NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread

[N.O.L.A.]

Mid-City VA street closures approved. More positive news for the hospitals.

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

[sguil1]

I expect the ball to really get rolling over the next year or so on the new hospitals. Going to be a massive economic boost for the city. Also with the la cancer researc center and bioinnovation center uner construction, the healthcare sector could really diversify the local economy.

[Uptowner]

I have a bad feeling about the Hospitals for some reason. I agree that a new hospital/or a reconstructed one is a top priority for the city, but my gut instinct does not like this deal.

[greenparrot]

Originally Posted by Uptowner

I have a bad feeling about the Hospitals for some reason. I agree that a new hospital/or a reconstructed one is a top priority for the city, but my gut instinct does not like this deal.

that's because our city & state government is involved...reason to be suspicious. Nevertheless, billions of dollars of investment, an incremmental incease in very good paying jobs and the the revitalization of a neighborhood that is very run down with no hopes for any substantive change seems to be a good thing. Not to mention the positives that will accrue to surrounding ares i.e Tulane corridor and the rest of Mid City.

I heard during the city planning commission meeting that there was something like 180 properties in the VA section with 1/2 un-occupied. There was also 50 something historically significant properties (whatever that means) and only 5 at this point have elected to move with financial assistance. This is our last best chance to actually make something significant out of that area of the city.

[sguil1]

Business groups urge Gov. Bobby Jindal, others to fast-track hospital construction

"The VA is targeting an August ground-breaking"

http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf...gov_bobby.html

...also saw a story on wwl about dixie brewery. Apparently state has tried to buy it numerous times but unable to contact owners. City has fined owners $15,000 + for blight. Hopefully this building can be restored with the new hospital plans...

[Uptowngirl]

I saw that story. Unbelievable...are property taxes being paid for the building?

If not seize it.

[sguil1]

Renderings of interior renovations scheduled for the superdome. Article mentions the plans for the pre-game area outside but no finite plans given.

http://superdome.com/index.php?optio...d=71&Itemid=71

[rschin2]

sounds like ground should be broken on these hospitals soon! Can't wait to see this finally happen.

[greenparrot]

Originally Posted by sguil1

Renderings of interior renovations scheduled for the superdome. Article mentions the plans for the pre-game area outside but no finite plans given.

http://superdome.com/index.php?optio...d=71&Itemid=71

check out this interview wL Doug Thornton...click under his picture

http://wistradio.com/

[blueingreen]

Does anyone know what the pilings on the uptown side of Tulane Ave. are for?

Near I-10

[tennis1400]

What part of Tulane?

[Uptowner]

Originally Posted by tennis1400

What part of Tulane?

Only thing on the uptown side of Tulane right by I-10 is the Cancer Center.

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[SlidellWx]

There is a very large crane along I-10 in New Orleans East between Read and Crowder. I think a new apartment development is going up in that area.

[greenparrot]

Originally Posted by SlidellWx

There is a very large crane along I-10 in New Orleans East between Read and Crowder. I think a new apartment development is going up in that area.

i think...hope!!!....it's an elderly complex

[midcity]

Originally Posted by sguil1

Business groups urge Gov. Bobby Jindal, others to fast-track hospital construction

"The VA is targeting an August ground-breaking"

http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf...gov_bobby.html

...also saw a story on wwl about dixie brewery. Apparently state has tried to buy it numerous times but unable to contact owners. City has fined owners $15,000 + for blight. Hopefully this building can be restored with the new hospital plans...

Why would it be difficult to contact the Bruno's about their historic property that housed an historic brewery? It seems like it would be easy. As recently as a year ago the Bruno's were quoted as saying they were still trying to bring Dixie back, but I've always wondered how that would fit in with the hospital plans.

Also, the Times-Pic printed a photo last Tuesday of the demolition of the Goodwill Building on Jeff Davis with a caption that read that it was to make room for an office building. Does anyone know what office building will be built there?

[tennis1400]

The Dixie building could be amazing. With all this hospital development and the new criminal complex rebuild, not to mention the massive amounts of rentals added to Tulane I think the building will be primed for a major renovation. Perhaps something along the lines of the American Can Company.

[sgray]

Originally Posted by blueingreen

Does anyone know what the pilings on the uptown side of Tulane Ave. are for?

Near I-10

If we are thinking about the same site, it's to be a retail center, primarily for the new apartment complex across the street.

[sguil1]

Construction wraps up on Lower Garden District soundstages
POSTED: 02:30 PM Tuesday, March 2, 2010
BY: CityBusiness staff reports
TAGS: Diane Wheeler-Nicholson, Second Line Stages, Susan Brennan, Trey Burvant
Construction is complete on a soundstage facility in the Lower Garden District.

A ribbon-cutting will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday for Second Line Stages at 800 Richard St., a $32 million project from owner and developer Susan Brennan and film consultants Trey Burvant and Diane Wheeler-Nicholson.

A mix of federal and state tax credits, combined with upfront financing, funded the project.

It involved turning a former taxi garage at Annunciation and Richard streets into two soundstages and three support structures.

New construction includes a four-story office facility, a third soundstage and a digital screening facility with seating for 50.•

[Uptowner]

Originally Posted by sgray

If we are thinking about the same site, it's to be a retail center, primarily for the new apartment complex across the street.

Isn't that on the downtown side?
The only site that I've seen with piles on Tulane recently is a grass lot 3 or 4 blocks back from the LCRC site. The piles appear to have been test piles that have been there for a while. The only active construction on that side is LCRC.

[SlidellWx]

I drove by the Second Line Stages last month, and it's an impressive redevelopment of the old warehouses. Here's to seeing more of these popping up around town. The city also...finally...repaved the streets around there. Thank God!