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3925 Burgundy

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2723 S Broad St·Renovation (Non-Structural) ·Ref Code: 1SYVLS
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Type:
Renovation (Non-Structural)
Applicant:
Gary Krasnow
Status:
Application Submitted
Date Filed:
3/22/2017
Closed:
No
Description
Convert an existing tenant space into a 2173 sq ft micro-distllery (cidery) with Tasting Room as per plans.



Signage Application for The Jung:

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501 Elysian Fields Latest Design (Hampton Inn)

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940 Canal Renovation for Cleos:

[prokowave]

Have they announced any tenants for the Jung? It seems like we'd hear something about that soon.

It looks like the housing shortage is really catching up to the city. Only about 2000 new residents in the past year and about 6000 for the metro. We are going to all of the new units and more to maintain any growth - a lot of the CBD residential is being converted to airBnB.

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orlea...60fc9ca32.html

[tennis1400]

Originally Posted by prokowave

Have they announced any tenants for the Jung? It seems like we'd hear something about that soon.

It looks like the housing shortage is really catching up to the city. Only about 2000 new residents in the past year and about 6000 for the metro. We are going to all of the new units and more to maintain any growth - a lot of the CBD residential is being converted to airBnB.

Havent heard about any tenants but i dont even see any marketing for leasing it either.

[broadmoor]

Originally Posted by tennis1400

Another article on this one with some details and a rendering: http://www.bizneworleans.com/March-2...-Headquarters/

[tennis1400]

923 Julia St·New Construction ·Ref Code: QDEQKK
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Type:
New Construction
Applicant:
Kim Hosch
Status:
Application Submitted
Date Filed:
3/23/2017
Closed:
No
Description
New Construction of a six story, multi-family use structure

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4528 Freret St·New Construction ·Ref Code: DVPJ1V
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Type:
New Construction
Applicant:
Lawrence Linder
Status:
Application Submitted
Date Filed:
3/24/2017
Closed:
No
Description
New construction of 10 unit town homes. 5 units are to completed under this permit. Air rights over parking lot.






djsnola
2222 St Claude Ave·New Construction ·Ref Code: 6WDGHS
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Type:
New Construction
Applicant:
Gene Guidry
Status:
Application Submitted
Date Filed:
3/24/2017
Closed:
No
Description
Construction 1 story 7,096 SF new construction black box retail building.





djsnola
616 Baronne St·Renovation (Structural) · Permit #17-09164-RNVS ·Ref Code: 76QLE1
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Type:
Renovation (Structural)
Applicant:
Killista Construction LLC
Status:
Permit Issued
Date Filed:
3/17/2017
Closed:
No
Description
Structural roof repairs - install roof joists, truss, and decking as per drawing and estimate and HDLC (not visible) approval. No foundation work under this permit. No work to the front facade. No use and occupancy.

[thalia]

Post cards received today from HDLC, sounds like this was useful last time, but let me know if this is of any interest, I get these fairly often.:

1020 Annunciation St: Vanessa Smith-Torres, applicant; Bch Metal Works, LLC, owner; Preliminary review of massing for multi-story, multi-use building.

Hearing Date and Location:
Tuesday March 28 2017, appx 9:50 am.

1101 Annunciation St Juan Burciaga, applicant: 1101 Annunciation LLC, owner, New Construction of 6 stoer, 86,640 st ft storage building.

Tuesday March 28, 2017, appx 9:35am
HLS Conf. Rm. 8E10, City Hall

[SlidellWx]

Originally Posted by prokowave

Have they announced any tenants for the Jung? It seems like we'd hear something about that soon.

It looks like the housing shortage is really catching up to the city. Only about 2000 new residents in the past year and about 6000 for the metro. We are going to all of the new units and more to maintain any growth - a lot of the CBD residential is being converted to airBnB.

Definitely a driving factor. Very few gutted homes left to renovate in desirable areas like Mid-City and even Gentilly. Anecdotally, I know the area around a friends house off of Banks has seen 5 gutted properties renovated in the last two years, and the one remaining house a block over is being worked on right now. All of these new multi-family projects would not be on the drawing board or being built if the demand was not there.

[hightech1217]

Not a new development but the Curbed website listed the $225 million Children’s Hospital expansion as one of the 13 most important construction and development projects in the US among several supertalls proposed throughout the country. Weak!

http://www.curbed.com/2017/3/1/14719...on-development

It’s also depressing to see a city the size of Austin with close to 20 highrises proposed or under construction and NOLA has only 5. Many other cities across the south are booming in highrise construction. Only one of the handful proposed for NOLA, can even get started. We need outside investors… without any participation by local or state government entities.

http://austin.curbed.com/maps/tower-...ion-map-austin

[broadmoor]

Originally Posted by hightech1217

Not a new development but the Curbed website listed the $225 million Children’s Hospital expansion as one of the 13 most important construction and development projects in the US among several supertalls proposed throughout the country. Weak!

http://www.curbed.com/2017/3/1/14719...on-development

It’s also depressing to see a city the size of Austin with close to 20 highrises proposed or under construction and NOLA has only 5. Many other cities across the south are booming in highrise construction. Only one of the handful proposed for NOLA, can even get started. We need outside investors… without any participation by local or state government entities.

http://austin.curbed.com/maps/tower-...ion-map-austin

I mean I hate seeing other Southern cities develop faster than us, but Austin has 500k+ more residents in the city than we do, and almost 800k more in the metro area, so they're considerably larger than us now. I definitely think NOLA can sustain more high-rise development than is going on at this moment, but then again we started much further behind than a Texas city without much in the way of a well-developed, historic city center. We still have a lot of old stock out of use that needs to come back online before demand will dictate significant new construction.

That all being said, we're on the brink of having a sizeable upgrade in our skyline.

[SlidellWx]

There is no way New Orleans will ever see the type of highrise construction going on other cities simply due to the historic core of the city still existing. That is not a common attribute found in other southern cities.

Since the core still exists, there are more stringent zoning restrictions on how high a building can be built in many areas of the city. In other places, the Warehouse District and even parts of the Bywater would likely be filled with highrise condo and apartment towers, but that is not going to happen here. South Market District is one of the few areas where a height limit is not in place. There are some lots remaining between O'Keefe and Rampart that could potentially see highrise development in the future now that the CBD building stock has almost completely been used up. Otherwise, one is hard pressed to find a spot for new highrise development.

What you'll see here is continued development of new buildings between 3 and 8 floors that fit into the existing zoning requirements of the historic core neighborhoods.

[hightech1217]

Originally Posted by broadmoor

I mean I hate seeing other Southern cities develop faster than us, but Austin has 500k+ more residents in the city than we do, and almost 800k more in the metro area, so they're considerably larger than us now. I definitely think NOLA can sustain more high-rise development than is going on at this moment, but then again we started much further behind than a Texas city without much in the way of a well-developed, historic city center. We still have a lot of old stock out of use that needs to come back online before demand will dictate significant new construction.

That all being said, we're on the brink of having a sizeable upgrade in our skyline.

You're right, renovating vacant buildings has virtually eliminated the need for new construction. It's also better for the city to fill this existing stock first rather than have a lot of empty buildings falling down and occupied by vagrants. My concern is that new construction will be limited by being able to find vacant land downtown and by unreasonable height limits. Most of downtown is occupied by historic properties which are untouchable.

Also, I'm curious, was your last statement based on personal knowledge of something specific or just an optimism you have?

[tennis1400]

[Eightball]

Height limits need to be increased throughout the city to be honest

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by SlidellWx

There is no way New Orleans will ever see the type of highrise construction going on other cities simply due to the historic core of the city still existing. That is not a common attribute found in other southern cities.

Not southern, but plenty of cities balance historic preservation with highrise development. Baltimore, Boston, Philly come to mind.

Since the core still exists, there are more stringent zoning restrictions on how high a building can be built in many areas of the city. In other places, the Warehouse District and even parts of the Bywater would likely be filled with highrise condo and apartment towers, but that is not going to happen here. South Market District is one of the few areas where a height limit is not in place. There are some lots remaining between O'Keefe and Rampart that could potentially see highrise development in the future now that the CBD building stock has almost completely been used up. Otherwise, one is hard pressed to find a spot for new highrise development.

The "Trade District" at the south end of the LGD is ripe for highrise development. Lots of open land right in the heart of the city. Whatever isn't vacant is industrial warehouses, most of them undistinguished metal sheds. The lots are large, too, so they can accommodate large developments without having to painstakingly assemble small properties. If RTA extended the riverfront streetcar here and ran it at a decent frequency, this area would take off. Maybe move the tracks to Conv Center Blvd as was proposed before.

Also lots of vacant land/large sites in Algiers Point.

Of course, people in New Orleans oppose highrises on principle... NIMBYism is maybe understandable if somebody's actually proposing a tower in your backyard, or across the street. But a lot of these riverfront areas are industrial sites blocks away from the nearest homes, and neighborhood people will still try to stick their nose in it.

[SlidellWx]

The Trade District and surrounding area is definitely another area that is prime for highrise development, and I hope the vision proposed by the convention center becomes a reality. I do hope there are changes in height restrictions on major streets like Tulane Ave. and Canal St. Tulane, especially seems fitting for highrise development.

Given the fights that have occurred for smaller scale properties in the Warehouse District, Marigny, Bywater, and even Holy Cross, it's going to be tough to get anything taller than say 75 feet built in these areas. Algiers has some solid land to build on too, but I do wonder if there is as much demand to live across the river as opposed to the East Bank.

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ZONING DOCKET 029/17 – Request by 501 N GENOIS, LLC for a conditional use to permit a bar in an MU-1 Medium Intensity Mixed-Use District and the GC Greenway Corridor Design Overlay District, on Square 474, Lot X or Lots 14 through 18, in the Second Municipal District, bounded by North Genois Street, Toulouse Street, North Clark, North Jefferson Davis Parkway, and the Lafitte Greenway. The municipal address is 501 NORTH GENOIS STREET. (PD 4) (BD) (DEFERRED FROM THE MARCH 14, 2017 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING)