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April 7, 2017 •
Hotel & Hospitality, News •
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Last summer, New Orleans-based HRI Properties announced it was working on a historic hotel conversion in Philadelphia in partnership with Realen Properties. Now that project is set to open this summer. HRI and Realen are redeveloping the old Liberty Title Building, located one block from historic Philadelphia City Hall square and built in 1925 in to [&hellip
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April 5, 2017 •
Commercial, Entrepreneurship, News, People, Residential •
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Podcast lovers will be happy about the newest addition to real estate scene. Unlisted is the newly relaunched podcast by It’s New Orleans that lets realtors find buyers for a property before it even goes on the market. The series originally aired a couple years ago and a brand new episode came out at the [&hellip
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April 4, 2017 •
Central Business District, Hotel & Hospitality •
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The $25 million renovation at the downtown New Orleans DoubleTree by Hilton that started in 2016 is now complete. A full overhaul of the hotel’s 367 guest rooms was included in the renovations. Every room was redecorated, and the 16,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting and event space, pool, and lobby was also refreshed. Walton Street Capital [&hellip
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March 31, 2017 •
Food & Beverage •
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The proposed micro-distillery called Broad Street Cider & Ale secured initial approval from city officials this week according to our friends at Uptown Messenger. Plans call for turning the vacant building at 2723 South Broad Street in to a “cidery”, which would feature freshly brewed hard cider, along with other alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off [&hellip
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March 30, 2017 •
Development, Hotel & Hospitality, Warehouse District •
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Developer Butler Callahan Holdings is proposing a new 13-story hotel at 1020 Annunciation Street. The developer recently filed plans for review by the Historic District Landmark Committee’s Architectural Review Committee. Plans filed show a new construction 13 story hotel rising at 1020 Annunciation Street and on adjacent parcels. The hotel will feature a penthouse that reaches 125 [&hellip
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March 29, 2017 •
7th Ward, Development, Residential •
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Liberty Bank and Trust Company, the third largest African American owned financial institution in America, has announced a partnership with four high profile Black athletes to build affordable housing and stimulate re-development in the heart of the historic Seventh Ward neighborhood in New Orleans. The athlete partners are former NBA stars Kevin Garnett and Devean [&hellip
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March 28, 2017 •
BioDistrict, Commercial, French Quarter, Hotel & Hospitality •
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The Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans French Quarter location is now open for business. Located at 317 N. Rampart Street, the hotel is the first Homewood Suites property located in the French Quarter. “Whether looking to experience the magic of Mardi Gras, relish the Crescent City’s soulful spirit or simply visiting for a convention, [&hellip
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March 28, 2017 •
Architecture & Design, Awards & Recognition •
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Each year, the New Orleans chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) nominates, votes on, and awards architects for excellence in design. The AIA held their 2017 award ceremony last week at the WWII Museum. The awards are given to New Orleans-based architects, irrespective of whether the project is in New Orleans or elsewhere. This [&hellip
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March 24, 2017 •
9th Ward, Commercial, Entrepreneurship, Food & Beverage •
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There’s a brand new brewery in New Orleans. Meet Royal Brewery New Orleans, located at 7366 Townsend Place, a brewery dedicated to creating hand crafted beer for your refreshment, celebration and joyous occasions in life. The brewery is the 33rd licensed brewery in Louisiana. After identifying several locations in 2015, the husband and wife founders, [&hellip
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March 23, 2017 •
Architecture & Design, Commercial, Community Development, Construction, Entrepreneurship, Historic, Innovation, News, Renovation, Residential, Zoning and Land Use •
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Preservation Tiny House Company designs and builds tiny homes that are inspired by historic architecture. Launched in 2016, the company had been working on a 135 square-foot home modeled after the famous shotgun style house in New Orleans and then paused to begin building another house for KREWE, the local eyewear company that recently drove [&hellip
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