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March 23, 2015 •
Commercial, Development, Multi Family, Residential, Retail, Uptown •
15550
Last Summer news broke that Arnold Kirshman was planning a redevelopment of the block on Freret that long housed Frank’s Steakhouse as well as other businesses, called The Faubourg Freret. You can read our previous articles on the development and demolitions here, here and here. The Faubourg Freret is a new mixed use development on Freret Street [&hellip
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March 23, 2015 •
Condos, Lower Garden District •
4231
Developer Peter Gardner will redevelop an old Baptist mission center in the Irish Channel that closed in 2010 into 10 condominiums, reports our friends at the Uptown Messenger. The old red-brick building at 729 Second Street is under contract to be purchased from New Orleans Baptist Ministries. Gardner plans to convert the 10,000 square foot building into condos, which will [&hellip
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March 20, 2015 •
News, People, Residential •
4434
The Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity (ANP) is a non-profit organization of property owners, property managers, and others who support and promote responsible private home rentals and visitor housing choice. As many in New Orleans know, the city and its residents are in the midst of a private home rental debate. Rental websites like Airbnb have given [&hellip
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March 20, 2015 •
Magazine Street, Renovation, Retail •
9777
Cult eyewear brand Warby Parker is finally coming to New Orleans! The company filed plans with the city to renovate the vacant building at 3964 Magazine Street into one of their Frame Studio retail concepts. This will be the company’s first location in Louisiana. Warby Parker’s primarily online ecommerce operation allowed them to keep costs low from the beginning, but [&hellip
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March 20, 2015 •
Food & Beverage, Garden District, Historic, Renovation, Retail •
5834
Plans were filed with the HDLC for renovation of the former Zara’s Deli at 2042 Prytania Street. The grocery will go by the name Garden District Grocery after the renovations. Here’s a look at the site today: Take a look at the plans below:  
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March 19, 2015 •
Commercial, Food & Beverage, New Orleans East •
7230
Plans were filed with the city recently for a 2 story nightclub at 6729 Gentilly Road. Here’s a view of the site today: Renderings and floorplans below:  
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March 19, 2015 •
Retail, West Bank •
9530
H&M is coming to the West Bank. New signage in Oakwood Center announces the popular clothing store should open this summer.The location of the store will be next to the Sears Entrance of the mall.  
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March 18, 2015 •
Commercial, Food & Beverage, Mid-City, Renovation, Zoning and Land Use •
9381
Last month we wrote about a new brewery planned along the soon to open Lafitte Greenway located at 2606 St Louis Street. The vacant and abandoned old industrial laundry facility on the Lafitte Greenway is scheduled to be converted into a brewery, tap room, restaurant and offices byGreen Coast Enterprises and other developers. If the deal goes through, the [&hellip
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March 18, 2015 •
Hotel & Hospitality, Public Development, Public Finance •
7335
The Howard Hughes Corp., a national real estate developer that led the massive $70 million redevelopment of the Riverwalk outlet mall, is joining one of the five groups competing to redevelop the New Orleans World Trade Center building, the company told CanalStreetBeat. In a March 10 letter to the City Selection Committee (full letter included below), Howard Hughes Corporation President Grant Herlitz [&hellip
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March 17, 2015 •
Central Business District, Commercial, Innovation •
8878
Drones are making a big buzz in American skies and they have the potential to be a valuable tool in construction and real estate development. They’re currently being used to capture aerial images and video for marketing materials, document construction progress and offer a bird’s eye view of assets. Craig Guillot, principal and drone operator [&hellip
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