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March 4, 2015 •
BioDistrict, Commercial, Food & Beverage, Mid-City •
19444
Waffle House is planning to build a restaurant at the corner of Canal Street and South Rocheblave across the street from the future VA Medical Center. According to city records, Waffle House plans to build a standard restaurant with 10 off street parking spaces. The restaurant is required to go through some design review with [&hellip
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March 4, 2015 •
Development, Garden District, Magazine Street, Uptown, Zoning and Land Use •
8821
Last week, a developer’s plan to build a CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Magazine Street and Louisiana Avenue moved forward with the City Planning Commission’s approval of a conditional use request. The developers were seeking to combine separate lots/retail in a strip mall at that corner, reports Uptown Messenger. The development still faces significant neighborhood opposition, [&hellip
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March 3, 2015 •
Condos, Marigny, Multi Family, Residential •
18042
Plans were filed with the city this week for an 8 unit town home style condo complex at 2413-2417 Dauphine Street in the Marigny. Most recently this parcel was home to Hubigs Pies until a major fire burned it down. The development will consist of 8, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bath units at 1,600 sqft and [&hellip
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March 3, 2015 •
Acquisitions •
7142
New Orleans-based Bruno, Inc. has expanded its real estate holdings in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the purchase of a retail property and a Taco Bell restaurant at the corner of 3661 East Bonanza Road. The 1.2 acre property sits on a hard corner and has four years left on an absolute NNN lease. Josh Bruno, president of [&hellip
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March 2, 2015 •
Central Business District, French Quarter, Hotel & Hospitality, Multi Family, Residential •
28139
Demolition Permits with the city have revealed plans for a new 207 room extended stay Homewood Suites by Hilton and 40 residential apartments. The project will occupy the entire block bounded by N Rampart, Bienville, Basin and Conti Streets that is currently home to a supply company. It looks like HRI Properties is the developer behind [&hellip
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March 2, 2015 •
Garden District, Zoning and Land Use •
5313
Our friends at Uptown Messenger reported that the City Council approved plans for a new proposed restaurant at Magnolia Mansion (corner of Prytania and Jackson). The Magnolia Mansion bed-and breakfast had proposed the controversial zoning change required to open a restaurant, which they said the business needed to survive. Neighbors opposed the request, citing parking problems and future commercial [&hellip
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February 27, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Awards & Recognition, Development •
7756
The Louisiana Landmarks Society (LLS), which promotes historic preservation through education, advocacy, and operation of the Pitot House, earlier this week announced the eighteen winners of the 2015 Louisiana Landmarks Society Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. The awards honor projects completed in Orleans Parish (outside of the French Quarter) in 2014 which represent outstanding examples [&hellip
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February 26, 2015 •
BioDistrict, Central Business District, Condos, Historic, Hotel & Hospitality, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential, Retail •
18525
The Jung Hotel, once the largest and grandest hotel in the Southern United States, is undergoing a massive transformational redevelopment. The Canal Street property will consist of residential apartments, an extended stay hotel, ground floor commercial space, and a large parking garage. Its grand opening is planned to coincide with the opening of the new [&hellip
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February 26, 2015 •
Conference, Magazine Street •
6263
The Urban Land Institute of Louisiana (ULI) is holding a first-glance tour of the Il Mercado building, a re-development of a 12,000 square foot building on Magazine Street into a banquet hall and catering facility. Caterer and restauranteur Joel Dondis purchased the former open-air marketplace at 1911 Magazine St. for $2 million back in 2013. His [&hellip
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February 25, 2015 •
Central Business District, Development •
7718
The long vacant Oil & Gas building sold in December for $7 million. The developer plans a new hotel. The abandoned Rault Center building at 1111 Gravier St. recently sold for $5.5 million and the developer plans a new 185-key boutique hotel. The NOPSI building sold for $11.6 million, also slated for a hotel. In an [&hellip
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