PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — High Rock Development renewed its commitment to renovating the so-called Superman building Friday in the wake of longtime owner David Sweetser’s death.
Sweetser, who was a principal for the Massachusetts-based firm, first bought the iconic skyscraper back in 2008.
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The Westminster Street high-rise, formerly known as the Industrial Trust Building, has sat vacant since Bank of America moved out in 2013.
Sweetser had big plans for the state’s tallest building. He intended to transform the skyscraper into nearly 300 apartments with commercial space on the ground level…