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Building permit granted for new BASIS school
A building permit has been granted for construction to start on the new BASIS charter campus on Florida Boulevard, on the site of a former Honda dealership near Wooddale Boulevard.
National firearms retailer plans store, indoor shooting range for Greens at Millerville
A national firearms retailer is poised to move into the Baton Rouge market with a location planned for the Greens at Millerville, Windy Gladney’s mixed-use development at Millerville Road and Interstate 12.
Pandemic delays work on any Baton Rouge short-term rental regulations
After a committee was created last year to look at short-term rental regulations around the country and consider what would work for Baton Rouge, virtually no work has been completed and officials say efforts won’t resume until 2021.
US home sales drop unexpectedly in September
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in September after four months of steady increases, but the housing market remains supported by record-low...
Los Angeles-based investment group buys Nicholson Drive apartments for $46M
Los Angeles-based JRK Property Holdings, a real estate investment group, has bought the Indigo Park by Cortland apartment complex on Nicholson Drive for $46.4 million.
Metro Council to consider proposed 34-unit apartment complex on Government
The Metro Council on Wednesday will decide whether to approve plans for a 34-unit multifamily development proposed near the intersection of Government and Edison...
BASIS buys former Honda dealership property for new school
BASIS charter schools has purchased the former Honda dealership property on Florida Boulevard to be the site of its second campus in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge home sales up 36% over last September
Baton Rouge homes continued to sell at a rapid pace in September, beating last year’s figures by 36%—the fourth consecutive month of growth since...
Livingston Parish assessor will lower assessments of businesses hurt by COVID-19
Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor is launching an ad campaign later this week targeting businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraging them to let his office know, as it could reduce their 2020 property tax assessment by as much as 50%
New collaborative working space opens on S. 14th Street
A new collaborative working space, Legacy on 14th, is opening in the historic Eddie Robinson Sr. neighborhood near Old South Baton Rouge.
Few requests to modify overlay districts granted in recent history
If a proposed modification to the Old Hammond Highway Overlay District allowing for the development of a controversial Murphy Oil gas station secures Metro Council approval later this month, it would join just a few other cases where properties have successfully been removed from one of the parish’s 10 overlay districts in recent years.
Construction continues at prime corner of College Drive
Construction is set to finish in December on the new dental offices at the corner of College Drive and Constitution Avenue. The site, formerly a Chevron gas station, was cleared in late 2018. At the time, property owner Nadia Elbar told Daily Report that she wanted to find a new use for the property in light of increasing competition for service station operators from big-name retailers such as Walmart.
Canadian investment firm buys two Baton Rouge self-storage facilities
A capital investment firm, based out of Calgary, Alberta, bought two self-storage facilities in Baton Rouge last week.
Parker’s Pharmacy buys former Regions Bank building on Florida Boulevard
The brothers behind Parker’s Pharmacy bought the former Regions Bank building on Florida Boulevard, next door to their existing retail pharmacy, earlier this week.
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Big John’s Fast Fries among recent restaurant deals in Baton Rouge area
Big John’s Fast Fries, billed as a “startup french fry concept,” is moving into the South Sherwood Forest Boulevard building most recently vacated by Best Boilers.
@Highland opens flex space for remote workers, businesses
@Highland has officially unveiled its plans to reconfigure 17,860 square feet of vacant, third-floor office space into flex space for remote workers and local businesses
Spinosa, Duplechain planning separate multifamily projects in Spanish Town
Two well-known developers are in the early stages of planning unrelated multifamily projects in the heart of historic Spanish Town.
Restaurateur Chad Hughes buys Third Street property for $1.7M
Hughes is in the process of opening a new Mexican restaurant, Rio Tacos and Tequila, on the ground floor of the building, beneath City Bar, and is one of many projects in the works for the local restaurateur.
The Island Golf and Country Club in Plaquemine sold to local group
Wilbert’s Sons LLC, a family-owned and operated land management company, sold The Island Golf and Country Club in Plaquemine to Bultra Properties earlier this week.
Capital Region home sales rise for third consecutive month versus last year
Capital Region home sales continued to surge in August, beating last year’s figures for a third consecutive month as the market continues to stabilize after months of historic lows earlier this year.
