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A simple, rectangular reb brick former-jewelry mill building seeing new uses in recent years
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Designed by star-chitect Paul Rudolph, this “modern” building by some standards shows the softer, human side of the Brutalist style of the 1960s
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A wood-frame mid-19th-century church in the heart of Broadway and Federal Hill stood until 1969, almost 100 years
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An unassuming commercial building gets a makeover in 2025 as a community gathering space and offices for a new non-profit
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Two houses will be expanded within the confines of historic character and almost double the number of available apartments
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A new infill home thoughtfully designed to fit the neighborhood while adhering to modern building practices
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A 100-year-old theater built at the height of vaudeville, traveling acts, and the advent of movies has had a storied past and gone in and out of business at various times
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A small summer-time location offering shakes, cold drinks. and ice cream along the East Bay Bike Path
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New apartment construction on a previously vacant lot as part of a larger block of residential renovations
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A 150-year-old firehouse annex gets a third life as an expanded residence and art studio after a residential conversion in the 1990s
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A 50 year old family entertainment complex on a busy strip mall section of Route 6 survived fads but could not survive the pandemic
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These projects “represent different ways to build infill development in accordance with Providence’s zoning regulations” before and while they have been updated in accordance with Providence’s recent Comprehensive Plan update.
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Demolition Alert
An almost 100-year old Greek Revival style school building is being razed for a new pre-K through 8th grade building
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A handsome, brick double house with a converted commercial space get an additional floor and apartment renovation
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A handsome, turn-of-the century commercial investment property that continues to be a notable downtown office building and landmark due to its unique mural
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Providence has 8 historic districts covering over 2,600 documented properties. Staff and volunteers at the Providence Historic Districts Commission review and weigh in on any and all exterior changes in order to determine if they are consistent with the character of the historic district. And we think this semi-public has been working well.
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As if being the center of a 1970s crime syndicate isn’t enough, this now unassuming building was once a church with a 110 foot spire
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Demolition Alert
The 100-year old center of the original Miriam campus will be replaced by a modern wing and updated Emergency Center
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A small, narrow two-story tower once used to switch trains between tracks has been sitting vacant and deteriorating for almost 40 years
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A simple and relatively small yet handsome three-story building has stood on this corner for 100 years.
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A highly decorative example of Art Deco municipal buildings constructed at the height of publically-funded Depression-era projects
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A large stately building has been converted to 11 apartments as a mix of modern finishes with historic details
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A mid-century building in an older style is converted from a former rectory to residential apartments
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A new building to replace three previous structures seems to have stalled after developers added an additional level for a total of five stories
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A former trolley car barn along the busy thoroughfare of Broad Street has been reduced twice to a much smaller industrial space on the corner of Thurbers and Prairie
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A two-unit commercial strip once home to a 100-year-old bakery business is razed in Wayland Square
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A blocky, not very interesting building adds much needed housing to an already dense neighborhood
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Brown University builds a +300,000 square foot life sciences laboratory in the center of the Jewelry District