The Biltmore Garage

The Biltmore Garage

The Biltmore Garage was originally named the Biltmore Garage Shoppers Parkade. This 5-story, reinforced-concrete parking structure was built to provide parking for and connected by a “skywalk” to the adjacent Biltmore Hotel.

The building was purchased by a group headed by Cornish Associates in 2010 and renovations were led by the team at DBVW Architects, including maintenance to the parking structure, upgrades to the elevators and stairways, and the addition of 6 commercial retail units–totaling 6,492 square feet–along the Washington Street facade. The new retail spaces brought restaurants, cafés and shops to the ground level on Washington Street, under a new canopy separating the commercial activity from the parking above.

    • Use
    • Parking, Commercial
    • Built
    • 1968
    • Project Completion
    • 2013
    • Architects
    • DBVW Architects
    • Commercial SF
    • 6,492
    • Residential Units
    • 0

The History of The Biltmore Garage

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1967

State and local officials gather in groundbreaking ceremonies for the 'Shoppers Parkade', which at the time was Providence's largest multi-level parking garage, to hold 550 cars.

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1968

Construction of the parking structure is completed and ground floor retail begins leasing to restaurants and car rental offices. 

1968 - BILTMORE GARAGE - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
1968

The Sheraton Skywalk is built across Eddy Street connecting the garage to the adjacent Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel Lobby.

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1973

The Shoppers Parkade becomes a critical support to the adjacent Strand Theater, offering complimentary parking after 6pm and on weekends.

2010 - BILTMORE GARAGE - CORNISH
2010

Cornish Associates leads an investment group in the purchase of the property. Plans are underway for redevelopment.

2012 - BILTMORE GARAGE - CORNISH
2012

Cornish's renovations led by the team at DBVW Architects begin. Renovations include maintenance to the parking structure, upgrades to the elevators and stairways, and eventually the addition of six commercial retail units–totaling 6,492 square feet–along the Washington Street facade - under a new canopy separating the retail from the parking above.

2012 - BILTMORE GARAGE - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
2012

Cornish Associates plans for six new retail units on the Washington facade of the property, greatly changing the pedestrian experience along this central city block.

2013 - BILTMORE GARAGE - JIM HOOPER
2013

Cornish's renovations are completed.

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2014

The redevelopment project is recognized by the Providence Preservation Society and selected as a recipient of the 2014 PPS Neighborhood Revitalization Award.

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2018

Cornish commissions a public art project at the property, by Providence, RI based artist Buck Hastings

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