Dune Brothers on North Main

Submitted by LosDeedles t3_z0bog2 in providence

My wife and I just moved to the area, and noticed the lot slated for a second dune brothers location by providence bagel. The sign says coming 2021 though. Does anyone know if they still plan on opening this location? Or was it a victim of COVID

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soulorbiter t1_ix4ojmi wrote

I always assumed they ran into a cash flow problem and had to put development on hold.

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DJFurioso t1_ix54kqf wrote

I heard it was site contamination that delayed things. Forgot what the source of that info was though, so take it with a grain of salt.

It does appear that there’s been some changes there in the past few months, hopefully they’ve got a path forward.

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whiteblankpage2011 t1_ix5jide wrote

I asked at the other Dune Brothers, and the employees also told me the soil was contaminated and they couldn't build.

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weednpornnpolitics t1_ix5gdds wrote

If its the lot south of the bagel company it used to be a gas station so that would make sense. Dune can prob find a better location anyway, maybe up around blackstone

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small1ldy t1_ix8vial wrote

This is a common problem on locations which were once gas stations w/underground holding tanks. In most cases those fuels have seeped out of the tanks and contaminated the ground. To eradicate the issue requires large sums of money in a process called bio-remediation. They actually flood the land with living organisms which eat, (absorb) the toxins. Some service fees can easily rise into the millions.

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LosDeedles OP t1_ix4xepf wrote

That's a shame. Hopefully they're flush enough to start up soon.

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brick1972 t1_ix82clz wrote

I didn't love the location anyway. I'm all for giving North Main a come-up but down there...eh. That's car hell and not going to break up any time soon, not sure I want to sit outside at a picnic table admiring the traffic congestion.

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Maleficent_Weird8613 t1_ix58sir wrote

It's for sale again idk if that means that it's not going through. However it would make sense (sorta) for Dune Brothers to be part of the proposed food hall that is going near where their current location is.

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