2012 Real Estate Report

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Myriad projects have been completed in the Capital Region in the past year or are currently under way. This section highlights these projects.

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

OLINDE CAREER CENTER AT LSU
LOCATION: Raphael Semmes Road, LSU Student Union
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Relocation of LSU Career Services from Patrick F. Taylor Hall to new 18,000-square-foot dedicated Career Center in Student Union, which will occupy current location of Barnes & Noble Bookstore.
CONTRACTOR: Not available
ARCHITECT: Grace & Hebert Architects
COST: Not available

TIGER STADIUM EXPANSION [pictured above]
LOCATION: South Side of Tiger Stadium, Nicholson Drive
STATUS: Under development
DESCRIPTION: 6,900-seat expansion on top of south endzone seating area: adds 1,500-seat upper deck, 3,000-seat club level, two levels with at least 60 suites and a 400-500 person standing-room only area.
CONTRACTORS: Brassfield & Gorrie and The Lemoine Company
ARCHITECT: HKS Inc.
COST: $85 million

RETAIL & OFFICES

ACADIAN-PERKINS PLAZA [pictured above]
LOCATION: Perkins Road and Acadian Thruway, Southdowns
STATUS: Under construction/Partially completed
DESCRIPTION: Rebuilt as a result of fire. Two-story 36,000-square-foot expansion will feature retail restaurant space on ground floor, office space above. Other sections of the shopping center, already complete, contain Burgersmith and AT&T Store.
DEVELOPER: Jon Claitor
CONTRACTOR: Chris Town
COST: Not available

ACADIAN VILLAGE [pictured above]
LOCATION: Perkins Road and Acadian Thruway, across Thruway from Acadian-Perkins Plaza
STATUS: Under construction/Partially completed
DESCRIPTION: 200-seat Galatoire's Bistro under construction. New IberiaBank now open. More retail space and apartments planned for future development.
DEVELOPER: Commercial Properties Realty Trust
CONTRACTOR: Deumite Construction (for IberiaBank)
COST: Not available

GOODWILL STORE [pictured above]
LOCATION: 10350 Burbank Dr., near the corner of Burbank Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: The 13,000-square-foot building is the third Goodwill location to open in Baton Rouge. Location operates as retail and donation center.
DEVELOPER: Dantin-Bruce Development
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

H&E HEADQUARTERS [pictured above]
LOCATION: Airline Highway near Pecue Lane
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: New headquarters and Baton Rouge branch for H&E Equipment
CONTRACTOR: Milton J. Womack Inc.
ARCHITECT: URS
COST: $16.5 million

Jo-ANN FABRICS [pictured above]
LOCATION: 10535 S. Mall Dr. in Siegen Lane Marketplace
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: 22,000-square-foot fabric store neighboring Books-A-Million
CONTRACTOR: Construction One Inc. of Ohio
ARCHITECT: Mark Salopek
COST: $1.9 million

JUBAN CROSSING
LOCATION: Interstate 12 and Juban Road, just east of Denham Springs in Ascension Parish
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Long-delayed massive mixed-use development. The first of three phases of development on the 471-acre site is to include 350,000 square feet of retail space, as well as a 14-screen movie theatre, national chain restaurants, a hotel, drug store, gas station and two banks.
DEVELOPER: Creekstone Companies
CONTRACTOR: Block Construction
COST: Not available

SAM'S CLUB
LOCATION: Cortana Place and Airline Drive
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: The 134,000-square-foot club store replaces former location about one mile north on Airline Highway. Constructed with environmentally friendly materials and energy-efficient fixtures, the club gained 18,000 square feet through its relocation.
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: $11.4 million

SHOPPERS CHOICE SHOWROOM [pictured above]
LOCATION: 10920 Coursey Blvd.
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: First brick-and-mortar location for ShoppersChoice.com, a Baton Rouge-based home and outdoor store. The 13,000-square- foot building will also be home to some administrative offices and warehouse space.
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

ST. GEORGE SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER EXPANSION [pictured above]
LOCATION: 13520 Perkins Road
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: Three retail spaces add more than 3,000 square feet to the center.
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

RESTAURANTS & HOTELS

CHICK-FIL-A [pictured above]
LOCATION: 3023 College Drive
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: Chick-Fil-A restaurant with drive-thru
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

CHIPOTLE AND FIVE GUYS [pictured above]
LOCATION: Highland Road and State Street, in the former Blockbuster's building
STATUS: Under construction/near completion
DESCRIPTION: Chipotle, a national chain of Mexican grills, occupies 3,228 square feet of the site. Five Guys is a national hamburger chain opening its second Baton Rouge location. The restaurants will share a patio.
CONTRACTOR: Charles Bond
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

HAMPTON INN [pictured above]
LOCATION: Lafayette Street and Main Street downtown
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: The seven-story, 137-room hotel is the first new hotel built in downtown in decades.
DEVELOPER: Not available
CONTRACTOR: Pride Construction
COST: $17 million

MIKE ANDERSON'S [pictured above]
LOCATION: 1031 W. Lee Dr.
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: Restoration of Mike Anderson's building following a December 13 fire that gutted the banquet room and damaged the dining room, bathrooms and attic.
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

PORTICO [pictured above]
LOCATION: 11777 Coursey Blvd. near the intersection of Coursey and South Sherwood Forest boulevards
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: 5,500-square-foot bar and grill, not including open-air patio. It is the restaurant's third location, with others in Monroe and Ruston.
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

TWIN PEAKS [pictured above]
LOCATION: 6990 Siegen Lane
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: Guy-friendly restaurant with large outdoor seating area.
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

ZAPATA'S MEXICAN GRILL [pictured above]
LOCATION: 7655 Andrea Drive in the Siegen Lane Marketplace
STATUS: Completed
DESCRIPTION: Mexican restaurant with nearly 1,000 square feet of outdoor dining space
CONTRACTOR: Kishbaugh Construction
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

HEALTH CARE

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HEART AND VASCULAR TOWER [pictured above]
LOCATION: Essen Lane and Hennessy Boulevard
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Nine-story, 330,000-square-foot building dedicated to heart and vascular patients. Will face Essen Lane and include universal patient rooms, state-of-the-art operating rooms, catheterization and electrophysiology labs, ICUs and pre-op rooms.
CONTRACTORS: J.E. Dunn and Milton Womack
ARCHITECTS: Bradley-Blewster & Associates and VOA
COST: $200 million

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE LIVINGSTON [pictured above]
LOCATION: Interstate 12 in Walker
STATUS: Opening scheduled for September
DESCRIPTION: A 170,000-square-foot building with a free-standing Emergency Room, OLOL Livingston will include outpatient services such as a lab, imaging services such as CT, ultrasound, X-ray and MRI, as well as physician offices. Primary care doctors, pediatricians and many specialists—including cardiology, orthopedics, ear nose and throat, eye specialists, and pain management—will occupy the physician office space.
CONTRACTOR: The Lemoine Company
ARCHITECTS: Not available
COST: $60 million

WOMAN'S HOSPITAL [pictured above]
LOCATION: Airline Highway and Pecue Lane
STATUS: Under construction (opening Aug. 5)
DESCRIPTION: New 839,000-square-foot medical campus, including five-story hospital building, two medical office buildings, two-story support services building and two-story central energy plant building
DEVELOPER: J.E. Dunn, Milton Womack and Arkel
ARCHITECTS: HKS Inc. and Ford Dickinson
COST: $328 million

RESIDENTIAL

333 LOFTS [pictured above]
LOCATION: East Boyd Drive near South Gates of LSU
STATUS: Under construction/Near completion
DESCRIPTION: 46,800-square-foot, 28-unit condo development near LSU
DEVELOPER: Dantin Bruce Development Co.
COST: Not available

438 MAIN STREET APARTMENTS [pictured above]
LOCATION: 438 Main St.
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Apartment building that will feature 22 apartments total: 17 at affordable housing rates as low as $300 a month, and the rest at market rates ranging up to $1,100
CONTRACTOR: Milton J. Womack Inc.
ARCHITECT: Chenevert Architects
COST: $4.7 million

THE ELYSIAN
LOCATION: Spanish Town Road and North 13th Street
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: A mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments comprising 115,500 square feet over four stories and 100 units
CONTRACTOR: Milton J. Womack
ARCHITECT: Looney Ricks Kiss
COST: Not available

THE WOODLANDS [pictured above]
LOCATION: 910 Ben Hur Road
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: New student housing development
CONTRACTOR: Designed Build
ARCHITECT: G. Niles Bolton
COST: Not available

COMMERCIAL & OTHER

ALL STAR AUTOMOTIVE VOLVO DEALERSHIP [pictured above]
LOCATION: Airline Highway and Coursey Boulevard
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: 16,500-square-foot showroom and service center for All Star's Volvo dealership. All Star hopes to make it Louisiana's first LEED-certified auto dealership.
CONTRACTOR: Arkel Constructors
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: $3 million

L'AUBERGE BATON ROUGE CASINO AND HOTEL [pictured above]
LOCATION: 14777 River Road
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: The 12-story hotel will feature 206 rooms and a rooftop pool. The single-level casino will measure 74,000 square feet, and the development will also feature an event center with concert seating for up to 1,600 and festival grounds accommodating up to 2,500.
DEVELOPER: Pinnacle Entertainment
ARCHITECTS: Marnell Architecture and Manning Architects
COST: $368 million

NORTH BOULEVARD TOWN SQUARE [pictured above]
LOCATION: North Boulevard downtown
STATUS: Complete
DESCRIPTION: Pedestrian-friendly downtown area with stage, fountain and seating areas.
CONTRACTOR: Arrighi Construction
ARCHITECTS: Brown+Danos landdesign Inc. and Joseph Furr Design Studio
COST: $7.2 million

REPENTANCE PARK [pictured above]
LOCATION: 444 St. Louis St.
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Park designed to increase foot traffic through downtown and improve connectivity.
CONTRACTOR: Arrighi Construction
ARCHITECTS: Reed Hildebrand Associates, Reich Associates, Trahan Architects, Suzanne Turner Associates, ABMB Engineers, Craul Land Scientists and LAM Partners
COST: $3.5 million

ROBINSON BROTHERS FORD [pictured above]
LOCATION: South Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Airline Highway
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: A complete remodel of the sales and service departments at the Ford dealership and the construction of a quick-service facility
DEVELOPER: Not available
ARCHITECT: Not available
COST: Not available

TEAM AUTOMOTIVE GROUP SPORTS COMPLEX [pictured above]
LOCATION: 7122 Perkins Road, at BREC's Perkins Road Community Park
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Building will be the largest indoor basketball facility in the parish and largest indoor volleyball facility in the state, with three tournament-play basketball courts, six youth basketball courts, 12 basketball half-courts and five volleyball courts.
CONTRACTOR: Woodrow Wilson Construction Co.
ARCHITECT: Jerry M. Campbell & Associates
COST: $5 million

ROADS & BRIDGES

INTERSTATE 10 [pictured above]
LOCATION: I-10/12 split to Highland Road/Perkins Road exit
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Widen I-10 from four lanes to six lanes encompassing previous work completed during the Mall of Louisiana interchange project
CONTRACTORS: Original contractor for I-10/12 split to 1,500 feet east of Siegen Lane exit Austin Bridge and Road replaced in December 2011, by tandem of James Construction Group and Boh Bros. Construction Co. Contract for 1,500 feet east of Siegen Lane to Highland Road/Perkins Road exit solely handled by Boh Bros. Construction Co.
COST: $147 million total

INTERSTATE 12 [pictured above]
LOCATION: From O'Neal Lane exit east past Walker interchange toward Satsuma
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Widen I-12 from original four lanes to six. Add ramp meters to exits along development.
CONTRACTORS: James Construction Group (O'Neal Lane exit to Pete's Highway); Gilchrist Construction Company (Pete's Highway to Juban Road); Barriere Construction Co. (Juban Road to Walker Interchange). Contractor for construction past Walker Interchange is TBD.
COST: $168 million, cost of construction past Walker interchange is TBD.

SOUTH HARRELL'S FERRY EXTENSION/NEW BRIDGE
LOCATION: South Sherwood Forest Boulevard to Millerville Road
STATUS: Under construction
DESCRIPTION: Adds two additional through lanes, sidewalks and a raised median to South Harrell's Ferry Road. The project will add two bridges (one east-bound lane bridge and one west-bound lane bridge) crossing Jones Creek.
ENGINEER: ABMB Engineers Inc.
COST: $25 million

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