Construction starts on Dutchtown townhouse development

Infrastructure work has started on The Preserve at Old Dutchtown, a townhome development in Ascension Parish. Cathy Cusimano, an agent with C.J. Brown Real Estate who is marketing the development, says slabs for the first units should be poured by Aug. 1. The Preserve, which is named after three live oaks that were preserved on the site, is near the intersection of L. Landry Road and La. 74. The development will consist of 19 townhomes, selling for between $224,900 and $239,900. The units come in two-bedroom and three-bedroom models, and feature amenities such as granite countertops, wood floors and high ceilings. Cusimano says she’s just started marketing the development and she’s targeting empty nesters and young homeowners. “There are not a lot of townhomes in Ascension Parish, so this is an opportunity for people looking to downsize to leave their family home and still be in the community,” she says. John Fetzer is developing The Preserve, and his Fetzer Properties of Louisiana is handling construction.—Timothy Boone