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New to downtown Baton Rouge: Watermark Hotel, Onyx Residences look to open in September

News Source: The Advocate

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The Watermark Baton Rouge, a 144-room boutique hotel, is set to open around Labor Day weekend in the old State Office Building, near the same time as The Onyx Residences apartment building.

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Square 46 to break ground next week

News Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

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A groundbreaking ceremony will be held next Thursday for the Square 46 mixed-use development on Government Street in Mid City.

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Walls of Baton Rouge downtown library set to come tumbling down in October

News Source: The Advocate

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After years of often heated debate over whether to renovate the downtown River Center Branch Library or build anew, the walls of the building will finally be coming down this fall.

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Level Construction to break ground on downtown luxury apartments by early May

News Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

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After months of delays, Level Construction is ready to move forward with construction of Belvedere Townhomes, a multifamily complex of four luxury units that will be developed adjacent to 525 Lafayette downtown.

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Baton Rouge animal shelter officials hope to start construction on new building this summer

News Source: The Advocate

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Homeless cats and dogs may be able to move into a new no-kill shelter on LSU’s campus next year. The Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge, which runs the city-parish shelter, announced Monday that a campaign has raised $10 million to build a new facility with more amenities and easy access to students at the […]

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Long-awaited Bayonne at Southshore luxury apartments finally going vertical at LSU lakes

News Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

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Vertical construction is finally under way at developer Mike Wampold’s newest development—a luxury, multifamily complex at 900 Stanford Ave. called Bayonne at Southshore.

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West Coast couple moves to Baton Rouge to open farm-to-table restaurant downtown

News Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

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Take 25 years combined experience in the restaurant industry for one couple, add 12 years in the wine business and a passion for organic farm-to-table cooking. Sprinkle in some Venezuelan flavor, an appreciation for Southern cuisine and a communal-eating atmosphere, and you get Cocha, a new restaurant coming to downtown Baton Rouge this summer.

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Communal food hall announced as first Square 46 tenant

News Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

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An urban gourmet food hall featuring about 10 different food vendors and a full-service bar has been announced as the first tenant in Square 46, the long-awaited mixed-use development at 4646 Government St. in Mid City.

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Construction on downtown Lofts at 6C expected to begin this summer, pending final HUD approval

News Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

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Developer John O. Hearin is hoping to break ground this summer on his long-awaited Lofts at 6C, a mixed-use development set to encompass an entire downtown block along Sixth Street between Florida and Convention streets.

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Construction starts on $230M Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital that ‘will change the lives of Louisiana’s children’

News Source: The Advocate

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A $230 million Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital and medical office being built in Baton Rouge will be the anchor for a statewide pediatric network.

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