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December 17, 2014 •
Uptown, Zoning and Land Use •
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Photo via Google Maps The Uptown Messenger reports that the New Orleans City Council has denied a business owner’s request to demolish three homes in front of Uptown Car Wash in the 5500 block of Tchoupitoulas. This is Uptown Car Wash’s second request to demo the three homes, located at 5514-16, 5518-20 and 5522-24 Tchoupitoulas. The first attempt [&hellip
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December 16, 2014 •
Central Business District, Public Development •
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The selection committee created by the city to evaluate development proposals for the vacant World Trade Center has narrowed down the search for developers from 11 to 5. The remaining groups have now been requested to submit a more detailed plan, including financing, for their respective proposals. The five selected developers, in the order in which [&hellip
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December 16, 2014 •
Acquisitions, Multi Family, West Bank •
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New Orleans-based Bruno, Inc. has acquired the 336 unit Oakmont Apartments on the Westbank. Joshua Bruno, President/CEO of Bruno, Inc., partnered with Raj Pandit, managing member of Pandit Law Firm, LLC to buy the property. The two recently purchased Oakmont Apartments from a Chicago-based real estate investment trust with an eye toward its future potential. According to city [&hellip
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December 15, 2014 •
Mid-City, Retail •
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In 2013, the 268-unit American Can Company Apartments sold for $30.8 million. Back in August, the new owner, Audubon Communities Management, actually filed plans for the new facelift (check out the pics). Now, we know a little bit more about the design upgrade to the retail portion of the building, thanks to some info from the [&hellip
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December 12, 2014 •
Central Business District, Historic, Multi Family •
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New Orleans-based Felicity Property Co. is currently leasing units in the brand new, fully renovated Greek Revival Building in the heart of downtown at 516 Natchez Street. The developer, Patrick Schindler, who is also President of Felicity Property, received historic tax credits for the renovation and kept maybe of the building’s original features while adding [&hellip
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December 11, 2014 •
News •
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New Orleans City Hall has announced the group that will evaluate and rank proposals to redevelop the World Trade Center. The panel of five is made up of: Cindy Connick, executive director of the Canal Street Development Corporation Andy Kopplin, the city’s CAO Bill Gilchrist, the Mayor’s director of “place-based planning” Bob Rivers, executive director of the [&hellip
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December 10, 2014 •
Development, French Quarter, Historic, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential, Retail •
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Plans were submitted to the city this week for the renovation of two buildings at 217 and 225 Chartres Street. Many people will recognize these buildings as the former French Quarter home of Hurwitz Mintz. Description of the renovation according to the permits filed with the city: “Renovation of existing, vacant, 5 and 3 [&hellip
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December 10, 2014 •
French Quarter, Hotel & Hospitality •
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Today, the City Planning Commission voted to allow the Ducote brothers to move forward with their plans to develop a vacant building into the a hotel, the first in the French Quarter in decades. David and Wayne Ducote, the developers in charge of this project, want to redevelop the seven story building located at 111 Iberville [&hellip
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December 9, 2014 •
Garden District, Magazine Street, Retail •
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Developers presenting a plan last week to turn an empty Blockbuster video into a CVS Pharmacy were met with little enthusiasm from neighbors, reports Uptown Messenger. The corner building at Louisiana Avenue and Magazine Street has been vacant since Blockbuster Video closed, although a Subway restaurant and a Green Tea Chinese Restaurant remain open. Developers have plans to [&hellip
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December 8, 2014 •
Central Business District, Commercial, Development, Historic, Legal, News •
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Gallier Court is a mixed use development located at 127-129 Carondelet Street that houses eight units on floors two through four, and commercial space on the ground floor. Vom Fass, the retailer that sells oils, liquors, wines and more, is currently under construction and on track to open in January 2015. The company plans to [&hellip
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