One Neighborhood Builders (ONB), one of the state’s leading nonprofit affordable housing and community development organizations, announced it has secured a $3 million loan from the Rhode Island Foundation to fully fund phase one of its Center City Apartments (CCA) development in East Providence.
Published by PBN Staff, 10/1/25 EAST PROVIDENCE – One Neighborhood Builders has secured a $3 million loan from the Rhode Island Foundation for the first phase of its Center City Apartments development in the city. The loan announced Wednesday allows the nonprofit to secure financing for the first 95 apartments of the 144-unit development spanning three buildings along Taunton Avenue. Groundbreaking and construction are expected to begin this fall. “We’re grateful to the Rhode Island Foundation for their continued partnership and trust in our organization,” said Peter Chapman, One Neighborhood Builders CEO and president. “Access to this capital speeds up our ability to commence construction and…
This month’s Fresh Fridays analyzed the topic of workforce development as a pathway for economic mobility. The conversation focused on workforce development programs available to Rhode Islanders, how organizations offering these programs fit within the broader ecosystem, and anticipated economic pressures resulting from changes to SNAP and Medicaid work requirements by the federal government.
One Neighborhood Builders’ The Avenue is under construction and features 3,200 sq.ft. of commercial space For Immediate Release: September 22, 2025 Providence, RI—One Neighborhood Builders (ONB), one of Rhode Island’s leading nonprofit affordable housing and real estate developers, is seeking tenants to lease 3,200 square feet of new construction commercial space on Atwells Avenue in Providence. Located at 434 Atwells Ave in the heart of Federal Hill, this is a rare built-to-suit opportunity to lease new construction store frontage in this historic and vibrant neighborhood. The commercial space is currently under construction and is part of ONB’s The Avenue development…
The company announced that Berkadia Housing Partnership XV 2025 will help finance the development and rehabilitation of 434 affordable housing units across six properties in five states—California, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, and Rhode Island.
CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) Foundation announced today that it is awarding $1 million in general operating grants through its Hometown Fund to 20 Rhode Island-based organizations. These organizations are committed to making health care more accessible and focusing on services that contribute to a healthier community, such as nutritious food, supportive housing and educational resources.
Published on Friday, August 22, 2025 by the office of Governor’s McKee PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee ceremonially signed a six-bill legislative package aimed at increasing access to housing and streamlining the permitting process. At the signing, Governor McKee was joined by Representative June Speakman (D-Dist. 38, Bristol, Warren), Representative Robert E. Craven, Sr. (D-Dist. 32, North Kingstown), Senator Jake Bissaillon (D-Dist. 1, Providence), Senator Meghan E. Kallman (D-Dist. 15, Pawtucket, Providence), Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, Executive Office of Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard, and Michelle Bleau, and the Director of Real Estate Development at One Neighborhood Builders. The event…
Published by Jessica Pontarelli Evans, August 5, 2025 In Central Providence, community change isn’t just a vision—it’s being measured, mapped and mobilized. When Isaac Rubinstein joined One Neighborhood Builders (ONB) in late 2023 to support evaluation and strategy, he knew the organization had a clear goal: to advance equity and health outcomes in Central Providence by putting reliable, actionable data into the hands of the people closest to the issues. That meant building more than a spreadsheet. It meant creating tools, infrastructure and knowledge that community members and local organizers could use to drive policy, secure funding and advocate for…
Written by NeighborWorks America NeighborWorks America Honors Resident Leaders with Prestigious Award The Dorothy Richardson Award for Resident Leadership recognizes people who bring neighbors together for improvements, change Washington, D.C. — NeighborWorks® America honored five resident leaders with its 2025 Dorothy Richardson Award for Resident Leadership. The honorees, who come from across the country, inspire their neighbors and lead their communities in promoting improvements and change, in preserving local culture, and in ensuring their communities are safe and healthy places to call home. The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Oct. 31 during NeighborWorks America’s Community Leadership Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota….
