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November 10, 2014 •
Central Business District, Retail •
6419
The Howard Hughes Corporation, the Dallas-based company that runs the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in downtown New Orleans, reported its earnings today. Among other business, it said some interesting notes on how the Riverwalk is performing. The Company noted that when the development opened in May 2014, it was 99.2% leased. Most importantly, the Company [&hellip
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November 7, 2014 •
Hotel & Hospitality, Mid-City •
3868
The Mid-Town Hotel New Orleans, the run down hotel located at 3900 Tulane Avenue, is for sale again, just after it was bought a year ago by an out of state purchaser, reports Mid-City Messenger. According to the article, Arizona-based M&S Hospitality company purchased the building last October for $1.7 million. Now, they have it on the [&hellip
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November 6, 2014 •
Central City, Food & Beverage •
5454
Good Work Network kicks off construction of its newest project: Roux Carré, the Food Port of New Orleans. Roux Carré: The Food Port of New Orleans, is Good Work Network’s newest project. Roux Carré is an outdoor food court and gathering place that celebrates the African American, Caribbean, and Latin American traditions with culinary offerings [&hellip
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November 4, 2014 •
Construction, Development, Food & Beverage, French Quarter, Historic, Hotel & Hospitality, Renovation •
14170
Plans were filed with the city for a hotel development at 111 Iberville earlier last month. While I’m sure there will be some slight modifications to the overall plan before final approval is given, these plans give us a basic idea of what they envision for the property. Significantly, this will be the first new hotel allowed into [&hellip
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November 4, 2014 •
Condos, Construction, Development, French Quarter, Historic, Renovation, Residential •
11052
As part of the redevelopment of 111 Iberville Street into a new hotel, the city has required that the owners also redevelop the vacant building at 208 Bienville Street into residential units. Attached below are the architectural plans for the project:  
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October 31, 2014 •
Central Business District, Food & Beverage, Hotel & Hospitality, Investment, Renovation •
15114
Waypoint Lodging and Hyatt Hotels announced a couple weeks ago that they were bringing Hyatt House Hotel brand to New Orleans. Canal Street Beat covered that news in more depth in this article. Now we finally have an idea of the type of development they envision, since plans have now been filed with the City. [&hellip
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October 31, 2014 •
Acquisitions, Public Finance •
5143
The city agency responsible for putting blighted buildingd back into commerce got bids on all properties it was auctioning off last weekend, for a total estimated $6.7 Million. In this auction, NORA sold off 88 houses and 41 vacant lots. These were all sold with no minimum bid! The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) has been [&hellip
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October 30, 2014 •
Central Business District, Community Development, Development, Historic, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential •
19083
Green Coast Enterprises finally closed on the building at 234 Loyola Ave (former Higgins Industries Building) last month and it looks like development will move quickly. To learn more about the project itself and the developers, check out this article from Canal Street Beat written last December. Below are the plans that were filed with [&hellip
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October 30, 2014 •
Central Business District, Conference, Development •
8810
The Urban Land Institute of Louisiana (ULI) is holding a first-glance tour of 129 Carondelet, an adaptive re-use, mixed-use development off of Canal Street known as Gallier Court. Gallier Court is a mixed-use development encompassing the historic building at 127-129 Carondelet Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans. The building was built in the [&hellip
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October 29, 2014 •
Development, Food & Beverage, Mid-City, Renovation, Zoning and Land Use •
9352
Popular Mid-City bar Bayou Beer Garden plans a wine expansion next to their existing facility. Check below for the plans and renderings that were filed with the city this month.  
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