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What is ICINola? |
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Who are the developers? |
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What are the addresses slated for construction? |
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What does “mixed use” mean? |
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What is the overall size of this project? |
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What are other buildings in New Orleans that have similar
square footage? |
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How many residential units/condos will there be? How much
will they cost? |
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How much space will be set aside for retail businesses? |
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How many parking spaces are there included? |
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How many of the units will be owner occupied vs. rented
out? |
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Will any of the historic properties be moved? |
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How many employees will this employ? Do they have employee
parking? |
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What is the current zoning of that land? |
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Can you build a mixed use development on land zoned industrial? |
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If ICINola receives a Conditional Mixed Use Permit, how
high can they build? |
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How tall is the current Frey Meat Packing Plant? |
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Has a traffic study (a study of how traffic patterns on
all connecting streets will be impacted, including existing
street parking, how retail goods will be delivered, road
maintenance and wear and tear, and how the historic brick
Alvar Street could be threatened) been completed? |
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Has an Economic Impact Analysis been done? (This means how
this will impact current and future local businesses, such
as our local corner stores, bars and restaurants.) |
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Has a noise study been done? How will increased residents
and retail impact noise levels in the neighborhood? |
| 20. |
Has a study been done to see if our current water or electrical
systems will be impacted? |
| 21. |
Who is financing this project? |
| 22. |
If no financing has been named, what does that mean? |
| 23. |
Have they ever followed a project through to completion? |
| 24. |
Have they been asked if they would sell off after rezoning? |
| 25. |
What can I do if I have concerns with this project? |
| 26. |
Does ICINola have a website? |
| 27. |
I don’t
live in the Bywater; can I still get involved? |
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| 1. |
What
is ICINola?
ICINola is a mixed use development slated
to be built on two blocks of land from Bartholomew to Alvar
on Burgundy. This includes the Frey Meat Packing Plant,
the Social Security Building, the associated parking lots,
and two historic homes.
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Who
are the developers?
Shea
Embry & Cam Mangham, owners;
Wayne Troyer, architect.
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What
are the addresses slated for construction?
Bartholomew
Street:
805-843 Bartholomew Street , 901 Bartholomew Street, 904-924 Bartholomew Street,
Burgundy
Street:
3925 Burgundy Street, 4001 Burgundy Street, 4017-19 Burgundy Street, 3900-3924
Burgundy
Street,
Dauphine
Street:
4013-17 Dauphine Street
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What
does “mixed use” mean?
It means that the
project will combine residential/condo units with retail
space.
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What
is the overall size of this project?
The ICINola project
will have four buildings. The total estimated square footage
at this time is 213,995 square feet.
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What
are other buildings in New Orleans that have similar square
footage?
Riverwalk
is 200,000 sq. ft. The Aquarium is 175,000 sq. ft. Harrah’s
is 100,000 sq. ft.
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How
many residential units/condos will there be? How much will
they cost?
105 units with one parking space per unit/condo.
Price level one starts at $234,900, level two starts at
$219,900, level three starts at $289,900, level four starts
at $309,900.
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How
much space will be set aside for retail businesses?
37,000
sq. ft.
In
comparison, Whole Foods Arabella Station Uptown is 30,000
sq. ft. Petco is 11,000 sq. ft. The closed Virgin Megastore
in the French Quarter was 34,000 sq. ft.
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How
many parking spaces are there included?
202 total parking
spaces. This is for all residential and retail combined.
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How
many of the units will be owner occupied vs. rented out?
Unknown.
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Will
any of the historic properties be moved?
Yes. Two Bywater
historic properties are slated to be relocated. They are
located on the 800 block of Bartholomew.
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How
many employees will this employ? Do they have employee parking?
ICINola’s
current estimate is 100 jobs will be created. There
is no additional parking for employees. No overflow parking
has been designated.
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What
is the current zoning of that land?
The current zoning
is Light Industrial. This means that only Industrial can
be built on that land. Current Industrial Zoning in the
Bywater allows buildings up to 75ft.
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Can
you build a mixed use development on land zoned industrial?
No.
You must apply for a zoning change. In this case, they are
asking for a Conditional Use Permit which would allow them
to maintain the Light Industrial Zoning and add additional
Zoning of Mixed Use.
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If
ICINola receives a Conditional Mixed Use Permit, how high
can they build?
They can build to 75ft. high with the
dual zoning.
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How
tall is the current Frey Meat Packing Plant?
Approximately
50ft. high.
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Has
a traffic study (a study of how traffic patterns on all
connecting streets will be impacted, including existing
street parking, how retail goods will be delivered, road
maintenance and wear and tear, and how the historic brick
Alvar Street could be threatened) been completed?
No.
ICINola has stated that they are not required to do one
at this time.
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Has
an Economic Impact Analysis been done? (This means how this
will impact current and future local businesses, such as
our local corner stores, bars and restaurants.)
No.
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Has
a noise study been done? How will increased residents and
retail impact noise levels in the neighborhood?
No.
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Has
a study been done to see if our current water or electrical
systems will be impacted?
No.
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Who
is financing this project?
No financing has been named
at this time. Additionally, no retail businesses have signed
onto the ICINola project.
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If
no financing has been named, what does that mean?
It
means that after rezoning, the developers could sell off
the project to any developer. The ICINola developers have
sold off three times in the past in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Have
they ever followed a project through to completion?
No.
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Have
they been asked if they would sell off after rezoning?
Yes,
Shea Emery was asked at the Bywater Neighborhood Association
public meeting on 4/10/07 if she would sell off after
rezoning as she has done before in Atlanta. Shea stated; “If
someone offered me a ton of money, I’d take it.
Our intention is to build it.”
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What
can I do if I have concerns with this project?
1.
Join our mailing
list.
2.
You can send letters/emails/faxes to any of the following
organizations/individuals. Please feel free to copy
us on
any of your written correspondence. Be sure to include
your name & address in the Bywater. Click
here for specific information regarding sending letters
and emails.
CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION:
Yolanda
Rodriguez, Executive Director
email: ywrodriguez@cityofno.com
Contact
Planners:
Leslie
Alley, Arlen Brunson or Todd Breckman
Telephone: (504) 658-7000
Fax: (504) 658-7032
Email: Leslie Alley (ltalley@cityofno.com) or Arlen Brunson (adbrunson@cityofno.com)
City Council:
District
C - James Carter
City
Hall, Room 2W70
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-658-1030
Fax: 504-658-1037
Email: JCarter@cityofno.com
Royce Duplessis, Office of James Carter Chief of Staff
email: riduplessis@cityofno.com
At
Large - Arnie Fielkow
City Hall, Room 2W40
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-658-1060
Fax:
504-658-1068
Email: AFielkow@cityofno.com
At Large - Oliver Thomas
City Hall, Room 2W50
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-658-1070
Fax: 504-658-1077
Email: OMThomas@cityofno.com
3.
Attend meetings:
We
will be updating the neighborhood with scheduled New
Orleans City Planning Commission, HDLC, and neighborhood
meetings related to this project. Sign up for a free
Bywater Civic Assocation
membership to receive news
of upcoming events and items of importance, or simply
join our ENewsletter.
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Does
ICINola have a website?
Yes. The ICINola project website
is: www.icinola.com
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I
don’t
live in the Bywater; can I still get involved?
Yes.
Please feel free to join our ENewsletter, send in letters/faxes/emails
to the city, and attend our meetings and city meetings.
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