more info on the West Bank Riverfront proposal............
Kern is proposing multistory buildings mixing commercial and residential uses for each block. On the block farthest downriver, between Eliza and Slidell streets, Kern envisions a building with 104 apartments, 5,600 square feet of retail space and 197 parking spaces.
The block between Slidell and Homer streets would house 220 apartment units, nearly 13,000 square feet of retail space and 300 parking spaces.
Plans call for the buildings to get larger in the blocks farther upriver, closer to the bridge and farther away from the Algiers Point Historic District. Three of the seven blocks, those between Eliza and Newton streets, are in the historic section.
Kern has talked about buildings as high as 30 floors closer to the Crescent City Connection (CCC) bridge.
On the two blocks between Homer and Diana streets, Kern has suggested buildings that would each have 326 housing units, almost 14,000 square feet of commercial space and 559 parking spaces, according to the documents sent to the Planning Commission.
The developers are looking to use the two blocks closest to the bridge, those between DeArmas and Socrates streets, for a hotel, a cruise-ship terminal and a Mardi Gras museum to replace Mardi Gras World.
The developers' plans also suggest building a streetcar line to serve the area.
Last edited by fla_tiger; Aug 18, 2006 at 2:18 AM.
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