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July 10, 2015 •
Condos, Development, Warehouse District •
7546
A developer from Texas has submitted plans to the City for the construction of a condo project at the corner of O’Keefe Avenue and Julia Street. If approved by the Historic Districts Landmark Commission’s Architectural Review Committee in its current form, the building will be 5 stories (70 ft. tall) and 41,000 sq. ft. The condo [&hellip
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July 9, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Condos, Development, Warehouse District •
7569
Local developers of the South Market District, located within the Central Business District, recently announced they plan to add a fourth building to their downtown development. The construction will include 24,000 square feet of ground floor retail space with 89 upper level condominiums, which will be known as “The Standard”. The Standard will include a [&hellip
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July 8, 2015 •
Jefferson Parish, Retail •
4601
Trader Joe’s will be opening a new location in Metairie that will open in 2016, which is the second Trader Joe’s in Louisiana and the first in the New Orleans area. The Los Angeles-based grocery store company announced that the store will open a 10,200 square foot store in 2016 at the corner of Veterans and N. [&hellip
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July 7, 2015 •
Construction, Parks & Public Spaces •
6115
When the Napoleon Avenue drainage canal construction is finished, which is expected to be at the end of this year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build a new walking path down the middle of the neutral ground. The Corps also plans on making the neutral ground narrower to make room for bike lanes [&hellip
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July 2, 2015 •
Commercial, Development, Mid-City, News •
7886
Restauranteur Herbert Dyer has partnered with Angelle Crochet and Rusty White to bring the doggy day care franchise Camp Bow Wow to Mid-City. The site, purchased in May 2014, will house a 10,000 square foot brand new facility at 3301 Conti Street along the Lafitte Greenway. Dyer was considering other properties but they were all [&hellip
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July 1, 2015 •
Development, News, Retail •
7630
Federal City is a public-private mixed-use 130-acre development located on the former Naval Support Activity (NSA) New Orleans West Bank property in the Algiers historic district of New Orleans. $150 million of state funds has been committed to date to site redevelopment, representing one of the largest redevelopment investments by the State of Louisiana. [&hellip
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June 30, 2015 •
Commercial, Mid-City, News, Residential, Retail •
4959
Nine acres of land adjacent to Lafitte Greenway in Bayou St. John area of Mid-City has been sold to entrepreneur and investor Sidney Torres, owner of IV Capital. The property will be developed into a high-end, mixed-use residential and commercial community. Torres and partners did not disclose a purchase price. He is joined by restaurateur Hicham [&hellip
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June 30, 2015 •
News •
8040
Gulf States Real Estate Services has completed the purchase of the 92-acre Versailles Business Park in Covington. Developers are planning 16 different lots, which will include residential, medical offices and hospitals. “We hope to bring some corporations to this area that will bring quality jobs and help boost every aspect of our economy,” said Michael [&hellip
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June 26, 2015 •
Acquisitions, News •
4041
An industry publication has ranked Latter & Blum as the 33rd largest residential real estate firm in the country. Latter & Blum jumped from 43rd to 33rd. The ranking by REAL Trends 500 is based on the number of transactions handled. In addition to a hot real estate market, Latter & Blum has been on an [&hellip
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June 24, 2015 •
Development, Marigny, Sports & Specialty, Zoning and Land Use •
6265
Yesterday (June 23), theCity Planning Commission blessed a proposed development that would convert an old brewery at the corner of Elysian Fields Avenue and Chartres Street into an 10,800-square-foot theater called Trash Palace. Developers Gregor Fox and Jennifer Taylor plan to turn the old building into a large theater event space, plus office and retail. [&hellip
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