Whats the name of these apartments at the end of canal st? (New Orleans: apartment complexes)

[L'Artiste]

i haven't been downtown maybe in years, and i saw these apartments here, but i don't remember what was there before (maybe a hospital/hotel?).. whats the name of these aparments/condos? they seem nice and new but never heard about them


they are near/on canal st and i think maybe claiborne (near the overpass/bridge)

[rburnett]

That is the old Lafitte Housing Project in between Orleans Ave. and Lafitte St. After Katrina, it was demolished and they built a mixed income development in it's place.

[L'Artiste]

Originally Posted by rburnett

That is the old Lafitte Housing Project in between Orleans Ave. and Lafitte St. After Katrina, it was demolished and they built a mixed income development in it's place.

ahhh, i thought it was just regular apartments/condos

[sconley9922]

Right on the Zulu parade route. Looks MUCHHH better than those projects.

[Jimbo_1]

I might be one of the few with this opinion, but I always thought that some of New Orleans' older projects actually had nice architectural details, especially when maintained properly. Like the Lafitte had a nice brick color, tile roofs, and iron railings which all looked better than a lot of typical apartment complexes from the 1970's or whatever. The big downside was the layout of the whole complex. The newer buildings do look nice, though (and hopefully they stay nice looking). That's also why I am happy that they are trying to preserve more original buildings in the Iberville redevelopment.

[skullman1]

Originally Posted by L'Artiste

ahhh, i thought it was just regular apartments/condos

they are apartments and condos and some are town houses and some are probably single-family housing. They are trying to get people of different income levels living in the same area. It's a good way to reduce crime in a certain area and create a "community".

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Jimbo_1

That's also why I am happy that they are trying to preserve more original buildings in the Iberville redevelopment.

I liked that about the redevelopment too. Never been in the Iberville but I did see some of the nice buildings and was happy to learn that they would be saved. More of them should have been saved.

[L'Artiste]

Originally Posted by skullman1

they are apartments and condos and some are town houses and some are probably single-family housing. They are trying to get people of different income levels living in the same area. It's a good way to reduce crime in a certain area and create a "community".

it works wonderfully in new york city but i don't know if it would work here, people are more liberal up there and more opportunity and less violence

[skullman1]

only time will tell if they will work or not...I wouldn't be surprised if they did as they have worked several other places before besides NYC. I always like to stay on the positive side because negative thoughts will become negative actions

[annie_himself]

Maybe the good will outweigh the bad? It is a high demand area.