Recent construction projects in Providence
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The Providence Renaissance has caused a spurt of new development in Providence, Rhode Island. Most of these projects consist of hotel and condominium development in new and existing buildings, but two new office towers are underway as well. As a result, within 3 years Providence will have a new tallest building, a new corporate headquarters, and five new buildings over 60m (200ft) in height.
While the city has welcomed opportunity for new investment with tax breaks and property deals (notably to Gtech), many local residents take exception to the new additions, worrying that the traditional historic look and older architectural styles of Providence will be spoiled by bland modern International-style edifices. Additional concerns have arisen over equitable tax policies for high income residences.
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[edit] GTECH World Headquarters
GTECH has moved its headquarters (at right) to downtown Providence. The 10-story 210,000 square foot (19,500 m²) building contains about 500 people.[1]
[edit] Waterplace Towers
Intercontinental's Waterplace Condominiums (below), to be built overlooking Providence's Waterplace Park, will consist of 193 luxury condominiums in its 17 and 19-story buildings, and is estimated to be completed in mid-2007.[2] Construction has finished the steel skeletons up to the 17th floor as of November 25, 2006.
[edit] Capital Cove
A former parking lot adjacent to the state capitol is being developed into low-rise apartments. Renderings of the projects have not yet been released, as the project is said to be delayed.
[edit] The Mason Temple Building
The Masonic Temple building, the construction of which had been abandoned amidst the Great Depression and has stood uncompleted for 75 years, is currently being renovated in the largest restoration project in Rhode Island history. When completed in the summer of 2006, it will host 274 guest rooms, a restaurant, and a lounge, and will preserve the original historic 1929 facade.[3][4]
[edit] The Residences at the Westin
Being constructed in the space next to the city's existing Westin Hotel is an additional 31-story tower that will add 200 rooms to the existing 364 rooms (making the Westin the largest hotel in Rhode Island with 564 guest rooms) as well as 103 new luxury condominiums.[5] As of November 24th, 2006, the steel skeleton for the building was completed up to the 27th floor, taller than the neighboring Westin Tower, making it the 3rd tallest structure in the city, though not yet inhabitable.
[edit] OneTen
Estimated to be ready for occupancy by Fall 2008, the 40-story 520-foot "OneTen" (at right) (110 Westminster Street) will contain condominiums and a W Hotel, and will claim the title of the tallest building in the Providence, supplanting the 26-floor Bank of America building that was finished in 1927.[6][7]
[edit] Holiday Inn/Hilton
The Procaccianti Group has renovated the Holiday Inn and turned it into a Hilton as of January 29th, 2007.
[edit] The Empire at Broadway
The Procaccianti Group is also in the preliminary stages of its planning for a 22-story office tower at the current disused fire/police station. Featuring a 522 space parking garage and 496,000 ft2 of retail space, the Empire at Broadway will stand as the tallest office tower in Providence.[8] As of December 13, 2006, the Procaccianti Group secured preliminary permission to demolish the existing building.[9]
[edit] Dunkin' Donuts Center
Having recently been purchased by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority, the Dunkin' Donuts Center is in the midst of a $62 million renovation. In addition to modernizing the appearance of the building, the project will add twenty luxury boxes as well as connect it to the neighboring Rhode Island Convention Center. The state wants to use the combined complex to facilitate larger meetings and conventions.[10] [11]
[edit] Others
The Jefferson condos, now known as the 903, behind Providence Place mall are a recently completed addition to the Providence condominium market. The Foundry, the former plant of Brown and Sharpe, has also become a site for new lofts, created out of the historically preserved mill. In addition, Struever Bros, Eccles and Rouse of Baltimore, which has already redeveloped several mill complexes in Providence and nearby West Warwick, has launched two large mixed-use projects. The first is a $330 million development called ALCO along the Woonasquatucket River. This development reuses a number of historic industrial buildings associated with the American Locomotive Company and Nicholson File. The same firm is also developing the $135 million Dynamo House project on the Providence River, which involves rehabbing an early 20th-century power plant.
[edit] References
- ^ Work Begins on Gtech Headquarters (2004).
- ^ Waterplace Residential Towers (2005). BuildRI at www.ri21.com.
- ^ The Masonic Temple Renovation (2004). BuildRI at www.ri21.com.
- ^ The Renaissance Providence Hotel (2004). Hensel Phelps Construction Company.
- ^ Stape Andrea L. (April 13, 2005). Procacciati Group unveils its design. Providence Journal, found at Art in Ruins (www.artinruins.com/arch/construct/westin/).
- ^ OneTen Luxury Residences
- ^ Bank of America Building (2006). SkyscraperPage.com.
- ^ http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/newsblog/archives/2006/06/22story_tower_p.html
- ^ http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/MCTeardown_12-13-06_4U3BEVC.337ba60.html Panel approves demolition at LaSalle Square Providence Journal
- ^ http://www.projo.com/business/content/projo_20060622_dunk22.fc9cfc.html
- ^ http://www.riconvention.com/Authority/dunk/renovation.cfm
| Providence skyscrapers Downcity: OneTen Westminster Street | Bank of America Building | One Financial Plaza | The Residences at the Westin | The Westin Providence |Textron World Headquarters | 50 Kennedy Plaza |Waterplace 1 | Rhode Island State House | Omni Biltmore Hotel |Providence County Courthouse | Waterplace 2 | Brown University Sciences Library | The Sister Dominica Manor | The Empire at Broadway | One Citizens Plaza |
