New Orleans Development Thread

[NCB]

^That's great to hear. I had heard that the condos were not really selling at all, but I'm glad that source was wrong.

[NCB]

Plaza Tower Overhaul

Height: 47 storeys; 531 feet

Status: Under Construction

Location: Downtown New Orleans

Use: Condo's, retail

Current Tower(Left side of picture)

Completed Tower After Complete Renovation

[richyb83]

GREAT to see all these developments NCB. Very impressive ! That is why New Orleans is Louisiana's premier city !!! I love the high-rise condo's; but the warehouse condo's is very interesting. I am sure that it will really revitalize that area ! The D-Day Museum looks nice too !

? Are the Lakeshore Towers by Tammany Holding Corp. in Lakeshore Estates in Slidell still on the board ? The twin condo towers were to be 28 -stories . On a 10 acre island too. Price range of $ 375,000-$1,600,000 !

I was just wondering if the plans were scrapped after Katrina ?

Edited January 26, 2006 by richyb83

[tombarnes]

Does this mean that the Plaza Tower project is back on track? I thought it had been delayed or derailed. This is good to see.

[richyb83]

Coming from BR , I have always liked the Plaza Tower, the way it stood-out alone,as the dominate feature on the far right side of the N.O. skyline !

[TSmith]

Does this mean that the Plaza Tower project is back on track? I thought it had been delayed or derailed. This is good to see.

I know they got $25 million in financing shortly after the storm to get the project started. But, I'm still waiting for signs of activity, other than the trailer in place and the chain link fence that surrounds the property.

[NCB]

^When I was walking around the Plaza Tower site two weeks ago on a saturday, it looked like action on the site had picked up quite a bit, with workers on the site and machines starting some ground work.

[NCB]

I was just wondering if the plans were scrapped after Katrina ?

From what I have heard, the location for the project may be moved further inland, but the overall project is still on!

[NCB]

Anyone know of any other high rise developments in the New Orleans area? I'm getting info on one more small tower in the city, but I don't want to miss anything.

[Mikejesmike]

Here's the Vantage Tower website Vantage Towers I just found it so I'm going back after this to check it out.

[Mikejesmike]

Here's the one for Lakeshore Towers.

[NCB]

^Thanks for the Lakeshore Towers website, Mikejesmike!

Here is the rendering from the website.

[Spartan]

I'm not so sure I like the Lakeshore towers. Thats mostly based on their location in the middle of the lake I assume.

[NCB]

Thats mostly based on their location in the middle of the lake I assume.

Yep, they are going to be built on a small area of land that pokes out into Lake Ponchartrain near Slidell.

[Spartan]

It looks like they are going to create that land...

[NCB]

^I believe thats the plan, though I don't know if the towers will be moved further inland now after Katrina, like many other condo towers near Slidell have.

[NCB]

CBD condo plans inch forward

Carrollton-Claiborne corner to get a store

Article

[jeffschwartz]

HRI Condominiums

Height: Tower 1- 5 storeys, 55 feet Tower 2- 12 storeys 125 feet

Status: Proposed

Location: The Warehouse District-New Orleans

Use: Condo's, Apartments

Is this a new project, or is it the as-yet-incomplete portion of RiverGarden? Looks better than I anticipated.

Also, this thread should include Tracage:

http://www.nola.com/business/t-p/index.ssf...92217305010.xml

[NCB]

Is this a new project, or is it the as-yet-incomplete portion of RiverGarden? Looks better than I anticipated.

That project was proposed for the city a few weeks before Katrina, though has been been focused more upon recently.

[NCB]

Tracage

Height: 23 storey's; 250 feet

Status: Proposed

Location: Warehouse District, New Orleans

Use: Retail, Condo's

[NCB]

$30M condo deal gains momentum

From New Orleans City Business

[NCB]

A great development related article from Times Magazine..

New Orleans: A Future by the River?

Developers are planning for a boom-by the city's waterfront

Article

I'm very exited about the deal that was made with the Port of N.O. to open up four miles of riverfront land for development, I think this area is going to be very developed in the next few years, mostly by high-rises.

IMO, New Orleans is going to have a fantastic skyline in the next decade.

[tennis1400]

I think people should also remember the Convention Center Expansion. It should resume full construction again this summer. If you havent seen the renderings, it looks totally different from the existing halls. It is much more sleek , and has a wavy glass entrance. Then there is the erato street cruise terminal currently under construction.

[NCB]

^I guess I did forget about the Convention Center expansion. I'll definately add that as a development.

[dimebag1980]

Nothing against Baton Rouge, but I sincerely hope New Orleans is able to return to normal. I hope all those people move back to New Orleans, even if they have to live in high-rise apartments as opposed to flood-prone housing.

My wife and I were counting New Orleans out for the next few years, but we just might have to make it back down there soon. Too bad she's going to be working a lot of overtime on our anniversary this year (March 25,) because otherwise we'd be there.