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Baton Rouge’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2018
The market for high-end homes in Baton Rouge was strong in 2018, according to both anecdotal and statistical information.
As Business Report details in...
University House apartments undergoing renovations before reopening
University House apartments will remain closed until next school year as the troubled property undergoes renovations to address chronic issues that have plagued the...
Baton Rouge’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2018
Quick-take: Downtown gets in the Baton Rouge most expensive home sales game as the high-end market keeps churning along though there’s signs of a slowdown...
5 that tried elude the top 10 home sales list (and failed)
Quick-take: Trying to keep the purchase of high-end mansions off the top 10 home sales list—and from public view—is apparently still a thing in...
Top Baton Rouge commercial deals of 2018
As has been the case for the past several years, sales of multifamily developments dominated commercial real estate transactions in 2018. Of the 10...
Online mortgage sale begins for Elm Grove Gardens complex
The Elm Grove Gardens apartment complex today began a 24-hour online note sale that will close at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Unlike a traditional auction where...
New Courtyard Marriott nudges downtown over 1,000-room mark
When the new Courtyard Marriott on Florida and Third streets officially opens later today, downtown will have more than 1,000 hotel rooms to offer...
Proposed Shoppes at Sherwood ‘in a holding pattern’
Development of the Shoppes at Sherwood—the proposed 18,000-square-foot retail strip center on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard—is in a holding pattern, with construction now estimated...
It’s getting harder for middle-class buyers to own a home
‘Home ownership is out of reach for a growing number of middle-class buyers, the Washington Post reports, based on findings from a recent report...
All sides unhappy with Siegen Lane rezoning decision
After the Planning Commission last night approved one request to rezone residential lots off of Siegen Lane while killing another request for an adjacent...
Pointe-Marie aiming to attract more homebuyers through community programming
Four months after the developers behind Pointe-Marie nixed plans for a 40-acre RV lot on the 120-acre site, they’re pouring money into community structures...
Howell Place apartments go before Planning Commission
Coming before the Planning Commission tonight is a proposed 192-unit apartment complex in the Howell Place subdivision, which, if approved, could mark the first...
Level Homes buys 33 residential lots in Rouzan for $4.7M
Level Construction & Development has bought 33 residential lots in Rouzan, the Southdowns Traditional Neighborhood Development Rouzan, and plans to begin home construction “as...
Asian-American restaurant on its way to Millerville Road
Baton Rouge resident Thomas Ngo is planning to open a new Asian-American fusion restaurant on Millerville Road, near the Old Hammond Highway intersection.
The...
Baton Rouge metro closes year with fewer home sales, higher prices
High demand and limited housing inventory sent Baton Rouge metro home prices higher in 2018, though not at the same clip as in previous...
Residents oppose rezoning requests for prime lots on corner of Siegen, I-10
Audubon Terrace and Morning Glen residents are pushing back against requests to rezone residential lots for office use on the edge of their neighborhood,...
Baton Rouge broker buys RE/MAX First
Baton Rouge real estate broker, Doug Ferris, today announced that he and his wife, Julie Ferris, have purchased RE/MAX First, where Doug Ferris has...
SGS Petroleum Service Corp. leaving downtown for suburbs
SGS Petroleum Service Corporation will move out of its downtown offices, relocating to a soon-to-be-constructed $2.75 million building at 6700 Jefferson Office Park.
Construction continues...
Florida real estate investor buys Costco property for $1.25M, McDonald’s planned for spot
A Florida real estate investment company has bought roughly an acre of land off Airline Highway, near Costco, for a new McDonald’s, according to...
Redevelopment of former Earl K. Long site plodding forward
Four months into its funding search, officials hoping to transform the former site of the Earl K. Long Hospital are in the middle of...
