NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread - Page 524

KermitFrog · #**10461** Posted **Nov 10, 2015, 2:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by tennis1400

Interesting news via Canal Street Beat. Looks like the Pythian is starting construction next week after closing financing. The ongoing work has just been demo to prepare for the renovation.

Other interesting tidbits:

- Commercial tenants will include a 20,000-square-foot public market similar to St. Roch and Dryades Public Market, a physical therapy center, and a health care clinic.

- will include 69 one-and two-bedroom market rate and lower-income apartments on the upper floors and roughly 40,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and mezzanine area.

http://canalstreetbeat.com/25-millio...und-next-week/

CityBusiness did a story earlier and offered a nicer rendering. I know its a paywall, but they deserve some credit too

http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...ilding-in-cbd/

tennis1400 · #**10462** Posted **Nov 10, 2015, 3:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by KermitFrog

CityBusiness did a story earlier and offered a nicer rendering. I know its a paywall, but they deserve some credit too

http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...ilding-in-cbd/

Ok didn't see that they wrote a story . Good to see the project isn't dead and is moving ahead . That's going to be a nice couple blocks right there

KermitFrog · #**10463** Posted **Nov 10, 2015, 5:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by tennis1400

Ok didn't see that they wrote a story . Good to see the project isn't dead and is moving ahead . That's going to be a nice couple blocks right there

Completely agree. Total change between this and the Rault project.

tennis1400 · #**10464** Posted **Nov 10, 2015, 8:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by KermitFrog

Completely agree. Total change between this and the Rault project.

In that two block area you have Joie de Vivre, Canopy By Hilton, Moxi Hotel CBD, Union Street Hotel, NOPSI Hotel, The California Building, 133 Elk Place, and The Pythian, and Common Street Apartments expansion. Quite a change going on right now.

prokowave · #**10465** Posted **Nov 10, 2015, 11:35 PM**

I've reorganized the list and moved a few (starred) projects to reflect that site work has begun. The garage behind the First Bank and Trust building is built out to O'Keefe and it looks like the Dave and Buster's building and garage will be going vertical soon.

Under Construction:
Hotel:
Rault Building: 185 hotel rooms
Moxy Hotel Conversion
NOPSI Building - 217 room hotel
SMD Ace Hotel: 234 rooms
*317 North Rampart Street Homewood Suites: ~200 rooms
*Cambria Suites - 162 rooms

Residential:
925 Common St. Apartments, Phase 2: ~100 units
Beacon at South Market District- 114 apartments
Oak St. Condos: 20 units
Freret St. Condos: 30 units
California Building -155 apartments
Factors Row: 49 apartment units and 10,000 sf retail
Iberville Redevelopment
*1031 Canal: 240 units residential

Combo/Other:
Jung Hotel Renovation: 175 apt + 145 hotel
FQ hotel renovation- 80 and apartments
GNO Foundation Office Building
Garage on Poydras/Dave and Buster’s+ retail
WW2 Museum Garage and Hotel
Garage behind First Bank and Trust Building
V.A. Hospital
*MSY/New Orleans International Airport North Terminal

Proposed/Planning:
Hotel:
Virgin Hotel: 183 rooms
WTC Four Seasons: 350 Rooms + 76 res units
New Moxy Hotel on St. Charles Ave.
Hotel Loren on Canal Street: 122 rooms
Oil and Gas Building: Canopy Hotel by Hilton: 182 rooms
UNO Technology Building: 105 Towneplace + 78 Springhill Suites

Residential:
Pythian Building on Loyola - 69 units+ 40,000 sf retail
Standard at South Market District - 89 apmt
Jackson Ave. Hospital Reno: 211 units
Parkway Apartments: ~200 units
Vaucresson Factory Site - 53 residential units
1581 Magazine Street - 36 Units
1476 Magazine St. Apartments
Granaio - 18 units
Via Latrobe in the Bywater - 260 units + 23k sf commercial
Bywater Condos: 16 units
Former Hubig’s site- 8 units
Holy Cross Re-development
Turnbull Bakeries - 15 homes in Irish Channel
Banks St. Condos: 17 units

Combo/Other:
Port Marigny (Mandeville) 429 residential units + 120 unit hotel + 60k sq. ft. commercial
Federal City Redevelopment: 1600 residential units + hotel + 356,000 sq. ft. of office and commercial
Trade District: Convention Center Mixed-Use Development

tennis1400 · #**10466** Posted **Nov 11, 2015, 2:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by prokowave

I've reorganized the list and moved a few (starred) projects to reflect that site work has begun. The garage behind the First Bank and Trust building is built out to O'Keefe and it looks like the Dave and Buster's building and garage will be going vertical soon.

Under Construction:
Hotel:
Rault Building: 185 hotel rooms
Moxy Hotel Conversion
NOPSI Building - 217 room hotel
SMD Ace Hotel: 234 rooms
*317 North Rampart Street Homewood Suites: ~200 rooms
*Cambria Suites - 162 rooms

Residential:
925 Common St. Apartments, Phase 2: ~100 units
Beacon at South Market District- 114 apartments
Oak St. Condos: 20 units
Freret St. Condos: 30 units
California Building -155 apartments
Factors Row: 49 apartment units and 10,000 sf retail
Iberville Redevelopment
*1031 Canal: 240 units residential

Combo/Other:
Jung Hotel Renovation: 175 apt + 145 hotel
FQ hotel renovation- 80 and apartments
GNO Foundation Office Building
Garage on Poydras/Dave and Buster’s+ retail
WW2 Museum Garage and Hotel
Garage behind First Bank and Trust Building
V.A. Hospital
*MSY/New Orleans International Airport North Terminal

Proposed/Planning:
Hotel:
Virgin Hotel: 183 rooms
WTC Four Seasons: 350 Rooms + 76 res units
New Moxy Hotel on St. Charles Ave.
Hotel Loren on Canal Street: 122 rooms
Oil and Gas Building: Canopy Hotel by Hilton: 182 rooms
UNO Technology Building: 105 Towneplace + 78 Springhill Suites

Residential:
Pythian Building on Loyola - 69 units+ 40,000 sf retail
Standard at South Market District - 89 apmt
Jackson Ave. Hospital Reno: 211 units
Parkway Apartments: ~200 units
Vaucresson Factory Site - 53 residential units
1581 Magazine Street - 36 Units
1476 Magazine St. Apartments
Granaio - 18 units
Via Latrobe in the Bywater - 260 units + 23k sf commercial
Bywater Condos: 16 units
Former Hubig’s site- 8 units
Holy Cross Re-development
Turnbull Bakeries - 15 homes in Irish Channel
Banks St. Condos: 17 units

Combo/Other:
Port Marigny (Mandeville) 429 residential units + 120 unit hotel + 60k sq. ft. commercial
Federal City Redevelopment: 1600 residential units + hotel + 356,000 sq. ft. of office and commercial
Trade District: Convention Center Mixed-Use Development

There is a 6 story 30 unit condo building planned for 923 Julia

and a seperate neighboring redevelopment of all the parcels on the corner of Julia and Okeefe. This will have street level retail as well.

Also large hotel complex planned on corner of St Charles Ave and Washington.

theres also Audubon Hotel conversion on St Charles.

The Governors House Hotel on Claiborne and Canal.

The Bayou St John Development from Sidney Torres

GNOCHI Institute

Fairmont Hotel Conversion on Baronne

JW Marriot Upgrade including FOGO De Chao.

Union Street Hotel

Royal Cosmopolitan Hotel

600 Commerce Block Apartments project

The Maestri Condos

I think thats most of the big projects .

jjslonaker · #**10467** Posted **Nov 11, 2015, 8:02 PM**

They have bulldozers and trucks out doing work, finally this building is getting started!

tennis1400 · #**10468** Posted **Nov 12, 2015, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjslonaker

They have bulldozers and trucks out doing work, finally this building is getting started!

Yeah On my way to Saenger last night I noticed bulldozers spreading dirt etc... this thing is definitely Under Construction now.

Pile driving for North Terminal at Airport:

typo86 · #**10469** Posted **Nov 15, 2015, 5:24 PM**

Finally...

KermitFrog · #**10470** Posted **Nov 16, 2015, 2:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by typo86

Finally...

Those are test piles at the airport, according to airport officials, but its still progress I guess!!

tennis1400 · #**10471** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 1:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by KermitFrog

Those are test piles at the airport, according to airport officials, but its still progress I guess!!

Yes but its progress for sure. Heres some closer pics I took back there:

SlidellWx · #**10472** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:55 AM**

It's good to see that construction has officially started on the new terminal. Test piles are always the first sign of construction for any large project down here.

I do hope the airport is prepared to expand the terminal pretty much right after it opens given that the airlines are already using 32 gates in the current building.

prokowave · #**10473** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 6:28 PM**

Nice article, with pictures, of the Pythian development:

http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...incart_m-rpt-2

As I'm trying to update my list, I couldn't find much on the following projects mentioned by tennis:
hotel complex planned on corner of St Charles Ave and Washington.
GNOCHI Institute
Fairmont Hotel Conversion on Baronne
Union Street Hotel
600 Commerce Block Apartments project

I'm sure they've been discussed, but if anyone can jog my memory, that would be great. It's quite something that there are so many projects going on that it's difficult to keep track!

tennis1400 · #**10474** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by prokowave

Nice article, with pictures, of the Pythian development:

http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...incart_m-rpt-2

As I'm trying to update my list, I couldn't find much on the following projects mentioned by tennis:
hotel complex planned on corner of St Charles Ave and Washington.
GNOCHI Institute
Fairmont Hotel Conversion on Baronne
Union Street Hotel
600 Commerce Block Apartments project

I'm sure they've been discussed, but if anyone can jog my memory, that would be great. It's quite something that there are so many projects going on that it's difficult to keep track!

GNOCHI is the culinary school taking over the Louisiana Artworks Building by Lee circle.

600 commerce apartments is a project planned right next to Cambria Suites

Fairmont is just a conversion of comfort in on 300 blockof baronne

union street hotel is a couple of three four story structures on Union Street across from NOPSI and behind Holiday Inn express that being renovated into a boutique hotel and bar.

the hotel on Washington and St Charles is the hotel from the halperns furniture store folks who are also doing a microbrewery on that block.

Also the thing that excited me most about the pythian is its focusing on middle income renters. Don't want New Orleans CBD to be saturated with only very high end. A mixture of different income levels is healthy(especially middle income folks who are often over looked)

I hope part of Charity can be geared to med students and the like. Many of those who cant afford current downtown rents. Would be nice to keep them in the area day and night!

CheeburgerCheeburger · #**10475** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 2:04 PM**

The Halperns hotel is at Melpomene/St. Charles: http://uptownmessenger.com/2014/09/p...ue-oaks-hotel/

Haven't heard much about it lately.

tennis1400 · #**10476** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 2:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by CheeburgerCheeburger

The Halperns hotel is at Melpomene/St. Charles: http://uptownmessenger.com/2014/09/p...ue-oaks-hotel/

Haven't heard much about it lately.

I do know the microbrewery filed for a permit to start. think the project was always supposed to be done in phases.

prokowave · #**10477** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 10:50 PM**

A number of large projects have recently been approved by the council:

Via Latrobe in the Bywater
Parkway Apartments at Washington Avenue and South Jefferson Davis Parkway
Former Sara Mayo Hospital site renovation (approved reduced density of 111 units)
225 State Street Condos - replacing an existing 70 unit, 13 building complex
Audubon Hotel

Also all 64 properties in NORA's latest auction have sold.

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Buyers are required to build on or rehabilitate the property within a year of the sale, in accordance with all required city building ordinances and codes.

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com...erties-sold-at

tennis1400 · #**10478** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 5:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by prokowave

A number of large projects have recently been approved by the council:

Via Latrobe in the Bywater
Parkway Apartments at Washington Avenue and South Jefferson Davis Parkway
Former Sara Mayo Hospital site renovation (approved reduced density of 111 units)
225 State Street Condos - replacing an existing 70 unit, 13 building complex
Audubon Hotel

Also all 64 properties in NORA's latest auction have sold.

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com...erties-sold-at

Good to hear about the state street condos.

Pic of my house under construction:

Crane Being Assembled at The Jung Hotel Site:

tennis1400 · #**10479** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 2:23 PM**

Also I posted the plans for Nopsi hotel on my blog too .

http://djsnola.tumblr.com/

prokowave · #**10480** Posted **Nov 21, 2015, 3:41 PM**

I think the state street project will look be better than what's currently there. Although it is disappointing to see an overall decline in units and a higher end orientation. I knew a lot of students and university employees who lived in that complex. The orientation also bugs me. Surely they could rotate it a little and preserve green space on all sides (and more between the neighbors) and align it with the streets.

Still, a big increase in housing is coming with the other approved projects. I wonder if the Sara Mayo developers will continue to fight for more units or if the approval for lower density will delay that project significantly. That's a good spot for quick access to the CBD and expressway, not to mention near several bus lines.

NOPSI looks very nice. If that corner is planned as an outdoor cafe, that could be a really cool spot.