JOHN PERKINS
The flashy new condo development in Ledbetter Heights is being called by local architects, “the new Jackson Heights Projects except built with poorer quality materials” and “another warehouse for poor people.” It will be situated on land that has been cleared next to the old Millennium Studios property that was built when we made movies here.
The Choice Neighborhood property is indeed a “stone’s throw from downtown.” If developed properly, it could be unbelievably valuable and productive for the city and parish too. But with the usual matching money, state, local and in this case federal HUD dollars, it promises “woodstyle floors” and a dog park.
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