PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — David Sweetser, the longtime owner of Providence’s so-called “Superman building,” died over the weekend. He was 70 years old.
“A devoted family man, beloved friend to many, and a titan in the real estate development industry,” said Bill Fischer, a spokesman for Sweetser and his firm High Rock Development. “He will be missed by all that knew him. He had a booming voice and a charitable heart.”
Though Sweetser embraced every community he worked with, Fischer said he was “particularly bullish on Providence — truly believing that the redevelopment of the Superman building would be a beacon of achievement for all.”…