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Cafe Habana (aka Habana Outpost) Files New Permits

August 13, 2014 • Development, Food & Beverage, French Quarter, Historic, News • 9391

Looks like Habana Outpost or Cafe Habana is back on. The following description accompanied the most recent permits filed on August 13th for 1040 Esplanade Avenue. ” VCC submission for the renovation of existing structures located at 1040 Esplanade and rampart street to house a new restaurant – Cafe Habana. The current property is mixed [&hellip
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Chef Adolfo Garcia Purchases O.C. Haley Building For New Restaurant

August 13, 2014 • Acquisitions, Retail • 7470

New Orleans restaurateur Adolfo Garcia has purchased a building on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard for his next venture, reports Uptown Messenger. Garcia and partners bought the former child care center at 1800 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in June, with plans to convert its first floor into a restaurant. The restaurant will be 3,000+ square feet with at least [&hellip
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Flashback: Watch The Ugliest Hotel in New Orleans Explode

August 12, 2014 • Central Business District, Construction • 13811

The 17 story former Grand Palace Hotel on the upper end of downtown’s Canal Street was imploded on July 22, 2012 with a reported 400 tons of explosives. Skip to 1:49 for the explosions and 1:54 the actual implosion. The building was demolished to make way for the new University Medical Center, the hospital being [&hellip
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New Condo Conversion Coming to French Quarter

August 11, 2014 • Condos, French Quarter • 4403

The owner of 533 Iberville Street in the French Quarter has filed plans to convert the 6-story building into condominiums. Stephen Stumpf, the owner of 817 Hickory Avenue, LLC, the entity that owns the building, filed a permit for the conversion on August 6. Stumpf is also the CEO of Durr Heavy Construction. The scope [&hellip
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Developer Gregor Fox Buys State Palace Theater

August 8, 2014 • Acquisitions, Central Business District, Sports & Specialty • 8177

The State Palace Theater, a 1920s Canal Street theater that’s been out of commission since Katrina, has been purchased for $3.5 million. Real estate developer Gregor Fox bought the building, and told nola.com that it could take ten years and $10 million to get the theater fully renovated. In the meantime, it looks as if he will focus on renovating and [&hellip
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Cool Vintage Photos of New Orleans’ City Park

August 8, 2014 • Parks & Public Spaces • 9039

In honor of #ThrowbackThursday, Nola.com posted 55 pretty cool vintage photos of New Orleans City Park. City Park, with its 1,300 acres, is the sixth-largest urban park in the United States, half again as large as Central Park in New York City. City Park is approximately 50% larger than New York’s central park. City Park [&hellip
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New Renderings for South Market District Hotel

August 6, 2014 • Development, Hotel & Hospitality, News, Warehouse District • 12905

Last year, the Domain Companies announced plans to add a hotel to the growing downtown neighborhood. They purchased the old Max Barnett Furniture Store at 600 Carondelet Street for $5.5 million. Plans released show a complete overhaul of the existing 9 story structure as well as the adjacent one story building. Additional improvements include the [&hellip
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Latter & Blum Acquires Lake Charles Real Estate Firm

August 6, 2014 • Acquisitions • 5860

Latter & Blum Inc. has expanded yet again with the announcement that they have closed on the acquisition of Lake Charles real estate firm ERA Moffett Realty Inc. Chairman and CEO Bob Merrick stated in a news release that both companies “have a long tradition of serving the real estate needs of the energy sector.” The financial [&hellip
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Check Out South Market District’s Proposed “Parklet” [PICS]

August 6, 2014 • Parks & Public Spaces, Warehouse District • 8214

The South Market District, the Domain Companies’ $200 million retail and multi-family development in the warehouse district, is well under way. The development will feature furniture store Arhaus, a new parking garage, the city’s first car-share service, and 600 apartments. Now, you can add a “parklet” to the list of features. What, exactly, is a parklet? [&hellip
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American Can Apartments To Get Face Lift [Check out the Pics]

August 5, 2014 • Construction, Mid-City, Multi Family • 8503

In 2013, the 268-unit American Can Company Apartments sold for $30.8 million. The owner, Audubon Communities Management, told media outlets at the time that he had plans to give the complex a face lift. Well, the new owner recently filed a building permit for modifications and upgrades to the building. In particular, the new plans call [&hellip
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