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The country’s oldest mall has been turned into an affordable housing complex — and rent is just $550 a month

March 30, 2026 by Leo

The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island closed after 188 years in business. Then, it was transformed into a community of micro-lofts.

Source: The country’s oldest mall has been turned into an affordable housing complex — and rent is just $550 a month

I know there are complicating factors, but repurposing old abandoned malls into low-income housing seems like such an opportunity.

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  1. Penny says

    March 30, 2026 at 9:17 am

    What a fantastic idea…..so wonderful to repurpose a mall for affordable housing….where can persons apply to get a loft?

  2. Karla says

    March 30, 2026 at 10:22 am

    I’m 70 and homeless I’d love to have that opportunity.

  3. Jennifer Crawford says

    March 30, 2026 at 12:27 pm

    The new age projects. With the retail industry going more on line there will probably be a good amount of old malls closing thru out the states .In the next decade.This is a great opportunity to help with homeless epidemic

  4. Joshua says

    March 31, 2026 at 4:54 am

    Great idea I can see how it is. Plausible. But I’d say very crowded.

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