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Federal City’s Fitness Center Gets New Operator

The YMCA currently operating in Federal City on the West Bank in Jefferson Parish will cease operations as of March 31st.  The Algiers Development District, which handles in partnership the budget and operations of Federal City and is also a public entity of the City of New Orleans, quickly scrambled to find a new company […]

Old World Look for Old Town Homes in New Orleans, Louisiana

If you have spent any time in the city of New Orleans or even its outlying suburbs on the West Bank such as Algiers, Gretna, Marrero, Terrytown, and Harvey; you have probably noticed a variety of architectural stylings of the historic and obviously 100-year to 200-year-old homes.  When you view these homes as a current […]

Custom Homes Still Available to Build Near New Orleans

Unlike other towns in the United States that have to worry about the “sprawl” of a metro area that seems to be growing faster than is sustainable by the transportation and infrastructure that the city has to offer, New Orleans, Louisiana and its neighboring cities of Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, and Harahan seem to be […]

Strengthening in the Suburbs Is Good News for New Orleans Metro Communities

Wade Ragas, real estate consultant and owner of Real Property Associates continually analyzes sales reports for new homes and previously-owned homes, as well as new home starts, new home trends, the monthly supply of homes for sale on the market, and many other real estate related information in order to present his findings to local […]

Winners of the Louisiana Landmarks Society Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation

In 2014, the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy  rebuilt 2, 200-year-old Navy buildings on the Mississippi River with an addition of a 3rd connecting school building which resulted in a $17 million expenditure in real estate construction.  The new school campus is now located in Federal City which is the name for part of […]