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June 17, 2021

Joseph I. Giarrusso

Councilmember Giarrusso Receives Unanimous Support for New Affordable Housing Development in Hollygrove

Councilmember Giarrusso Receives Unanimous Support for New Affordable Housing Development in Hollygrove

NEW ORLEANS - Today, the Council unanimously passed several items authored by District “A” Councilmember Joe Giarrusso approving a plan that will allow the development of 43 affordable housing units in Hollygrove.

 

The City Council enacted legislation in 2019 that loosened zoning restrictions for developers who build affordable units. The Grove Place development, located at the corner of Earhart Boulevard and Monroe Street, contains a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, all of which will be rented between 20% to 80% AMI.

 

“At my request, New Orleans Restoration Properties (NORP) changed their plans to accommodate a Planned Development to allow for more oversight by the Council to facilitate community engagement. My office requested regular meetings with impacted neighbors, and NORP has been fully engaged with nearby residents since the beginning," said Councilmember Giarrusso. “These things don’t happen overnight. We’ve all spent many hours working on a community-driven, neighborhood-appropriate, affordable housing development. This expansion of housing opportunities - plus the increased public input at my encouragement- has my full support.”

 

"We would like to thank our many partners, starting with Mayor Cantrell and her team at OCD, Councilman Giarrusso and the entire Council, the Hollygrove Neighbors Association, the Macaluso Family for giving us the time to put this plan together, and all of the Irons Family - past and present - who paved the way to make this a reality," said Managing Partners of New Orleans Restoration Properties Paul Irons and Marseah Delatte. "It takes these types of strong partnerships for projects like this to get done. We will continue to work to be a good partner with the City of New Orleans to assist with the pressing need of quality, affordable housing."

 

This transformational project includes a new, 20-unit apartment building on the lot formerly occupied by the blighted Church’s Chicken on Earhart Boulevard. Developers are also renovating 11 existing, historic multi-family homes. The site includes a community center, open green space, and 43 parking spaces. 



To view approved Zoning Docket 32/21 in its entirety, click here, and see corresponding Motion M-21-205 here. In addition, a full recap of today's regular Council meeting is available at council.nola.gov.

 

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Claire Byun

Office of City Council District A Joseph I. Giarrusso, III

504.883.1724

claire.byun@nola.gov

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