NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread - Page 803

tennis1400 · #**16041** Posted **Jun 21, 2019, 9:46 PM**

Heritage Club Reception at the Rubensteins Building

Join PRC and the Rubenstein family for one of the final receptions in the Rubensteins’ building before its upper floors are transformed by MCC Group. Andre Rubenstein of Rubensteins and Joe Jaeger of MCC Group will share the history of this iconic building and preview plans for its redevelopment. Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. [NOTE: The Rubensteins clothing store is not part of this renovation and will not be closing.]

https://prcno.org/event/heritage-clu...eins-building/

tennis1400 · #**16042** Posted **Jun 21, 2019, 9:51 PM**

Development: An infill residential development is planned for this three-acre site, which contains a historic brick warehouse dating to the mid-19th century. The warehouse is a contributing structure to the Algiers Point Historic District and has had many different uses over the building’s history, including serving as a “hospital during the Civil War, a blacksmith shop and a locomotive repair shop,” according to an article on NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune, but it was most recently used as a bus barn by the Orleans Parish School Board. The property was auctioned by the school board in 2014 and sold to the current owners. Developer Pentek Homes is working with Adamick Architecture to plan a renovation that will convert the building for a mix of commercial and residential uses, and also plans to subdivide the remaining acreage into 20 lots for single-family residences. Adamick Architecture has submitted six house concepts to the Historic District Landmarks Commission for the new construction, of which three were recently approved. The approved house plans, including styles that resemble traditional camelback shotguns and double-gallery houses, took examples of architectural ornamentation from the Eastlake and Neoclassical styles of the surrounding neighborhood.

tennis1400 · #**16043** Posted **Jun 21, 2019, 9:52 PM**

Development: Work is poised to resume on this three-story brick warehouse building, which stands at the corner of John Churchill Chase and Annunciation streets in the Warehouse District. The 19th-century building was stripped of exterior plaster, windows and doors more than three years ago. After work stalled, the Historic District Landmarks Commission cited the owners for demolition by neglect in 2018. This spring, a new project architect, LKHarmon Architects, submitted plans for the building. The project still awaits HDLC approval, but current plans call for the addition of galleries, balconies and a fourth-story penthouse to adapt the building for residential use. Sanborn map records indicate that the oldest portion of the building predates 1876.

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sguil1 · #**16054** Posted **Jun 23, 2019, 1:13 PM**

Awesome pictures Tennis. Thanks for posting.

polemic · #**16055** Posted **Jun 23, 2019, 3:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by sguil1

Awesome pictures Tennis. Thanks for posting.

Agreed! Thanks, Tennis.

York1 · #**16056** Posted **Jun 23, 2019, 10:07 PM**

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Agreed! Thanks, Tennis.

Agreed! I've said before that for someone like me who had to leave NO years ago, your pictures mean a lot. I know it is time and effort, but it is appreciated.

jjslonaker · #**16057** Posted **Jun 23, 2019, 11:01 PM**

I love that they saved the carriage garage for the Julia. and that four seasons crane is massive, really adds some drama to the skyline.

tennis1400 · #**16058** Posted **Jun 23, 2019, 11:23 PM**

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Agreed! I've said before that for someone like me who had to leave NO years ago, your pictures mean a lot. I know it is time and effort, but it is appreciated.

no problem! thanks for the appreciation

SlidellWx · #**16059** Posted **Jun 24, 2019, 3:57 AM**

Ditto what everyone else said. Thanks for the pics.

prokowave · #**16060** Posted **Jun 24, 2019, 4:57 AM**

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Heard a rumor about a new project supposedly being announced in the next 30 days thats around 38 stories.. apparently will be similar to state palace hotel (so this new building would be built atop an existing smaller one in the CBD)... just curious if anyone has heard anything or not? again a rumor but from someone reputable enough for me to ask around?

I don't suppose anyone has any updates on this?

I got to thinking about it and wonder if it could be related to the plans for the Eagle Saloon, the Iroquois Theater and the Karnofsky building.

The recent article does have a quote about infill “You won’t see a 20-story building there. It’ll all be about the same height.”
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orle...b1a9f6f7f.html

But maybe that is referring only to the block facing Rampart. The whole area is zoned CBD-1 with height only limited by the FAR of 14 (which is the most intensive zoning in the city). So it wouldn't be too difficult to bundle it all into one project with a tower facing Loyola and low rise buildings facing Rampart. Even easier to get approvals if it includes restoration of the historic buildings and with Drew Brees as an investor, you're not going to have too much opposition.