Cornish Associates

About Cornish Associates

Cornish Associates is a real estate operator headquartered in Providence, RI. Cornish Associates operates in Providence, Rhode Island. Its investment focus is on Historic Tax Credits, Multifamily - Value-Add and Office-to-Residential.

Cornish Associates is a private real estate development and property management firm founded in 1986, operating for 40 years with headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island. The boutique enterprise manages its localized urban operations utilizing a focused internal core of 1 to 10 professionals. The company concentrates its real estate strategy on downtown neighborhood-scale redevelopment, specializing in historic preservation and mixed-use projects. Its business platform handles the complete asset lifecycle, including historic preservation, master planning, urban leasing, and long-term property management, targeting underutilized urban cores by converting historic structures into street-level commercial spaces with residential housing above. The firm's localized portfolio features a direct presence in downtown Providence, where it owns and manages 13 historic properties and co-owns 3 additional assets, totaling 16 projects of which 10 are mixed-use developments. Its historical footprint encompasses approximately 439 residential units alongside more than 120,000 square feet of commercial space.

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