Brokers pitch amphitheater idea for River Park property

With the deadline to bid on River Park next week nears, real estate brokers representing the nearly 24-acre downtown riverfront property just north of Hollywood Casino made a late pitch to try and garner local interest in developing the property for commercial entertainment use. 

BRAC Economic Development Summit: Real estate landscape looks rocky

Louisiana’s real estate community can expect for lenders to be under great duress over the next several months, two national real estate experts told...

Developer buys nearly 50 lots in southeast EBR, off Elliot Road, for $1.2M

A local developer has scooped up some 46 lots off Elliot Road in the southeast corner of East Baton Rouge Parish for $1.2 million. 

Planning Commission to consider senior housing development by EBRCOA

The Planning Commission next month will consider three applications related to the East Baton Rouge Council On Aging’s senior housing development planned near downtown.

Can you say ‘flexibility?’

It’s a high-rise of adjustments for Class A property managers as the pandemic has companies wanting shorter leases and less space.
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Supply chain economics

The evolving distribution model of Amazon and industrial suppliers is creating rising demand for warehouse space in the Capital Region.

Executive Centre on Interline sells for $10.5M

The Executive Centre on Interline Avenue near Interstate 12 has been sold for nearly $10.5 million, a little more than one year after it...

Latter & Blum acquires Gardner Realtors

New Orleans-based Latter & Blum, the largest independently owned residential real estate company in the Gulf South, has acquired Gardner Realtors, a leading real...

River House developer set to start conversion of office building into 42-unit apartment complex

Plans to convert a 34,000-square-foot office building on Nicholson Drive into a 42-unit apartment complex are moving forward, with River House developer Marc Blumberg applying for permits in hopes construction will begin within the next 60 to 90 days.

Bon Carre’s new owners plan to turn center into a tech hub

The owners of the South Carolina real estate investment firm that recently acquired Bon Carré Business Center for an undisclosed price plan to make a major investment .

Metro Council to weigh indoor shooting range, apartments in Greens at Millerville

The Metro Council will decide Wednesday whether to rezone 57 acres in The Greens at Millerville to make room for a gun store with...

New Orleans developer pays $7M for Rouzan site to develop multifamily complex

New Orleans-based Key Real Estate Company has acquired a 4-acre tract in Rouzan from developers John Engquist and Charles Landry for $7 million, and plans to develop a $50 million, mixed-use, multifamily project on the site.

20 acres for new subdivision on Innovation Park Drive sells for nearly $1.2M

Baton Rouge-based Tower Capital Corp. has purchased 20 acres on Innovation Park Drive.

CJ Brown Centre on Sherwood Forest sells for nearly $2M

Hammond investor Neal Patel has purchased the CJ Brown Centre on Sherwood Forest Boulevard near Interstate 12.  Patel bought the property for $1.95 million, according...

Bon Carré sold to South Carolina company

Beau Box of Beau Box Commercial Real Estate confirmed the deal to Daily Report but declined to provide additional details. Other sources close to the deal have identified South Carolina-based EdgePWR as the buyer, with Jim La Marche as the involved principal.

Dantin Bruce plans 52-lot infill subdivision by Parkview Baptist Church

Brian Dantin and Ross Bruce, of Dantin Bruce Development, are planning to develop a 52-lot infill subdivision off Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Old Jefferson...

Former LSU basketball star Garrett Temple buys $3.6M home in Oak Hills

Former LSU basketball star Garrett Temple has closed on a $3.6 million new home in the Oak Hills subdivision, off of Highland Road.

North Baton Rouge property sells for $3M after owner goes bankrupt

Mississippi-based Riverbend Environmental Services LLC has sold its 16-acre property near the U.S. 190 Mississippi River bridge in north Baton Rouge. 

Greater Baton Rouge sees less inventory, more home sales in October

Despite a 36.5% decrease in inventory, the Greater Baton Rouge area—including East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes—saw more home sales in October than...

Plans for Bluebonnet apartment complex deferred amid neighborhood opposition

The Planning Commission deferred until December considering the site plans for a proposed apartment complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard, at the intersection of Burbank Drive.