Providence’s Superman building takes flight with $10M more in public incentives

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 1,270

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The cost to redevelop Providence’s iconic Superman building has multiplied, and so has the state taxpayer-backed financing.

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation on Monday approved nearly $10 million in additional state incentives intended to help High Rock Development complete the $327 million transformation of the vacant office skyscraper overlooking Kennedy Plaza.

The requested subsidies were made public via meeting notices four days earlier as first reported by The Boston Globe. …

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