Affordable Housing - New Orleans
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80 Mixed-Income Apartments Coming to Historic Downtown Building
Developer Green Coast Enterprises in partnership with the Crescent City Community Land Trust (CCCLT) has closed on the sale of the historic Pythian Temple building at 234 Loyola Avenue, clearing the last hurdle in the way of development
11 October 2014 06:09 -
$35M Low-Income Seniors Housing Facility Opens in New Orleans High-Rise
The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) recently provided important updates on the efforts being made to provide safe, affordable and equitable housing to the residents of New Orleans, especially in the context of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.
21 September 2014 05:42 -
Archdiocese of New Orleans Expands Seniors Housing Network
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Cristopher Homes Inc. has cleared another road stop on the way to building a new seniors housing community in Slidell. According to The Times-Picayune, the Slidell City Council annexed a 12-acre site fronting US 190/Gause Boulevard West to Slidell city limits and changed the zoning from highway commercial (HC2-2) to [...]
29 June 2014 03:39 -
Blighted Nursing Home to Become Low-Income Housing
Another Katrina-marred building might finally be returned to use, after developers of an efficiency apartment project received funding approval from the state Bond Commission
25 February 2014 14:33 -
Columbia Residential Opens $24M Luxury Seniors Housing
Heritage Senior Residences at Columbia Parc, one of the most highly anticipated projects in New Orleans has celebrated its grand opening in Gentilly, with the first residents expected to move in starting March 2014.
10 December 2013 09:54 -
Housing Authority of New Orleans Seeks Affordable Housing Developers
The Housing Authority of New Orleans’ (HANO) first attempt to scale down its small housing asset portfolio has proven successful, receiving bids on 95 of the 115 properties put up for sale in October
26 November 2013 14:38 -
Former Tremé School to Become $40M Live/Work Artists Community
The Andre J. Bell Junior High School campus located in the historic arts neighborhood Tremé is just one step away from being redeveloped into a live/work artist community.
30 September 2013 04:26 -
Affordable Public Housing Breaks Ground at Katrina-Marred Site
This week marked the start of yet another project that will erase some of the damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina.
19 August 2013 16:33 -
$23M Film Studios for East NOLA; $1.6B Iberville Tremè Transformation Slowly Moves Along
Amid recent news and speculations regarding the future of New Orleans’ status as Hollywood South – namely Gov. Bobby Jindal’s recent proposal to decrease Louisiana’s film industry tax incentives - came some good news for local film production
21 May 2013 04:52 -
$60 M Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project Almost Completed
The nationwide trend of downtown apartment living has not eluded The Big Easy. New Orleans’ downtown population is currently around the 5,000 mark – double what it was five years ago.
11 December 2012 14:39 -
60-Unit Supportive Housing Project Wins SEED Award
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) announced the Rosa F. Keller Building, launched earlier this year, has been awarded a 2013 Social Economic Environmental Design Award for Excellence in Public Interest Design.
26 November 2012 06:05 -
NORA Breaks Ground on Mixed-Income Housing
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA), in partnership with UNITY of Greater New Orleans, has announced the groundbreaking for a mixed-income permanent supportive housing development in Central City.
14 November 2012 15:05 -
Saenger Theater Restoration, Lambeth House Wellness Center to Commence
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor New Orleans city officials plan to kick off the Saenger Theater renovations this month. The project costs initially estimated at $39 million have escalated since 2009, when the restoration was first announced, and the project now [...]
17 January 2012 05:21 -
HANO Pursues Public Housing Redevelopment in Iberville
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor Public housing redevelopment, always a major issue for New Orleans, grew in importance following Hurricane Katrina. Now, the city has an ally in the Housing Authority of New Orleans in the battle to fight blight. One of [...]
10 July 2011 05:19