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A Tour of Architect Jenna Yu’s Straw Bale ADU in Elmwood From the outside, architect and designer Jenna Yu’s home on Depew Street may look like any other. Periwinkle with wooden siding and an addition connecting to the original 19th-century home — not unusual for the Elmwood neighborhood. But unlike most homes in Providence, this…
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Pretty soon, it will be much easier to replace your windows if you live in a Local Historic District in Providence. After much discussion, the PHDC will likely approve revised standards on a variety of items in their jurisdiction, including standards for replacement windows. “Replacement windows that have been documented and approved by the Commission,…
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The Comprehensive Plan for Providence passed the first of two City Council votes on Nov. 7, and throughout the amendment process, one proposal snagged headlines: a potential ban on the construction of new gas stations within Providence city limits. In the finalized version of the plan, the ban isn’t really a ban at all —…
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Several councilors said though the Comp Plan is “not perfect,” it’s a good starting point The Proposed Comprehensive City Plan, the roadmap for Providence’s next decade, passed the City Council at its meeting on Nov. 7. The Plan will officially be ratified once it passes another City Council vote in the next few weeks — and…
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EQT Exeter, Transom Real Estate, Design Center Partners, Bluedog Capital Partners are four contenders for the plat near Wickenden and South Main On Nov. 6, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted to narrow the pool of nine potential developers for Parcel 5. After a private executive session, they revealed and voted on their picks: EQT…
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Hoping to entice the company to remain in Rhode Island, the Commission unanimously approved giving the company an exclusive right to Parcel 42 At the I-195 Redevelopment District meeting on the evening of Nov. 6, commissioners voted unanimously to offer Hasbro an exclusive right to Parcel 42, the same site formerly proposed for the infamous…
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Between the colonial cottages and 19th-century Federalist revival homes on Edgewood Avenue near Roger Williams Park, one particular house sticks out: streamlined, angular, geometric. The Wax House, built in 1950, is one of over 70 designs by mid-20th century architect Ira Rakatansky — arguably Providence’s preeminent modernist. Though the clean lines of modern architecture were…
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On Thursday, Oct. 24, the Providence Department of Planning and Development and the Providence Redevelopment Agency held the first of three community engagement events to gather input from residents on the future of 246 Prairie Avenue. Roughly 50 years ago, an earlier era of local engagement made the Urban League of Rhode Island’s old headquarters…
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