Architecture Here and There

MARCH 24, 2023

A proposal in late 2016 to build three residential towers of thirty-four, forty-four and fifty-five floors on the vacant Route 195 land raised hopes that there might indeed be a big market for living in or near downtown – predictably, however, they were way out of scale, way out of place and way out of character for Providence.

Mining 59

Mining Cities Residential Foundation 59

Dwell

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rendering courtesy of Lehrer Architects and Kadre Architects The city partnered with smaller architecture firms to design plans for ADUs —emphasizing good design and affordability—that would be pre-approved for permitting ease. You can’t just download it, pay the fee, and get a permit.

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Permits Firms Utilities Insurance 68

Architecture Quote

JULY 16, 2020

From this we can deduce that: Residential construction permits, starts, and under construction, all fell in 2018 Residential construction permits fell by 14.6% Denmark had an estimated population of 5.707 million in the year 2016 and expected to reach 5.974 million by 2022. The building permits have decreased to 27365.

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Architecture Permits Government Estimating 52