richyb83 Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Work ongoing at the South Chase Tower (right) retrofitting residential units on the upper floors of BR's 3rd Tallest building. Still need to check out the Roof top swimming pool on top of the Commerce Building (shorter gray bldg./Left) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dan326 Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) DDD gets grant for decorative crosswalks downtown The Downtown Development District this week announced it has received a Community Challenge Grant from AARP to implement decorative crosswalks at five intersections along Third Street from Convention Street to North Street. The crosswalk project aims to improve downtown safety and aesthetics while highlighting the city’s main arts and entertainment district, DDD says. The grant is not for a set amount yet, according to Ryan Benton, DDD development project director. These crosswalks will be designed to complement the one installed at Third and Florida streets in 2019, which incorporates motifs from the downtown wayfinding signage that are inspired by historic buildings and other elements of downtown Baton Rouge. Edited August 3, 2021 by dan326 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Moving from water to land: See what the new Hollywood Casino will look like in downtown Baton Rouge Hollywood Casino broke ground on its landside expansion Tuesday, putting it on track to be the first Baton Rouge casino to come off of the water. Hollywood announced plans in August 2020 to move off of its downtown riverboat and into an expanded land-based facility. The casino will spend $21 million to $25 million expanding its current dockside facility and turning the valet parking area into indoor space. The riverboat's 859 slot machines and 12 table games will be moved into what is now Hollywood’s atrium. Plans are to add a sports bar/entertainment venue with seating for 250, a sports viewing area and a Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken Restaurant, named after the former LSU basketball great. The sports bar or the viewing area could become a sports book, now that the state has approved sports betting. Casino Queen, based in East St. Louis, Illinois, is in the process of buying Hollywood. The deal is set to close in the second half of the year, pending regulatory approval. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_c84b90b0-f9e6-11eb-82ec-2f7d0032d606.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 New security cameras, pedal carriages coming to downtown https://www.businessreport.com/business/new-security-cameras-pedal-carriages-coming-to-downtown Other items discussed at the DDD meeting include: The commission voted to hire a consulting firm to assist in its ongoing executive director search. Chelsea’s Live, the live music venue returning to Baton Rouge in 1010 Nic, plans to open in December. Touchdown Express is returning after two years, and CATS buses will be available at two downtown locations to bring fans to and from Tiger Stadium on home game days. Funds from BREADA’s Farm Fete raffle will go to the Louisiana Small Farmers Disaster Fund, which will help Ida-affected area farmers. Farm Fete will be Sept. 19. The River Center Theatre’s completion date is Oct. 24, and the grand opening of the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center was pushed to Jan. 20, 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 First units at I Rivermark Centre scheduled for completion in mid-2022 https://www.businessreport.com/realestate/first-units-at-i-rivermark-centre-scheduled-for-completion-in-mid-2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 Three-story office building to be developed on Main Street Louisiana REALTORS commissioned and is planning to develop an office building at 861 Main Street, on the corner next to the association’s current office. business report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted November 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) THANKS for posting that Dan326 Is this the rendering? That looks like the same location....posted this back in July of 2020 Too bad the could not have merged into a 7-story mid rise office tower with Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors on North Street + Louisiana Associated General Contractors that opted out of the 4th floor Edited November 3, 2021 by richyb83 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted December 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 IT firm to lease space in the Fuqua Hardware Building downtown, hire 100 ‘as quickly as possible’ https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_471a3234-6350-11ec-a9b0-234fa9475ce1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted January 21 Author Report Share Posted January 21 Baton Rouge's newest art center is 'a dream come true.' Take a look inside. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_23b5f0e4-796c-11ec-a603-97f0884ab5ad.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 On 1/20/2022 at 9:43 PM, richyb83 said: Baton Rouge's newest art center is 'a dream come true.' Take a look inside. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_23b5f0e4-796c-11ec-a603-97f0884ab5ad.html Oh that's cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 (edited) Took this pic way back in late February; just never posted for some reason Nice looking new building on North Street & Sixth Street that was once an empty surface parking lot . Louisiana State Licensing Board Bldg is only 3 stories; because Louisiana Associated General Contractors decided not to be part of the project ; otherwise it would have been 4 floors This is what it originally was supposed to look like. Edited June 13 by richyb83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 (edited) I'd have preferred a larger structure, but that one came out pretty well. I like the huge windows and the awning on the first level that sort of draws your eyes along the buildings width. It feels like a mid century modern throwback, but a very good one. It looks like a high quality smaller "owner occupied" building that you'd see on the periphery of a downtown area on the west coast, or possibly in an outlying area in San Mateo county along El Camino or Rollins/Old Bayshore in the Burlingame area . Those are more suburban in format than downtown Baton Rouge. I could argue for or against considering [email protected] being within the downtown core. But either way, I like the building even if it's smaller than I'd have preferred. Edited June 13 by cajun 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 Yeah, I noticed the building did have a small setback with a flowerbed, like a hybrid downtown,/suburban lot. It is nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 Looks like a roof top pool on top of the old Chase South Tower nearly 300' feet high Photos: Crews Assemble Massive Crane Downtown https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/multimedia/photos/collection_6b4db596-fefe-11ec-a3a5-4fce026908ab.html#1 A massive, 800 ton crane, has been set-up blocking N. Fourth Street between Florida Street and Laurel Street in preparation for crews to use the heavy equipment to erect structural steel & a pool for rooftop work associated with 451 Florida Street in Baton Rouge, La. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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