Providence Shopping Mall Turned into Micro Apartments.
The Providence Arcade Shopping Mall in Providence, Rhode Island is considered America’s first indoor mall built in 1828. The mall closed in 2008 due lack of shopper and businesses. Developer and owner Evan Granoff bought the building in 2005 and sought to introduce micro apartments into the mall. Granoff kept the first floor as retail and built 38 micro apartment rentals on the second and third floor. The apartments include:
- Kitchen with refrigerator, sink, dishwasher and microwave.
- Full bath with shower.
- Built in beds and seating. (And some come with fold down guest murphy beds)
- Common room, game room, porches, bike storage and on site laundry.
There are many different layouts of the micro-apartments with size ranging from 225 to 450 square feet and prices starting at $550 per month
Go to “America’s First Shopping Mall is Now Stuffed with Micro Homes” to read more.
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