Blue Plate Artist Lofts
Project Information
- Owner HRI Properties and JCH Development
- Design HCI Architecture
- Size 99,380 Square Feet
- Budget $14,395,931
- Completion February 2012
In the News
- Blue Plate to Be Converted into Artist’s Lofts
7 Apr 2011 - Blue Plate Lofts Continue to Gain Attention
12 Apr 2011
Built in 1941, the streamlined, modern facade of the Blue Plate Building has stood as a Mid-City landmark in New Orleans for generations. The building is even listed in the National Registrar of Historic Places. Located at the corner of Earhardt Blvd. and Jefferson Davis Parkway, the 4 story building was shuttered after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Now, this local icon has returned as multi-family housing through the development team of HRI Properties and JCH Development. The former factory has been carefully converted into 72 artist's apartments. HRI Properties and Woodward Design+Build have previously collaborated on the successful artist apartments at Bywater Arts Lofts. Some of the special details include a complete refurbishment of the iconic Blue Plate sign as well as saving portions of the interior glazed terracotta tiles and glass block for reuse. Two buildings in the rear were demolished and brick from these structures was reused to build a fence around the property. Other features include the additions of a new roof deck and light well and the addition of a solar array to the provide green energy to the building.
