NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread - Page 226

rcp11889 · #**4501** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 2:48 AM**

Has anyone read this article? It's a nice read from one of the NOLA Bound people but it also mentions Google moving to the city. I can't find anything else on Google's plans though.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yvahn-...b_1369406.html

tennis1400 · #**4502** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 3:36 AM**

Whats everyones thoughts on the Mercedes Benz Logo being painted on the roof?

annie himself · #**4503** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 4:05 AM**

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Whats everyones thoughts on the Mercedes Benz Logo being painted on the roof?

Initially, it sounds tacky. Hopefully it's better executed than the lights.

SlidellWx · #**4504** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 4:24 AM**

Drove by the Dome today, and I think the lettering looks fine. It's definitely less "in your face" than some of the lettering I've seen on other stadiums.

tennis1400 · #**4505** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 2:24 PM**

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Initially, it sounds tacky. Hopefully it's better executed than the lights.

I think the lights are well executed/ i just wish they would stick with the seasons more instead of leaving the system on permanently showing all the different things it can do!

NOLADevelopmentFan · #**4506** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 2:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by rcp11889

Has anyone read this article? It's a nice read from one of the NOLA Bound people but it also mentions Google moving to the city. I can't find anything else on Google's plans though.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yvahn-...b_1369406.html

Nobody I've asked in the real estate community knows anything about it. Google was a sponsor of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week which was the big focus of the BeNOLABound trip. I can easily see this blogger mixing up gossip or wishful thinking with serious news and inadvertently starting a rumor.

UPT · #**4507** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 3:25 PM**

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I can easily see this blogger mixing up gossip or wishful thinking with serious news and inadvertently starting a rumor.

I just sent the author (Yvahn Martin) a message. We'll see if she knows something we don't know! It may be wishful thinking, but it's possible that just a few people in the real estate community were informed, and that they are sworn to secrecy. This would really be a big deal!

ardecila · #**4508** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 4:38 PM**

I'm really pulling for the satellite USPTO office to come to NOLA - Mary said she was fighting for it. If it does come here, that just gives local innovators and entrepreneurs a leg up on the rest of the country.

annie himself · #**4509** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by tennis1400

I think the lights are well executed/ i just wish they would stick with the seasons more instead of leaving the system on permanently showing all the different things it can do!

It looks alright, but sometimes excessive. Agree on the seasons.

IceCream · #**4510** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 6:00 PM**

Took this Saturday from the intersection near Satsuma. I had intended to go down there later for a better picture, but forgot...sorry for the quality...zoomed in with my iPhone but it's still pretty damned cool. It's going to be a freaking job to climb over that thing.

UPT · #**4511** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by UPT

I just sent the author (Yvahn Martin) a message. We'll see if she knows something we don't know! It may be wishful thinking, but it's possible that just a few people in the real estate community were informed, and that they are sworn to secrecy. This would really be a big deal!

Yvahn claims she did not make a mistake with respect to Google but said she may have let the cat out of the bag. Assuming this is true, it's great news!
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Here's another pic of the arc.

SlidellWx · #**4512** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 7:54 PM**

I can't wait to take some pics from the top of that archway. Thanks for the pics!

dgpatel · #**4513** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 7:57 PM**

Does anyone know the latest about the Grand Palace Hotel demolition? According to the construction cam for UMC/VA hospitals, crews have been stripping the outer walls starting from the top of the building, around March 12th. After the rain delays late last week, it looks like they have completed stripping the top 5 floors today.

Construction Camera

ardecila · #**4514** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 9:57 PM**

Holy shit, that was fast. I just took pictures of the foundation last Tuesday.

I should mention that the gate in the floodwall will be open, but it will be blocked by trains probably 50% of the time - hence the bridge. The city has to provide some way for disabled people to reach the park, and the Piety Arch clearly isn't accessible.

tennis1400 · #**4515** Posted **Mar 26, 2012, 10:46 PM**

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Holy shit, that was fast. I just took pictures of the foundation last Tuesday.

I should mention that the gate in the floodwall will be open, but it will be blocked by trains probably 50% of the time - hence the bridge. The city has to provide some way for disabled people to reach the park, and the Piety Arch clearly isn't accessible.

More than likely handicapped people wont be able to access it if trains are blocking the entrance? Just curious what the legal requirements are on something like that.

New permits:
2441 ORLEANS AVE
NEW ORLEANS LA 70119
CONVERT SINGLE RESIDENCE TO A GROCERY PER XD 124/11,PER PLANS. WORK PREVIOUSLY DONE.NO EXTERIOR WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT.

5712 S CLAIBORNE AVE
NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Construct 3-story 36,111 sq ft gymnasium at existing school as per plans

1667 TCHOUPITOULAS ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAIL CENTER (STRIP MALL WITH 3 UNITS - A,B,C - INCLUDES BUILDOUT OF CONVEIENENCE STORE,UNIT B) PER LANS.NO USE AND OCCUPANCY OF UNITS A AND C.
Job Value($):
$450,000.00

1100 N RAMPART ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70116
PHASE II OF FIRE DAMAGE REPAIRS TO EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE AS PER PLANS AND VCCP-12-0276. (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR)
Job Value($):
$400,000.00

Also this chain is opening up on Magazine:

http://www.smashburger.com/

Bonefish Grille in Metairie Now Open:

http://www.bonefishgrill.com/locator...rie-louisiana/

ardecila · #**4516** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 12:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by tennis1400

More than likely handicapped people wont be able to access it if trains are blocking the entrance? Just curious what the legal requirements are on something like that.

Full-time handicap access is provided at the other bridge at the foot of Elysian Fields.

annie himself · #**4517** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 1:16 AM**

How steep is that arch?!!!

NOLAmike · #**4518** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 1:30 AM**

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Hey guys...I heard from a reliable source that next week Google is going to announce an office in New Orleans next week....its going to being something like an "Office for Entrepreneur Activity" or something to that effect. Maybe we can start to get other tech companies to do the same so we can speed up development here. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

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Originally Posted by UPT

Yvahn claims she did not make a mistake with respect to Google but said she may have let the cat out of the bag. Assuming this is true, it's great news!

I heard the same this Yvahn did, but I heard google was going to make an announcement last week. We could use the good news right now especially with all the news about the Saints.

tennis1400 · #**4519** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 1:44 AM**

Deadlines arent always exact but hopefully something is announced soon.

polemic · #**4520** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 1:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by tennis1400

1667 TCHOUPITOULAS ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAIL CENTER (STRIP MALL WITH 3 UNITS - A,B,C - INCLUDES BUILDOUT OF CONVEIENENCE STORE,UNIT B) PER LANS.NO USE AND OCCUPANCY OF UNITS A AND C.
Job Value($):
$450,000.00

Shame that something as uninspired sounding as a $450,000 3-unit strip mall with a convenience store is opening across the street from what should be a great future retail corridor like Market Street.