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November 4, 2014 •
Condos, Construction, Development, French Quarter, Historic, Renovation, Residential •
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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 •
15229
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 •
5202
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 •
19261
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 •
8919
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 •
9423
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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October 29, 2014 •
Development, Zoning and Land Use •
7269
On Tuesday, the New Orleans City Planning Commission gave developers approval to move forward with a zoning change that would allow the St. Peter and Paul Church Complex on Burgundy to be converted into a 71 key hotel. The City Council still has to approve the measure. The developers include Nathalie Jordi, a Tulane MBA and Marigny resident, [&hellip
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October 28, 2014 •
Acquisitions, Retail, West Bank •
6148
Manhattan Place shopping center in Harvey has been purchased by the World Class Capital Group for $18.5 million, reports Nola.com Marketing documents obtained by CanalStreetBeat claim that the shopping center had net operating income in 2011 of $1,870,170, meaning it was purchased at a roughly 10% cap rate. At 281,614 square feet, the building sold for [&hellip
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October 27, 2014 •
News, Retail •
5769
There’s been a lot of retail activity this year, from West Elm, LD Linen’s and Decor, and Maysville on Magazine Street; to new South Market District tenants like Blaze Pizza and Magasin. And now we’ve got a few more for you: James Beard Award winner Willie Mae’s Scotch House is set to open a new location in Uptown [&hellip
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October 24, 2014 •
Finance & Lending, News •
6007
HRI Properties has secured an investment from a New York investment group that it will use to fund future developments after doubling its income in 2013 from $98 million to $200 million. The New Orleans-based real estate development and property management firm landed a $150 million investment from Almanac Realty Investors. “The projects that HRI creates [&hellip
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