AS220 LIve/Work Studios

115 Empire St., Providence, Rhode Island 2903

AS220 provides 60 live and work studios, of which 80% are designated affordable housing. This makes AS220 the leading provider of affordable housing in downtown Providence. 

AS220 offers residential and work studios in three buildings: the 115 Empire St Complex, the Dreyfus, on the corner of Mathewson and Washington Street and the Mercantile Block, neighboring the Dreyfus at 131 Washington St. AS220 provides space to artists who seek a diverse, stable and affordable studio environment. The residents of the third floor of Empire Street and the Dreyfus and the Mercantile Block studios are a community of ideas rather than simply a community of tenants. The goal is to create a cooperative living environment driven by the artistic energy of its inhabitants. While most tenants are working artists, if your involvement in the arts is not directly through creation but supports creative community in some other way, you can still become a resident at AS220. When you apply, include an explanation of how you would participate with and benefit from the creative community at AS220 with your support materials.

AS220 seeks artists and members of the creative community who demonstrate a serious commitment to their creative work and a genuine need for affordable space. Most of our residential units have income restrictions. If you make less than $26,500 annually, you qualify for the income-restricted studios at the Dreyfus and Empire St Complex, while the Mercantile has a range of income restricted units with varying income caps. There are also a small number of residential studios at the Dreyfus and the Mercantile Block where there is no income cap.

To view vacancies, start the application process, or learn more, please visit AS220's website or contact AS220 directly (click the Contact button below).