Union Studio Architecture & Community Design is working with the Providence-based development company Cornish Associates on the redevelopment of the historic Kinsley Building into 44 workforce apartments with shops and/or restaurants at the ground level of Downtown Providence's Westminster St. The apartments in this 45,000 s/f building will be approximately 600 s/f each, located on the second through fifth floors.
The current scope includes interior floor plans with residential units on upper floors and first floor retail space, masonry, window and storefront restoration, and mechanical/life-safety upgrades. The project will utilize federal and state historic tax credits.
Douglas Kallfelz, the principal-in-charge of the project said, "With an office in Downtown Providence, we've experienced firsthand the influx of people and activity that these urban mixed-use projects are bringing to our city's core. We're thrilled to be part of this next phase of revitalization."