Posts Tagged ‘Fane Tower’
Lessons from the Fane ouster – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Lower portions of Hope Point Tower, which would have risen 600 feet in a 100-foot zone. The so-called Hope Point Tower threat is gone, done in by inflationary costs and a dodgy market. Lessons from this interlude abound, chiefly that neighborhood opposition to poorly conceived proposals…
Read MoreNot as sexy, but just as bad; Fane, nee Hope Point Tower, city’s sore thumb – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Former design of Hope Point (Fane) tower, left. New design of tower, right. (Fane) Developer Jason Fane has cut costs by removing the pizzazz from his proposed tower design. Without the sinuous curves, it looks less ridiculous but would not fit into the Jewelry District…
Read MoreThe Fane tower – it’s baaack! – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Forty-six-story Fane tower, first proposed in 2016, moves forward after court ruling. (WPRI.com) The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that the Fane tower – a proposed 500-foot, 46-story luxury highrise in the Jewelry District of Providence – can go forward toward construction. The tower’s…
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