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Solar Panels Will Supply All Energy For New Airport

March 18, 2014 • Public Development, Tax Credits • 5950

The city is considering a $85 million plan as part of building a new airport that would provide enough power from solar panels to fully supply the entire airport. The solar proposal is included in the cost projections for the $826 million airport revamp. The preliminary plans call for enough solar panels to generate 10 [&hellip
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New Regions Bank To Replace Roly Poly on Tchoupitoulas

March 18, 2014 • Retail, Zoning and Land Use • 6432

Regions Bank is planning to build a new branch at the corner of Jeffreson Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street. The new bank will replace the Roly Poly restaurant, which will be torn down and demolished. The demolition request filed on February 25, 2014 is currently pending before the city. Demolition is expected to begin in April. [&hellip
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Retail Watch: Smoothie King to Replace Quiznos on Magazine

March 17, 2014 • Magazine Street, Retail • 5722

A new Smoothie King store is coming to Magazine Street at a location that used to house a Quiznos. The new Smoothie King will go in at 2801 Magazine Street directly next to Starbucks. One March 3, 2014, Smoothie King filed an HDLC application permit. Although the application does not list Smoothie King by name, [&hellip
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New Fremaux Town Center Opens in Slidell

March 17, 2014 • Development, Economic Development, Retail, Slidell • 11894

The 350,000 square foot retail town center known as Fremaux Town Center had its grand opening this weekend, opening the doors to the likes of Kohl’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, T.J.Maxx, and Michaels. Phase I of the development was approximately 350,000 square feet anchored by Kohl’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, T.J.Maxx, and Michaels. [&hellip
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Courtyard Brewery Approved For Outdoor Seating from City Planning

March 17, 2014 • Lower Garden District, Retail, Zoning and Land Use • 6070

The Uptown Messenger reports that Courtyard Brewery, the “nanobrewery” in the Lower Garden District, received approval from the City Planning Commission for outdoor seating at its proposed location. Louisiana law allows breweries to sell 10 percent of the beer they produce on premise. Courtyard Brewery will brew small batches of beer to sample on location [&hellip
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DDD Accepting Nominations for 3rd Annual Downtown NOLA Awards

March 14, 2014 • Awards & Recognition, Central Business District • 5018

The 3rd Annual Downtown NOLA Awards luncheon, which recognizes those who have made a positive impact on Downtown, will be held May 16. The deadline to submit nominations is April 18. The DDD created the Downtown NOLA Awards as an annual program to recognize exceptional accomplishments of Downtown property owners, businesses, residents, workers and organizations. [&hellip
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Constitutional Amendment Would Allow City To Sell Abandoned Lower 9th Ward Lots For $100

March 14, 2014 • Public Development • 4100

Nola.com reports that state representative Wesley Bishop has introduced a bill in the legislative session that would amend the Louisiana Constitution to allow New Orleans to sell or donate abandoned or blighted properties in the Lower 9th Ward to private citizens at a price of no more than $100 per property! Whoa nelly! The Constitution [&hellip
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Video: NORA Chief Executive Talks About Remediating 10,000 Blighted Properties

March 14, 2014 • News, Zoning and Land Use • 6436

According to the city, since Mayor Mitch Landrieu took office, the City of New Orleans has remediated 10,000 blighted properties, which would have exceeding the goal his administration set back in September 2010! New Orleans Redevlopment Authority Jeff Hebert, a Landrieu appointee, has been one of the most important figures in executing this plan to [&hellip
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Architecture Firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Seeking 2014 Fellows

March 13, 2014 • Architecture & Design, Community Development • 6312

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple (EDR), the New Orleans-based architecture firm, is accepting applications for its 2014 fellowship program through Sunday, March 16th, 2014. Each year, the firm chooses a topic for the fellowship rounds. The 2014 topic is community engagement and because nearly every design project involves some form of it, the firm asks, “how can EDR continue excellence in engaging [&hellip
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Is Your Neighborhood Cool? Campanella Digs In

March 13, 2014 • Marigny, News • 7260

Richard Campanella, the geographer with the Tulane University School of Architecture, has created a great heat map of the “coolest” neighborhoods in New Orleans. In his article at Nola.com, Campanella goes on to explain how having the “cool” designation impacts real estate values. According to Campanella, Treme, St. Calude, and the Bywater are “very cool”, while [&hellip
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