Malls · Rhode Island
Providence Arcade
Micro-apartments currently occupy site; plans for condo/retail redevelopment supported by active construction and local housing market trends. · summary, model-written
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3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,053/mo zillow · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: US-6 E fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase. record · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase. record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail unit newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: -apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Partly retrofittednewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Partial Redeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia |
| New uses | housing, retailWikipedia |
| What is there now | home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase.newtypes-extraction |
Site context
| Housing permits, Providence County (RI), 2024 | 219 units in 5+ unit buildings, 249 in 2–4, 314 single-family; 2023: 196 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Mechanical Fabric Company (0.0 km); Westminster Arcade (0.2 km); Davol Square Marketplace (0.9 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,904 establishments (-5%); 25,964 jobs (+6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $453,475 (+2% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $2,053/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 19,955 vehicles a day on US-6 E (Interstate, 1 lanes); 1,102 trucks; 26 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Providence Arcade (Providence, RI) is partially redeveloped, currently housing affordable micro-apartments. It plans future condo redevelopment with retail units available for purchase.
Why. Permits show active residential construction (2024: 314 single-unit, 249 multi-unit units). Housing market shows rising ZHVI (+2.3% YoY) and ZORI (+4.2% YoY). Peer Westminster Arcade (0.2km, operating) shares same reinhabit strategy. Retail employment grew 6% (2012–2023) despite business decline (-4.6%).
Where it stands. Adjacent to Westminster Arcade (0.2km) and Mechanical Fabric Company (0km). Traffic on US-6 E: 19,955 ADT (2024).
For a planner
- Current use: micro-apartments
- Planned: condos + retail
- Local housing demand supported by market trends
- Peer context: Westminster Arcade operating nearby
For a developer
- Active construction permits (2024)
- Retail employment growth
- No known barriers to retail units
What we do not know yet
- Exact timeline for condo phase unknown
- Current occupancy rate unknown
- No financial details beyond permit values
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Similar sites
- Rhode Island Mall, Warwick, RI · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in RI; 13 km away
- Westminster Arcade, Providence, RI · Other · same strategy: reinhabit; also in RI; 0 km away
- Mechanical Fabric Company, Providence, RI · Industrial sites · same strategy: redevelop, reinhabit; also in RI; 0 km away
- Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville, RI · Industrial sites · same strategy: redevelop; also in RI; 24 km away
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 3.9% 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 | Providence County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 1 · New England |
| Notes | Draft from avisonyoung.us, model-extracted, unreviewed: Providence Arcade in Rhode Island, once the oldest mall in the nation, is now home to affordable micro-apartments and is planned for further redevelopment into condos and retail units. |
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Sources
- Adaptive reuse: The way forward for America's aging malls
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