151-155 Chestnut Street | Jewelry District | Providence

[New England Born & Raised]

A new revised smaller development has been proposed by Pebb Capital for the parcels at 151-155 Chestnut Street in the Jewelry District of downtown Providence. The project would be a 5 story 21 unit apartment complex. It would feature 2-3 bedroom units on all floors, including street level.

The developer had initially proposed a mixed use 10 story building back in 2019 which faced much neighborhood opposition. They eventually scrapped the plan in 2022.

The site is today mostly surface parking except for a very small narrow (approx 15 ft wide) 2 story masonry building that would have to be demolished.

Pebb Capital unveils plan for 21-unit apartment complex in Jewelry District

PROVIDENCE – More than a year after scrapping a controversial building proposal in the Jewelry District, Pebb Capital presented plans plans on Monday to the Providence Downtown Design Review Committee for constructing an apartment complex smaller than initially proposed in the same location. In...

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[nicanbot]

Here's some more renders from the meeting last night. Seems fine. Def preferred the original proposal.

 

[Shawmut]

This is such a downgrade. The residents of Providence wonder why nothing ever happens in their city and this is a great example of why.

 

[BBascule]

I've always liked this little 155 Chestnut St building

 

[DBM]

This is such a downgrade. The residents of Providence wonder why nothing ever happens in their city and this is a great example of why.

Do they, now? Have you conducted extensive polling of said citizens? And what do you mean, exactly, when you say, "nothing ever happens in their city"? You've just made a massively vague and generic assertion here, so I'd sincerely love to see it reinforced by actual qualitative or quantitative data... otherwise, it's just reactionary/populist ranting.

 

[ctsketch]

Do they, now? Have you conducted extensive polling of said citizens? And what do you mean, exactly, when you say, "nothing ever happens in their city"? You've just made a massively vague and generic assertion here, so I'd sincerely love to see it reinforced by actual qualitative or quantitative data... otherwise, it's just reactionary/populist ranting.

Nothing happens in Providence, except the dozens of things happening

 

[New England Born & Raised]

While the small narrow width building at 155 Chestnut Street will be demolished, the more historically significant Thomas and Sarah Doyle House at #137 Chestnut just next to this proposed project will remain. It was built in 1825 and was home to Thomas Doyle, mayor of Providence for 18 years in the 1860-1880's. His legacy includes the construction of City Hall, acquisition of land for Roger Williams Park, and creation of the municipal water system. There is a statue of him at the corner of Chestnut and Broad Streets (it had previously long been in Cathedral Square for some 80 years up until so called urban renewal in 1967).