By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor<\/p>\n
Julian Doerr Mutter, president & CEO of Doerr Furniture, recently announced plans to redevelop the three-story brick building at 511 Marigny St. and transform it into 48 apartments with commercial space on the ground floor.<\/p>\n
Built in 1907 and expanded in 1936, the building served at different times as a sock factory, liquor distributor and department store headquarters. The company bought the property in 1992 at a foreclosure sale from Whitney National Bank, according to the Times-Picayune<\/em>. The new project calls for a $15 million investment, with construction expected to start in December if everything goes as planned, and it will be completed within one year of the kickoff date.<\/p>\n If it comes to fruition, the mixed-use development will enjoy a prime location within the New Orleans market; bounded by Marigny, Mandeville, Chartres and Decatur streets, the 70,000-square-foot warehouse is located a block off of Elysian Fields Avenue and close to the French Quarter, in an area booming with new construction projects. Designed as a bicycle-friendly complex, the new apartment building will include spacious units, a garden area on the roof and a shaded pavilion area with a workout room, pool and barbecue, among other featured amenities. \u201cThere will be both interior and covered parking for bicyclists,\u201d Mutter told the Times Picayune<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m really looking for the building to complement the idea of sustainability and the ‘complete streets’ movement in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n In other news, Donahue Favret Contractors Inc. was selected to build the Mid-City Market shopping center. Stirling Properties plans to break ground on the $25 million project in January 2012, if the financing scheme gets approved, the Times Picayune <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n Located along Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, Mid-City Market will serve as the retail and restaurant center for the community and will be anchored by a 53,000-square-foot Winn-Dixie supermarket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
\nJulian Doerr Mutter, president & CEO of Doerr Furniture, recently announced plans to redevelop the three-story brick building at 511 Marigny St. and transform it into 48 apartments with commercial space on the ground floor.
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