Day: October 28, 2021

Downtown Project Roundup

The worker bees are swarming at the Lee Hardware apartments at 719 Edwards. Owner HRI of New Orleans is investing close to $8m to rehab the Lee Hardware and United Jewelers at 301 Crockett St. Construction crews are changing out lighting to modern LED, fitting out full size washers and dryers in each unit, adding […]

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Uptown Bar & Lounge Opens for Business

Supply chain issues, be darned. The lack of furniture that was absolutely, positively supposed to be in a couple of weeks ago isn’t stopping new Uptown Bar & Lounge owner Ryan Williams, who is renting furniture because the ‘show must go on’ and go on it will! The Grand Opening is tonight! Uptown will be […]

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…And Then There Were Three…

There has been some shuffling of properties on historic Austin Place downtown. The street, which houses a lovely variety of pre-1900 residential buildings has seen recent ownership changes to 754 and 758 Austin, and most recently, the sale of two residential buildings adjacent to the old Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion. Ogilvie-Wiener owner Debbie Bryant tells us she […]

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