If the property you're interested in is in a historic district (or is itself on the National Register of Historic Places), you should know that the state and federal government set aside hundreds of millions of dollars each year to offset your development costs.
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While yes, the footprint is small and small does not always mean less expensive, it does require thinking creatively to achieve the greatest return and yes, the return can be great.
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We all enjoy trying on clothes before buying them, right? Think of test fits as the real estate equivalent of trying on clothes. Lately, we've seen a surge in feasibility studies for potential properties, which are often referred to as "test fits". This increase may be a response to last year's freeze on short-term rentals in Orleans Parish, which left many developers wondering, "What else can I do with this property?" Let's explore some key questions that test fits are designed to address.
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Those of us involved in building things - planners, city governments, developers and architects and designers - need to advocate to fundamentally change they physical framework of daily commerce, and we need the support of the citizens to do so.
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A trip around the rest of the Caribbean perimeter, from islands like Puerto Rico, to coastal Mexico and Central America, will show you a vastly different role for the humble concrete block than we have in the U.S.
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It can be humbling when a project with as much history as The Grigson-Didier House comes across your desk. The storied home has already been featured in the New York Times' T Magazine and national Antiques Magazine, not just for its own uniqueness but also for the love it has inspired in the eclectic and enthusiastic owners it has attracted.
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Though our photorealistic renderings are a visualization tool they are often not seen by our clients until we are almost finished with the documentation portion of our work.
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What makes New Orleans neighborhoods so great is the same things that make neighborhoods great around the world: variety.
While most of the country was busy zoning their neighborhoods into single-use enclaves of uniformity, New Orleans, as it does, was busy ignoring national urban planning trends and standards. In this case, it was a good call.
As a result, we have retained our multi-use, finer-grained urban fabric of building use and type, and have reaped the benefits, being a top choice to live, work and vacation for humans in general.
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We’ve been fortunate to be able to spend our quarantine working tirelessly on a number of great residential addition and renovation projects of many shapes and sizes. Here’s a quick update of what’s on the boards and what’s going up in the field - 1 project for each week of quarantine so far!
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