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Old Posted Jul 5, 2007, 4:55 PM
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TwiRoPa Mills razed to allow redevelopment
Retail, residential planned for site Tuesday, July 03, 2007By Greg Thomas
TwiRoPa Mills, a former popular-music venue and long-ago twine factory on Tchoupitoulas, is being demolished to make way for the redevelopment of the Market Street power plant into a mixed-use complex that could involve a hotel, shops and residential units.

A Miami condominium developer known as The Midtown Group LLC acquired TwiRoPa, located at 1544 Tchoupitoulas, several years ago. In January the same group, working with T.J. Fisher of New Orleans, also purchased the nearby Market Street power plant from Entergy New Orleans for $10 million with plans to redevelop it.

Michael Samuels, who is a lead partner in Midtown Group in Miami, said last week that detailed plans for the conversion project will be released soon.
Local firm John C .William's Architects LLC is working on the project. He could not be reached Monday.

Mickey Palmer, who owns nearby A to Z Paper at 1560 Tchoupitoulas, said he was excited about the development.

"We're doing development on the riverfront, and that's where it's supposed to be," Palmer said.

Palmer said he has not been approached about the potential purchase of his building for the development, even though Samuels said he is considering buying additional properties in the area.

Samuels said full demolition of the Market Street plant should begin soon. He offered no timetable or detailed plans and said specifics will soon be announced.

TwiRoPa was once owned by Dr. Steve Lesser, who leased the property to the operators of the TwiRoPa Mills music venue, which never opened after Katrina.

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