Providence Place is for sale. The mall, like most other brick-and-mortar retail establishments, is struggling in a tough retail environment and now finds itself on a list of “endangered properties.” Times are tough for retail, but particularly tough for malls.
Providence Place Added to Endangered Properties List
Providence-based WJAR-10 reported that the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) has released a list of so-called endangered properties. Among them is the Providence Place mall in the city’s Downtown/Capital Center District.
Providence Place, a major $460 million downtown revitalization project, opened on August 20, 1999.
From Revitalization Project to Retail Struggle
The mall was placed into receivership in 2024.
“As brick-and-mortar stores continue to collapse under the reign of online shopping, Providence Place has joined the countless malls throughout the country struggling to survive,” according to the PPS…