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All of us at Cornish are delighted to welcome the community to enjoy the newly renovated Grant’s Block Park, located at the corner of Westminster and Union Streets. The newly revamped park was completed in May 2024 thanks to the work of the Cornish Associates team in partnership with Ryan Associates and Union Studio Architects for […]

It is with great excitement that our team is announcing the relocation of the much loved Ellie’s bakery to the Alice Building at 250 Westminster Street. Ellie’s has long been a staple in the downtown Providence community, first opening as Cornish’s inaugural retail tenant in the then newly renovated Biltmore Garage on Washington Street in 2012. Quick

All of us at Cornish and the team at the Nightingale Building wish a warm welcome Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli, opening at 113 Washington Street this upcoming Spring. We’re excited to finally share the big news with the greater community. Maruichi is part of the Fuji Mart Corp, based in Stamford, CT. The business will

Cielito Mexican Kitchen is opening on the ground floor of the Alice Building this spring. Cielito will open at 186 Union Street–most recently home to beloved Oberlin. The restaurant will be the second project from chef and owner Diego Alcantar who is also the owner and chef behind Central Fall’s James Beard Foundation nominated Tuxpan

We’re thrilled to share with you our new plans for Grant’s Block. If you’ve passed by recently, you’re aware that the construction is well underway. The park space at the corner of Union and Westminster streets is being updated to include new perimeter seating surrounding the existing park area, improved lighting throughout the park and

For those still heartbroken by Benjamin Sukle’s first-born birch closing during the pandemic, we have just the remedy for you: the chef/owner of Oberlin, Johnson and Wales grad and multiple James Beard Foundation “Best Chef Northeast” Award nominee is once again making major moves in the local culinary scene. Two, in fact.

In Spring of 2023, Cornish Associates was honored by Grown Smart RI with their 2023 Outstanding Smart Growth Project Award for our work on the redevelopment of the Trayne, Lapham and WIT projects. Our team was recognized amongst an outstanding group of leaders in Rhode Island and it was an incredible honor to be included. We were fortunate to be led by Union Studios Architects on these three projects.

In 2021, the Boy Scouts of America: Narragansett Council honored Buff Chace with their Distinguished Citizens Award. The award honors individuals who share Scouting’s belief in leadership, determination and values, and have contributed significantly to the growth and vitality to our community. It was a tremendous honor to be the recipient of this important award and to have the opportunity to meet many members of the Boy Scouts of America Narragansett Council.

Nordblom Company and Cornish Associates are pleased to announce their joint purchase of the historic Providence Journal Building located at 75 Fountain Street in the heart of downtown Providence, Rhode Island. This purchase also includes two adjoining parking lots at 78 Fountain Street and 1 Eddy Street. The Seller was A.H. Belo, who had owned these three properties and the newspaper until its sale in late 2014. The CBRE team, lead by Senior Vice President/Partner Alden Anderson, oversaw the transaction.