Real Estate

Pandemic, historic tax credit problems delay Wampold’s plans for Chase South Tower 

Despite what some predict will be a softening demand across multiple real estate sectors...

Baton Rouge among 99 metros with fewer construction jobs than a year ago

Baton Rouge lost 2,000 construction jobs in the 12-month period extending through March 2020,...

Downtown library structural problem ultimately cost $3.6M 

When the Metro Council meets virtually Wednesday, among the items on its agenda will...

Dynamic Construction donates $100K to local nonprofits

Baton Rouge-based Dynamic Construction Group announced this morning that it’s donating $50,000 each to...

Roundup: Work-from-home photos / GBRAR stats / School dance without school 

Call for submissions: While the Business Report team is hard at work preparing the...

Residential real estate market slows in Baton Rouge

While springtime is normally busy for the residential real estate market, the ongoing COVID-19...

Economic slowdown, advances in telecommuting likely to reduce local office space demand

While real estate’s commercial and multifamily sectors have initially been hit hard by the...

Metro Council meeting virtually for first time  

The Metro Council will hold its first ever virtual meeting this afternoon as a...

Hospitality’s hazy future

The Baton Rouge hospitality industry has been hit especially hard by COVID-19 mitigation; equally troubling is no one is sure when the travelers will return.

Short-term, LSU student rentals ‘obliterated,’ say property owners

With the Legislature on indefinite hiatus, LSU classes being taught online through the summer,...