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September 2, 2014 •
Architecture & Design, Commercial, Development, Historic, Mid-City, Renovation, Sports & Specialty •
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Earlier last month a permit application was filed for the property located at 636 N Broad Street. Below is a description of the project from the permit application: “Conversion of a historic warehouse into a small 4-screen movie theater. Building is on the national and state registry of historic landmarks.” Get The Gorilla [&hellip
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September 2, 2014 •
Construction, Industrial, Northshore •
13693
Federal Express will be building a brand new 175,000 square-foot distribution center on 15 acres at the Northpoint Business Park near Covington, reports nola.com. The development will bring 800 new jobs to St. Tammany Paris. Construction is expected to take 15 months to complete, which include significant road improvements for access. The site in the Northpointe Business Park, [&hellip
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September 2, 2014 •
Central City, Construction •
5705
Young Aspirations/Young Artists Inc. announced it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 3, for the new YAYA Arts Center that will open at 3322 LaSalle Street in 2015. The ceremony is open to the public and will take place at 10:30 a.m. at 3322 LaSalle Street, the location of the new YAYA Arts Center. The new [&hellip
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August 29, 2014 •
Development, Retail, Slidell •
12374
Stirling Properties and partner CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) are moving forward with the construction of the second phase is underway at Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, Louisiana. Site work commenced in June with a scheduled opening in October 2015. Phase II will include roughly 285,000 square feet of additional retail space and will be anchored by [&hellip
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August 27, 2014 •
Condos, Development, Residential, Warehouse District •
14834
Last week an application was submitted to build condos at 749 St Charles Avenue. For many years, this property operated as the Le -Dale Hotel. Interesting bit of trivia is that the Le Dale Hotel is where Ylenia Carrisi disappeared in 1994. She was often referred to as Italy’s Vanna White. Description of [&hellip
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August 27, 2014 •
Condos, Development, French Quarter •
7734
There is an exciting new plan being considered by the Architectural Review Committee for the Vieux Carré Commission to convert a former French Quarter assisted living facility into a luxury condominium development. The properties at 822 Barracks St. and 1220 Dauphine St may be renovated into a 16 unit condo complex with off-street parking. The [&hellip
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August 26, 2014 •
Acquisitions, Architecture & Design, Central Business District •
7325
The American Institute of Architects New Orleans chapter has purchased its local head quarters it had been renting on Lee Circle. According to CityBusiness, the organization paid $530,000 for the 2,200-square-foot space on the ground floor of 1000 St. Charles Ave., which it has leased since 2010. The AIA bought the property from 1000 St. Charles [&hellip
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August 25, 2014 •
Hotel & Hospitality, Public Development •
6899
A few months after the city’s potential deal with a Dallas-based developer to redevelop the former World Trade Center site fell through, the city said last week that it will seek new proposal to redevelop the site next month. Mayor Mitch Landrieu spokeswomen Garnesha Crawford said the city is currently working on a new request for proposals that will be issued [&hellip
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August 22, 2014 •
Marigny, Public Finance •
6935
After nine years of vacancy, a 3.5 million dollar restoration, and countless public meetings, the St. Roch Market will re-open. Yesterday, the city announced that Launch Pad has been chosen as the master lessee for the building. The New Orleans Building Corporation, the city entity that manages the building, named Bayou Secret LLC as the [&hellip
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August 21, 2014 •
Development, Renovation, Residential, Warehouse District •
10454
HMS Architects submitted plans to renovate 822 Howard Avenue on August 19th. Here’s the description of the project according to the application filed: “Renovation of and addition to existing building to convert to 17 unit multi-family dwelling as per plans and HDLC and BZA Approval: 1st floor – 5 units [#101-105]; 2nd floor – [&hellip
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