Neighborhood: West Side, Providence

A visually-arresting former carriage house and stable behind one of Broadway’s most ornate mansions

A narrow, modern duplex building on a narrow, hard to build lot introduces hard angles to a residential neighborhood

An opportunity for mid-century modern along a stretch of land opened up by razing older properties during the construction of I-95

The façade of this simple commercial building was left open for years before finally being finished off in an unattractive manner

A wood-frame mid-19th-century church in the heart of Broadway and Federal Hill stood until 1969, almost 100 years

A pair of turn-of-the-20th century buildings in use for commercial and automobile-related businesses with one being converted into apartments

A non-descript simple one-story brick and concrete structure on a busy commercial portion of Broadway

An unassuming commercial building gets a makeover in 2025 as a community gathering space and offices for a new non-profit

Two houses will be expanded within the confines of historic character and almost double the number of available apartments

A new infill home thoughtfully designed to fit the neighborhood while adhering to modern building practices

A handsome school building in the middle of a dense neighborhood that will be closing in the spring of 2023

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

Two indistinct one-story infill buildings flanked by 100+ year old two-story mill buildings that manufactured fire safety equipment

This former hotel has sat vacant and underused for 20 years or more and only recently is being renovated

An elaborate four and a half story Medieval Gothic armory has been plagued by underutilization for the past 20 years

A small stature mill building in a residential neighborhood with many uses over the years is now residential

A comfortable old man bar for young people during the early 2000s

A handsome single story early 20th-century storefront tastfully converted to a local bakery and coffee shop

A 150-year-old firehouse annex gets a third life as an expanded residence and art studio after a residential conversion in the 1990s

A small, unassuming but nicely detailed brick firehouse from the mid-19th century on Providence’s West Side

A pair of auto-centric businesses constructed as the “new” highway was carved through Providence in the 50s/60s.

A rare apartment row house with interconnected interior spaces and original details gets a facelift and modern new addition

A small but mighty former firefighter training facility turned art space and music venue and most recently, a hostel concept

A mid-sized 4-story mill of red brick and stucco in the middle of a residential neighborhood became apartments in 2009

A long fight over the demolition of a former neighborhood school — and a contributing structure to the Broadway-Armory Historic District.

A handsome, brick double house with a converted commercial space get an additional floor and apartment renovation

A narrow but deep building had its modern refacing removed to reveal an original set of brickwork ornamentation. Now being used as office space

An elaborate home decorated with “gingerbread” details and the former workshop of notable designers A. & L. Tirocchi is now a collective-run bed & breakfast & artist residency program

A complex with two remaining late-19th century brick mill buildings remaining, though newer additions and layers of paint obscure them

This three-story former lumber yard and wood working business has over a hundred years of history

A striking black and cerulean blue Art Deco first floor facade adorns this commercial building along a historically significant portion of upper Westminster Street

A neglected little brick Greek-revival building vacant and boarded up since a fire in the 1990s succumbed to extensive roof damage in 2020

A large mill complex on the West Side of Providence turns into residential lofts at the beginning of the boom

A late-nineteeth-century warehouse building with thick walls, strong floors, and details reminiscent of an armory building

A fire-damaged former church used for many years as a furniture storage facility recently turned into 15 residential units

This 70-year-old diner car sat on blocks for 10 years before being restored and reopened as a classic breakfast and lunch diner

This modestly small but ornate brick building became the home to the Providence Revolving Fund

A present-day example of early car service culture — white enamelled panels with bright green and red accents and an utilitarian design

Thirty “workforce’-priced apartment units in a three-story podium building occupying long vacant space on the West Side

A relatively low-slung and simple early 20th century former car repair garage in a residential portion off Broadway

Four residential units plus retail in a industrial chic box added density to the West Side in 2007.

A contemporary 3-story in-fill home designed to be the first energy passive multi-family dwelling in Providence

A WBNA project house built on the site of a former auto body business along bustling Westminster Street

Vacant since 1987, this building stood on the West Side across from Central High School for over 20 years before being completely razed to the ground.