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Cook: Livingston apartment market good to local investor
Wolf Boardwalk LC has gotten more and more active in the Livingston Parish apartment market recently, and with good reason.
In July 2013, the Baton...
Cook: Improvements to Bluffs golf course underway, additional upgrades planned
The Bluffs on Thompson Creek in St. Francisville has a long and colorful history. It was founded in 1988 with the construction of an...
Take a look inside the LSU French House after its $5M facelift
(Photography by Tim Mueller)
LSU FRENCH HOUSE
101 French House, LSU campus
Owner/Developer: LSU
Architects: Tipton Associates
Contractor: Cangelosi Ward
Cost*: $5 million
Year completed: December 2015
Use: The French House is...
Louisiana’s largest home builder finds success by focusing on simple, affordable homes
(Saun Sullivan, senior partner of DSLD Homes. Photography by Collin Richie)
Saun Sullivan says his company’s name, DSLD, stands for “develop, serve, lead and deliver.”...
HUD-backed loans have made Capital Region multifamily projects possible
Private developers can get HUD-backed loans, even for market-rate projects, but it usually requires a little extra help and a lot more time.
Though it...
Cook: Valhalla under construction; rock climbing gym coming to Coursey
Dantin Bruce Development has purchased a nearly 15-acre tract on the south side of Highland Road, at its intersection with Pecue Lane, for development...
Take a look inside the new Baton Rouge headquarters for ‘The Advocate’
(Photography by Tim Mueller)
THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE HEADQUARTERS
10705 Reiger Road
Owner/Developer: Capital City Press (owned by Georges Enterprises)
Architect: Remson Haley Herpin
Contractor: The Lemoine Co.
Cost: $11.3 million
Year...
Cook: Residential sales support a strong market
The residential market in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes continued to show good gains through 2015.
Commercial activity tends to be driven by...
It was a record-breaking year for Baton Rouge’s most expensive homes
(Photography by Don Kadair: the $6 million Pennington/de la Bretonne estate)
In 2015, residential real estate experienced its strongest year since the recession, and high-end...
Baton Rouge’s 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2015
(Photography by Don Kadair)
No. 1
The region's biggest seller is a gated Mediterranean estate on 12.5 acres of natural landscaping comprising a Spanish villa-style main...
Top Commercial Real Estate Deals of 2015
(Photography by Don Kadair: The Standard)
For the commercial real estate market in Baton Rouge, 2015 was another boom year—the third in a row. Sale...
Cook: Highland Plantation complex sells
The Highland Plantation Apartments complex at 5151 Highland Road has been purchased by Fowler Property Acquisitions for more than $23.87 million. The complex, which...
An in-depth look at the Alliance Safety Council’s Gonzales training center
ALLIANCE SAFETY COUNCIL GONZALES TRAINING CENTER
1205 W. Edenborne Parkway, Gonzales
Photography by Tim Mueller
Owner/developer: Alliance Safety Council
Architect: Remson Haley Herpin
Contractor: Arkel Constructors
Cost: $2.8 million
Year completed: April...
One of the hottest areas for development is one of Baton Rouge’s oldest districts:...
(Photography by Don Kadair: Michael Hogstrom of Onsite Design + Development)
In the center of Baton Rouge, where the money is as old as the...
A look at 525 Lafayette and its many views over the Mississippi River
(Photography by Tim Mueller)
525 LAFAYETTE
525 Lafayette St.
Owner/developer: Commercial Properties Realty Trust
Architect: Antunovich Associates
Contractor: The Lemoine Co.
Cost: $30 million
Year completed: October 2015
Use: Risen from the ashes of The...
Cook: Bethany Church buys Livingston Parish site near Juban Crossing
(Bethany Senior Pastor Jonathan Stockstill)
Bethany Church’s purchase of a 9.02-acre tract about a quarter-mile north of the Juban Crossing development in Livingston Parish is the...
A look around the luxurious 440 on Third
440 ON THIRD
440 Third St.
Photography by Tim Mueller
Owner/developer*: Weinstein Nelson Developers LLC, co-owned by David Weinstein and Dyke Nelson
Architect*: DNA Workshop
Contractor*: Buquet & LeBlanc
Cost*:...
Cook: Rooms to Go buys land off Siegen Lane
Years ago, Rooms To Go purchased the old Kirschman’s furniture business, which was headquartered in New Orleans and had a location in Baton Rouge off...
Styling her daughter’s Texas dorm room led to an entire business line for designer...
(Photography by Don Kadair: Dee Keller)
Moving into a dorm room can be a jarring experience for a college student. After all, dormitories don’t have...
Commercial real estate is big business in Baton Rouge. So why are so few...
(Photography by Don Kadair: Carmen Austin)
When commercial real estate broker Dottie Tarleton was working on getting her commercial real estate certification in the mid-1980s—a...
