NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread

[NOLAslimm]

For those interested in what property is owned or managed by jaeger, heres a list

https://www.nola.com/news/business/j...iness-featured

[sooperpaz]

Originally Posted by FenderOz

It's wild how Jaeger's reputation in the city seemed to peak and trough so thoroughly starting around the time the Jung opened. The suddenness is sad and reminder how fragile this all is.

Right? I only knew of him from the more recent news regarding his "slumlord" status, but learning more about his past, it's sad to see how much good he's done and how his legacy was marred later in his life by some of his holdings.

[Chris from N.O.]

News about what's going on with his properties. Waited a couple of days to post this because I don't want to be dancing on the guy's grave or anything. From an article from Wednesday the 26th:
Joe Jaeger was a major New Orleans real estate investor. Here's what's next for his empire.


"Jaeger still owned the Plaza Tower, which he had bought in 2014 after many earlier failed attempts to revive the 45-story skyscraper. He hoped for a deal to turn it into a Universal Music hotel, but when that deal fell through, he put it up for sale last year.

Wormser said a potential buyer from Florida failed to find the money and dropped out last week, just before the accident that led to Jaeger's death. He said other buyers have shown interest and he hopes a deal can be wrapped up before the end of the summer."