Brightside Lane development could break ground in spring

Construction on Myrtle Grove Townhomes, a 24-unit development at 3757 Brightside Lane, won’t begin for at least another four months, says developer Loret Fremin. She and her husband, Francis Fremin, are next set to meet with the city-parish Department of Public Works to go over street-design plans for the development. Myrtle Grove is planned as a gated community on a 2.66-acre tract of land on the south side of Brightside Lane, between the Riverbend subdivision and River Road, but closer to the levee than the adjacent neighborhood. The development will consist of two- and three-bedroom townhomes, Fremin says. It had no design plans or name in October, when Fremin Construction gained approval from the Planning Commission board to rezone the property for development. —Adam Pearson