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Amazon plans moving forward for distribution hub at former Cortana Mall site
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:39 am
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:39 am
They have a contract to purchase the Cortana Mall site and are in the process of purchasing the department stores buildings as well.
Looks like the entire site will eventually be leveled and turned into a giant automated distribution facility.
Looks like the entire site will eventually be leveled and turned into a giant automated distribution facility.
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Amazon’s plans to redevelop Cortana Mall into a regional distribution and fulfillment center for its rapidly expanding e-retail empire are coming closer to fruition, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Officials with the city and state remain tight-lipped about the deal, first reported by Daily Report in August. But sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say the deal is moving forward—and anecdotal evidence supports those assertions.
On Nov. 14, the long-vacant Virginia College space was placed under contract to an undisclosed buyer, according to the Louisiana Commercial Database.
Broker Lance Ginn of Beau Box Commercial Real Estate, who represents the seller, confirms his client has a purchase agreement on the 90,000-square-foot space, though he cannot say who the buyer is, whether it’s Amazon or when the sale is scheduled to close.
Purchase agreements are being negotiated for the other anchor tenant spaces as well, sources say. One of those is the former Macy’s location, which has been listed for sale since the department store closed in 2016.
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In order to finalize its plans, Amazon has to close six separate sales for the site—one for the mall interior, and one each for the five anchor tenant spaces, which are individually owned.
Though that’s a long and tedious process, sources say Amazon is confident the pieces are in place and the deals are coming together.
Once finalized, Amazon is expected to tear down the nearly one-million-square-foot mall property, which was built in 1977, and construct an automated distribution and fulfillment center of more than one million square feet.
The deal would be a major economic development win for Baton Rouge, creating jobs and returning a large vacant property in north Baton Rouge to commerce.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:40 am to goofball
Gravy calling it a plantation in 3, 2, 1...
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:41 am to goofball
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This post was edited on 9/25/20 at 10:48 pm
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:41 am to goofball
I'm glad they are doing something with the property. Hopefully that will revitalize that area a little bit.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:43 am to upgrayedd
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Gravy calling it a plantation in 3, 2, 1...
Once he stops it’s safe to assume he got greased.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:44 am to goofball
Good news for Baton Rouge.
Bad news for out of state OT posters.
Bad news for out of state OT posters.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:45 am to upgrayedd
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Gravy calling it a plantation in 3, 2, 1...
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automated distribution facility.
Paint the robots white?
This post was edited on 11/19/19 at 9:47 am
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:46 am to goofball
It will be run by New Orleans airport employees....
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:52 am to goofball
Gonna have to stop ordering from Amazon now because all the orders are gonna be fricked up, late, or both.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:55 am to TDsngumbo
They have had problems with drivers disappearing with trucks full of goods since they started doing local delivery
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:56 am to TDsngumbo
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Gonna have to stop ordering from Amazon now because all the orders are gonna be fricked up, late, or both.
We have a small one now and after the initial clusterfrick it's been fine. My wife orders shite from Amazon all the time
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:57 am to TDsngumbo
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Gonna have to stop ordering from Amazon now because all the orders are gonna be fricked up, late, or both.
Not gonna happen, Amazon doesn't frick around. The only change we will see is we might finally get 1-day or same day delivery.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:58 am to Korkstand
I’d love that. Hope you’re right.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:59 am to Korkstand
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Not gonna happen, Amazon doesn't frick around. The only change we will see is we might finally get 1-day or same day delivery.
There will be 2-3 new smaller facilities opening up on the gulf coast that will be fed through this Cortana distribution center.
I imagine that Kenner/Metarie will get one.
Should see same day delivery for most of the region after that.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:01 am to goofball
Is this how Wakanda began?
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:05 am to goofball
The labor market is already tight in BR. Now Amazon is going to push the $15/hour narrative and frick the whole market up.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:06 am to goofball
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and construct an automated distribution and fulfillment center
Because you can’t murder robot employees
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:07 am to big_tuna
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The labor market is already tight in BR. Now Amazon is going to push the $15/hour narrative and frick the whole market up.
Not really. If they build a mostly automated warehouse, there will only be a handful of actual jobs available. Those jobs will go to people with some actual qualifications, not your normal Popeyes employee.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:20 am to big_tuna
quote:That can't be true. All I read on the O-T and Poli Board is how much the Baton Rouge labor market sucks.
The labor market is already tight in BR.
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