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Festival Field Apartments has been sold and plans are already in the works for a major rehabilitation of the property. The 204-unit Section 8 family apartment property, located at 90 Girard Avenue, was recently purchased by Fairstead for $32 million.

As part of Rhode Island’s housing planning process, the RI Developmental Disabilities Council is hosting group discussions around the state, including Middletown, to seek thoughts and ideas about housing opportunities for positive change in Rhode Island.

After passionate debate during a City Council meeting Wednesday night that lasted almost four hours, council members voted 4-2 to approve a resolution to “pause” development in the city’s designated Innovation District in the North End, giving the city time to determine the best mix of uses for the district.

During the upcoming phase of the project the Housing Authority will be demolishing a total of 58 apartments and constructing a total of 56 new ones.

One priority cited by multiple attendees, according to the overview, is improving Burma Road, which runs north to south from the Melville district to Naval Station Newport and is maintained by the Navy.

The City Council split 4-3 in passing a resolution Wednesday night that calls on the city administration to encourage the purchaser of the former Cranston-Calvert School to develop “legally permissible advertising and marketing programs that would attract rentals by young people who work or plan to work in Newport.”

April is National Fair Housing Month, so there is no better time to reflect on the challenges too many Rhode Islanders still face to access a safe, decent home they can afford.

The City Council’s attempt to give preference to young adults for apartments at the former Cranston-Calvert School ran into legal objections at last week’s council meeting.

On Friday, March 15th , the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC), in conjunction with Connect Greater Newport and HousingWorks RI, brought the Aquidneck Island communities together in a Smart Island event to address housing issues at CCRI-Newport.

The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission hosted a forum last Friday focused on Aquidneck Island’s housing issues.