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Battle of the 195 riverfront
The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission gave Level 1 approval this afternoon to a hotel proposed for the water’s edge east of the Providence River, a place from which the colonists’ assault on the British revenue cutter Gaspee was launched, drawing … Continue reading
Better idea for 195 riverfront
It appears that the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission may vote Monday to grant initial approval to a hotel proposed for a parcel along the Providence River embankment just east of the shore. Earlier reports say that the modernist design of … Continue reading
C’mon baby build our brand!
In 2015, seeking to demonstrate the depth of my naivete about politics in Rhode Island, I, in my role as citizen, wrote a letter to Governor Raimondo to suggest “a way to help improve the Rhode Island economy that is … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development
Tagged Amazon, Amazon HQ2, GoLocalProv, Governor Raimondo, I-195 Corridor, Providence RI, Rhode Island
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More on R.I. and Amazon
In my Friday post “How R.I. can get Amazon” I pretty much asserted that beauty could tip the scales for Rhode Island and its capital Providence. That seems highly unlikely. How many corporate CEOs decide such things (or anything) on … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development, Providence
Tagged Amazon, Amazon HQ2 RFP, Amazon Second Headquarters, Providence RI, Rhode Island, Seattle
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How R.I. can get Amazon
Amazon wants to build a second headquarters, presumably in some part of the country to balance its megapresence in Seattle, where it was founded. So, predictably, cities are lining up to bring Amazon home. Rhode Island will submit a bid. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development
Tagged Amazon, Beauty, Charleston SC, New Traditional Architecture, Providence RI, Rhode Island, Urban Planning
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“Shabby little old walkups”?
Today at 7, Books on the Square, 471 Angell St. on Wayland Square, will host a book event for Lost Providence. But you already know that, so what about this: The landscape of New York in fact is filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development, Lost Providence, Uncategorized
Tagged Books on the Square, Development, Helmut Jahn, High-Rise, Jerry Adler, Lost Providence, New York
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Out with the new, in with …
A new apartment building planned for Westminster Street outside of downtown, well beyond Route 95, is going through the design process. The Journal’s story, “5-story building gets go-ahead in Providence” describes tough going for the developer, Michael Lemoi, whose project … Continue reading
Just one crane in Providence
GoLocalProv.com has a story complaining about the paucity of cranes – not birds but rigs to lift heavy construction loads – in Providence compared with other cities. “Top 12 U.S. Crane Cities Have Nearly 300; Providence Has One” is the … Continue reading
R.I. State House at risk
Rhode Island transportation officials want to spend millions in tax money to accomplish a goal achievable for mere thousands, and to do so in part on the State House Lawn. The Capital Center Commission, which has overseen the development district’s … Continue reading
Tom Low’s village progress
Last February and before that, in December, I posted “Is this possible anymore?” and “Christmas card community” about village architecture. Both mentioned architect Tom Low’s plan for a village near Asheville, N.C. At the time, the pocket neighborhood he had … Continue reading
