Take a look inside 500 Laurel

December 6, 2017

Baton Rouge Office space — Originally designed by A. Hays Towns and built in 1955, the office space at 500 Laurel St. was recently renovated and is now the headquarters of Business First Bank. Architect Dyke Nelson lead the redevelopment, which was completed in August 2016 and awarded a Silver Rose during the 2017 Baton Rouge AIA Rose Awards.

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Built in 1955, the six-story building had fallen into disrepair before Dyke Nelson and his partners at 500 Laurel LLC acquired it in late 2013 for $2 million and began planning an extensive renovation. 500 Laurel 500 Laurel St. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM MUELLER Architect: DNA Workshop: Dyke Nelson Architecture Owner: 500 Laruel LLC Contractor: Buquet & LeBlanc Cost: $4.5 million

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