The Village Lofts at Hope Artiste Village Holds Grand Opening

The Village Lofts, Rhode Island’s newest mill to loft conversion project, has opened its doors after a recent ribbon cutting. The five-story building, located off Esten Avenue in Pawtucket, includes 149 loft style apartments. Owner of the 187,335 square foot building, Urban Smart Growth, teamed with DiPrete Engineering, David Presbrey Architects, Garcia Galuska DeSousa Inc., Northeast Engineers & Consultants, Inc., and builders Metric Corporation, to design and create the 149 open-concept loft units ranging in size from 500 to 1,400…

DiPrete’s Dedham Office Announces Promotions

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DiPrete Engineering has announced the promotion of three of its Dedham team members: Brandon Carr, PE, LEED AP; Pamela Aybar, EIT; and Sheryl Guglielmo, LEED AP. Brandon Carr, a resident of North Attleboro who recently earned his MBA from Northeastern University, has been promoted to Senior Project Manager. Brandon joined DiPrete Engineering in 2007 after working with the Massachusetts Highway Department. As Senior Project Manager, he is responsible for overseeing projects’ engineering design, regulatory permitting, and construction management, as well…

BankNewport Opens First Johnston Branch

BankNewport, a Rhode Island-based savings bank offering mortgage and business lending services, has opened its newest location in Johnston. The bank teamed up with Paramount Partners, DiPrete Engineering, Brown Lindquist Fenuccio & Raber Architects, and Cape Architects to convert a formerly vacant site into its new 1,100 square foot bank. Located on half an acre at the corner of Hartford and Atwood Avenue, this is the town’s first BankNewport branch to open. The new bank includes two drive-thru lanes, 18…