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October 1, 2014 •
Commercial, Development, Mid-City, Multi Family, Office, Residential •
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Plans were filed this month with the BZA for a new development at 2635-2645 Toulouse Street. This development will occupy most of the block bounded by Toulouse St., St. Peters St., N. Broad St., & N. Dorgenois St. and is going by the name St Bernard Project. It will consist of office space, retail and residences. Developers [&hellip
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September 30, 2014 •
Northshore •
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Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Co. is starting construction work on over 840 acres of residential, commercial and industrial development on property known as Tamanend. Weyerhaeuser is providing the infrastructure of roads, drainage and sewage for the property, which is located along Highway 434 near the Louisiana Heart Hospital. Apparently the Weyerhaeuser company is seeking secondary developers [&hellip
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September 29, 2014 •
Central City, Food & Beverage •
4513
The Southern Food & Beverage Museum’s new digs are gorgeous and are opening today! The Southern Food and Beverage Museum will cut the ribbon on its new home at 1504 O.C. Haley Blvd. today (Monday, Sept. 29), at 1 p.m., a free event that is open to the public. The events to celebrate will include [&hellip
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September 26, 2014 •
Northshore, Office, Retail •
6219
The Northpark Business Park in Covington will soon include a new retail strip center, continuing its 40-acre expansion. According to Barry Spizer, managing partner for the SRSA Commercial Real Estate project, the building will include about 10,000 square feet of retail space for four to five tenants. The first two tenants, whose names have not [&hellip
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September 24, 2014 •
Retail, West Bank •
8123
The former Schwegman’s Supermarket on Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey is scheduled to undergo a $3.2 million renovation. The newly redesigned shopping center will be called Manhattan Crossing and offer 120,000 square feet of shopping and eating space. Currently Hobby Lobby and YouFit Health Club are signed on as tenants, as well as Panera Bread eatery. [&hellip
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September 22, 2014 •
Central Business District, Condos, Food & Beverage, Hotel & Hospitality, Residential, Retail •
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A new Hotel (with a few condos on the top floor and retail/restaurant space on the ground level) has been proposed for 744 St Charles Avenue. Before any construction can begin, the project will need to get a height waiver from the city council ( certainly no small task). Assuming the project receives all its necessary approvals, here’s [&hellip
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September 19, 2014 •
Hotel & Hospitality •
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As we reported back in 2013, the Cotton Exchange will be rebranded as an AC Hotels by Marriott hotel in October, marking the European brand’s entry into the U.S. hotel market. New Orleans was a natural choice for the brand. According to Melisa Kennedy, general manager of The Cotton Exchange, Marriott was searching for a city [&hellip
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September 17, 2014 •
Central Business District, Commercial, Food & Beverage, Historic, Multi Family, Renovation, Residential •
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Plans were filed with the city last week for a renovation of 628 Baronne Street. Expect more street level commercial with apartments above. Also, 628 Baronne Street was the site of a massive fire in 2010 . Stabilization of the buildings facade and ground work has been ongoing. Permit description: “Interior build-out of 10 new apartment [&hellip
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September 17, 2014 •
Central Business District, Hotel & Hospitality, News, Renovation •
13773
Renovation permits were filed this week with the City of New Orleans for the O’Keefe Plaza Hotel located at 334 O’keefe Avenue in the CBD. Permit Description: “Hotel Renovation guest rooms finishes, lobby and breakfast area modifications, roof structural modifications, paint the exterior wall surfaces, minor site work” According to the construction documents, the [&hellip
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September 16, 2014 •
Development, Food & Beverage, Garden District, Hotel & Hospitality •
7918
Plans filed today with ARC Committee for the City of New Orleans show the proposed master plan for the Avenue Oaks Hotel. This will be an expansion and renaming of the current Prytania Park Hotel. Owned by the Halpern family the project will be constructed in two Phases. Heres what the corner currently looks like: [&hellip
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