Industrial sites · Rhode Island
Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center
State completed retrofit of industrial site; not available for new development due to existing retrofit. · summary, model-written
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Site profile8 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
County typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,460/mo zillow · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: RI-403 E fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: record · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisHotel
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisLogistics and industrial
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | civic, hotel, industrial, mixed, retailWikipedia no source |
| Redeveloper | State of Rhode Islandnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Washington County (RI), 2024 | 45 units in 5+ unit buildings, 32 in 2–4, 222 single-family; 2023: 50 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 5 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 6,566 jobs in 518 establishments; average annual pay $42,209; employment location quotient 1.11; employment -0.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 8,470 jobs; 651 in retail trade, 135 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 44009050103)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; -0.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (582 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 11% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 25.3%; median family income $64,727; 643 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | North Kingstown School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Davisville Middle SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 53 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 44 county-logged events: 22 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 7 hail, 3 flash flood; $163,800 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 02852, 2026-09 | median list price $798,450 (+9.2% on the year); 40 active listings; median 37 days on market; 4% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 503 establishments (-8%); 6,582 jobs (-1%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $683,840 (+6% 1 yr, +38% 5 yr); typical rent $2,460/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 24,211 vehicles a day on RI-403 E (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 622 trucks; 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
State of Rhode Island completed retrofit of Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center (industrial site, not a mall) as of current status. New uses include civic, hotel, industrial, mixed, retail but no specific projects detailed. Retrofit is explicitly noted as 'already built' in opportunity reasons.
Why. Opportunity reasons list 'retrofit already built' as primary factor, making it not a current development opportunity. Housing market shows 5.9% annual growth (ZHVI $683k) but 'housing in the record' is listed as a negative factor. Peer sites (5 total within 25km, all redeveloping) include Providence and Warwick locations, but no specific comparative data for this site is provided.
Where it stands. Site is operational industrial property with no active development pipeline visible in record. Traffic data shows RI-403 E (4-lane freeway) nearby with 24,211 ADT, but no link to current use. County housing market growth noted but not leveraged in opportunity assessment.
For a planner
- State-owned industrial site, retrofit complete
- No active development pipeline visible
- Housing market growth noted but listed as drawback
For a developer
- Retrofit already completed (not available for new development)
- Peer sites exist but no actionable data provided
- Housing market growth not considered a positive factor for this site
What we do not know yet
- No specific new-use projects or timelines provided
- Reason for 'housing in the record' being negative not explained
- No current tenant or occupancy data
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 3.0% 2018–23
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| County | Washington County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 1 · New England |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center was redeveloped into the Quonset Business Park, now hosting industrial, retail, civic, and mixed-use developments. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Davisville is a village in the town of North Kingstown and county of Washington County in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was formerly the home of the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, which housed the United States Navy's SeaBees. == Village description == The mill village of Davisville in North Kingstown, Rhode Island is named after the Davis family. Historical evidence indicates that the family was involved in buying and selling enslaved people. Both Amtrak and MBTA's Providence/Stoughton Line pass through Davisville, though there is no railroad station here.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Sources
- Davisville, Rhode Island · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center
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