River District / BR CBD South
Plans for the River District, a mixed-use project of residential units, office buildings and retail space that will be developed along Nicholson Drive between LSU and downtown were presented yesterday.
The project, as proposed, will be developed on 34.8 acres on both sides of Nicholson. Plans have been in the works for six years but were stalled by the national recession. Plans for the development include: 1,800 residential units—both condos and apartments—a 220-room hotel, 100,000 square feet of office space and 100,000 square feet of commercial space, including a 40,000-square-foot neighborhood grocery store or drugstore.
note* the development is adjacent to and immediately south of the recently announced Water Institute of the Gulf (Water Campus)
http://theadvocate.com/home/8214042-...n-as-nicholson
http://coastal.la.gov/the-water-campus/