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Six large subdivisions will go before Planning Commission in March
Six large subdivisions, including two deferred and three needing only commission approval, will go before the Baton Rouge Planning Commission in March.
Spanish Town townhome project appears headed for approval
The chair of Spanish Town’s civic association says residents have not raised any major concerns about a proposed townhome project in the neighborhood.
Les Miles selling vacant Bocage Lake lot
Property owned by former LSU head football coach Les Miles in the Bocage Lake subdivision is for sale.
Baton Rouge’s biggest commercial real estate deals of 2021
After the pandemic bogged down sales in 2020, local commercial deals rebounded last year. Once again, multifamily developments dominated Business Report’s list of top...
Lancaster Construction building townhouse development in Zachary
Lancaster Construction is planning to build a townhouse development in Zachary, according to a land deal filed Thursday.
Baton Rouge’s top 10 commercial real estate deals of 2021
Commercial real estate deals, led by investment buyers scooping up multifamily, rebounded in 2021 after a pandemic-induced lull.
Rep Cap moving headquarters into Government Street property
Rep Cap, a Baton Rouge-based content marketing agency, has purchased the former Avo’s Food Mart on Government and plans to make the space its headquarters, the agency announced today.
Here are the 5 most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market
These homes—including one that seemingly is always on the market—could be yours.
The Massage Emporium moving into Electric Depot
The Massage Emporium, a Baton Rouge-based spa, is moving into a building in Electric Depot on Government Street this spring.
Check out Baton Rouge’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2021
For the higher-end home market in Baton Rouge, 2021 was a good year, according to local real estate agents who deal with the area’s pricier homes.
Baton Rouge’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2021
Home sales in the Baton Rouge higher-end market were strong in 2021, with the top 10 all selling for more than $1.7 million.
The 5 most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market
Once again a $14 million, 25,372-square-foot home on Highland Road tops the list of most expensive on the Baton Rouge market.
Baton Rouge Discovery Academy will open in 2023 at former Runnels School site
Baton Rouge Discovery Academy is opening a pre-K through fourth-grade location on the former Runnels School site on South Harrells Ferry Road.
Rents keep rising in Baton Rouge as home affordability shrinks
Rents in Baton Rouge have hit an all-time high, and as for when they will drop back down seems to be anyone’s guess as home prices also continue to climb.
Wooddale Boulevard property sells for $1.1M
A Baton Rouge-based company bought property on Wooddale Boulevard for $1.1 million in a land deal filed Tuesday.
Baton Rouge home affordability will suffer with rates rising and supply short
Over the last two years, home prices have swelled, driven by tight inventory and supply chain issues that make building materials more expensive.
Why businesses aren’t cutting back on office space
Despite a large number of white collar workers across the country becoming hybrid workers, there hasn’t been an equivalent drop in demand for office space.
Planet Fitness moving into space near future Amazon site
A Planet Fitness franchisee, Mississippi-based DKW Properties, bought the former Furniture Mart location on Airline Highway near the future home of the Amazon fulfillment center at the former Cortana Mall site.
Housing market frenzy expected to subside in second half of year
U.S. home sales reached a 15-year high in 2021, fueled by low borrowing rates and intense demand, which are expected to keep the market...
New charter school opens at Howell Place; apartment complex in the works
Two developments, a recently opened charter school and a planned apartment complex, both totaling $125 million, are the newest tenants of Howell Place, Richard Preis’s development on Plank Road.
