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Charter Schools USA eyes former Runnels preschool location for new charter
Charter Schools USA has applied for a permit to renovate the former Runnels preschool building on Jefferson Highway for use as a charter school.
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Parish Pilates and Yoga closing this summer
Parish Pilates and Yoga, a Mid City studio that built up a loyal following during its four years in business, has announced it is permanently closing its doors effective July 1.
Interventional Pain Institute pays $1.38M for Picardy tract
The Interventional Pain Institute has purchased a 2-acre tract on Picardy Avenue, sales documents show.
Map Design Group files to build office near Electric Depot
The Map Design Group is planning to build a roughly 3,400-square-foot office building near Electric Depot in Mid City.
Lancaster developing residential area near LSU campus
Highcroft Townhomes LLC, owned by local business owner Arthur Lancaster, has purchased property near LSU’s campus from University PUD LLC for $800,000.
Housing shortage spurs intense competition among Baton Rouge homebuyers
In the midst of a national seller’s market, intense competition for homes in Baton Rouge is leading potential buyers to take steps they may not have considered just a few months ago.
Forte and Tablada not moving HQ downtown, selling CBD property
Forte and Tablada Inc. is selling downtown lots it has owned for about five years and keeping its headquarters on Interline Boulevard, instead of...
Towne Center moves to add multifamily residential as ‘permissible use’
The developer behind Towne Center at Cedar Lodge wants to rezone the lifestyle development to also allow for multifamily residential use.
Beauregard Town will seek local historic district status this summer
The Beauregard Town Civic Association is moving forward with a plan to turn the neighborhood into a locally designated historic district, which, if approved, would make it one of just three such districts in Baton Rouge.
Remaining portions of former Borden Dairy facility to be demolished this summer
What’s left of the former Borden Dairy processing and distribution center on Florida Boulevard is slated to be demolished this summer.
Central Plaza strip center sells for $5.6M
Central Plaza, the strip center on the corner of Wax and Sullivan roads in Central, has sold for $5.6 million.
D’Argent Companies, an Alexandria-based real...
Amazon developers file more permit applications for former Cortana site
The developers of the Amazon fulfillment center at the old Cortana Mall have filed more permit applications, giving a clearer picture as to how facility will look when it opens next year.
Historic A. Hays Town office building converting to space for retailers, salons
A couple of local investors are planning to convert a historic Mid City office building into a retail space for hair and nail salons, among other tenants. Located on Government Street near its intersection with South Acadian Thruway, the Class A office building was built in 1958 and designed by renowned architect A. Hays Town.
Baton Rouge commercial sales up 37% from previous 6-year average
Through April 2021, the total number of commercial sales in the East Baton Rouge market is up 37% and the total dollar volume of sales is up 41% over the previous six-year averages, according to an analysis released today by local real estate firm Elifin Realty.
The Amazon effect: Strip center at Florida and N. Sherwood Forest sells for $1.6M
After more than six years on the market, a retail strip center at the intersection of North Sherwood Forest and Florida boulevards anchored by a long-shuttered Albertsons supermarket has sold for $1.6 million, or a little more than $4.50 per square foot.
TRENDS: Existing challenges only grew for retail sector in 2020
While the pandemic did not decimate the retail sector as much as one might have predicted last year at this time, it hastened trends that were underway before the onset of COVID-19: Vacancy rates in local shopping centers increased to more than 10% for the first time since 2014, and the growth of online shopping exploded at an unprecedented pace.
TRENDS: 2020 was a ‘fantastic market’ for residential real estate
While the past year has thrown a wrench in some sectors of the local real estate market, the residential sector is in the midst...
TRENDS: Pandemic throws wrench in 2020 Baton Rouge real estate market
While the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, the yearlong pandemic has created uncertainty in the market that makes it difficult to predict the future of the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors in Baton Rouge, according to experts at this morning’s TRENDS Real Estate Seminar.
Baton Rouge ranks in bottom 10% of emerging housing market index
Baton Rouge came in at No. 281 in The Wall Street Journal’s new emerging housing market index, which ranks 300 residential real estate markets....
3Tails Wine & Cheese leaves Square 46
3Tails Wine & Cheese has permanently closed its Square 46 shop after two-and-a-half years of business.
