Malls · Rhode Island

Providence Arcade

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedPartly retrofittedProvidence, RI

Micro-apartments currently occupy site; plans for condo/retail redevelopment supported by active construction and local housing market trends. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,053/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: US-6 E fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase. record · all sites with this

Reinhabited

This site: …home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase. record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail unit newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: -apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Partly retrofittednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Partial Redeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	home to affordable micro-apartments and will redevelop once again into condos, with retail units available to purchase.newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Providence County (RI), 2024	219 units in 5+ unit buildings, 249 in 2–4, 314 single-family; 2023: 196 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Mechanical Fabric Company (0.0 km); Westminster Arcade (0.2 km); Davol Square Marketplace (0.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	23,726 jobs in 2,010 establishments; average annual pay $39,929; employment location quotient 0.83; employment -1.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	20,794 jobs; 1,507 in retail trade, 2,904 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 44007000800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 1.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (37 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 38.2%; median family income $76,125; 603 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Providence School District (PK-12); 15 public schools within 1 mile: Urban Collaborative Program; Trinity Academy Performing Art; RINI Middle College; Sheila Skip NowellNCES EDGE
Elevation	9 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	196 county-logged events: 86 thunderstorm wind, 42 flood, 38 flash flood, 10 hail; $2,852,800 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 02903, 2026-09	median list price $438,675 (-8.8% on the year); 33 active listings; median 44 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,904 establishments (-5%); 25,964 jobs (+6%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $453,475 (+2% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $2,053/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	19,955 vehicles a day on US-6 E (Interstate, 1 lanes); 1,102 trucks; 26 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Providence Arcade (Providence, RI) is partially redeveloped, currently housing affordable micro-apartments. It plans future condo redevelopment with retail units available for purchase.

Why. Permits show active residential construction (2024: 314 single-unit, 249 multi-unit units). Housing market shows rising ZHVI (+2.3% YoY) and ZORI (+4.2% YoY). Peer Westminster Arcade (0.2km, operating) shares same reinhabit strategy. Retail employment grew 6% (2012–2023) despite business decline (-4.6%).

Where it stands. Adjacent to Westminster Arcade (0.2km) and Mechanical Fabric Company (0km). Traffic on US-6 E: 19,955 ADT (2024).

For a planner

Current use: micro-apartments
Planned: condos + retail
Local housing demand supported by market trends
Peer context: Westminster Arcade operating nearby

For a developer

Active construction permits (2024)
Retail employment growth
No known barriers to retail units

What we do not know yet

Exact timeline for condo phase unknown
Current occupancy rate unknown
No financial details beyond permit values

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Similar sites

Rhode Island Mall, Warwick, RI · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in RI; 13 km away
Westminster Arcade, Providence, RI · Other · same strategy: reinhabit; also in RI; 0 km away
Mechanical Fabric Company, Providence, RI · Industrial sites · same strategy: redevelop, reinhabit; also in RI; 0 km away
Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville, RI · Industrial sites · same strategy: redevelop; also in RI; 24 km away

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
county grew 3.9% 2018–23
housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

County	Providence County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from avisonyoung.us, model-extracted, unreviewed: Providence Arcade in Rhode Island, once the oldest mall in the nation, is now home to affordable micro-apartments and is planned for further redevelopment into condos and retail units.

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Sources

Adaptive reuse: The way forward for America's aging malls
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Providence Arcade

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Providence Arcade, Providence, RI." Record n-3031765968, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ri/providence-providence-arcade/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_providenceprovidencearcade,
  title = {Providence Arcade, Providence, RI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ri/providence-providence-arcade/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-3031765968, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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