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Grow Smart RI released the video of the #ShareCommunity campaign.
Fully occupied for the first time since the early 1960s, the former Brown & Sharpe manufacturing complex, is now home
July 06, 2016
The Foundry and The Promenade Apartments receive 2016 Grow Smart RI Award
Fully occupied for the first time since the early 1960s, the former Brown & Sharpe manufacturing complex, is now home to more than 50 companies and 2,000 employees in 500,000 square feet of high-end office space, with an additional 433 luxury apartments, all within walking distance of downtown Providence. The Foundry Corporate Office Center and Promenade Apartments is a highly-visible testimony to the smart growth principles re-shaping RI’s urban core. The recent $53 million renovation of the Sharpe Building is the culmination of the nearly five decade transformation of the 25-acre, 13-building revitalization project completed by the Guerra family that blazed the trail for historic mill refurbishments throughout the State. In addition to re-use of existing infrastructure and promotion of walkable neighborhoods, the success of the project is rooted in adherence to historic preservation and environmental protection. The importance of this project to the City and State was underscored by public-private-partnerships that were secured to ensure successful completion and long-term viability.
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Check out all the Downcity Providence upcoming events, museums, music, nightlife and culinary highlights
May 01, 2015 - September 01, 2015
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Check out all the Downcity Providence upcoming events, museums, music, nightlife and culinary highlights here. Filled with beautifully restored turn-of-the-centry commercial buildings, Downcity is the home to hundreds of small businesses, thousands of residents, and the richest concentration of arts and culture in the city. This easily walkable neighborhood is home to the city’s theaters, hotels, convention centers, world renowned restaurants, boutique shops, universities and parks.
The Foundry purchases The American Locomotive Works to continue the restoration of The Promenade District.
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February 06, 2015
Foundry purchases The American Locomotive Works
The Foundry purchases The American Locomotive Works to continue the restoration of The Promenade District.
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The Foundry joined colleagues, development partners, community leaders, neighborhood residents and State and local officials today to celebrate the next phase in the development of The Promenade.
November 19, 2014
The Foundry celebrates the expansion of The Promenade Luxury Residences
The Foundry joined colleagues, development partners, community leaders, neighborhood residents and State and local officials today to celebrate the next phase in the development of The Promenade. The Sharpe building is the 13th and final building to be restored, and will be developed into 196 luxury residences, adding to the existing 237-unit Promenade residences.
Providence's past, is paving way for its future. Construction continues at the Sharpe Building, at The Foundry, Downtown. The old mill building is being converted into 196 residences.
November 19, 2014
Final Building Under Renovation at The Foundry
Providence's past, is paving way for its future. Construction continues at the Sharpe Building, at The Foundry, Downtown. The old mill building is being converted into 196 residences.
For almost fifty years, Antonio Guerra worked to bring new life to the 26 acre site formerly occupied by Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company with an eye of preservation and revitalizing Rhode Island's industrial architecture.
November 10, 2014
Community Preservation Award presented to Foundry Chairman Antonio Guerra
Antonio Guerra has won an award for the Community Preservation for 2014.
“When you consider the sheer size of the Foundry property — more than 20 acres with something like a dozen major buildings — what Tony Guerra was able to achieve is really special,” says PPS spokes
November 06, 2014
After decades, Foundry renovation nears end; late owner wins Providence Preservation award
“When you consider the sheer size of the Foundry property — more than 20 acres with something like a dozen major buildings — what Tony Guerra was able to achieve is really special,” says PPS spokesman Paul Wackrow. “And to do it over a span of nearly five decades is even more amazing.”