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January 29, 2015 •
Central Business District, Development, Zoning and Land Use •
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The City Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for construction of the six-story building at 1200 Poydras St. that will house the 40,000 sf Dave & Busters. The building also includes 18,000 square feet of retail and a 393-space parking garage, for a total of 264,000 square feet. 200 garage spaces are reserved parking for Dave [&hellip
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January 28, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Awards & Recognition •
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected 14 recipients for the 2015 AIA Young Architects Award. This award, now in its 22nd year, honors young architects – licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age – who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. Our friends at [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Central Business District, Food & Beverage, Retail, Sports & Specialty, Zoning and Land Use •
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Canal Street Beat broke the story earlier this month that a large mixed use development containing a 40,000 sqft Dave and Busters was coming to 1200 Poydras street. Now, we have additional detailed renderings of the proposed structure, as well as the layout of the future Dave and Busters. Check below for the new renderings and [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, BioDistrict, Central Business District, Parks & Public Spaces •
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Sculpture for New Orleans applied with the city’s Design Advisory Committee earlier this month to install a rather large and unique sculpture called “Funnel Tunnel”. The sculpture is approximately 180 feet long and is composed of lots of reclaimed parts. “Sculpture for New Orleans” is an on-going sculpture exhibition placing monumental sculptures throughout New Orleans, [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Development, Jefferson Parish, Retail •
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Langenstein’s will open its third grocery store location in the New Orleans area as the anchor of a newly redeveloped shopping center inRiver Ridge at 122 Sauve Road. Dorsey Development is the owner of the 47,000 square foot property, which will be called the Langenstein Center. Construction starts this month, with Langenstein’s taking up toughly [&hellip
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January 27, 2015 •
Acquisitions, Central Business District, Garden District, Hotel & Hospitality •
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The Blackstone Group, the New York based investor that’s been on a tear in real estate over the last few years, has closed on a purchase of 3 Hampton Inn properties and a 6-story parking garage for more than $75 million. According to property records, the buyers purchased: The 288-room Hampton Inn & Suites Convention [&hellip
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January 26, 2015 •
Community Development, Historic, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential, Retail •
7948
Development plans were filed with the city recently for the Vaucresson Mixed Use Development project at 1720 St Bernard Avenue and 1800-1812 Onzaga Street. The mixed use development will contain 11,000 sqft of retail; a 2,800 sqft location for Vaucresson; and 61 residential units. Heres what the site looks like today: For [&hellip
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January 26, 2015 •
Architecture & Design, Hotel & Hospitality, Warehouse District, Zoning and Land Use •
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Plans Last week, the Historic District Landmarks Commission granted design approval for the seven-story, 162-room Cambria Suites hotel on an L-shaped surface parking lot at 632 Tchoupitoulas St. in the warehouse district. Filmore Hospitality has proposed the 108,000 hotel development that would take the place of a surface parking lot and small building. The hotel would [&hellip
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January 22, 2015 •
News •
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The Mid-City Messenger reports that the two biggest real estate items on today’s City Council agenda are the new Broad Street movie theater and the renovations to the American Can apartment complex in Mid-City. Both projects are scheduled for an approve/reject vote by the council. The Broad Street movie theater is a 4 screen theatre [&hellip
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January 21, 2015 •
Development, Public Development, Public Finance •
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The third phase of the Faubourg Lafitte housing project redevelopment looks like its finally picking up speed, with the filing of a $15 million building permit with the city. This phase will feature a new 100,000-square-foot apartment complex for low-income senior citizens at 700 N. Galvez St., and is part of the larger redevelopment of the Lafitte Projects [&hellip
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