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About this home
Investors and developers take notice!! Prime commercial opportunity at 969 Smith Street in Providence. Prominent corner lot location on busy Smith Street offering excellent visibility and strong daily traffic counts. Property features street frontage, making it ideal for retail, office, or service-based businesses seeking high exposure. Conveniently located with quick access to downtown Providence, major highways, and surrounding neighborhoods. This property also presents a strong investment and development opportunity in a well-traveled commercial corridor. The property is being sold as-is due to the condition of the existing structure. The structure requires significant repairs and may be best suited for redevelopment. Surrounded by established residential and commercial properties, providing consistent local and commuter traffic.
Property details
- MLS #
- 1406700
- Property type
- Commercial
- Subdivision
- Elmhurst
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 26
- On market date
- March 21, 2026
- Stories
- 1
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- 4
- Lot size
- 0.15 acres
Location
Get directions →Nearby schools
Within 10 miles · public school directory data (NCES)
- Enrollment
- 425
- Student:teacher ratio
- 19.3:1
- District
- Providence
- Enrollment
- 907
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.4:1
- District
- Providence
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
- District
- Providence
Walkability
Blended score for Providence's center: EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) combined with nearby-amenity density. 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
Market position
How this listing compares to current activity in Providence, from live MLS data.
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Data source: Listing information provided by Rhode Island Association of REALTORS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 29 days ago.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.







