NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread

[Eightball]

These food articles are making me hungry:

Wood Pizza Bistro & Taphouse opens in the Warehouse District
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blog...house-district

Mid City Pizza Open iN former Crescent Pie Location
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blog...-sausage-space

image Sarah Baird

[tennis1400]

St Bernard Project Headquarters:



















The Beacon Signage has gone up:

[ardecila]

That is beautiful.

MOAR PLZ


This is Lafitte Projects, not St. Bernard. Right along the Lafitte Corridor. Looks like what is on this site currently are some ramshackle old warehouses... and they are preserving the houses that remain on the block. Win-win.

[tennis1400]

Ok maybe you guys can help me with this but I cant figure out what this project is referring to: the address doesn't really make any sense for a project of this size.



1025 Bienville St·Renovation (Structural) ·Ref Code: GUAEBL


Type: Renovation (Structural)

Applicant: Richard Gerage

Status: Application Submitted

Date Filed: 1/7/2015 12:09:56 PM

Closed: No

Description

go up 5 floors on entire existing structure, including shops, parking condominiums and 167 suite hotel utilizing existing license. Existing 48,235 square feet will be expanded into luxury mall with dining facilities on ground floor with condos, hotel and penthouse suites on upper floors of @250,000 square feet.


Only thing I can figure is this is for the parking lot where NOLA Athletic club is but that doesn't match the description really.


Update; ok this appears to be the property even though the address makes no sense.

[Eightball]

Cafe Havana finally approved

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...l#incart_river

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by ardecila

That is beautiful.

MOAR PLZ


This is Lafitte Projects, not St. Bernard. Right along the Lafitte Corridor. Looks like what is on this site currently are some ramshackle old warehouses... and they are preserving the houses that remain on the block. Win-win.

Its called St Bernard Project but is along Lafitte Greenway. I dont know exactly what St Bernard Project does.

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by Eightball

Cafe Havana finally approved

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...l#incart_river

Finally, wish I could have gone to watch the Nimbys faces.

Btw does anyone find it ironic quarter residents rallying for new police but then when projects like this which will help fight crime with just their sheer presence... they fight them tooth and nail?

[ardecila]

Wow, I've gotta give mad props to Sean Meenan for going 12 rounds on this thing. A lot of people would just leave.

I'm looking forward to sitting on the patio with a mojito and some platanos fritos.

[Chris from N.O.]

St. Bernard Project is a volunteer organization (mostly out-of-town groups and Ameircorps) that coordinates rebuild projects on houses- they started in St. Bernard, hence the name.

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by Chris from N.O.

St. Bernard Project is a volunteer organization (mostly out-of-town groups and Ameircorps) that coordinates rebuild projects on houses- they started in St. Bernard, hence the name.

Thanks for clarifying!


611 Commerce Street Lofts Renderings (Final Plans)

[CheeburgerCheeburger]

Wait, what's the proposed new hotel on city property?

[York1]

After reading the events of the meeting about the café, it looks like lawsuits will draw this project out for a long time.

It's hard to believe some would rather have an empty gas station next door than a thriving business.

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by York1

After reading the events of the meeting about the café, it looks like lawsuits will draw this project out for a long time.

It's hard to believe some would rather have an empty gas station next door than a thriving business.

We shall see... this one is more cut and dry than Tracage. Expect lawsuits.. but expect them to be dismissed quickly.

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by CheeburgerCheeburger

Wait, what's the proposed new hotel on city property?

Im not sure what they are referring to but they have continuously showed it.

[Eightball]

Bizarre complaints about the streetcar as construction is about to start
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blog...munity-meeting

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by Eightball

Bizarre complaints about the streetcar as construction is about to start
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blog...munity-meeting

You should have gone to the meeting in April... its was just a few folks but man were they ugly. Some people just love to complain about things I guess.

I know Leo and hes quirky to say it kindly.

[ardecila]

"The vibrations are also a concern. It will be loud. The impact of the vibrations. We see buildings in the French Quarter that are deteriorating. The one that we lost on Royal Street, a lot of people are saying that the vibrations from the street really didn't help."

I don't see French Quarter Citizens arguing to close the Quarter to auto and truck traffic which is far more of a problem than streetcars.

All old buildings fall apart without careful maintenance, especially in New Orleans where wind, water, and insects are constantly working to ruin buildings.

[NOLAmike]

It looks like the Crescent Rice Mill Building in the quarter is set to become fancy condos. The address is: 517-531 Toulouse St.

http://nola.curbed.com/archives/2015...cey-condos.php

I wonder many square feet they're working with. The article says there will be 5 penthouses.

[jimbo7890]

Originally Posted by ardecila

I don't see French Quarter Citizens arguing to close the Quarter to auto and truck traffic which is far more of a problem than streetcars.

All old buildings fall apart without careful maintenance, especially in New Orleans where wind, water, and insects are constantly working to ruin buildings.

Actually they're doing just that.

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com...dents-ask-city

[ardecila]

^ great, glad to hear that. doesn't go far enough but it's a start.