NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread

[IceCream]

This is pretty sexy There's a lot of pictures, etc on their Facebook page, FYI

http://www.nola.com/drink/index.ssf/..._river_default

John Keife, who recently opened the wine and liquor store Keife & Co., aims to have the best spirit selection in New Orleans. He figures that would also mean his CBD shop would have the best spirit selection in Louisiana and probably even the entire South.

The store opened August 1 and Keife is still building up the inventory in the sleek space with polished concrete floors and crystal chandeliers. Already, though, the impressive selection of obscure amaros, liqueurs and other cocktail ingredients would make any cocktail geek wish they had enough cash to buy one of every bottle on the shelves....

[tennis1400]

In case anyone was wondering Im not dead . Ive been out of town for a few weeks and will be out of town til at least monday. Will have some updates when I get back. Cheers guys! Dont forget to sign petitions in support of Elisio Lofts.


Coming Attractions The New Orleans Planning Commission approved a request to allow Kermit Ruffins to reopen the Mother-In-Law Lounge, restoring the Treme landmark and allowing for live music every night of the week. Ruffins put a lot of money into reopening the bar before getting caught up in rezoning purgatory, and he "wants to get some of my monies back" asap. He now awaits the go-ahead from City Council. [Nola.com]


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[rcp11889]

Originally Posted by tennis1400

In case anyone was wondering Im not dead . Ive been out of town for a few weeks and will be out of town til at least monday. Will have some updates when I get back. Cheers guys! Dont forget to sign petitions in support of Elisio Lofts.


Coming Attractions The New Orleans Planning Commission approved a request to allow Kermit Ruffins to reopen the Mother-In-Law Lounge, restoring the Treme landmark and allowing for live music every night of the week. Ruffins put a lot of money into reopening the bar before getting caught up in rezoning purgatory, and he "wants to get some of my monies back" asap. He now awaits the go-ahead from City Council. [Nola.com]


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Where is there a support petition for Elisio. I want to sign.

[ardecila]

Keife & Co. is awesome. We really need more businesses (or any retail, really) on that stretch of Howard.

So many of those buildings are really anti-urban and fortress-like, which creates a huge gulch between the Warehouse District and Uptown. The highway is another factor, but it would be so much better if Howard was active. I want that damn gas station to go up in a fiery plume of smoke. They can reopen on Simon Bolivar or something.

[IceCream]

There was an article about how Taylor Energy just bought the UNO building on Lee Circle from the UNO Foundation. I was under the impression that Taylor always owned it, but apparently they were just leasing it. That will give a big chunk of additional endowment funds to the UNO Foundation.

That aside, is there any reason why the OLD gas station on Lee Circle hasn't been bought and developed? You'd think Lee Circle would be a prime address but that damned thing has been vacant for years.... I assume they would have to clean up the old tanks, etc?

[jjslonaker]

On South Market's Facebook page they just put new renderings of it up! I think it looks pretty good from what they are showing.

[Chris from N.O.]

Originally Posted by jjslonaker

On South Market's Facebook page they just put new renderings of it up! I think it looks pretty good from what they are showing.

This:

looks awesome.

[ardecila]

Sick. Reminds me of the newer infill in SoHo and TriBeCa. I don't think other cities are really building stuff like this, so it looks great.

Also... East Oak? I hope this means the actual West Elm is in talks.

[DillardAlum]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Sick. Reminds me of the newer infill in SoHo and TriBeCa. I don't think other cities are really building stuff like this, so it looks great.

Also... East Oak? I hope this means the actual West Elm is in talks.

I agree! I immediately thought of Soho when I saw this. It is much better than the Atlanta-like infill of the previous renderings. This is very exciting.

[v-chop]

So is this the corner of Rampart & Girod?


And is this O'Keefe & Girod? Looks like Entergy in background.


O'Keefe & Lafayette?

[onlyinnola]

Those look amazing. Is there a timeframe on phases of construction?

[Uptowner]

Yes, I love those renderings. I would love to see more of the northeastern style of infill around the city. I think it looks a lot better than the Houston-ish/Atlanta-ish buildings that have been popping up. I think those styles would work better in Metairie or somewhere.

[ardecila]

It's no great mystery... You just have to be "dress conservatively" and restrict the architecture to a single material. Resist the urge to swap in areas of stucco, shingling, precast concrete, or metal.

These South Market buildings do have black metal sections, but they're designed to look like additions. The small panes on the windows also contribute to the industrial look, and the lack of balconies.

I also really like this white stucco look, which Sean Cummings is using for the shorter (east) building at Elisio. This is a cool one in London with a nice spacious feeling. I think this stuff is pretty appropriate for New Orleans if it was blended with porch/gallery systems.

[jbs2886]

Originally Posted by tennis1400

In case anyone was wondering Im not dead . Ive been out of town for a few weeks and will be out of town til at least monday. Will have some updates when I get back. Cheers guys! Dont forget to sign petitions in support of Elisio

come back soon, I need a huge permit update!

[NOLAforME]

Originally Posted by Chris from N.O.

This:

looks awesome.

Beautiful Design! I hope a few more overhangs at street level are included, Everything looks like it was very well thought out

[MNT]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Also... East Oak? I hope this means the actual West Elm is in talks.

I had that same thought! The look of that "Home & Design" sign looks like they're shooting for Crate & Barrel, too. Sure it's just aspirational but I like the mindset.

[Uptowner]

Elisio opposition -_- http://www.faubourgmarigny.org/sizematters.htm

[N830MH]

Originally Posted by MNT

I had that same thought! The look of that "Home & Design" sign looks like they're shooting for Crate & Barrel, too. Sure it's just aspirational but I like the mindset.

Can I ask a question for you? Is that office or apartment? I am not quite sure for which one is that. I think they will built new restaurant or shopping center.

[Blitzen]

Just discovered a construction webcam for the new LSU Health Sciences building going up on Tulane and S. Prieur Street. And below is the link to the University Hospital construction cam in case you haven't seen that one already too.

http://lsuhealthfoundation.workzonecam.com/

http://www.earthcam.com/client/skanskamapp/umc/?cam=wzc

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And, in case people didn't know, the new Fox8 sports studio in Benson tower has been completed:

[tennis1400]

New NOPD Fifth District Station Breaks Ground:



New Orleans, LA – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and City officials broke ground on the new NOPD Fifth District Police Station at 3900 North Claiborne Avenue. This $7.2 million, 17,600 square foot facility will support hundreds of officers and provide critical support to the St. Claude and Lower Ninth Ward communities.


http://www.nola.gov/PRESS/City-Of-Ne...E-STATION.aspx


NOFD Engine 22-39

Link to bid documents for this new station on North Claiborne.



http://www.purchasing.cityofno.com/b...Url=activeBids



Sanchez (Copelin-Byrd) Center and Pool. Base Bid: new 65,000 sq ft steel building with glass, masonry, and insulated metal panel envelope. Plans include site improvements, landscape, site lighting, and all improvements indicated on documents.



http://www.purchasing.cityofno.com/b...Url=activeBids


South Market District Apartment Building on BZA Docket

ITEM 18 – Docket Number: 206-12
Applicant or Agent: South Market District, LLC
Property Location: 611 O’Keefe Street Zip: 70113
Bounding Streets: O’Keefe, Girod, S. Rampart, & Lafayette Sts.
Square Number: 273 Lot: 7, 8, A, 12, 14, 15
Zoning District: CBD-5 Central Business District ZBM: C-14
Historic District: N/A Planning District: 1
Existing Use: Surface Parking Lot
Proposed Use: Mixed-Use (Retail and Apartments)
Request Citation: This request is for a variance from the provisions of Article 6, Section 6.6.7 (Table
6.F), Article 6, Section 6.13.1, and Article 15, Section 15.3.1 (Table 15.G) of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance.
Request:
This request is to permit the construction of a mixed-use building with a front building wall greater than
fifty feet (50’), insufficient minimum open space, and insufficient off-street loading.
Requested Waivers:
Section 6.13.1 – Special Regulations for Front Building Walls in CBD Districts
Required: 50’ Proposed: 62’ 8” Waiver: 12’ 8”
Section 6.6.7 (Table 6.F) – Minimum Open Space Ratio
Required: .10 Proposed: 0 at 1st Level Waiver: .10
Section 15.3.1 (Table 15.G) – Off-Street Loading
Required: 4 Spaces Proposed: 1 Space Waiver: .3 Spaces


Dat Dog Plans Expansion to Magazine

Despite a tinge of apprehension from the Garden District Association, Constantine Georges and Skip Murray, owners of Dat Dog, are planning to expand their uptown hot dog empire to Magazine Street. The Uptown Messenger reports that the location of interest is the uniform store at 3336 Magazine.



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New rendering of Dooky Chase at the airport: