Investment in Providence
At an event overlooking new construction on Fountain Street, Mayor Jorge Elorza and Director of Planning and Development Bonnie Nickerson, AICP, took a moment to celebrate the significant amount of new development across Providence. Totaling over $600 million in new construction, the City has seen investment throughout many neighborhoods. These developments include new hotels, residential, affordable residential, commercial and institutional projects. In addition, there has been a significant emphasis on the rehabilitation of vacant and abandoned properties, including adaptive reuse of former industrial structures. Together, these developments highlight one way Providence’s communities are experiencing new investment.
View Upcoming Developments
To see a list of the developments highlighted at the event, open this poster: Providence Development Highlights 2018. You can also see the slides from Director Bonnie Nickerson’s presentation here.
Stay Up to Date
You can follow the progress of Providence’s new developments using the Providence Development Project Mapper. This map depicts major development projects currently proposed, under construction, or recently completed in Providence.