Royal Cosmopolitan developers to seek council approval again
Once again, the New Orleans City Council will consider whether to grant a height waiver for a roughly $45 million condo-hotel project in the 100 block of Royal Street. After council approvals lapsed...
View ArticleRoyal Cosmopolitan project in limbo
A condo-hotel proposed for the 100 block of Royal Street is in limbo after the New Orleans City Council today did not consider a request to renew approvals for the project. Council approvals lapsed...
View ArticleFrench Quarter developer has Royal headache
When I called Angelo Farrell Jan. 21, he was one mad guy. Earlier that day, Farrell, who wants to build the 26-story Royal Cosmopolitan condominium-hotel development, pulled his request to have the...
View ArticleLawsuits become latest weapon to fight noise violations
Dr. Travis Kenny is suing the Balcony Music Club, claiming the venue three doors down from his home is in violation of the city noise ordinance and that it’s not properly permitted for live music.
View ArticleSanctions for noise violation to hush Bourbon Street bar
Bourbon Heat, as of Thursday, will be the only club on Bourbon Street forced to close its doors and windows and prohibited from having a barker outside luring people in with promises of live music and...
View ArticleCity planning commission turns down 26-story hotel
New Orleans planning officials today turned down a proposed 26-story hotel and condo proposed for the 100 block of Royal Street near the Central Business District.
View ArticleRoyal Cosmopolitan gets preliminary OK, but hurdles remain
A revised version of a controversial 20-story hotel and condominium project proposed on the fringe of the French Quarter has received preliminary approval from the City Council, but the project still...
View ArticleHas anybody seen the boom?
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor “Where are the cranes?†If I had a nickel – heck, a penny – for every time I heard somebody say that since Katrina, my pockets would be a lot heavier. In the...
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