Tulane Avenue to Get Cultural District Designation?
New businesses and homeowners popping up along Tulane Avenue in Mid-City may now be part of a state cultural district, thanks to an application submitted to the state’s cultural department, according...
View ArticleCity Council Shoots Down Bruno’s Granaio For No Good Reason
Last week, developer Josh Bruno’s proposed $20 million, 18 story luxury apartment development the Granaio went in front of the city council for approval. Bruno was seeking a decision by the council to...
View ArticleDevelopers Of 21-Story Canal Street Hotel Pull Their Proposal
Wischermann Partners Inc. and Jayshree Hospitality LLC, the co-developers of the proposed 21-story, 373-room hotel at the corner of Canal and Tchoupitoulas streets, have withdrawn their plans. The...
View Article$120 Million High-Rise Hotel at Canal and Tchoupitoulas Back In Action
A developer’s plan to build a 21 story, $120 million hotel at the foot of Canal Street is back on the block after getting denied by the City to demolish 4 buildings on the site. The proposal was...
View ArticleA New $.01 Sales Tax For Riverfront Development?
Nola.com reports that City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell is drafting legislation that would put a 1-cent sales tax on products sold at the Riverwalk Mall, apparently with support from the mall owners....
View ArticleNeighbors Organize To Fight Proposed $120 Million Canal Street High Rise
The Preservation Resource Center (PRC) has organized a neighborhood participation meeting to discuss a developer’s plan to build a $120 million hotel high rise at the foot of Canal Street. The PRC’s...
View ArticleNew Development Spurring CBD Renaissance [Video]
The long vacant Oil & Gas building sold in December for $7 million. The developer plans a new hotel. The abandoned Rault Center building at 1111 Gravier St. recently sold for $5.5 million and the...
View ArticleCity Council Green Lights New Uptown Bed and Breakfast Restaurant
Our friends at Uptown Messenger reported that the City Council approved plans for a new proposed restaurant at Magnolia Mansion (corner of Prytania and Jackson). The Magnolia Mansion bed-and breakfast...
View ArticleNew Retail Planned Across from Whole Foods at Broad & Bienville
New Orleans entrepreneur and developer Richard Baumy and his business partner have been actively working on the property on the corner of Broad and Bienville following their purchase of the space in...
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