Commercial and residential real estate across the Capital Region — development projects, property sales, construction, and the market trends driving them.
F45 Training and Avant Tous Beauty Bar and Spa are the two most recent tenants to join Coterie Exchange, a new retail and office development on Jefferson Highway near the Old Hammond Highway intersection.
Plans to build Shoot Point Blank, a firearms retail store and shooting range with locations in several states, are going forward after a Kentucky-based company bought property at the Greens at Millerville for $800,000.Â
The rebuilding process following Hurricane Ida could create business opportunities for commercial builders while exacerbating preexisting challenges involving workers and building materials, says Ken Naquin, CEO of the Louisiana Association of General Contractors.Â
A measure that would tighten restrictions for new development in areas at high risk for flooding—which comprise nearly 50% of East Baton Rouge Parish—is expected to generate a spirited debate at tonight’s Metro Council meeting.
With money and public attention focused on the issue, Baton Rouge is poised to address its decades-old flooding and drainage problems. But does it have the will to really change?