New Orleans
GB Lodging, Provenance Hotels Grab 165-Room Ambassador Hotel in New Orleans
In their first transaction as partners, GB Lodging and Provenance Hotels have purchased the Ambassador Hotel in New Orleans, and together, the new owners will kick off an image-enhancing renovation of the 165-room lodging destination.
Affordable Public Housing Breaks Ground at Katrina-Marred Site
This week marked the start of yet another project that will erase some of the damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina.
Stirling Celebrates Launch of 108 KSF Mid-City Market
Louisiana-based Stirling Properties has celebrated the grand opening of Mid-City Market, an urban infill shopping center located on the corner of North Carrollton Avenue and Bienvielle Street in the historic New Orleans neighborhood of Mid-City.
Rehabilitation Completed at Bed-Stuy Low-Income Building
Renovated project by renovated project, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan (NHMP)—a 10-year long, multi-billion dollar initiative that aims to create and preserve 165,000 affordable housing units in the five boroughs by the close of fiscal year 2014—is heading for fruition.
Freshly Renovated City Parks Remove Yet Another Mark of Katrina
The Big Easy now sports two more renovated green spaces: St. Roch Park and Mickey Markey Park, which recently reopened to the public after going through much-needed renovation work.
New Orleans Tops List, as City Rebuilds
What was just a few years ago hard to even imagine, seems like the factual future now for the Crescent City: New Orleans has made it to the number one slot on a Forbes magazine list
1.2 MSF Office Complex Sold In Metairie
One of Louisiana’s biggest office complexes has just sold. The three-tower Lakeway Center, in Metairie, suburban New Orleans was purchased by New York-based The Feil Organization for an undisclosed amount.
Magnolia Marketplace to Be Developed by Joint Venture
Covington, LA-based Stirling Properties has announced forming a joint venture with JCH Development, a New Orleans-based boutique urban real estate development for the Magnolia Marketplace Shopping Center in New Orleans.
Recently Sold W Will Become First Le Méridien in NOLA
Just a month after its sale, there are more changes coming to W New Orleans. The hotel, the second W-branded property operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in the Crescent City will be converted into a Le Méridien property, in a bid to launch the Paris-born brand in one of the hottest US hotel markets.
Planned Parenthood Constructs $4.2M Clinic; Engineers Selected for $615M Pump Station Build-out
Affordable healthcare is always needed, especially in areas with high poverty indexes, such as the Greater New Orleans Area. And that is exactly what is coming to New Orleans. Or rather, expanding.



