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March 25, 2015 •
French Quarter, Historic, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential, Retail •
5275
Plans were filed with the city to renovate a vacant four story building at 513 Conti Street. Description of the project according to the permit: Renovate existing 5035 sq ft 4-story building as per plans into a 1120 sq ft ground floor commercial unit (separate permit required for build-out) and 4 dwelling units on the [&hellip
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March 25, 2015 •
Development, Hotel & Hospitality, Public Development •
8019
The highly anticipated and long-awaited selection for the developer of the World Trade Center is finally over: the city has selected Carpenter and Co. of Cambridge, Massachusetts and New Orleans-based Woodward Interests to develop a $364 million Four Seasons hotel and residences at the World Trade Center site. A committee hand-picked by Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Tuesday (March 24, 2015) [&hellip
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March 24, 2015 •
Food & Beverage, Historic, Mid-City, Renovation •
6375
Plans were filed with the city for a renovation of the first floor of a two story building at 2549 Banks Street. Melt (or NOLA Melts) is a grilled cheese restaurant concept from the guys behind Barcadia and OHM. The restaurant is expected to open in Fall 2015. View of the building today: [&hellip
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March 23, 2015 •
Central City, Community Development, Parks & Public Spaces, Public Development •
5678
Playbuild Nola has applied to construct a new facility at 2828 Thalia Street. PlayBuild NOLA is a start-up non-profit that’s been on a mission to transform under-utilized urban spaces into exciting kid-friendly environments for play and learning. The new facility will serve as a community playspace designed for fun as well as learning. The site at 2828 Thalia [&hellip
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March 23, 2015 •
News •
5846
Steven Bingler founded Concordia in 1983 as a New Orleans-based, community-centered planning and design practice. Many offices, projects and years later, the company is again making a shift and focusing on the future. Concordia recently made a major announcement that they would be moving out of a downtown high-rise and into a new, cloud-connected office [&hellip
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March 23, 2015 •
Commercial, Development, Multi Family, Residential, Retail, Uptown •
15645
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 •
4282
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 •
4499
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 •
9859
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 •
5903
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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