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[Gusterfell]

According to today's Newport Daily News, more than half of the tower units are sold, and they will be ready for occupancy in December of '08.  Other highlights of the article are that a "significant portion" of the Carnegie Abbey membership are entrepreneurs with young families, and that while many members use their residences as vacation homes, many are staying at the Abbey for five or six months a year.

The article also mentions that the club plans to develop the former Weyerhauser site,  on 126 acres north of Carnegie Abbey into "the Carnegie Abbey Beach Club, which would feature multifamily residences and a number of single-family homes. On this site, an additional yacht club also would be built as well as new equestrian facilities and expanded tennis facilities."

Here is an update photo I took a couple days ago.  Construction is up to the 18th floor:

[Frankie811]

His empire by the bay.

[Gusterfell]

The tower is approaching topping out, and facade panels are going up, as you can see:

[gregrc75]

where were the 1st 2 pics taken from?  Nice views...

[Gusterfell]

^ Those were taken from West Main Road.  There's a scenic overlook a short distance south of Willow Lane (north of the interchange with Route 24).
It provides a great view of the tower, as well as a good-looking distant view of the Providence skyline.

For the record, the third and fourth shots are from the end of Cory's Lane, near Portsmouth Abbey.

I need to take some update pics of this.  As you might imagine, there has been quite a bit of progress on the facade since those were taken.

[gregrc75]

Gusterfell, on Jan 21 2008, 05:04 PM, said:

^ Those were taken from West Main Road.  There's a scenic overlook a short distance south of Willow Lane (north of the interchange with Route 24).
It provides a great view of the tower, as well as a good-looking distant view of the Providence skyline.

For the record, the third and fourth shots are from the end of Cory's Lane, near Portsmouth Abbey.

I need to take some update pics of this.  As you might imagine, there has been quite a bit of progress on the facade since those were taken.

thanks!  I will have to take a ride by on the next clear day!  I like going to different vantage points that offer views, I was curious if you could see Providence.

[mental757]

Newport Times:  "Mega-marina expected to have mega-impact"

http://www.newportda...92215943648.txt

"The signature project is the transformation of the former Kaiser Aluminum tower into 80 luxury condos, with prices ranging from $800,000 to $8 million. Even though the tower won’t be completed until later this year, more than half of the units already have been sold, according to Edward T. Lopes, the company’s local representative."

[Gusterfell]

Yesterday:







Ir may be difficult to tell from the pics, but they've started installing windows on the lower floors.  The windows they're using have sort of a mid-century modern look, and they remind me of the windows on the Waterplace towers.

for gregrc, here is a view of Providence from the overlook where I took these pics.  I've got a clearer picture of this view buried somewhere in the PVD pictures thread as well, but it was at least a year ago, and neither Westin II nor Waterplace were visible.

[gregrc75]

Thanks for posting that pic!  Great pics of the project too.

[Gusterfell]

A few days ago:



A different angle, taken from the Bristol waterfront:

[mental757]

PROJO:  "Carnegie Abbey tower to open in May"

http://www.projo.com...44.1b148dc.html

[Frankie811]

mental757, on Feb 22 2009, 10:58 PM, said:

PROJO:  "Carnegie Abbey tower to open in May"

http://www.projo.com...44.1b148dc.html

[spanky]

According to the website, the top floor penthouse is sold already!

[mental757]

It opens on 6/27/09:

PROJO:  "Delay in opening tower prompts suit"

http://www.projo.com...26.35fba63.html

[mental757]

Research yielded several articles about this project which is now "COMPLETE."

PBN (1/5/09):  "Carnegie Abbey a towering presence in Portsmouth"
http://pbn.com/detail/37070.html

PROJO (6/28/09):  "Carnegie Tower in Portsmouth prepares for grand opening"
http://www.projo.com...17.1815d40.html