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Old 12-24-2013, 08:01 AM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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Hello
I am looking for people to post about their perceptions of these parts of the city to live in. I keep hearing about resurgence/recovery about some of these areas.
I am looking to move back to NOLA and find a fixer-upper project. Previously I had looked at NW Carrollton/Leonidas and found 2 different properties interesting but both transactions fell through. So now I am trying to expand my search for these other areas and looking for your perceptions of safety/crime.
I have already been provided with the crime link (thanks you faithful city-data posters) and a couple of other resources so I am good there but now just want some more personal feelings about where to search. Also..thanks for all the feedback I received on the Leonidas/NW Carrollton area.

So here are my specific questions people can comment on if they so choose

1. Improvement in Freret corridor is occuring but what are the street bounderies for this statement I keep hearing? Freret is a long street.

2. Any thoughts on your perception of safety of any of the other areas I put in the title?

thanks
Gary
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Old 12-24-2013, 08:19 AM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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So I found one thread on Freret so far and said Napoleon was on of the borders of Freret to stop at..is that still the case?...I found a property at Gen Taylor and Freret and was wondering about that area.

Didnt think of flooding so now I wonder about that as well?
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Old 12-24-2013, 10:33 AM
 
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I have lived in the Freret neighborhood for four years, so that is the area I am most qualified to talk about. When people talk about "Freret" as a neighborhood they mean the area bounded by Jefferson Avenue, Napolean Avenue, Claiborne, and LaSalle Street. The river side of this boundary is being stretched quite a bit now that Freret is cool; the blocks between LaSalle and Daneel are now frequently being described as the Freret neighborhood when previously they would have simply been called Uptown. Milan is basically next door to Freret on the downtown side, that property on General Taylor would be in the Milan neighborhood.

Anyway, that area has improved very quickly too and is seeing a lot of renovation. The houses are generally larger than the houses in Freret proper. I do not think there is a significant difference in crime between one side of Napolean versus the other. Regarding the flood risk, neither area is particularly high and both experienced significant flooding in Katrina. A good rule of thumb is that if most of the houses in a neighborhood were built raised, it's because they need to be. Every house in Broadmoor is built fairly high, that is because it is a very low lying area.

Personally, I have been looking to buy something recently and have confined my searches affordable high ground. Neighborhoods such as Leonidas, Central City, St. Roch, and the "New" Bywater. These areas are transitional at best and perhaps more crime prone but in the long run I believe they will be better values than areas such as Broadmoor, which is considered "safe" but is very low and flood-prone. The impending flood insurance rate hikes will change the real estate picture significantly.
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Old 12-24-2013, 12:10 PM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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Thanks for the input SailorHarry...much appreciated!!!
Gary
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Old 12-24-2013, 01:21 PM
 
Location: Louisiana to Houston to Denver to NOVA
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What about the Tulane-Gravier area?
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Old 12-24-2013, 04:28 PM
 
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What about the Tulane-Gravier area?
I had to look at a map to see where you were talking about. You mean the area around the new medical center? The residential stuff would be further toward the lake between Tulane and Canal. There is a lot of real estate speculation in that area based on the impending influx of people coming with the medical center. There should be a lot of freshly renovated houses in that area, but probably not cheap. Mid City is considered a good place to live for families; there isn't much night life though. Tulane Avenue is still very bad with lots of drugs, prostitution, and cheap hotels. So if you like that area get as close to Canal as possible.

There is also the potential of flooding; that area is very low.
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Old 12-24-2013, 05:25 PM
 
Location: Michoud Area/ New Orleans
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Tulane between the Claiborne bridge and Carrollton needs some work done to it...some parts in between that stretch are okay but with the Medical center being built there, the stretch should be renovated for the most part
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Old 12-26-2013, 08:23 AM
 
Location: Metairie, LA
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I have lived in the Freret neighborhood for four years, so that is the area I am most qualified to talk about. When people talk about "Freret" as a neighborhood they mean the area bounded by Jefferson Avenue, Napolean Avenue, Claiborne, and LaSalle Street. The river side of this boundary is being stretched quite a bit now that Freret is cool; the blocks between LaSalle and Daneel are now frequently being described as the Freret neighborhood when previously they would have simply been called Uptown. Milan is basically next door to Freret on the downtown side, that property on General Taylor would be in the Milan neighborhood.

Anyway, that area has improved very quickly too and is seeing a lot of renovation. The houses are generally larger than the houses in Freret proper. I do not think there is a significant difference in crime between one side of Napolean versus the other. Regarding the flood risk, neither area is particularly high and both experienced significant flooding in Katrina. A good rule of thumb is that if most of the houses in a neighborhood were built raised, it's because they need to be. Every house in Broadmoor is built fairly high, that is because it is a very low lying area.

Personally, I have been looking to buy something recently and have confined my searches affordable high ground. Neighborhoods such as Leonidas, Central City, St. Roch, and the "New" Bywater. These areas are transitional at best and perhaps more crime prone but in the long run I believe they will be better values than areas such as Broadmoor, which is considered "safe" but is very low and flood-prone. The impending flood insurance rate hikes will change the real estate picture significantly.
I would agree with most of this, though I think the up-river side of Napolean is noticeably better than the downriver side. Milan goes downhill quickly on the lake/north side of Freret and closer to Louisiana Ave. There is no commerce on Freret on that side of Napolean.

Also, the flood insurance rate hikes will not affect to 95% of the East bank of New Orleans. In fact most people inside of the levee system will see a decrease in their BFE. ~Flood Information Portal for Orleans County, LA~

Maryville(Fontainbleau) is an established upscale neighborhood that had minimal Katrina flooding due to a higher elevation and is fairly safe.

Broadmoor varies a bit, but the up-river side of Napolean between Fontainbleau and Claiborne is a safe area that is cheaper than other parts of Uptown. It's very convenient to all parts of the city, but the downside is that it is a low spot. This is only an issue if there is a Katrina like levee breach which is extremely rare.

Mid-City varies a bit as well and people have different definitions of it's boundaries. Officially it's the area between I-10 and Orleans Ave, from Broad out to City Park Ave. The area around Tulane Ave is still pretty rough and it's safer past Carrollton closer to City Park Ave.

Magnolia(Harmony Oaks) is a former housing project that is now a mixed income development in Central City. Not exactly the nicest part of town. The Muses development is in a better part of Central City.
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