rocketrichard

Hi Dan: From what I have read, the original plan was to have a Parisian store and I would bet that the guys are trying their best to get a dept. store anchor. You are right, it would make a big difference. .. and in regard to the comparisions to cortana mall, cortana, has no apartments in the building. Although it has been correctly pointed out that there are deficiences in the dwellings, The Baton Rouge business report article pointed out that it has been recognized and one of their main priorities is to upgrade the apartrments. We will see I guess.

Hi guys. This is my first post on this great forum so please be nice . My wife and I just moved down the street from Perkins Rowe and it is our favorite place in the city to hang out. I found out about this great site and I am a little surprised about all the negativity about Perkins Rowe. I know there are a lot of problems, but do you guys really think that Perkins Rowe will just go away? On a given day, these are the things at perkins rowe that are packed: Cinemark, Barnes and Noble, Ballys, California Pizza Kitchen, Kona Grill, Texas de Brazil, J Crew, Frock Candy, Urban Outfitters, Fresh Market, CVS pharmacy, the two different martini bars. There is a huge Spine Hospital on site where a lot of the employees use the resources on the site of perkins rowe. To me this is a hell of a stable foundation to build on. The weak areas of the site can certainly be corrected with such a stable base aboe don't you think? Landscaping work has been done to fix the fountains which look great by the way. My wife thinks the aveda is the nicest one in the city. I have seen lots of improvements in the landscaping and have heard on good knowledge tons of work has been done to upgrade the condo units. ...Or is it just that the concept of an artifically created "city block" simply an anathema to too many people on this site to say anything nice about it. We are really interested on your guys' feedback. Has anyone noticed that construction has started to convert the old swaggart building down the street to a hotel! Imagine if theere was a way to connect this new hotel, the mall of louisiana and perkins rowe by some sort of a pedestrian and bike pathway.