Developer Jim MacPhaile wants to demolish the row of 70 "Metairie-style" brick apartments at State, Tchoupitoulas and Front Streets in Uptown to build a 50-foot-tall building with between 40 and 48 condos and underground parking. The City Planning Commission rejected the plan, but the City Council unanimously voted in favor for it on Nov. 20.

The Historic District Landmark Commission and the City Planning Commission gave Phyllis Landrieu, Mayor Mitch's aunt, permission to demolish two ranch-style homes — including her home — to build a 10-unit condominium building in the 2400 block of St. Charles Ave. The City Council upheld the decisions at the Oct. 15 meeting.

Developer Denzel Clark's project, located next to the Blue Plate Artist Lofts, will include 207 residential units and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Construction should begin in the first quarter of 2016 and conclude within a year. The City Planning Commission OK'd the project Oct. 27 and City Council approved it Nov. 19.

The developers have planned a 55-foot, $8 million, 16-unit condo building with retail space near the Piety Street bridge into Crescent Park. The duo is currently tweaking the plans with the Historic District Landmarks Commission.

Another MK RED project, this is a planned $3.2 million, eight-unit condo complex at the former Hubig's Pie factory site. In August, MK RED posted on Facebook that they would give an update on the project “as we get closer to breaking ground.”

Construction on the four-story, 14,000 square-foot development that will include 20 condos and a gym began in July. M2 Studio said at the time that construction should take about 10 months and move-ins could begin as early as spring of next year.

The Morris Adjmi-designed building at the South Market District will include nine one-to three-bedroom apartments, luxe amenities, and retail space. It is slated to open in late 2017.

The residential and retail space with 124 apartments, also at the South Market District, will be open to residents in early 2016.

Jonathan Tate Architects is working on a three-story condo building at an empty parking lot on Magazine Street.

The historic CBD building that formerly housed the Knights of Pythias of Louisiana and the Higgins boats HQ is in the process of being converted into a mixed-use building with both market rate and "moderate-income workforce" housing. Construction began Nov. 16, and the building will reopen in early 2017.[Image: Google Maps]

Ryan Gootee, Jason Hemel and Richard Roth III bought the long-abandoned school building in the 1200 block of Louisiana Avenue for $960,000 in October, and Peter Trapolin is the architect on the project. The group is seeking federal historic preservation tax credits to fund the redevelopment. The project currently calls for 22 one- and two-bedroom market-rate apartments. [Image: Google Maps]