Real Estate

McDonalds, eBay agree to buy energy from Baton Rouge-area solar farm 

McDonald’s Corp. and eBay Inc. today announced agreements with Lightsource bp to purchase power...

Development of Amazon fulfillment center moves ahead as more permits approved

Development of the new Amazon fulfillment center in Baton Rouge is moving forward as more permits were granted Monday for a large warehouse at the former Cortana Mall site on Cortana Place.

Commercial property sales returning to pre-pandemic numbers

Commercial property sales in the Baton Rouge area are at one their highest levels since the start of the pandemic, says Benjamin Stalter, vice president of commercial real estate at Maestri Murrell.

DDD gets grant for decorative crosswalks downtown

The Downtown Development District this week announced it has received a Community Challenge Grant...

Prices of the most and least expensive homes surging the fastest, Redfin reports

The median sale price of U.S. luxury homes jumped 25.8% year over year in...

Louisiana’s construction jobless rate exceeds national average 

Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate came in at 9.6% in June, an...

US commercial real estate sales return to pre-pandemic levels

U.S. commercial real estate sales this year have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, fueled by...

After another Tigerland murder, DA discusses possible solutions

A little-known state law could become an effective tool in helping prosecutors go after the owners of properties that create a public nuisance and foster criminal activity.

Delaware real estate investment trust buys Fresenius Kidney Care

Four Springs Capital Trust, a Delaware-based real estate investment trust, bought Fresenius Kidney Care on Mancuso Lane for $6.2 million on Monday. 

Four years later, Bluebonnet land deal remains in legal limbo

Some four years after the city-parish sued local contractor Radu Cosman over his controversial $10,000 purchase of a prime tract of undeveloped land the case remains in legal limbo.