While in its early stages, a New Orleans-based developer plans to turn this old warehouse into a multi-use development. Earlier this year, GCE reported plans to have 12 second-floor residential units, three ground-floor commercial spaces, and interior parking at the site. 

At one point the center of the affordable housing debate, this green light project will have 382 apartment units practically located on the Greenway. Fourteen of those units will be reserved for low-income residents.

Real Estate mogul Sidney Torres owns the land and Edwards Communities created the planned development.

There is no word on a completion date yet.

This past April the New Orleans Redevelopment Fund broke ground on its $4 million development. Planned for completion in 2018, the former Times-Picayune warehouse will serve as office spaces, and sections will be leased to medical practitioners and food service operators. The New Orleans Redevelopment Fund, Albert Architecture, and Hernandez Consulting & Construction are the only confirmed tenants so far.. 

Mayor Landrieu made it a priority in the 2018 budget to convert the old brake tag station into a community pavilion with roll up windows. While presented in the preliminary 2018 budget, no completion date has been provided.

Developer Valentino Investments plans to renovate an existing building into a a two-story office building along the Greenway. The site will also add a new three-story office building with its ground floor dedicated to storage. 

Last November the NPRA announced that it would use resources from several donors to upgrade the city’s newest trail. Additions include a new basketball court, bike racks, trashcans, lighting, benches, and a community pavilion. The park held a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating it new upgrades, this past September.

On November 18, Friends of the Lafitte Greenway, Prospect New Orleans, and the Arts Council of New Orleans will unveil a new public art installation, called prayer wheels for the Mississippi River, at the roundabout that connects the Greenway to the Jefferson Davis Trail.