Lance Robbins developer

An accomplished real estate developer, Lance Robbins is the principal and manager of Urban Smart Growth, an asset management and development company. Focusing on acquiring distraught properties and transitioning them into places that are profitable both socially and economically, developer Lance Robbins and his firm have earned numerous awards and accolades for their creative and innovative work.

Even though he invests in projects in a number of different states, most of the business enterprises Mr. Robbins has developed are on the East Coast. One of his biggest rehabilitation ventures was the Hope Artiste Village, originally a Pawtucket, Rhode Island mill built in the 19th century that served as one of the largest manufacturers of woven textiles in the country. Keeping the historical significance of the structure, Mr. Robbins and Urban Smart Growth created a community where New England artists can take pleasure in a place to live, work, shop, and conceive their designs. Besides housing the local farmers’ market, Hope Artiste Village contains the New Harvest Café, the Seven Stars bakery, and Jen’s Pilate Studio. Additionally, Urban Smart Growth is currently working on constructing residential units in the complex. Due to his dedication and hard work, Mr. Robbins and Urban Smart Growth earned the 2013 Pawtucket Award from the U.S. Commerce Association.