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UP|Newport and East Bay http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/forums.html Sat, 17 May 2008 04:08:16 -0500 15 UP|Newport and East Bay http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/forums.html Fire at House of Scrimshaw

QUOTE (MapmanNo1 @ May 16 2008, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Chico's got its makeover after its upper floor was damaged by the House of Scrimshaw fire.

That makes sense. that I didn't notice until now shows how often I've been up to that end of Thames lately.

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PS: Would you mind taking photos of the Long Wharf changes?

Ask and you shall receive! I snapped this one while I was down there yesterday. I'll get some more detailed shots before too long:

They've put this new treatment on the upper floor all the way around the building. With all the construction paraphernalia it's hard to tell if any changes have been made to the ground floor, or if any are planned.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 17:45:16 -0500 Gusterfell Fire at House of Scrimshaw

QUOTE (Gusterfell @ May 15 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I had been afraid that the replacement would be something inappropriately suburban or utilitarian, and part of me hoped for something daring and unique. Instead I expect that this building should fit into the streetscape pleasantly, if unspectacularly.

On a slightly off-topic note, notice that the upper floor of Chico's has received a traditional face-lift since the pictures I took last spring. I'm not sure when exactly this was done (Honestly, I just noticed today), but there has been a recent trend of such renovations to modern buildings on and near upper Thames. Brick Market Place across the street was repainted in colonial-inspired colors not long ago, and the 70's vintage Long Wharf Mall is currently having "ye olde" dormers installed.

Thanks for the photos. The way this is shaping up is nice - good urban infill development, unlike what happened to the Old Salvation Army site on Broadway. What a shame that was to that street's street wall.

Chico's got its makeover after its upper floor was damaged by the House of Scrimshaw fire.

PS: Would you mind taking photos of the Long Wharf changes?

]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 10:29:40 -0500 MapmanNo1 Fire at House of Scrimshaw :

First, a rendering. Looks to be an unoffensive, traditional building in keeping with others on Thames St. The brick portion rises to about the height of the old House of Scrimshaw, while the set back penthouse will rise a story taller. Already steel for this is plainly visible from Washington Square, unlike the original building. As far as I know, this is still owned by the same people. I had assumed that they wanted to reopen their old business, so I'm a little surprised at the ground floor treatment. While the rendering does label the right-hand entrance as a retail entrance, the ground floor features a small bull's-eye window, rather than the plate-glass display window conducive to such an operation:

Progress so far. I had been afraid that the replacement would be something inappropriately suburban or utilitarian, and part of me hoped for something daring and unique. Instead I expect that this building should fit into the streetscape pleasantly, if unspectacularly.

On a slightly off-topic note, notice that the upper floor of Chico's has received a traditional face-lift since the pictures I took last spring. I'm not sure when exactly this was done (Honestly, I just noticed today), but there has been a recent trend of such renovations to modern buildings on and near upper Thames. Brick Market Place across the street was repainted in colonial-inspired colors not long ago, and the 70's vintage Long Wharf Mall is currently having "ye olde" dormers installed.

Gotta love the "House of Scrimshaw 2008" graffiti. Also the lawn chairs on the penthouse balcony:

The view from the alley behind the project:

]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 20:36:35 -0500 Gusterfell Newport Grand
http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20...d.fd5ee846.html

Newport Daily New: "Newport Grand will stay open later, but not all night"

http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2...39680050957.txt
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http://www.projo.com/business/content/BZ_A...v8.2a4fa1d.html
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http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2...b9857200341.txt
]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:29:40 -0500 mental757 Proposed Newport, RI - Fall River Rail Shuttle
http://www.projo.com/opinion/editorials/co...1.39d4c44.html#

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:00:08 -0500 mental757 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]>

A different angle, taken from the Bristol waterfront:

]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:05:02 -0500 Gusterfell Newport Boating Center
http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/EB...11.39d068f.html

]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:53:51 -0500 mental757 Proposed Newport, RI - Fall River Rail Shuttle
http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/EB...4.3c57318.html#

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:51:17 -0600 mental757 Naval Station Newport
http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2...74972178581.txt

]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:44:23 -0600 mental757 Naval Station Newport

QUOTE (JimmyGreaves @ Feb 7 2008, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Could a Newport version of Fleet Week be far behind (hey there, sailor)?

Oooh! Yes please!
]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:02:45 -0600 Cotuit Naval Station Newport

QUOTE (Cotuit @ Feb 7 2008, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Maybe someone should build an island shuttle rail line to handle the additional people.

yea, really. They bought the darn cars. I've heard the dinner train folks are very ambitious, so hopefully they'll pull that through (no pun intended).
]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:00:29 -0600 mental757 Naval Station Newport

QUOTE (Gusterfell @ Feb 7 2008, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

nearly 7,000 additional navy personnel on the island certainly won't hurt the local business climate.

Could a Newport version of Fleet Week be far behind (hey there, sailor)?

]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:39:02 -0600 JimmyGreaves Naval Station Newport

QUOTE (Gusterfell @ Feb 7 2008, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

nearly 7,000 additional navy personnel on the island certainly won't hurt the local business climate.

Maybe someone should build an island shuttle rail line to handle the additional people.

]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:15:42 -0600 Cotuit Naval Station Newport ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:11:34 -0600 Gusterfell Naval Station Newport
http://www.projo.com/business/content/bz_n...13.295571d.html

PBN: "Naval Station expansion plans create opportunities for R.I. businesses"

http://www.pbn.com/stories/29547.html

"The Naval Station will become “a world-class Center of Learning Excellence, with the capacity to support the Navy’s mission by providing warfighters with the education, training, RDT&E and deployment capability to meet today’s demands and exceed tomorrow’s expectations,” Poirier said in a “vision statement” "
]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:33:29 -0600 mental757 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]> Thanks for posting that pic! Great pics of the project too. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:32:54 -0600 gregrc75 IN PROGRESS: Touro Synagogue Visitors Center

The house has been lowered by a couple feet a day for the past week or so, and when it reaches its final height a new foundation will be built underneath. I was under the impression that the house was going to be moved to another part of the lot, but it seems that either my source was mistaken or the plans have been modified. The house will stay where it is, and a new entrance to the Touro synagogue complex will be created between it and the new Visitors' Center.

As for the new building, you can get a sense of its overall form from the work that's been completed this far. The entrance to the building will not be from the street, but through the large arch facing the house. I'm intrigued by the way interior space is being divided. It seems that the upper floor will be a loft space, set back from the three arched windows fronting Spring Street. I haven't seen or heard anything about what sort of facade material is planned, beyond the vague rendering I posted above.]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:35:26 -0600 Gusterfell <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]>

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.

]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:20:24 -0600 Gusterfell PROPOSED: Office building - Eastern Ice Company
For reference, here is the eastern Ice complex on Live Local:

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:37:12 -0600 Gusterfell PROPOSED: Office building - Eastern Ice Company
http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/EB...v6.26c224b.html

"NEWPORT — Plans to demolish the Eastern Ice Company building on Brown & Howard Wharf and to replace it with a three-story commercial building won the unanimous approval of the Planning Board last night."]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:05:42 -0600 mental757 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]>
http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2...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."]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:14:53 -0600 mental757 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]>

QUOTE (Gusterfell @ Jan 21 2008, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

^ 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.]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:13:28 -0600 gregrc75 IN PROGRESS: Touro Synagogue Visitors Center There has been quite a bit of progress on this. The new building is taking shape, and the ground floor of the existing house on the corner has been demolished. The house is currently on jacks a dozen feet in the air, ready to be lowered. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:09:45 -0600 Gusterfell <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]> 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.]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:04:41 -0600 Gusterfell <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]> where were the 1st 2 pics taken from? Nice views... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:53:17 -0600 gregrc75 PROPOSED: Newport Hilton or Marriott Hotel
http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2...18564240150.txt

partial text:

"Karam and Kempenaar said new construction on the site likely is a couple of years off, with the property being considered for a chain hotel and eatery, rumored to be along the lines of an Olive Garden restaurant and Hilton or Marriott-style hotel."

"Karam said he expected plans for around a 100-room hotel and related use to be filed and permits secured for the project in 2009, with construction completed for an opening in 2010."

]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:12:27 -0600 mental757 Newport Grand
http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/EB...10.22b207e.html

]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:03:42 -0600 mental757 PROPOSED: Tourister Mill (Warren)
PROJO: "Big developments from Tiverton to E. Providence"

http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/EB...59.22b5344.html

]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:56:30 -0600 mental757 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]>

]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:52:32 -0600 Gusterfell PROPOSED: Bellevue Ave. Condo/retail midrise This project has now received all necessary permits and approvals, and demolition of the northern part of the shopping center for phase I is set to begin in January. Phase I is expected to be complete by April of 2009. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:55:55 -0600 Gusterfell Inn at Newport Beach renovation and expansion
"Inn at Newport Beach to expand

The Inn at Newport Beach, which is owned by the Newport Hotel Group, will undergo a complete interior renovation and a new 26 all-suite expansion to be called the Suites at Newport Beach. Pro Con Inc. of Manchester, N.H., is the architect and construction manager for the project. As part of the renovations, the hotel guest rooms will be completely refurbished and get all new furniture, bedding, 37-inch LCD TVs, carpet, wall coverings, window treatments, lighting, in-room safes and many other enhancements. The bathroom renovations will include marble floors, vanities with granite tops, lighting, mirrors and additional storage space. The hotel lobby and hallways will be completely refreshed with new carpet and marble flooring, wall coverings, window treatments, lighting, signage and artwork. In addition to the new interior finishes, 14 guest rooms will be converted to 7 spacious, one- and two-bedroom suites, and a new fitness room with beautiful views of the water will be added featuring cardiovascular equipment with LCD TVs, strength training and flexibility equipment."]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:07:03 -0600 mental757 Hyatt Regency Renovation ]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:12:33 -0600 Gusterfell Newport Airport ^excellent news! A pilot friend of mine tells me that the airport is quite crowded and has a very long waiting list for tarmac space. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:04:57 -0600 Gusterfell Newport Airport
http://www.projo.com/news/content/EB_MIDDA...10.2ae17b8.html

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:42:55 -0600 mental757 Hyatt Regency Renovation
http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2.../news/news3.txt

"NEWPORT - City and civic leaders Thursday night helped kick off a $30 million transformation of the 264-room Hyatt Regency Newport on Goat Island that hotel officials say will make it "upper upscale."]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:54:55 -0600 mental757 The 40 Steps Perhaps inspired by the success of the turbine at Portsmouth Abbey, Portsmouth voters this week overwhelmingly approved a $3M bond to build a wind turbine at Portsmouth Middle School. The arrangement would be similar to that at the Abbey, with the turbine powering the school and excess power being sold to benefit the town.]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:09:37 -0600 Gusterfell Commercial/Industrial/Business News future.]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:43:33 -0600 Frankie811 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]> bay.]]> Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:01:28 -0600 Frankie811 <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]> 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:

]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:51:24 -0500 Gusterfell PROPOSED: Bellevue Ave. Condo/retail midrise
The project's website is up, complete with renderings, site and floor plans, and mock-ups of views from the residences.

In other news, the sales office is in place in a trailer in the Bellevue Gardens parking lot. No sign of physical work yet.]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:52:48 -0500 Gusterfell East Bay Newport.]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:19:01 -0500 Frankie811 Newport Grand
"Construction at Newport Grand, in Newport, is scheduled to reach for the sky today as large cranes will be working atop the building and concrete is poured for the 25,000 square feet of new gaming space that will house 800 additional video slot machines. While most of the construction is taking place inside the former playing court and arena, the facility is also replacing its heating and air conditioning system to accommodate the new space. Throughout construction, the gambling venue remains open. Other construction updates include the near completion of setting the structural steel and, on Friday, more than 300 cubic yards of concrete will be poured for the new gaming floor."

]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:50:10 -0500 mental757 PROPOSED: Weaver Cove Marina Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:05:09 -0500 Gusterfell <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]>

QUOTE (Cotuit @ Oct 22 2007, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And this Carnegie Abbey tower thing is huge and lit up a like a Christmas tree!

Does anyone know how tall the old Kaiser Aluminum tower was? Carnegie Abbey already looks about as tall as I recall that being, and it still has five floors to go by my count. It is indeed huge!]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:55:20 -0500 Gusterfell <![CDATA[IN PROGRESS: Tower & Cottages At Carnegie Abbey]]> I was bamboozled into going on a Bay Queen cruise this weekend. It was nice to see the state from the bay at night though. Newport is beautiful all lit up. And this Carnegie Abbey tower thing is huge and lit up a like a Christmas tree! Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:07:14 -0500 Cotuit PROPOSED: Weaver Cove Marina
PORTSMOUTH — Melville Associates, LLP, a subsidiary of O’Neill Properties Group, is seeking permission from the state Department of Environmental Management to dredge about 50,600 cubic yards of sediment from Weaver Cove, where the company plans to build a marina with 1,495 slips — the largest in New England. Edward T. Lopes, a spokesman for O’Neill, said recently that there appears to be no environmental problems connected with the dredging. A DEM spokeswoman agreed. Lopes said clean fill from the dredging might be used as capping material for soil that is “not so clean” at another nearby O’Neill site, the former Weyerhaeuser property, where the developer plans a high-end residential and recreational development, including a second marina. O’Neill has not yet submitted a master plan to the town Planning Board for the Weaver Cove site, which is to be a “marina village,” with townhouses and condominiums, as well as a yacht club, yacht brokers and other commercial interests supporting a maritime lifestyle."]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:19:09 -0500 mental757 PROPOSED: Belvedere at Bristol
BRISTOL — Brenton Realty Investments has expanded the size of a proposed new building on Thames Street as part of its Belvedere at Bristol development, increasing the amount of commercial space to 7,000 square feet, from 2,400 square feet, and the number of residential units to 10, from 6. The change has been presented to the town’s Historic District Commission and Planning Board in recent weeks but still awaits approval from both groups and the Zoning Board of Review. The New York-based company drew up plans for a larger building after purchasing a lot at Thames and State streets this year that was not originally part of the project. The corner parcel abuts vacant land owned by Brenton Realty, and with the purchase the company has room to put up a much larger, three-story building along Thames Street. If the amended plans for the building are approved, the Belvedere at Bristol would have 28 total residential units: 14 in the former Harriet Bradford Inn, the centerpiece of the project; 2 in a neighboring carriage house; 2 in a house on John Street purchased this year; and the 10 in the new L-shaped building. In addition to the commercial space in the new building, the ground floor of the Harriet Bradford would also contain a restaurant."

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:15 -0500 mental757 <![CDATA[COMPLETE: People's Credit Union]]>

QUOTE (Frankie811 @ Oct 14 2007, 06:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

He may have already left for the Navy since he hasen't been on UP in a month.

Yes, he's shipped out, we should hear from him soon though (I hope).
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