re: Why is there no waterfront development in metro New Orleans or the Northshore?

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Would get torn up and inevitably become a dangerous shite hole because of all the culcha

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Pussy

Slidell is finally getting some development near the lake. There are several nice communities in Oak Harbor and Lakeshore. The original plan for commercial development was to open a "boardwalk" area with waterfront restaurants/bars, high end shops and an outdoor amphitheater on the property adjacent to the Lakeshore Marina. Katrina, the recession and the oil spill nearly killed the project. The Blind Tiger opened near the marina last year, and they have recently broken ground for the new Middendorf's restaurant on the Oak Harbor/Lakeshore/Eden Isles exit. They plan to open another restaurant on the same property as Middendorf's. nola.com article There is plenty of land available for development. They are 10+ years behind schedule but making some recent progress.

inb4 dirty dell

Bc trashy

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These idiots would rather look at an old overgrown concrete plant than nice new houses.

If I owned the place id be filling it with freaking garbage right now, just to piss off everyone over there.

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The "idiots" are trying to protect the value of their real estate by preventing 100's of new homes being constructed flooding the market with housing.

That and the those little old Mandeville streets are already jammed with traffic. It would be a nightmare trafficwise. You ever been on Monroe, it'd be like I-10 in Baton Rouge in miniature.

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The "idiots" are trying to protect the value of their real estate

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So the ones that have already built their homes are trying to dictate how/what others should do with their property? Makes sense.

Hey guys, I built my home over here. I know you own that land, but you cant do anything with it because it would inconvenience me and I dont like it. That makes perfect sense.

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That and the those little old Mandeville streets are already jammed with traffic. It would be a nightmare trafficwise. You ever been on Monroe, it'd be like I-10 in Baton Rouge in miniature.

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Well then I guess the city should invest in some infrastructure. Its going to happen eventually, might as well prepare for it.

The issue with the project is that he also wanted to build apartments and a small hotel in the same area. I think he would would have gone in with a proposal that did not include the apartments or hotel he may have had more success. I wonder if they may come back with another proposal which is just the neighborhood and some restaurants. There is a lot of money tied into that investment.

You should check out Port Manchac news stories. It would be a great waterfront resort and neighborhood. But people are all NIMBY (not in my back yard) about it. Even with public support from citizens and some gov officials, the project looks to be on life support. Too bad, because it would be awesome.

Cliff notes:
Tangi has a shitty port that costs taxpayers money and won't/can't thrive.
A BR developer wants to buy the privately owned track of land around the port to develop into residences with canal accesses to the lake.
The developer wants to take the port and turn it into a resort. Restaurants, hotels, shopping, multifamily rentals short and long term.
Some local people freak out about the environment, losing the small town feel of Manchac, and the "100s yrs of way of life". Port commission would lose their power. They join up and are trying to shut it down. Majority of people polled by pollsters support the development, but it probably won't happen.

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People would just have to slow down, like bigger cities.

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Slow down? The speed limit is already 30 on Monroe and strictly enforced.

If they developed that area they would have to widen Monroe St and probably have to take out some houses along the way.

I would love to see something done with that property but they have to be smart about it.