I believe he came to them unsolicited. The just giving away for what will likely be an eyesore full of luxury condos is what bothers me.

Study after study shows that this type of project does nothing for the overall housing stock and sustainability. The developer can just pay extra fees or fines and not include the number of planned “affordable” units.

The state needs to focus on building housing for low and middle income families, that’s what is needed.

The NIMBYism in this case is mostly coming from other developers. They want to protect their luxury apartments value by keeping the supply low.

I still don't know enough about this to have an opinion. Why shouldn't it happen? The need for it seems clear, but evidently a bunch of people hate it and I'm not really sure why.

“Probably” you don’t even know for sure 💀💀 literally arguing with a straw man here

Where is the second tower going to go? I want Providence to go FULL Middle Earth.

The licensed professional you hire should coordinate the permits, you can ask to make sure they do.

Totally agree, have they put out RFPs and this was really the best they got?

Not opposed to more housing, and completely agree that they should be building up and not out. It sucks that we’ll lose the park, but this is a city.

That said, how much are these apartments going to rent for? Not expecting Section 8 but if they cut into a middle class single or more household income by more than 30% (relative to unit size) then they’re useless. Obviously it’s going to be something like starting at one bedroom for 2500 a month.

The building is fucking ugly and (still) looks like an oscillating fan.

the biggest opponents of this project are the other luxury apartment building owners since this will increase the supply of housing by a lot and lower prices for their rentals. I think that's a good thing.

F*ck affordable housing... lets rich people move in and spend money in town and pay the ridiculously high taxes we pay... build affordable housing outside of the downtown Providence.... Pawtucket, Central Falls, Johnston, Cranston all this can used the affordable housing you talk..

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The lot it's on has always been zoned for development. It is adjacent to the park but not legally part of it. If Fane doesn't get built there, something else will.

As for the views, they could've said the same about the Superman building when it was built, and the Turk's Head before that. It's a valid reason to make sure the design is as aesthetically sound as possible, but not to kill the project outright.

i have always had an odd fear and dislike of gas stoves and when we rehabbed this old house we capped the gas lines and put in electric -- our construction team did it, but we had to tell National Grid at the time.

Two years later we had to call them because there was a leak on our street. If we had kept them we would have had to replace all the lines to our house.

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I'd be happy to have work in Providence instead of exclusively Boston for a change, hope it goes through

Mate I agree with your premise but you really need to look up the definition of capitalist.

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This will not be affordable housing. If the city just maintains the park it could open a seasonal outdoor concert venue and generate more income. The trickle down effect for our economy isn’t as beneficial as a tax free construction project for a luxury condo building.

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My opinion is we should be shitting out projects of this size whenever and wherever possible and if I hear one more NIMBY dipshit bitch about "neighborhood character" or "keep [x major city] under [x feet]" to hold up any and all development I'm going to blow a gasket.

We need more housing in the state. This tower isn’t really the answer.

Besides that, Fane doesn’t have experience with a project of this scale and he is getting a sweetheart deal for some seriously prime property.

The City can and should look for better from elsewhere.

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This project is for luxury housing, not affordable housing (there’s no shortage of luxury condos). The project and developers are probably getting away tax free for decades like most developers in town. In 5-10 years the people who live there will pay taxes and shop at restaurants yay!

and the Safari

Newport day on your way out go up Aquidneck and stop at Ragged Island Brewery and then go up to Bristol and stop at Pivotal Brewing and grab dinner at Brick Pizza (also honorable mentions to three other Bristol breweries: Six Pack, Vigilant and Twelve Guns) you’ll have to drive up and back over to Warwick or return back down the island, but totally worth it IMO!