NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread

[dgpatel]

The Dome Re-skin is complete!!!! Now I can't wait for the construction equipment to be moved, so an awesome new skyline shot can be taken. Please post if you find or have one!

http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010...ructure_9.html

[LouisianaRush]

Inland cruising will return to the Mississippi River in 2012

Published: Monday, October 04, 2010, 12:36 PM



Cruise Lines debuts an as-yet-unnamed sternwheeler in New Orleans, the company said recently.

The so-called brown-water cruise will operate a route similar to that run by the now-defunct Delta Queen Steamboat Company, with a final destination in Memphis and six stops along the way, including Baton Rouge and Natchez, Miss.

The first cruise will leave New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2012, on a seven-night trip, the company said. The vessel, which is still under construction, will accommodate 140 passengers, said Timothy Beebe, vice president of marketing for the Guilford, Conn.-based company. It will have five decks, lounges and a library.

more.....http://www.nola.com/business/index.s..._to_bring.html

[Nolacat157]

Originally Posted by tennis1400

I saw in the newspaper that the new GM of Harrahs New Orleans says to expect some big announcements about the property and Fulton Street in the next few weeks. Any ideas what hes going to announce?

Former New Orleans Saints Quarterback Archie Manning has teamed up with Harrah's New Orleans Hotel & Casino to open a restaurant on Fulton Street, in the casino's entertainment corridor.

Groundbreaking on Manning's is scheduled for January 2011.

The restaurant, which will feature a bar and courtyard, will open in fall 2011. The Fulton Street corridor is now home to Ruth's Chris Steak House, Gordon Biersch Restaurant, Grand Isle Restaurant, Ernst Cafe and Aidan Gill.

http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...back_arch.html

[tennis1400]

Interesting Im guessing since it says courtyard that this building is going to be built on the cemented area between Fulton and South Peters behind the hotel. Good riddance of another surface lot. Hopefully there will be some more announcements about the property in the future!

[tennis1400]

New Lincoln Dealership prototype store.

http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...or-dealership/

[sguil1]

LCRC UPDATE
http://lcrcupdate.blogspot.com/

The exterior 'skin" of the building is 65% complete and major equipment installation and rough in is nearing completion. Installation of sheetrock has begun on the interior walls. With 162 workers on the site, overall, the project is now 60% complete and on still on schedule.

Here are some interesting statistics:


24,000 SF of glass has been installed. That's enough to fully cover 5 full size basketball courts
The building has 55,605 lineal feet of conduit (10 miles). Enough to run the entire length of St. Charles Avenue twice.
170,000 lineal feet (or 32 miles) of metal studs are in the building. If placed end to end, they would wrap around the Superdome 250 times.

[Uptowner]

City debuts new website http://www.nola.gov

[tennis1400]

More info on Archie Mannings new restaurant/sports bar "Mannings"

http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...ports-the.html

[tennis1400]

Xavier's new Qatar Pavilion is dedicated today.








http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.s...ilding_is.html

[camkazaam]

I was driving on Leon C. Simon and saw some pretty big concrete pilings sticking out of the field across from Ben Franklin High School, right by Elysian Fields. I figured this was probably something being built for UNO, but there weren't any signs. What is this going to be?

[tennis1400]

Think its the Mosquito Control headquaters. I posted on it a thread page or two back

[camkazaam]

Originally Posted by tennis1400

Think its the Mosquito Control headquaters. I posted on it a thread page or two back

Really?! As a Franklin graduate, I can tell you: there may be an explosive blend of mosquito-control chemicals and marijuana smoke under those oak trees!

I am disappointed to hear this. I was hoping it would be something good, like an academic building. Who wants to go to school next to a mosquito-control building?

[ardecila]

Shelter designs for the three French Quarter/CBD projects:

Loyola-UPT Line


UPT Shelter (will include a transfer facility to buses)


Preliminary designs for Rampart/St. Claude and Convention Center

[rschin2]

ardecila, where did you get those renderings from?

[greenparrot]

Originally Posted by camkazaam

Really?! As a Franklin graduate, I can tell you: there may be an explosive blend of mosquito-control chemicals and marijuana smoke under those oak trees!

I am disappointed to hear this. I was hoping it would be something good, like an academic building. Who wants to go to school next to a mosquito-control building?

relax...they will survive over at BF

Brief Description of Project
a. Proposed Function of Mosquito Control Administration and Rodent Control
Laboratory Building: Consolidation of Mosquito Control Administration and
Rodent Control Laboratory Building into one elevated new office on a new site
(Parcel 2A, Leon C. Simon Drive and Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA).
b. Approximate Size or Capacity of Mosquito Control Administration and Rodent
Control Laboratory Building
i. The raised building will be an approximately 20,000 square feet.
ii. The building will house administration staff and a rodent control
laboratory.
iii. The building will be 3-stories with first floor parking.
c. Public Agency’s Key Factors for Mosquito Control Administration and Rodent
Control Laboratory Building
i. Easement requirement dictates a building width not to exceed 60 feet.
ii. An estimated preliminary budget between $3,500,000.00 and
$5,000,000.00 has been established.

[Uptowner]

Some photos I found of airport construction.

[Nolacat157]

Chevron Place to Become the City Centre of New Orleans

Download image NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- An institutional caliber New Orleans skyscraper formerly known as Chevron Place today joined the billion dollar business momentum that New Orleans has generated since hurricane Katrina remodeled the city. The 21-story office tower located at the corner of O'Keefe and Gravier streets was acquired today by Kingfish Development, LLC. The skyscraper will be renamed City Centre of New Orleans and it will become a hub for technology based companies, entrepreneurs and companies who want a prestigious downtown business address. Once fully occupied City Centre will bring 700-800 jobs into the Central Business District.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...105245828.html

[Mopacs]

Originally Posted by Nolacat157

Chevron Place to Become the City Centre of New Orleans

Download image NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- An institutional caliber New Orleans skyscraper formerly known as Chevron Place today joined the billion dollar business momentum that New Orleans has generated since hurricane Katrina remodeled the city. The 21-story office tower located at the corner of O'Keefe and Gravier streets was acquired today by Kingfish Development, LLC. The skyscraper will be renamed City Centre of New Orleans and it will become a hub for technology based companies, entrepreneurs and companies who want a prestigious downtown business address. Once fully occupied City Centre will bring 700-800 jobs into the Central Business District.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...105245828.html

Is this the building that the city once considered purchasing for city offices?

[Nolacat157]

Originally Posted by Mopacs

Is this the building that the city once considered purchasing for city offices?

Yes, same building Nagin wanted to buy to be the new City Hall.

[SlidellWx]

Glad to see the former Chevron buiding being put back into commerce. That part of the CBD is kind of a dead area right now. Hoping this will spark further investment in the Tulane/Loyola part of the CBD.