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The Guild had a soft opening last weekend. Looks as if they might be open Friday-Sunday this weekend.

It looks great. That surface lot/shopping center right there is very anti-urban. This will be big upgrade, even for those of us who probably can't afford a night there.

As an engineering-adjacent professional, I'd like to point out that we tend to prefer our support columns to be more straighty-waity than the curvy-swervy column seen in that photo. (sorry for the jargon)

I got the reference, I just didn't feel like it was applicable here or really even accurate. To start, it was pretty clear that the conversation in this thread was specifically about external appearance of the building. Not the interior (which, to my knowledge, nobody in this thread has seen...

Nope. The Moxy brand is actually intentional about being "unique" and "locally inspired." It's one of the brand's core pillars. Obviously there are certain things that they replicate across locations (the pink "Moxy" logo, the check-in at the bar, the spartan, industrial looking rooms), but the...

Someone mentioned that on reddit. They probably withdrew the proposal, but I guess there's a chance it was somehow omitted from the latest data pull.

Well, as if on cue:

What surprises me is that The Guild doesn't have their temporary beer garden setup in place, like they have had for years, while waiting on the Pavilion. Maybe they were offered the opportunity to do that and declined, but these warm weather months are few and far between and it's critical...

The entire facade with the hip roof/mansard roof is seemingly identical on the Churchill & Banks design. Right down to the alternating brick and grey granite (?) and the narrow ground-to-roof vertical black window column. I don't hate it, and it certainly shouldn't generate much pushback since a...

I don't think it's goulish - I doubt Crossen's connections to the current administration hurt. I remain optimistic that there will eventually be enough momentum to get this unstuck. This is a good start.

Aesthetically, I immediately preferred the Churchill & Banks proposal. The massing (looking like two different buildings) felt less generic, super blocky to me. But after looking through both proposals, I'm leaning toward Marathon/The Kelsey. Churchill has a fairly large surface lot in the rear...

I completely agree. I DO think that it could use an aesthetic refresh (though it doesn't need an overhaul), but the looks are not the primary issue and without reconnecting the street, it's not going to improve the plaza's activation.

Exactly. I worry the proposal will focus on aesthetic changes only. But those won't matter unless they improve the pedestrian connectivity. I would wager many visitors to downtown have no idea this space even exists because you really have to look for it to find it. A huge difference maker, in...

I agree with the article's stance. Purely from a distance standpoint, it's not a bad walk. But in terms of the actual experience on the ground, it's not intuitive, nor is it pleasant. The more direct (Acushnet/MacArthur) literally reeks of fish and feels very industrial (not to mention a little...

Has a restaurant ever been in that space before? It was a gym at one point, but I don't remember a restaurant there. I agree it's not the most ideal Seaport location, but I would argue that the location has probably become more viable since the pre-pandemic days considering just how much the...

Saw this article today and figured we could have a thread for parks/green spaces in Providence. Amazing to me that only 17% of the Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket population feels they have adequate access to green space. One of the things I enjoy about Providence is how...

It'll be a welcome addition to the neighborhood and a big upgrade for that corner.

Went to Track 15 again on Saturday and it really is nice to see how busy it remains. There were a ton of families in the outside space, the outside window for the bar was open (great design feature), and the vendors seemed pretty busy. I think it's quickly becoming the place to go before/after...

Actually excited about these changes. Grumpy pies is a concept from one of the guys behind Mother. So clearly he sees potential in the space and I think selling slices is a smart move. Yagi is fantastic. If it's anything approaching the newport spot, it's a huge win. All do respect to Guisto...

I don't think the building location is a problem for Brown, but I doubt they'd consider it. Still, it's big enough that it could have a portion dedicated to student housing, a portion dedicated to market rate housing, and a portion dedicated to classroom space, library space, cafe space, etc...