2019 Properties in Algiers, the Upper 9th Ward and Uptown will be turned into mixed-income housing under proposals recently approved by the Housing Authority of New Orleans. The agency’s board last week endorsed the planned revamps of the former Christopher Park Homes on Vespasian Boulevard and […]
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Last year, a New Orleans development team announced plans to build a new five-story, mixed-income apartment building in the Bywater with the goal of attracting former residents who have been priced out of the neighborhood. The team says it intends to move forward with the project this […]
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City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer today announced the selection of development teams to build 100 percent affordable housing on seven clusters of vacant City-owned land. The teams will lead the construction of over 400 affordable housing units, with […]
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A portion of a mixed-use development set to come online in the next few years could add some affordable housing in one of New Orleans’ more expensive neighborhoods. Plans filed with the city show that developers want to build a 105-unit, mixed-income apartment complex […]
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New Orleans developers Iris Development Co. and Green Coast Enterprises have announced plans for a $30 million five-story, mixed-use apartment building in the Bywater. The development will be built at 2930 Burgundy Street, currently vacant land and a warehouse. The project will feature 105 units, of which they plan to […]
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A New Orleans development team hopes a $30 million proposed five-story, mixed-income apartment building in the Bywater will give former residents priced out of the hot neighborhood a chance to return. Iris Development Co. and Green Coast Enterprises plan to begin construction this fall on […]
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded more than $1.3 million in Affordable Housing Program grants for five projects in the New Orleans area totaling 210 housing units. Four of the projects are in New Orleans and one in Mandeville. Another $530,000 […]
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced Thursday that 17 local home developers have been selected to participate in the city’s new soft second mortgage program. The term “soft second” is used to describe a forgivable loan that is made by the city in tandem with […]
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