The previous plan, to put the pharmacy on St. Claude Avenue in Marigny, drew fierce neighborhood opposition.
Category: Land Use
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
City hearings this week include complaints on a tree house, and a pair of unbuilt sidewalks
The city’s administrative hearings, in which owners appear to answer charges of improper zoning or permitting, will take a look at a Mid-City tree house (at left), and a nagging piece of blighted property near the St. Roch Market.
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City agency can’t reach consensus, so corner-store demolition is denied
Potential buyers don’t get their hoped-for demolition permit for former corner store at Nashville Avenue and Patton Street.
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Louisiana Civil Rights Museum would have paid $2 million more for ArtWorks building
The chairman of the nonprofit that owns the building said the financing wasn’t solid.
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Culinary institute’s $6.2 million bid wins failed ArtWorks complex off Lee Circle
Ability to close quickly on the building and finance longer-term makeover called key to winning bid.
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Uptown residents say city is dragging feet on Newcomb Boulevard fence removal
The city now says the street must be converted to one-way before it is removed.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
New Orleans’ Katrina recovery slows as most of Louisiana loses population to rest of country
An analysis of Census and IRS data challenge some narratives about the city’s recovery. Each year, the city gains fewer people after the storm. Meanwhile, the state’s population would be dropping if it weren’t for international migrants.
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New owners look to demolish former corner store, build two new homes on Nashville
A former Uptown corner store is being considered for demolition at Monday’s Neighborhood Conservation District Committee meeting.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
How to make New Orleans uglier and less safe: continue to ignore yard paving
The city’s One-Stop Shop is scheduled to consider stricter citation rules and heavier fines, bringing New Orleans into stride with San Francisco and other cities.
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LaToya Cantrell kills plans for Zion City batching plant
Neighbors, already surrounded by industrial development, complained about truck traffic and environmental issues.