Trust Building, better known as the “Superman...
Providence peregrines have returned to ‘Superman’ building
PROVIDENCE – A needed boost in a terrible week: the Audubon Society of Rhode Island announced that the peregrine falcons have returned to their...
Are there new options in works for ‘Superman’ building?
Discussions have been rekindled about how to reoccupy the “Superman” building, the iconic Providence skyscraper that’s been empty and dark for seven years. But...
It will take investment to save ‘Superman’ tower
Designation by the National Trust for Historic Preservation of Providence’s iconic art deco Industrial Trust Co. building as one of America’s most-endangered historic places...
National preservationists: Superman Building among most endangered
PROVIDENCE – The Industrial Trust Co. Building has been placed on the 2019 list of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places list by the National...
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...
City commercial real estate on the rebound
It has been a long time coming, but the Downtown Providence office market vacancy rate has dropped below 10 percent (with one very large...
















