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What are the other two building currently being developed in the Water Campus property? Any residential planned?

Dan, you right, buddy! A Nordstroms would have been awesome!! An Omni with the first two floors being a Nordstrom and the rest of the high rise being hotel/condo. That would have been a winner!

The photo below is an example of what I would describe as a perfect fit for the Health District's mixed use development. Retail on first floor, residential on floors 2-8. Think this style would be perfect for that area. It's certainly unique and like no other development we have seen in the BR region.

Thanks Richy! I think a majority of my fears, with many of the projects on the table in BR (Health District mixed use/Water District), lie with the recent trends in numerous other developments around town. Take, for instance, the "new" apartment complex that has gone in behind the Neuromedical Center in Perkins Rowe. Has anyone been back there recently to see this apartment complex I reference? I shouldnt be so negative, but I find it so frustrating that a development company from Shreveport comes in here, buys the vacant acreage and builds this sub-standard, dumpy apartment complex that has absolutely no character and brings ZERO value to the P Rowe complex. In my opinion, Perkins Rowe is a one of a kind development in BR and therefore anything built in that complex should be developed with a "higher standard" in mind. Having lived in Perkins Rowe for many years, I was thinking that a hotel/condo would be a perfect fit for that vacant space. Ever been to the Omni Hotel/Residences in Ft Worth (see below)? A friend of mine lives there and that place is FIRST CLASS! I was so hoping we could get something in Perkins Rowe of similar caliber. Again, maybe I'm asking too much?! I realize we dont have the market to build a 30+ story condo/hotel but maybe something similar but on a smaller scale: 10-15 stories. Sorry - maybe this post belongs in the Perkins Rowe thread but my point is that I am just hoping that Dantin Bruce will raise my expectations and develop a first class development in the Health District. Many apologies for this Sunday afternoon rant!!

This is exciting news about the potential mixed use development in the Heath district. Lets just hope the developers think 'outside the box' and not just erect a typical boring structure like many of the other mid-rises in this town. It would be nice to see a lot of glass (floor to ceiling) incorporated into the building structure; very similar to the photo attached. The renderings of the multi-story building I saw in another post on this thread made it look as if this would be the case. Hoping they follow through on this concept. Do we know for sure that there be a residential component to this particular development? Dantin Bruce acquires 15 acres in Baton Rouge Health District, plans mixed-use development The 15-acre property is located between Interstate 10 and Picardy Avenue and is adjacent to property owned by Baton Rouge General Hospital. Part of the property is also adjacent to Our Lady of the Lake’s planned 350,000-square-foot Children’s Hospital, which is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2018. “These are two great pieces of land in the heart of the Baton Rouge Health District,” says Brian Dantin. “We felt with all the infrastructure going in and the new roads—and obviously the new hospital—that this was a good piece of real estate.” The city-parish has plans to develop three key roadways through the area, which will increase access to the Dantin Bruce property and improve connectivity throughout the medical corridor. Dijon Drive will be extended from Essen Lane to Bluebonnet Boulevard, traversing the Dantin Bruce property. A new Midway Road will be constructed, running from an intersection with Dijon south, crossing Summa Avenue and continuing to Picardy Avenue. Mancuso Lane will also be extended from Summa to Dijon. Dantin says plans for the property have not been finalized but several potential site plans for mixed-use buildings are in the works. None of the construction will be speculative. Rather, Dantin Bruce will build to suit. “We are going to do multiple different layouts and site plans and see what comes to us,” Dantin says. “There are many uses that work with this property. This health district area is going to be a hot spot for all our potential uses, so we will do a couple of different site plans and see which one will be the best fit.” https://www.businessreport.com/article/dantin-bruce-acquires-15-acres-baton-rouge-health-district-plans-mixed-use-development