Tag Archives: Jason Fane

Brief interlude at the DNA

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

When I was “Dr. Downtown” – my nom de plume at the Providence Journal – I was there at the creation of the Downtown Neighborhood Alliance, which met at the Regency under the presidency of my friend Maria Ruggieri, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Urbanism and planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Fate of the Fane skyscrapers

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

Got my paper this morning and was startled to read the headline “Trio of towers never stood a chance” on the front page. The story in the Providence Journal, by Kate Bramson, seemed to indicate that the project had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Urbanism and planning | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

“Three towers of evil”?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

A critic of the three towers proposed for the Jewelry District in Providence, city council president Luis Aponte, calls them the “three towers of evil.” Well, that’s a little much. “Foe dubs proposed Providence high-rises ‘towers of evil,’” by Associated … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Urbanism and planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tower with, not against Prov

Posted on November 20, 2016 by

Unsurprisingly, the Providence Journal editorialized today in favor of the three residential towers, dubbed Hope Point Towers, proposed by New York developer Jason Fane. On the same day, in “Man behind Providence high-rise proposal has gotten well connected,” ace reporter … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Urbanism and planning | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments