Real Estate

Cajun Electric plans to open Mid City showroom this fall

Cajun Electric is planning an early fall grand opening for the company’s new showroom in Mid City. 

A (re)developing story

Historic downtown Donaldsonville is drawing millions of investment dollars in mixed-use and recreational projects.

Prices of old and new houses converge amid supply shortage

Baton Rouge may be an outlier in the latest housing trend as the national median price for an existing single-family home converges with the price of a newly built home.

Lincoln Theater owner seeks rezoning of historic property

The organization that owns the Lincoln Theater will ask the Planning Commission at its meeting next month to rezone the property from light industrial to light commercial use. 

Bullfish Bistro relocates Caribbean-Cajun fusion cuisine to Airline Highway

Bullfish Bistro, formerly located within earshot of LSU on Nicholson Drive, has relocated its Caribbean-Cajun fusion cuisine to Airline Highway, joining The Little Village in the Barringer Crossing shopping center. 

Lodges at 777 complex near LSU sells for $84.4M

The Lodges at 777, a 382-unit complex on Ben Hur Road, sold for $84.4 million last week, Elifin Realty reports. 

Grand Isle Shipyard consolidating Capital Region offices in a new campus

Galliano-based Grand Isle Shipyard, an oil and gas services company, is planning to consolidate its Capital Region operations with a new campus along Innovation Drive. 

Our Mom’s is expanding and moving into stand-alone location

The owners of Our Mom's Restaurant and Bar are planning to build and move into a stand-alone building across from BREC's Burbank Soccer Complex on Burbank Drive, says Trent Fresina, who co-founded the restaurant with J.P. Ngo.

Pecue Lane residents look to rezone their properties to protect larger lot sizes

Nearly a dozen residents of Pecue Lane, in between Perkins and Highland roads, are looking to rezone their properties to protect their lot sizes and restrict future development on the land. 

Industrial property in Highland Business Park sells for $3.8M

An industrial property on East Petroleum Drive has sold for $3.8 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Planning staff members recommend denial of proposed Zachary warehouse

Planning staff members are recommending that the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission deny two proposals involving approximately 7 acres near Zachary...

A mall fights for relevance

Shifting consumer and economic dynamics are forcing the Mall of Louisiana to reinvent its retail mix to keep customers spending. Experts wonder if it will be enough.

Arthur Lancaster purchases land for Trivento subdivision for $2.75M

Developer Arthur Lancaster purchased 346 acres for $2.75 million this week, where he will build the controversial Trivento subdivision, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Old Blue Cross building on Florida in Mid City sells

Marjoe Holmes Sr. recently purchased the vacant old Blue Cross building on Florida Boulevard for an undisclosed sum.

Investor group purchases undeveloped land in Highland Lakes for $4.3M

A nearly 20-acre undeveloped piece of land in the Highland Lakes subdivision has been sold to an investment group for $4.29 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Negotiations are in the works to develop Rouzan’s last commercial tracts

Negotiations are underway to develop the remaining commercial tracts in the Rouzan development off Perkins Road.

Real estate offices and training center planned on Perkins

Real estate coach and consultant Jon Cheplak has purchased a commercially zoned lot on Perkins Road for $1.6 million, where, according to a post...

Bids for long-awaited Rouzan library come in more than $1M over estimate

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to take the next step toward building a long-discussed new branch library on the western edge of the Rouzan neighborhood. 

Massachusetts real estate investment group purchases The Armstrong apartments for $6M

A Massachusetts-based real estate investment firm recently purchased The Armstrong apartment complex on Burbank Drive for $6 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Baton Rouge-area pending home sales fall 66% year over year

Pending home sales in the Baton Rouge metro plummeted 66% from May 2022 to May 2023, according to the latest report from Redfin.