If there is land for luxury condos, that land can be used for other things as well. Supposedly some trickle-down effect from a project like Fane will eventually benefit the people who actually need affordable housing in Providence. I don’t think it benefits the people who need it

Actually it was the 1970’s before Buddy lived there

It’s going to take many years and for a much lower tax base increase. If we had land value tax it wouldn’t matter but the building size matters.

For those of you saying the city lose millions, where was that money coming from? The tax break on the building meant it would be paying nothing for decades, the units it was going to offer were going to be way more expensive than most of the city can afford(they were clearly targeting rich kids at Brown and people who work in Boston or NY but don't want to live there,) and the businesses it was going to house were going to be pretty small scale, like a bodega and maybe a gym. I don't see anything about this deal that was going to bring in ANY significant money to the city. I was fine with the building, it was the giant tax break that made me pause. The city has made many, many deals like that. None of them have worked out for Providence.

The city didn’t lose millions. This project was never possible. Now something else can ACTUALLY get built here and the city will get tax revenue.

There’s actually a tremendous amount of affordable housing in Manhattan. It’s middle income housing that’s missing.

A W: now the site can actually be developed.

Residential buildings with limited parking actually don’t generate that much traffic. 200 parking spots may only yield 20 cars coming and going at any given hour, especially in a center city environment and with remote work.

I don’t understand how he EVER could have gotten financing, even a few years ago.

Taxes from what? The building itself was getting an enormous tax break to be built, and the people it was catering to work out of state or are students. Sure, there would have been a couple businesses on the first level, but not enough to account for millions in tax revenue. My whole problem with the entire boondoggle was there was no clear way for the city to make money on it.

Enough of allowing Rottweilers and pitbulls. Yes, they’re just animals, but it’s the same argument as gun control: most people with guns handle them safely but guns are still extremely dangerous and you can’t rely on people to not behave dangerously. Most attacks are by these dogs (contrary to popular rhetoric this isn’t a recent thing but a long time reality). It’s so selfish and irresponsible that people put vulnerable people like kids and other people’s dogs at risk because they selfishly want a dangerous breed of dog.

Cue up responses that your pit Bull is sweet—I’m sure they are! But we can’t know that the other pit Bull next door won’t snap at any minute and kill our kid. Enough already.

Legalize dog meat.

Fucking sick of people owning large powerful dogs they have no business owning cause they can't control them.

I appreciate all the recommendations. Obviously I can search online, but I know not all jobs advertise on the major job posting websites. I’m moving from the Midwest and don’t know anyone out here so thank you!

This is an L in the same way it’s an L I never made the NBA: It was never going to happen.

But Big w for a thoughtful, reasonable and most importantly feasible project on this parcel.

Call the police and tell them what happened and which house the dog came out of. I’m so sick of people with vicious lose dogs getting away with hurting other innocent animals and god forbid, a child could be next. Report their ass! It’s becoming more and more of a problem with these moron dog owners who let their dogs do whatever they want and never get in trouble for the damage they cause.

hearing people be so anti-development is so sad… you people are anti-progress. I don’t want to hear your excuses and weak attempts at rationale. this is a loss for the city and the state.

This. Exactly.

Call animal control and have them pay the owner a visit. They have the ability to fine and I believe also charge people? Worth a call!! Even if you’re only a witness you can report it.

“you suspect an animal is being abused or neglected, please contact your local Animal Control or the Rhode Island Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' (RISPCA) Humane Law Enforcement Department at 401-438-8150 ext. 3 or email cruelty@rispca.com”. I think letting a dog be free like that and in a position to harm someone counts as cruelty.

Fane Tower is dead. Long live Fane Tower.

In practice what this has done is shift the demographics of Providence, attracting rich people from Boston and New York who can afford higher prices. It's not that no one can pay these prices (see: Providence's population growing even as housing prices rise exponentially). It's that the people who can pay those prices aren't the same people in Providence who need housing.

Some people really shouldn't have dogs

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Because god forbid we built up to help with sprawl.

Yeah, who wants economic stimulation and a revitalized city right?