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When will work on the Government St. ‘road diet’ end?
Drive down Government Street and you’ll see a developing Electric Depot, a finished White Star Market, an array of restaurants—Soji, Elsie’s Plate and Pie,...
Tighter mortgage standards has yet to impact Baton Rouge market
While the federal agency that insures mortgages for first-time homebuyers recently tightened its standards over concerns about too many risky loans being extended, local...
Bluebonnet Parc shopping center hits the market
Bluebonnet Parc, the 135,000-square-foot shopping center near the Mall of Louisiana, is being marketed for sale on CREXi, a commercial real estate exchange website.
It’s...
Former Sam’s Club at Cortana sold for $5.6M
The former Sam’s Club at Cortana Mall that abruptly closed last year has been sold for $5.6 million, according to sales documents.
Baton Rouge-based...
Need a water treatment plant? Baton Rouge could sell the Central property as is
Baton Rouge city-parish officials are strongly considering the possibility of putting the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant property on the market within the next year—without...
@Highland has yet to land second tenant, agent says activity picking up
More than a year after the @Highland office building opened on the corner Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road, the Class A property has yet...
Salad Station moving into Southfin Southern Poké spot on Corporate
The Salad Station will move into the Corporate Boulevard space being vacated by Southfin Southern Poké, which is closing today.
Scott Henderson, president and co-founder...
Baton Rouge residential market in flux, February sales rise 6%
Though housing sales rose last month for the first time since the summer, Baton Rouge’s housing inventory and average days on market are continuing...
Design: Myrtle Lake Plaza
Owner: Guaranty Corporation
Location: 10988 North Harrells Ferry Road, Suite 12
Architect: Hance Hughes AIA
Contractor: OBRECO Constructors (Tyson O’Brien)
Interior designer: Tiek & Co.
Completed: March 2018
Use: Commercial...
Baton Rouge apartment vacancies go up as nation’s go down
Baton Rouge was among the metro areas with the highest multifamily rental vacancy rates during the first three quarters of 2018, according to data...
Land bought for new 313-acre Zachary subdivision
An Alabama-based developer has paid $6.6 million to purchase 313 acres off Old Scenic Highway and Flanacher Road in Zachary, according to sales documents....
Feliciana school board discounts asking price for site of proposed residential development
Two years into planning for a 19-acre, medium-density residential development in the heart of St. Francisville, the project is still without a buyer and...
East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging purchases Gus Young fire house
The East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging has acquired the long-abandoned Gus Young Fire Station on Gus Young Avenue with plans to redevelop...
Vivid Ink buys neighboring Havertys building with plans to expand
Vivid Ink has acquired the Havertys furniture building on Airline Highway, near Florida Boulevard, that is adjacent to its existing facility. The company plans...
GOLFTEC moving from CitiPlace to Towne Center
Golf lesson and club fitting company GOLFTEC says it will move from its current CitiPlace Court location to a remodeled Jefferson Highway-facing facility at...
Design: The Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-Aging Clinic of Louisiana
Owner: Dr. Todd Howell and Kirk Kepper
Location: 8485 Bluebonnet Boulevard
Contractor: Fred Matthews Jr.
Architect: Carmen Scully
Cost: $3 million
Completed: Nov. 1, 2018
Use: Cosmetic and aesthetic medical facility, and...
Slow housing market doesn’t have to hurt government revenues
How much home sales impact a city’s government depends largely on its property tax policies, Governing reports. Places least vulnerable to a slow housing...
While Siegen Lane landowners move forward, residents consider legal options
Audubon Terrace and Morning Glen residents are considering their legal options following the Metro Council approving the rezoning of lots along Siegen Lane and...
Colorado firm buys Sherwood Forest apartment complex for $20M
A Colorado real estate management company has bought the 21 South at Parkview apartment complex on Sherwood Forest Boulevard for $20 million.
Boulder-based Monarch Investment...
Investar Bank investing in north Baton Rouge, breaks ground on three houses
Investar Bank broke ground Tuesday on three previously announced houses in north Baton Rouge as part of the bank’s push to increase homeownership in...
