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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, August 7, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on August 7, 2023 Permits pertaining to a new hotel at 3500 St. Charles Ave. were issued on July 25. The site was formerly improved with a mixed-use office property of no historic importance prior to it being razed and advertised for ground lease. Plans were announced in Fall of 2022 with...

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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, July 24, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on July 24, 2023 Last week, permits were granted with regards to HVAC units at 420 Julia Street. Constructed in the 1880s, the former site of the Louisiana Children’s Museum was sold in 2019 to Nashville-based developer AJ Capital. Rumors about programming and use have swirled since the transaction took place, with...

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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, July 10, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on July 10, 2023 Prior to the Fourth of July holiday, permits were issued to 921 Canal Street for continuing renovations to guestrooms, corridors, and a lounge area refresh. With a planned completion for late 2023, these upgrades are the latest in a slew of upgrades being performed at the Ritz-Carlton. In...

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Mayor-President to attend Mid City Tower Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

July 7, 2023- Baton Rouge, LA – Fabian Edwards, Office Specialist at ELIFIN®, is pleased to announce the official ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration of the newly renovated Mid City Tower, located at 5700 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, 70806. Over the last two years, owner Mike Leggett has brought the nearly 80,000 square foot Mid City Tower through an...

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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, June 26, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on June 26, 2023 Over the past few weeks, permits have been filed for the ongoing new construction at 1300 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard. Part of the former Brown’s Dairy site, the property named H3C Apartments is aimed to address the growing need for affordable housing, providing 192 new apartments, with 92...

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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, May 26 – June 8, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on June 12, 2023 At the close of the week, permits were granted with regards to electrical services at 609 Jackson Avenue in New Orleans; although renovation plans were formally approved in 2016, the site has not undergone much in the way of improvement since its former occupant vacated in 1979. With...

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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, May 12-25, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on June 1, 2023 Over 620 permits were issued in Orleans Parish alone over the course of the last two weeks. Although Tulane University’s desire to do so was formally announced last year, permits were granted this week to raze Irby, Phelps, and Paterson Halls. Ensconced in the near-center of campus, Paterson was...

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Top Permits issued in the New Orleans area, April 29 – May 11, 2023

// Article originally appeared in New Orleans City Business on May 15, 2023 One of my favorite parts of being a commercial real estate agent is being privy to new concepts in our market. Although these additions do not always come to fruition, I have always enjoyed culling newly issued permits as a means of ascertaining their viability and gauging activity. While...

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ELIFIN® Announces Expansion to Columbus, Ohio

April 18, 2023 – ELIFIN®, a commercial real estate brokerage firm recently named “Company of the Year” by businessreport.com, has announced the opening of its office in Columbus, Ohio. “Columbus is a fast-growing market, and we see a lot of opportunity here.” says Keagan Finley, Senior Vice President at ELIFIN® and leader of the Columbus office. “It’s the state capital and home to The Ohio State University....

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ELIFIN® Announces New Orleans Expansion

January 24, 2023 – ELIFIN®, a commercial real estate brokerage firm with national ambitions, is excited to announce the opening of its office in the New Orleans-Metairie MSA. “Not only will we be better able to serve our existing clients that have a footprint here, but we plan on implementing ELIFIN®’s ultra-specialist model that has been so well received by commercial...

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