Commercial and residential real estate across the Capital Region — development projects, property sales, construction, and the market trends driving them.
While downtown Baton Rouge has seen several new apartment projects built in recent years, much of the new development consists of high-end apartments that may be too expensive for many downtown workers.
The new downtown apartment project being planned by the team behind The Heron would be similar to the aforementioned 142-unit complex across the street but would not be a copy.
The planned Village at Magnolia Woods development proposed for Highland Road has been rebranded to Benton at Magnolia Woods as developers continue to tweak plans for the project.
The judge overseeing a decade-old lawsuit involving developer Phil Witter has set a trial date for early next year, stressing that there will be no more continuances without good reason.
Hammond-based Stoa Group submitted its final development plan for an apartment community at Materra, the 100-acre planned community fronting Airline Highway near Woman’s Hospital.