Convention Center Approves New Hotel

The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center board moved forward Thursday with its long-planned $575 million ”headquarters” hotel, approving a deal with operator Omni Hotels & Resorts for a design that would include a 300-foot tower in the Warehouse District. Read more at the link below: https://advocateneworleans-la.newsmemory.com/?publink=16fa1c43f_134f837
Talbot Congratulates Wes Palmisano and Palmisano Contractors

New Orleans-based contracting firm Palmisano recently broke ground on a 30,200-square-foot headquarters along the riverfront in the Garden District. The $9 million project, at 1730 Tchoupitoulas St. will accommodate Palmisano’s expanding workforce, which is approaching 100 employees, the company said. Bobby Talbot represented Mr. Palmisano in the assemblage of the subject site. CLICK HERE for the entire article […]
Several Talbot Sales Among Winners

Several Talbot Sales were listed among winners of La. Landmarks Society’s Historic Preservation Awards, in a recent article on NOLA.com. The following Talbot sales transactions were featured: The Ace Hotel (600 Carondelet St.) Catahoula Hotel (914 Union St.) Factors Row (800 Perdido St.) Motorworks Building (822 Howard Ave.) – Condo Units Fully Leased by Talbot May & […]
New Metairie Steakhouse

Breakfast was the thing at Riccobono’s Peppermill, and for decades it was a destination near the heart of Metairie’s business district for morning meetings and more casual social gatherings over the table. Since closing last summer, the future of its location had been an open question. But now the former Peppermill at 3524 Severn Ave. is […]
Camp Street Building is a Beaux Arts Gem in New Orleans

Its history is a bit fuzzy, but this is certain: Camp St. building is a Beaux Arts gem in New Orleans. 211 Camp St. Boasts Extravagant Ornamental Terra Cotta PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER It is 120 years old. It is empty. It is mostly faded and largely forgotten. None of that, however, can dampen the […]
A Big Warehouse District Restaurant Space is Coming Back to Live with ‘New Orleans Tapas’

The now empty restaurant space inside the Cotton Mill building is a big one. Soon, two local restaurant industry pros hope to fill it with small plates with a New Orleans story to tell. The name of the new restaurant taking shape at 1051 Annunciation St. is plates (yes, lower case). It’s slated to open […]
National WWII Museum Sets Opening for New Exhibit

BY ANTHONY McAULEY Staff writer, The Advocate The National WWII Museum on Tuesday announced the planned opening date of the $47 million Liberation Pavilion, its seventh and final permanent exhibition, that will deal with the end of the war, the Holocaust and the postwar years. The announcement was timed to coincide with the 79th anniversary […]
Gold-Coated Steaks, DJs, All Part of ‘New Age Steakhouse’ Coming to St. Charles Ave.

Yes, the menu will include steaks covered in 24 karat gold at Gaia, a new steakhouse headed to St. Charles Avenue. But to the restaurateur behind it, that isn’t the defining feature. Murat Nalcioglu is out to create what he calls a “new age steakhouse” for New Orleans, one that brings a theatrical edge to […]
Metairie’s New Chinese Buffet Crazy Hot Pot Lives Up To The Name, Robot Waiters and All

Talbot Realty Group facilitated the lease for this new restaurant, located at 3322 N. Turnbull Drive in Metairie, LA. Restaurant owner Candi Qi opened Crazy Hot Pot earlier this year, bringing to Metairie a style that is deeply imbued in his native China and a growing trend in the U.S. It’s a centerpiece of Dian Xin […]
St. Tammany Food Manufacturing Company Announces Major Expansion

Biz New Orleans By: Site Staff SLIDELL, La. – On May 3, BEC Co-Packers announced a $2.5 million expansion of its operations and footprint in the community. The food manufacturing company is based in eastern St. Tammany Parish. The expansion entails the purchase and rehabilitation of a vacant 60,000 square-foot building and 3.1 acres of land […]