The Providence City Plan Commission (CPC) granted preliminary plan approval and variances for the 64 Angell Street development during a nearly five-hour meeting on January 20. Developed by Dustin Dezube and Kevin Diamond of the Providence Group, the project involves subdividing a large estate at Angell and Prospect Streets into three lots and adding two new structures, a significant reduction from the original plan for four new homes on five lots. The historic Captain George Benson House (1796), part of the property, is undergoing rehabilitation. Despite some resident opposition, including concerns about preserving the estate’s historic character, the CPC approved dimensional relief for setbacks, a special use permit for a three-unit condominium, and the subdivision.

Additionally, the CPC approved a subdivision for 75 Laban Street in Silver Lake to separate two existing buildings for sale. The commission also granted relief for a rowhouse development at 784 Branch Avenue in Wanskuck, one of the first projects under new city ordinances encouraging such housing. While some neighbors raised concerns about traffic and density, the CPC approved the requested relief, noting the project improved a previously boarded-up lot. The commission also recommended several ordinance changes for City Council consideration.