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Development company buys Cedarcrest Avenue office space for $1.3M
Baton Rouge-based Taylormade Development Corporation bought a large office building on Cedarcrest Avenue on Wednesday for $1.3 million.
D’s Garden Center to open new location at former Garden District Nursery site
D’s Garden Center on Pecue Lane will open a second location this summer at the former site of Garden District Nursery on Government Street, owner Darren Duffy says.
TRENDS: Local residential market continues to be strong
Increased prices for homes coupled with low inventory and selling times indicate the Baton Rouge residential market was extremely strong and experienced great demand in 2021.
TRENDS: Capital Region retail market sees post-pandemic rebound
The Baton Rouge-area retail market has rebounded from the lows of 2020 and is on an upward trajectory through the first quarter of this year, according to Charlie Colvin of Momentum Commercial Real Estate.
TRENDS: Garden offices remain popular in Baton Rouge
Across the country, tier one office markets are going back to pre-pandemic norms and larger office brokerages are seeing renewed demand
TRENDS: Baton Rouge-area apartment rents up, vacancies down
Capital Region apartment vacancies came down over the past year and rents shot up, reversing the pre-pandemic trend, according to data Baton Rouge-based real estate appraisers Cook, Moore, Davenport and Associates compiled.
Baton Rouge lags in hot housing market report
Less expensive cities with strong local economies climbed The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index in the first quarter of this year, another sign that many homebuyers are giving priority to affordability.
Shuttered Bluffs golf course in talks with potential new owner
The Bluff’s on Thompson Creek golf course in West Feliciana Parish, which abruptly closed last year, has prospective new ownership, WBRZ-TV reports.
Local health insurance agency buys Goodwood office building for $1.9M
Insure Health LLC, a Baton Rouge-based health insurance agency whose subsidiary is Pride Life LLC, bought the Alpha Building on Goodwood Boulevard for $1.9 million on Tuesday.
Capital Region foreclosure filings up 51% last quarter
Foreclosure filings were up almost 51% during the first quarter of this year in the Baton Rouge area compared to the last quarter of 2021 and have doubled from a year ago, a national report shows.
What’s next for the BRIS property?
Baton Rouge International School announced last week that it would close its doors at the end of this school year. So what’s next for the school’s property?
Bill to redraw Central school district threatens proposed subdivision
State Sen. Bodi White’s bill to shrink the Central school district could kill a planned 183-home subdivision that East Baton Rouge Parish officials have approved.
Tech incubator eyes possible lease at downtown’s State National Life building
The Research Park Corporation, which runs the Nexus Louisiana tech firm incubator on Florida Boulevard, is looking into leasing space at the State National...
Higher mortgage rates setting stage for housing market slowdown
Low mortgage rates have helped juice the housing market over the past decade, easing the way for borrowers to finance ever-higher home prices.
Me-Moe’s Lawn and Landscape opening first retail location
Me-Moe’s Lawn and Landscape is opening its first retail nursery, called Plant Barn Baton Rouge, on Valley Street.
Baton Rouge rents rise 9% since start of pandemic
Rents continue to rise at the fastest pace in decades, making housing costlier than ever for many Americans. In East Baton Rouge Parish, the...
Capital Region homes sales down, prices up amid tight supply
Fewer homes were sold in the Capital Region in March compared to a year ago, while the average sales price continued to rise, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.
Residential development will replace Five Guys building in Towne Center
A two-building residential development, The Standard at Cedar Lodge, will replace a building housing Five Guys and Zea Rotisserie and Bar in Towne Center.
Spires of Sherwood apartment complex sells for $9.7M
The Spires of Sherwood apartments were bought by a New Jersey-based investment group for $9.7 million on Wednesday.
United Community Bank buys former Capital One building on Bluebonnet
United Community Bank bought the former Capital One building on Bluebonnet Boulevard for $1.9 million on Tuesday and will open its second Baton Rouge location in the space.
