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North Gate developments show signs of gentrification
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:45 pm
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The North Gate area has seen countless changes in recent years. The area near South Baton Rouge — known as a low-income neighborhood — is where the city first began, and it is now switching gears, looking to cash in on students with money. In December, houses on Alaska Street were torn down to make room for a luxury high-rise apartment complex, a trend that reflects changes in the area.
Baton Rouge realtor David Engle sells homes in the North Gate area of campus. He said Baton Rouge started in the north, along the water, and as the city grew it expanded toward the southeast, explaining why Old South Baton Rouge is located in the northern part of the current city spread. In the past few years, Engle said the area has become an economic hub. With increasing development, more students and residents want to live near campus on the north side.
“In real estate, location is pretty much everything,” Engle said. “The north side is starting to become the luxury.”
Because gentrification is such a broad field of study, sociology professor Michael Barton said the situation in the North Gate area is closer to “studentrification” — revitalizing a new area for college students to live.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:50 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
The Engle brothers helped me find a condo in the past. They're good people.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:51 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
This is great
The area around LSU needs to look great
Gentrification is not a bad word
The area around LSU needs to look great
Gentrification is not a bad word
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:54 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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gentrification
My favorite word.
This is being built as we type too Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:56 pm to Rouge
Racist.
That is what someone will come up with before this is over. So I preemptively call BS on people complaining about tearing down shacks to build decent housing. If you "can't afford" to buy or rent decent housing then get off your arse and get a job so you can.
That is what someone will come up with before this is over. So I preemptively call BS on people complaining about tearing down shacks to build decent housing. If you "can't afford" to buy or rent decent housing then get off your arse and get a job so you can.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:59 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Hopefully along with this development we can get a music/bar scene that LSU really deserves to go with it.
It's a natural location for all of that.
It's a natural location for all of that.
This post was edited on 4/12/14 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:00 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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Hopefully along with this development we can get a music/bar scene that LSU really deserves to go with it.
It's a natural location for all of that.
100% agree!
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:00 pm to jbgleason
Yeah, you hear a few low life folks bitching about all of the neighborhoods in N.O. going through gentrification, but I think even most of the black people are telling them to STFU. 
It really is an amazing thing to see stuff like this happen near where you live.
It really is an amazing thing to see stuff like this happen near where you live.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:02 pm to notiger1997
Well you go two blocks north and you're in a shithole.
Too close for my comfort.
Too close for my comfort.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:05 pm to jbgleason
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Racist.
That is what someone will come up with before this is over. So I preemptively call BS on people complaining about tearing down shacks to build decent housing. If you "can't afford" to buy or rent decent housing then get off your arse and get a job so you can.
I think the term “studentrification” adequately explains what's going. LSU is one of the main engines that drive the Baton Rouge economy...maybe the main engine. A growing university means a growing Baton Rouge. Developments like this will serve to attract even more students to LSU.
It's a win-win for the whole community!
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:06 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Lol university edge is a little too far into the ghetto. They won't be making a profit for a few more years.
The new places coming up called THE Standard or whatever are going to sell fast though. They are BAD arse
The new places coming up called THE Standard or whatever are going to sell fast though. They are BAD arse
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:08 pm to Cosmo
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Well you go two blocks north...
Those "two blocks" will keep getting pushed farther and farther north until there will be no more two blocks to complain about.
Don't shoot the messenger...
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:12 pm to Dr. Shultz
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The new places coming up called THE Standard or whatever are going to sell fast though. They are BAD arse
GR posted the pic a few posts back, here they are again...
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1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom luxury student apartments
Adjacent to Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge's best amenity package featuring a rooftop pool overlooking Tiger Stadium and a second courtyard resort-style pool
LANDMARK PROPERTIES
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:12 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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North Gate developments show signs of gentrification
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:16 pm to jbgleason
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If you "can't afford" to buy or rent decent housing then get off your arse and get a job so you can.
Check your privilege.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:24 pm to shutterspeed
Seriously.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:26 pm to Cosmo
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Well you go two blocks north and you're in a shithole.
Too close for my comfort.
Come on Cosmo. You just described A LOT of New Orleans.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:28 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
I love the gentrification debate. "All they ever open in this neighborhood are liquor stores and 711's."
"Well, that because when someone does try to open up a nicer place, the 'activists' scream class warfare and call everyone racists.
"Well, that because when someone does try to open up a nicer place, the 'activists' scream class warfare and call everyone racists.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:28 pm to shutterspeed
All of this would be happening regardless, but the Nicholson Gateway Project and the new Water Campus is speeding things along....
New 'Water Campus' in Baton Rouge will be hub for scientists working on coastal, wetlands issues
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Louisiana State University is embarking on a project to transform the Nicholson Drive Corridor; the largest underdeveloped tract of University property remaining that is adjacent to the campus core. This project will turn what has traditionally been the back of the campus into an exciting new gateway district. It will become a place that feels like a part of campus, rather than a service oriented bypass. Vacant and underutilized sites will house new campus facilities and an improved landscape will create a sense of arrival. The change will be dramatic. Upon entering the campus, rather than merely passing by, a visitor will be struck with a powerful impression, a sense of entry, a feeling of ‘wow, I have arrived.’
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Baton Rouge will soon be home to a major new research hub that aims to bring together world-class scientists who will look for ways to restore and protect Louisiana’s shrinking coastline.
Gov. Bobby Jindal announced at a press conference Tuesday that a new "Water Campus" will be built near the site of the old city dock. The project emerged from the combined efforts of the state, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, The Water Institute of the Gulf, the city-parish and Louisiana universities.
New 'Water Campus' in Baton Rouge will be hub for scientists working on coastal, wetlands issues
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:33 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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a rooftop pool overlooking Tiger Stadium
I might need to go back to school for a second degree
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