Apartment Complex Construction Linked to Gano St. Closure and Detours

Apartment Complex Construction Linked to Gano St. Closure and Detours

 

The latest traffic and infrastructure chaos in Providence is linked to the construction of the new apartment development on Gano Street.

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Now going on its third day, a portion of Gano Street was closed to all traffic much of Saturday due to the need to rebuild a retaining wall and protect waterlines.

 

On Saturday afternoon, Josh Estrella, providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s spokesperson, told GoLocal in an email, “Right now, the City is focused on ensuring that the contractor repairs the retaining wall and fixes the damage to the street under the supervision of the city. This work is expected to be completed this weekend.”

GoLocal repeatedly asked if the developer or the construction firm would be cited for the disruption to Gano Street —it took hours for the Smiley administration to respond.

‘We will determine what other action is needed next week after this initial work is complete. We don’t believe that reporting to OSHA is required related to this incident,” said Estrella.

 

The owners of the project are two companies, Coastway Management LLC and Power 250 LLC. Those companies are controlled by Bahman Jalili, a Fox Point developer and the former operator of Pizza Pie-er.

Read about the project HERE.

 

Structures Deomed in 2022

Jalili demoed multiple buildings located along Gano Street in Preparation for this project in 2022.

Those buildings were the former Holy Rosary Band masonry hall and a multi-story structure that previously housed a hair salon.  

READ MORE HERE.

 

This article was first published 2/3/2024 5:26 PM. This story was updated on Feb 12, at 2:30 PM to reflect that Bahman Jalili is the former owner of Pizza Pie-er.