Category Archives: Development

Losing Providence, bit by bit

Posted on December 12, 2023 by David Brussat

The Downtown Design Review Committee met a couple of days ago to consider applications to demolish a couple of buildings on Chestnut Street and Richmond Street in the Jewelry District. I looked them up to see whether I should be … Continue reading →

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Don’t demo this sad trio

Posted on November 27, 2023 by David Brussat

Someone has it in for a row of decent old houses on Angell Street. Specifically, they are Nos. 209, 211 and 217. They should be preserved. Their preservation should be second nature at every level of policy in Providence. Yet … Continue reading →

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In London, a laudable ruling

Posted on September 27, 2023 by David Brussat

In London a developer has been ordered to tear down a completed 23-story residential building in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in the southeast of London, because it deviates too far from the original proposal. Residents of 204 flats will … Continue reading →

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Attend Penn StationPalooza!

Posted on January 19, 2023 by David Brussat

Next Thursday, Jan. 26, the three main alternative proposals for restoring some sense of dignity to Pennsylvania Station will duke it out at a forum to be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. in the Great Hall of Cooper Union … Continue reading →

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Best trad buildings of 2022

Posted on December 29, 2022 by David Brussat

Capital Square, in Richmond, with the original Life Insurance Co. of Virginia under construction to  next to city hall to the center left of the Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson. It grows ever more difficult and hence ever … Continue reading →

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Penn Sta. + Best 2022 Bldgs.

Posted on December 16, 2022 by David Brussat

Rendering by Jeff Stikeman of the 8th Avenue facade of a rebuilt Penn Station. (ReThinkNYC) For this hybrid post I present you with the opportunity to view images and videos of a rebuilt Penn Station alongside a plea for readers … Continue reading →

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Latest news of Penn Station

Posted on December 11, 2022 by David Brussat

Alexandros Washburn proposal to replace existing Pennsylvania Station with one reminiscent of the original station that was demolished in 1963. (21st Century Unlimited) In the wake of news that New York developer Vornado Realty Trust, perhaps anticipating a recession, hit … Continue reading →

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Not as sexy but just as bad

Posted on December 6, 2022 by David Brussat

Developer Jason Fane has cut costs by removing the pizzazz from his proposed tower design. Without the sinuous curves, it looks less ridiculous but would not fit into the Jewelry District any better, if built, than before its redesign – … Continue reading →

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Delay foils NYC megaproject?

Posted on November 2, 2022 by David Brussat

rendering of proposed Eighth Avenue facade of Penn Station. (Nova Concepts/Richard Cameron) Crain’s New York, the financial newspaper, reports that Vornado Realty Trust has announced it is delaying its plan to build ten skyscrapers in the near vicinity of Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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Ugliness at Brown explained

Posted on August 25, 2022 by David Brussat

Brown University’s new performing arts center, in the form of a stunted square pillar with flutes squatting atop a rectangular glass lobby, is almost ready for its dedication. It will be called the Lindemann Performing Arts Center, named for a … Continue reading →

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