Chateau Carre apartments in N.O. undergo $11.4M renovation
The Chateau Carre apartments in New Orleans are undergoing a nearly $11.4 million renovation. F.H. Myers Construction Corp. of Harahan, La., is renovating the 150-unit development. (Rendering courtesy F.H. Myers Construction Corp.)
Construction on the project began Sept. 9 with completion slated for the fall of 2010.
F.H. Myers Construction Corp. of Harahan, La., is renovating the 150-unit development and constructing a small community building on the site.
The Renaissance Neighborhood Development Corp., which owns the complex, is redeveloping the departments with the help of the Volunteers of America National Services Corp. and Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans.
Officials plan to buy as many as 25 damaged single-family homes near Chateau Carre and either renovate or demolish them to make way for new moderate-income housing.
L. Dow Oliver & Associates of Metairie, La., designed the project.
