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Ahead of holiday season, landlords prep for short-term leases
With the holiday season a few months away, local property owners and landlords say they’re preparing for a small rise in short-term leases of...
Apartments next to LSU Nicholson Gateway sold to NOLA investors
The Ivy Courtyard Apartments, near the Nicholson Drive and Chimes Street intersection, has been sold to a New Orleans-based investment group for $945,000.
Traditionally occupied...
Planning Commission to consider several residential requests
The Planning Commission is set to consider several requests tied to planned residential developments at this afternoon’s meeting.
Jason Labbe of Quality Engineering and Surveying...
Baton Rouge area June home sales shoot up 21% from a year ago
While other sectors in the Capital Region are still reeling from the pandemic, residential home sales appear to be picking up after months of...
Alvarez Construction buys 21 lots in the Villas at White Oak
Alvarez Construction bought 21 lots Tuesday morning in the Villas at White Oak development off George O’Neal Road.
Alvarez, represented by Carlos Alvarez, bought the...
Rouzan makes a TND turnaround
Two years after acquiring Rouzan, John Engquist and Charles Landry have transformed the once-stalled Baton Rouge development.
5 most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market
Take a look at the five most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market as of July 1, with price ranging from $14 million to $2.9 million.
Design: River Center Branch Library
Design: The River Center Branch Library is multi-use downtown facility with a rooftop that offers great views of Baton Rouge.
Apartments near Baton Rouge General moving forward
A construction permit has been granted for a new apartment complex development on Picardy Avenue, near Baton Rouge General Medical Center.
The complex, named Dawson...
Despite coronavirus, neighboring Lee Drive strip centers add three tenants
Several new tenants have joined two Lee Drive strip centers that have seen various closures over the past two years.
One is Rice & Roux—a...
Property across from Arlington Marketplace sells for $1.2M
A Bossier City-based company has purchased just over an acre across from the Arlington Marketplace development near the intersection of Burbank and Lee drives.
South...
New multifamily development, restaurant coming to downtown area
In yet another sign that the Baton Rouge economy is beginning to resume activity after the six-week pandemic shutdown, the Downtown Development District today...
JPMorgan Chase buys former Siegen Lane Rite Aid property
National bank JPMorgan Chase bought a former Rite Aid building near the corner of Siegen Lane and Perkins Road late last week, according to...
Holdout at Cortana Mall drains hopes for Amazon distribution location
It appears increasingly unlikely a deal to redevelop Cortana Mall into a regional distribution center for Amazon will be revived any time soon.
The deal,...
Rouzan’s multifamily developer bullish on market
At first glance, an economic downturn and a pandemic might not seem like the best time to develop a multifamily complex, especially in a...
Where does the Baton Rouge real estate market go from here?
What’s certain is that every Baton Rouge-area real estate sector has been negatively impacted by COVID-19; unknown is what the recovery will look like and when will it come?
Single family: Taking a ‘wait-and-see’ approach
The residential market was sending mixed signals prior to COVID-19, and while no one is predicting gloom, there’s too much uncertainty to pinpoint the sector’s short-term future.
Multifamily: A portrait of oversaturation
Despite supply outpacing demand, apartment complexes are still being built in Baton Rouge, especially around LSU’s campus.
Commercial: Market correction?
While some predict a seismic shift in the Baton Rouge office market, most argue such fears are exaggerated.
Retail: Just a bad dream?
No real estate sector has been harder hit by the pandemic than retail, and its recovery depends on tenant-landlord compromise and the willingness of consumers to get out and spend.
