NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread - Page 547

tennis1400 · #**10921** Posted **Apr 30, 2016, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tchoupitoulas

An aerial of the new VA Medical Center from earlier this month:

wow great photo!!! Thanks for that!

Blitzen · #**10922** Posted **May 4, 2016, 3:30 PM**

Google Earth's satellite pictures of New Orleans were updated, showing the city in April, during French Quarter Fest. You have to download google earth and move the timeline to the most recent date to see it. Some new things to note: streetcar work, Jung Hotel, Iberville Projects, Lafitte Greenway, City Park Golf Courses, South Market, Dave and Busters, WWII Museum, lakefront pumping stations, to name a few.

typo86 · #**10923** Posted **May 4, 2016, 8:53 PM**

Nice! Thanks.

You can also see the North Terminal early progress.

tennis1400 · #**10924** Posted **May 5, 2016, 1:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Blitzen

Google Earth's satellite pictures of New Orleans were updated, showing the city in April, during French Quarter Fest. You have to download google earth and move the timeline to the most recent date to see it. Some new things to note: streetcar work, Jung Hotel, Iberville Projects, Lafitte Greenway, City Park Golf Courses, South Market, Dave and Busters, WWII Museum, lakefront pumping stations, to name a few.

Awesome. Thanks for the update!

tennis1400 · #**10925** Posted **May 5, 2016, 2:09 PM**

Some pics from Updated Google Satellite 4.6.16:

New Pump Stations:

Our New Subdivision The Oaks:

My new Office 130 Harrison:

New Shopping Center where old Home Depot was on Carrollton:

The Jung and My house:

City Park Golf Course:

Raising Canes and Shopping Center:

Trader Joes and Shopping CEnter:

North Terminal Airport:

Iberville Redevelopment:

1031 Canal/Homewood Suites/Rampart STreetcar:

New magazine street construction:

UMC/VA/Tulane Ave:

nolafan · #**10926** Posted **May 5, 2016, 2:38 PM**

Great Pics! But that reminds me, does anyone know the status of the 1031 Canal highrise? I've noticed a tower crane in the same spot for a few weeks. This project may get the award for slowest moving project in city history.

typo86 · #**10927** Posted **May 5, 2016, 2:57 PM**

Port Marigny development approved by Mandeville commission

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...ent_appro.html

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...ing_429_h.html

tennis1400 · #**10928** Posted **May 6, 2016, 5:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by typo86

Port Marigny development approved by Mandeville commission

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...ent_appro.html

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...ing_429_h.html

Im very happy for Mandeville. i think this project will be such a nice addition for the northshore.

typo86 · #**10929** Posted **May 6, 2016, 8:33 PM**

New Orleans RTA pursuing fed grant for streetcar to 9th Ward
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...ing_fed_g.html

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is chasing $26.7 million in federal grant funds to extend the St. Claude streetcar line deeper into the 9th Ward.

The City Council voted 6-0 Thursday in support of the RTA's pursuit of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant money...

sgray · #**10930** Posted **May 8, 2016, 6:21 PM**

Indeed, what is going on at 1031 Canal? I went by there yesterday and saw no activity or heavy equipment on the site.

ardecila · #**10931** Posted **May 8, 2016, 11:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by typo86

New Orleans RTA pursuing fed grant for streetcar to 9th Ward
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...ing_fed_g.html

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is chasing $26.7 million in federal grant funds to extend the St. Claude streetcar line deeper into the 9th Ward.

The City Council voted 6-0 Thursday in support of the RTA's pursuit of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant money...

This is only an extension to Press Street. Right now Norfolk Southern won't allow the streetcar line to cross a rail line at grade... I think it's foolish to do this next extension without a firm concept of how the line will be extended further. If it has to be an overpass, let's figure out what that looks like and get it done...

Busy Bee · #**10932** Posted **May 9, 2016, 1:22 AM**

This is great news that they are ambitiously pursuing an extension. Unlike on the current phase west of Elysian Fields I am assuming they plan on taking full advantage of the wider neutral ground east of Elysian Fileds. Would the water table prevent full underpass at the RR tracks?

tennis1400 · #**10933** Posted **May 9, 2016, 2:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee

This is great news that they are ambitiously pursuing an extension. Unlike on the current phase west of Elysian Fields I am assuming they plan on taking full advantage of the wider neutral ground east of Elysian Fileds. Would the water table prevent full underpass at the RR tracks?

Good questions! I still dont see why they cant work out an agreement with the railroad.

prokowave · #**10934** Posted **May 9, 2016, 2:46 AM**

I would imagine that extending the line past Press St. would require closing off the rail line for a month or so. That would render the rail yard useless for that time and cut off a major rail artery that serves the port.

Personally, I would prefer RTA to not spend anymore money on streetcar projects at least until more of the street construction is wrapped up. It's a huge expense for very little benefit and is very disruptive. Surely the nearly 9 million local match would be better spent on replacing buses or other infrastructure needs.

ardecila · #**10935** Posted **May 9, 2016, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by prokowave

I would imagine that extending the line past Press St. would require closing off the rail line for a month or so. That would render the rail yard useless for that time and cut off a major rail artery that serves the port.

Not at all. With careful staging they could splice in a track crossing in a day.

Norfolk Southern doesn't want the liability. Which is strange, because the streetcar isn't practically any different than the buses that already cross there. You just have to put a crossing gate that blocks the streetcar tracks...

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Me...8ccd90!5m1!1e2 (Australia, they drive on the left....)

jjslonaker · #**10936** Posted **May 10, 2016, 5:14 PM**

Looks like its back to the drawing board for the Hard Rock after the developers were unable to reach an agreement with the city.. http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...art_river_home

tennis1400 · #**10937** Posted **May 10, 2016, 9:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjslonaker

Looks like its back to the drawing board for the Hard Rock after the developers were unable to reach an agreement with the city.. http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...art_river_home

Cant say Im very surprised. Its hard to get excited when you only had one bidder. The other ones were a joke Im not sure why more people werent intereted in this parcel to be honest. Its probably the second best in the city after the world trade center. Anyone have any thoughts? I mean I thought the RFP was pretty straightforward and the property is more than accomodating so Im nto sure what gives here. The hard rock proposal was ok but not as iconic as I think something could be there.

Hard Rock Hotel does seem like it would be a better fit for the trade district neighborhood too. Especially since they like to do large party pools and Im not sure that location is as accomodating as trade district will be.

prokowave · #**10938** Posted **May 10, 2016, 9:50 PM**

I'm sure having to work with a development agency affiliated with the city of New Orleans would give many developers pause, especially with the city's track record of not getting deals done. I believe properties such as this and the WTC should have been sold outright to avoid all of this delay.

New hotel on Rampart going up quickly. No surprise given the value engineering, but at least that will lessen the disruption in the area.

Mid-City retail at 500 N. Carrollton nearing completion. This was shaping up to be an attractive project, until they added that siding. Looks totally out of place with all of the brick.

I also passed by 1031 Canal today. The site is completely dead, but there are two tower crane foundations. Perhaps they are for the streetcar construction to wrap up so they have more space to work with? I know they had some trouble with the walls of the neighboring building - that doesn't look like it was properly addressed.

tennis1400 · #**10939** Posted **May 11, 2016, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by prokowave

I'm sure having to work with a development agency affiliated with the city of New Orleans would give many developers pause, especially with the city's track record of not getting deals done. I believe properties such as this and the WTC should have been sold outright to avoid all of this delay.

New hotel on Rampart going up quickly. No surprise given the value engineering, but at least that will lessen the disruption in the area.

Mid-City retail at 500 N. Carrollton nearing completion. This was shaping up to be an attractive project, until they added that siding. Looks totally out of place with all of the brick.

I also passed by 1031 Canal today. The site is completely dead, but there are two tower crane foundations. Perhaps they are for the streetcar construction to wrap up so they have more space to work with? I know they had some trouble with the walls of the neighboring building - that doesn't look like it was properly addressed.

Amazing how quickly that project can happen when you do that sort of construction.

NolaWXGuy1208 · #**10940** Posted **May 11, 2016, 3:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjslonaker

Looks like its back to the drawing board for the Hard Rock after the developers were unable to reach an agreement with the city.. http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...art_river_home

To me this is just sad. Every project that seems to have sound finances and is a no brainier for development somehow is thrown to the side in the 11th hour and we get stuck going back to square, one or worse, getting something cheaper and less thought out. This is almost 10 years of various projects/development opportunities that have seemed like a slam dunk and wind up being failures. The majority of this tends to be on the city's end with them either wanting more money from companies or just not wanting to execute leases for unknown reasons. I'm just tired of such great projects that would help define our city go to the wayside because of stupidity.