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• ProJo: $50M rehab of Providence affordable housing is one-third complete

  State and local leaders gathered Friday at one of the newly redone buildings in the Barbara Jordan I affordable housing complex to share updates on the status of a $50-million renovation project. The scattered-site complex consists of 193 Section 8 housing units spread across 82 buildings in the area of Burnside Street.

• ProJo: Developer to pay $1M to not include affordable units at East Providence complex

  A developer would prefer to pay a fee of nearly $1 million to the city instead of setting aside 10 percent of the 228 apartments to be built at Kettle Point as “affordable” units.

• ProJo: Historic Warwick building to house homeless, disabled

  The rehabilitation of a landmark house in Pawtuxet Village, which will now be used to house homeless people and individuals with disabilities, will be celebrated at a ceremony Monday in Warwick.

• Governor's Office: Governor McKee, RIHousing Announce Historic $80M Investment for Affordable Housing Across Rhode Island

  Governor McKee, RIHousing Announce Historic $80M Investment for Affordable Housing Across Rhode Island

• ProJo: R.I. allowance for ‘in-law’ units is little known

  They’re sometimes known as “in-law apartments” or “granny flats.” But Rhode Island law gives them a more formal name: accessory dwelling units. On Jan. 1, 2017, a change in state law went into effect, allowing owner-occupants of single-family homes to build these units by right for senior relatives ages 62 or older. Previously they were allowed by right only for disabled family members. Since the law changed, some residents have made inquiries about accessory dwelling units, according to local building and zoning officials. But only a small number have apparently gone ahead with plans to build them.

• ProJo: Future of Providence’s Barbara Jordan II affordable housing development discussed

  Residents and advocates on Monday night had the chance to voice their opinions about the redevelopment of Barbara Jordan II, a 74-unit affordable housing project that has been vacant for about two years.