Trahan Architects moving headquarters to N.O.

Baton Rouge architect Trey Trahan says he has purchased a vacant building at 309 Magazine St. in New Orleans for an undisclosed amount and will relocate the majority of his firm, Trahan Architects, there in late 2013 or early 2014. Designs are under way for the renovation of the 10,000-square-foot property located near Gravier Street, between Canal and Poydras streets, and work is slated to begin before the end of this year. Trahan says he and most of his staff will relocate to New Orleans in the first quarter of 2013, leasing office space until the new Magazine Street headquarters is completed. Some Trahan Architects staff may remain in Baton Rouge so that the firm can maintain, in Trahan’s words, a “Baton Rouge presence.” However, he adds, anyone staying put will not work out of the firm’s current office at City Plaza downtown. The architect says he has had his eye on this move for several years, and has only been waiting on the right location. “I think it is not only a great investment but also locates the office within walking distance of so many of New Orleans’ assets,” he says. To read more about Trahan and his reasons for relocating to New Orleans, read 225‘s June cover story here. —Jeff Roedel