By Wheeler Cowperthwaite Published on May 7, 2024 As the state faces a crushing housing crisis, Providence has the steepest rent increases in the country and the price of a single-family home is up 50% since the onset of the pandemic, why is there fierce opposition to new housing in Rhode Island? Fear. That was the answer Boston real estate developer Adelaide Grady gave during a real estate symposium put on by Roger Williams University last week. Grady is leading a 2,699-unit mixed-income housing project in Boston called Bunker Hill. Underneath the normal objections – density, wastewater, short-term rentals, traffic – there is the true problem. […] One Neighborhood…
ONE Neighborhood Builders is hosting a virtual event and panel discussion on best practices to balance different land uses as we strive to make our communities more livable on Friday, May 10, at 8:45 a.m. The event is a part of ONE Neighborhood Builders’ Fresh Fridays series, a monthly gathering for practitioners, community members, and policymakers interested in community development. This month’s Fresh Friday will feature practitioners from land conservation, public lands, and housing organizations in a discussion that will explore tools and strategies that allow communities to move toward “having it all”—conserving land and open space, preserving farms, developing…
La ceremonia atrajo a más de 80 asistentes en un hermoso día soleado para celebrar la revitalización de la propiedad vacante y deteriorada desde hace mucho tiempo, adyacente al carril bici de East Bay, conocida como el "antiguo emplazamiento de Vamco". El proyecto aporta a la comunidad de Riverside 16 nuevos apartamentos de alquiler asequible para familias con ingresos entre extremadamente bajos y moderados.
May 1, 2024 by Ian Steele EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A group of New England Patriots were in Riverside Wednesday to help a group of young adults aging out of foster care to move into their first apartments. The Patriots Foundation alongside Foster Forward, One Neighborhood Builders, and Bob’s Discount Furniture teamed up for the event as part of the first day of Foster Care Awareness month. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett was there to help the former foster adults move into new, fully furnished buildings. Read/watch the full story on ABC6.com, here.
by NBC10 News Friday, April 26 EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A ribbon cutting was held in East Providence Friday morning for the newly-constructed Residences at Riverside Square. The 16 new affordable apartments will be available for extremely low to moderate-income households. Three of the apartments are reserved for youth aging out of foster care. “This project not only provides options for our residents but it is a unique project in that it reserves 3 units for children aging out of foster care. It is a cause that is not only near and dear to me, but brings me great pride…
By Katie Castellani-04/26/2024 In 2015, Rhode Island pioneered the Health Equity Zone Initiative, a community-focused program meant to help fill gaps in health care. But now the initiative’s future is hazy as it’s facing a funding gap. The initiative is facilitated by the R.I. Department of Health, with the support of the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and has expanded to include 15 health equity zones throughout the state. Each zone represents a different geographic area and is anchored by a backbone organization that serves as an administrative hub. Health equity zones are tasked with identifying their community’s…
Como Estado debemos construir sobre los cimientos que el Presidente Shekarchi ha sentado en su paquete de vivienda y mantenernos firmes contra el miedo mal dirigido al desarrollo o los prejuicios equivocados de la vivienda asequible.
La construcción de 144 viviendas de renta restringida en East Providence no recibirá ninguna ayuda de la ciudad después de que tres de los cinco miembros del Ayuntamiento declararan que la reducción fiscal de $40.000 al año era demasiado para que la ciudad pudiera permitírsela.
Un acuerdo de estabilización fiscal propuesto para el desarrollo de apartamentos Center City de ONE|NB en East Providence fracasó en el Consejo de la Ciudad la semana pasada en una votación de 3-2.
La construcción de una nueva promoción de viviendas en la antigua comisaría de policía de Central Falls y en un solar situado al otro lado de la calle comenzará en agosto de este año, según ONE Neighborhood Builders, la corporación de desarrollo comunitario sin ánimo de lucro que está detrás del proyecto.