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January 30, 2015 •
Food & Beverage, Garden District, Hotel & Hospitality, Renovation •
15057
Plans were filed with the city this month for renovations to the Pontchartrain Hotel in the Garden District. The new owners, AJ Capital out of Chicago, plan to revive the hotel’s entertainments spaces as well as upgrade the guest rooms. Minor modifications to the exterior are planned as well. The hotel is probably best known [&hellip
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January 30, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Central Business District, Uncategorized •
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Earlier this week plans were filed with the city for construction of the first phase of Tulane’s River and Coastal Center. Description of the project according to permit application: “New construction of a coastal and river research center for Tulane University at the Robin St Warf per plans. (classrooms, forum for conferences) ” [&hellip
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January 30, 2015 •
Development, Economic Development, New Orleans East, Sports & Specialty •
15256
The owner of Tipitina’s and his development partner on other projects have plans to develop a huge entertainment complex at the old Bally’s riverboat casino landing in New Orleans East. Tipitinas owner Roland von Kurnatowski and his partner Dr. Eric George are also the pair of developers behind the renovation and redevelopment of the Orpheum Theater, which they purchased [&hellip
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January 29, 2015 •
Central Business District, Development, Zoning and Land Use •
7595
The City Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for construction of the six-story building at 1200 Poydras St. that will house the 40,000 sf Dave & Busters. The building also includes 18,000 square feet of retail and a 393-space parking garage, for a total of 264,000 square feet. 200 garage spaces are reserved parking for Dave [&hellip
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January 28, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Awards & Recognition •
8140
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected 14 recipients for the 2015 AIA Young Architects Award. This award, now in its 22nd year, honors young architects – licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age – who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. Our friends at [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Central Business District, Food & Beverage, Retail, Sports & Specialty, Zoning and Land Use •
22758
Canal Street Beat broke the story earlier this month that a large mixed use development containing a 40,000 sqft Dave and Busters was coming to 1200 Poydras street. Now, we have additional detailed renderings of the proposed structure, as well as the layout of the future Dave and Busters. Check below for the new renderings and [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, BioDistrict, Central Business District, Parks & Public Spaces •
15039
Sculpture for New Orleans applied with the city’s Design Advisory Committee earlier this month to install a rather large and unique sculpture called “Funnel Tunnel”. The sculpture is approximately 180 feet long and is composed of lots of reclaimed parts. “Sculpture for New Orleans” is an on-going sculpture exhibition placing monumental sculptures throughout New Orleans, [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Development, Jefferson Parish, Retail •
8340
Langenstein’s will open its third grocery store location in the New Orleans area as the anchor of a newly redeveloped shopping center inRiver Ridge at 122 Sauve Road. Dorsey Development is the owner of the 47,000 square foot property, which will be called the Langenstein Center. Construction starts this month, with Langenstein’s taking up toughly [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Acquisitions, Central Business District, Garden District, Hotel & Hospitality •
7490
The Blackstone Group, the New York based investor that’s been on a tear in real estate over the last few years, has closed on a purchase of 3 Hampton Inn properties and a 6-story parking garage for more than $75 million. According to property records, the buyers purchased: The 288-room Hampton Inn & Suites Convention [&hellip
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January 26, 2015 •
Community Development, Historic, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential, Retail •
8930
Development plans were filed with the city recently for the Vaucresson Mixed Use Development project at 1720 St Bernard Avenue and 1800-1812 Onzaga Street. The mixed use development will contain 11,000 sqft of retail; a 2,800 sqft location for Vaucresson; and 61 residential units. Heres what the site looks like today: For [&hellip
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