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The seven-figure price tag is the highest on record for a residential property in the city, according to Kerry Park, a senior vice president at the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, citing digital records dating back to 1988 available through the State-Wide Multiple Listing Service.
Notably, those records do not include private, off-market sales, according to Park.
Reynolds, however, wasn’t exactly surprised the listing fetched such a substantial figure given the “potential that the property has,” she said.
“It’s in such an amazing site, and waterfront properties in Rhode Island are very, very rare to find where it’s dry [and] you’re not in a really challenging flood zone,” Reynolds said.
She added: “For what it offers, you couldn’t touch that in Newport or Portsmouth or Narragansett. It just would be unheard of.”
The 3,144-square-foot property last sold in 2019 for $605,000 and now has a total assessed value of $804,500, city records show.
Reynolds said the seller invested heavily in the home since then, to address “extensive structural work.”
The eye-catching sales price is far above most homes in East Providence, where the median household income is $71,736, according to 2020 US Census data.
The median sales price for residential properties in the city is approximately $417,000, according to Realtor.com.
But there are pockets of East Providence where homes have sold for more than $1 million this summer, Reynolds said.
“I think there are sections of East Providence that are fabulous for first-time buyers or for people looking to downsize,” she said. “But there’s also a lot of people from the East Side of Providence and from other communities [who] are finding that they can buy a tremendous house with lower taxes and at a better price than maybe some of what the other communities are able to offer.”
Across the Ocean State, the housing market remains tight: In June the median price of a single-family home hit $494,000, a new record, as sales dropped by more than 19 percent, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors reported last month.
The Riverside Drive residence has what Reynolds described as a unique layout: The primary house dates back to 1920 and boasts three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, records available through the city’s assessor’s office show.
An attached “cottage” with a separate entrance was added sometime later and houses two bedrooms and a bathroom, Reynolds said. The residence includes access to a private beach and was listed as both a single-family and a multi-family home, though it has been used primarily as the former for the past two decades, Reynolds said.

Christopher Gavin can be reached at christopher.gavin@globe.com.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Indivisible R.I. is holding a rally on Sunday as part of the “ICE Out for Good” demonstrations taking place this weekend nationwide.
The rally is in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
In a release, the organization said the rally will “honor the life lost, make visible the human cost of ICE`s actions, and demand that state and federal leaders reject local contracts with ICE, take every action possible to stop ICE from operating in Rhode Island, and hold ICE agents accountable when they break the law.”
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The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 10, 2026, results for each game:
05-19-21-28-64, Powerball: 14, Power Play: 3
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17-24-36-38-43, Lucky Ball: 17
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Midday: 6-3-1-0
Evening: 3-7-1-4
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10-13-27-37-38, Extra: 19
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Governor Dan McKee PHOTO: GoLocal
It’s a new year, filled with new challenges. The General Assembly is back in session. Rhode Island’s economy is flat at best, and according to the University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro, the state is in a recession. Rhode Island is also in daily legal conflict with the Trump administration.
Add that the state is trying to recover from a mass shooting at Brown University, which killed two students and wounded nine others.
For Governor Dan McKee, it is a critical time.
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He has announced he is running for reelection—the Democratic primary is just nine months away.
McKee’s poll numbers have plummeted to record lows.
A poll released by the University of New Hampshire in November of 2025 found that in the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Rhode Island, 29% of likely Democratic primary voters (N=359) say they would currently vote for former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, 13% would vote for Speaker of the RI House of Representatives Joe Shekarchi, 11% would vote for incumbent Governor Dan McKee, 6% would write in someone else, and 42% are undecided.
Is the 74-year-old McKee criss-crossing the state to reassure Rhode Islanders, listening to residents’ ideas, and sharing his vision for the state in his second term?
GoLocal offers a recap of the McKees’ public schedule for the first ten days of the month.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 & SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
No public events.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026
No public events.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
2:00 PM
Governor McKee will deliver remarks at the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty’s 18th Annual Interfaith Poverty Vigil.
LOCATION:
RI State House Rotunda
82 Smith Street
Providence, RI
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
No public events.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026
No public events.
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
9:30 AM
Governor McKee will deliver remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new community learning center at the Cross’ Mills Public Library.
LOCATION:
Cross’ Mills Public Library
4417 Old Post Road
Charlestown, RI
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 & SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
No public events.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026
11:00 AM
Governor McKee will join members of Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation and local and state leaders for a rally hosted by Climate Action RI, Climate Jobs RI, and the AFL-CIO in support of Revolution Wind and other offshore wind projects.
LOCATION:
CIC Providence
225 Dyer Street
Providence, RI
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026
No public events.
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