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PROPOSED: OneEleven Fountain (Fogarty Bldg.)

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provid Hamlet

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" Right now, we’re considering taking that building down and replacing it with a very powerful ground-floor retail plate that these retailers would like to have. " From what I understand this also includes a parking garage core. But the plans are still rough.

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Cotuit Megalopolis

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Yes, they are looking to tear down the Fogarty building and replace it with two floors of commercial and 4 or 5 floors of parking above. The building would be connected to the Convention Center by a skybridge. 55 Broadway it would seem is the last peice of the Powerblock they plan to develop, but with MetroLofts off the table, I hope we see 55 Broadway move up he schedule a bit.

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Frankie811 City

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Yes, they are looking to tear down the Fogarty building and replace it with two floors of commercial and 4 or 5 floors of parking above. The building would be connected to the Convention Center by a skybridge. 55 Broadway it would seem is the last peice of the Powerblock they plan to develop, but with MetroLofts off the table, I hope we see 55 Broadway move up he schedule a bit.
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Cotuit Megalopolis

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My goodness, how did I miss this posting. :huh: I just read Cotuit posting in the Downcity Design Review Committee thread. I wonder how much money they've spent so far refurbishing this building. Did they have trouble attracting tenants?
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I suppose the garage would also be available for civic and convention center patrons. I know that nobody here likes 111, but I always did, and I have no answers as to why. Maybe I have no taste in buildings. :lol:
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runawayjim Metropolis

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Who cares what other people like - it's what you, yourself, like. That's the beauty of an eclectic mix of architectural styles of buildings in a city - something for everyone.

Normally I don't like Brutalism (always hated Boston City Hall growing up) but I could have gone either way with this building. Not sure why either, but I didn't mind it. A new building with more friendly ground floor retail and parking above is a great idea though.

Can't wait to get a rendering and some possible tenants... along with a completion date!

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xine Whistle-Stop

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2 for one:

"On Monday November 13 at 4:30 at at the Dept. of Planning and Development, 400 Westminster St, 4th floor, the Downcity Review Committee (DRC) will review the demolition of the old Police/Fire Station at Fountain and Empire St. and the Fogarty Building on Fountain Street. On the agenda is the

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gregw Hamlet

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The proposal looks like something straight out of "Downtown Providence 1970". Hopefully this is a really preliminary design.

Edit: Looking at the render it looks like it is primarily a parking structure. You can see the slanting floor levels through the mesh.

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