The owner of Providence's long-vacant "Superman Building" says a tax break being considered by lawmakers is "the last piece of the puzzle" needed to restart construction and turn the defunct office ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — High Rock Development renewed its commitment to renovating the so-called Superman building Friday in the wake of longtime owner David Sweetser’s death. Sweetser, who was a ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The fate of Providence’s so-called Superman building remains up in the air after longtime owner David Sweetster died late last month. Sweetser’s company, High Rock ...

PROVIDENCE − At night, the lights are back on in Rhode Island's tallest building, the Industrial Trust Tower, the subject of an estimated $94 million in public financing. At some point, the 1928 Art ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The owner of the Superman building, Rhode Island’s tallest, wants to convert the building from office space into apartments and needs historic tax credits to do it, the company ...

A development company said Friday that it remains committed to reviving a Providence landmark after the death of its principal. David Sweetser of High Rock Development died last month. He was 70. High ...

PROVIDENCE — Lisa Raiola remembers when downtown had more of a pulse. Tourists crowded the sidewalks, and office workers filled local restaurants. But now, the streets around the once-lively financial ...

PROVIDENCE — David C. Sweetser, the owner of the long vacant Superman building in downtown Providence, died over the weekend. He was 70. “A devoted family man, beloved friend to many, and a titan in ...

The state estimates that the proposed sales tax break would save the project's developer an additional $4.6 million. Current law doesn't allow property owners to claim a sales tax exemption and the ...