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Three weeks after the events of Hurricane Katrina, then-Governor Kathleen Blanco said that Charity Hospital would not reopen as a functioning hospital. The Louisiana State University System, which owns the building, stated that it had no plans to reopen the hospital in its original location. It chose to incorporate Charity Hospital into the city's new medical center in the lower Mid-City neighborhood.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q5074514", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "22071", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans", "county shrank -3.5% 2018–23", "housing in the record"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/other/la/new-orleans-charity-hospital/", "events": [{"year": 1939, "date": null, "kind": "opened", "detail": "Opened", "source_id": null}, {"year": 2005, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Hospital closed due to Hurricane Katrina", "source_id": 9139}, {"year": 2005, "date": null, "kind": "closed", "detail": "Closed", "source_id": null}, {"year": 2019, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Work was expected to begin", "source_id": 9140}, {"year": 2025, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Tulane University reaffirms commitment to the plan", "source_id": 9141}, {"year": 2027, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Expected completion date", "source_id": 9142}, {"year": 2027, "date": null, "kind": "retrofit", "detail": "Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit", "source_id": null}], "sources": [{"id": 9138, "site_id": "n-75d559445e", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "title": "Charity Hospital (New Orleans)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "Charity Hospital", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 9139, "site_id": "n-75d559445e", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "LSU, the organization that has owned the structure since the 2005 evacuation and subsequent closure of the hospital", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 9140, "site_id": "n-75d559445e", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Work was expected to begin on the giant building in Fall 2019", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 9141, "site_id": "n-75d559445e", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "in February 2025, Tulane University announced via its Murphy Institute website that it \"remains committed\" to the plan", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 9142, "site_id": "n-75d559445e", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "with a 2027 date of completion expected.", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [{"name": "1532 Tulane Partners", "kind": "developer", "role": "developer", "year_from": 2027, "year_to": null}], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Charity Hospital opened as a hospital in 1939, closed in 2005 (post-Katrina), and is now proposed for retrofit to housing, office, and retail by 1532 Tulane Partners with completion expected in 2027.", "why": "Status is 'proposed' with developer commitment confirmed in 2025. However, opportunity score is 0.0 due to three factors: (1) project is already 'in play' (construction/approval status noted in permits), (2) Orleans Parish population declined 3.5% 2018–2023, (3) housing is already included in the new use plan.", "where_it_stands": "Permits show active construction in 2023–2024 (2023: 406 units 2–4, $250M value; 2024: 264 units 2–4, $186M value). Peer projects in LA (e.g., South Park Mall, The Esplanade) share similar 'redevelop' strategy but have higher opportunity scores (5.0).", "for_a_planner": ["County housing market shows declining home values (-1.5% YoY) but rising rents (+2% YoY).", "No nearby peers within 10km (cluster count: 0).", "Retail establishments grew 0.8% 2012–2023, employment up 9.2%."], "for_a_developer": ["Project status is 'proposed' but permits indicate active development (2023–2024).", "Key barrier: County population decline and housing already planned (per opp_reasons).", "No new market data beyond 2026-09 (ZHVI/ZORI).", "Unknown: Current construction progress beyond 2024 permits."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["Unknown: Actual progress toward 2027 completion.", "Unknown: Whether population decline affects demand for proposed housing.", "Unknown: If 'already in play' refers to active construction or pending approval."], "data_quality": "partial", "one_line": "Proposed 2027 retrofit to housing/office/retail; status 'proposed' but permits show active construction; opportunity score 0.0 due to population decline and housing already planned.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "0d77f01fc0fb"}, "cluster": {"within_10km": [], "count_10km": 0, "count_25km": 1}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 0.3, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "food_access": {"tract10": "22071013400", "urban": 1, "lila_1_10": 0, "low_access_1mi": 0, "lapop1share": 0.0, "poverty_rate": 19.202518363064, "median_family_income": 160278.0, "snap_households": 245.0, "pop2010": 2276.0, "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "housing_market": {"zhvi": {"latest": 242069, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": -0.015, "change_5y": -0.12}, "zori": {"latest": 1633, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.02, "change_5y": 0.15}, "county_fips": "22071", "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"}, "jobs_lodes": {"tract20": "22071013400", "jobs": 52747, "retail_jobs": 1495, "food_accommodation_jobs": 10385, "year": 2022, "source": "Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 (all jobs, primary and secondary), blocks summed to the 2020 tract", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "listings": {"zip": "70112", "month": "202609", "median_listing_price": 420000, "median_listing_price_yy": 0.0776, "active_listing_count": 42, "median_days_on_market": 72, "price_reduced_share": 0.197, "pending_ratio": 0.119, "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "opportunity": {"tract10": "22071013400", "kfr_p25": 0.3748, "jail_p25": 0.0168, "kids_count": 29.1713, "commuting_zone": "New Orleans", "vintage": "children born 1978-83, outcomes measured 2014-15", "source": "Opportunity Insights, Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones, Porter 2018)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "peers": {"peers": [{"id": "n-a72039a541", "name": "State Capitol Homes", "city": "Atlanta", "state": "GA", "score": 5.5, "why": ["opened 1941", "closed 2003", "same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "n-5e63ac0a46", "name": "Nevele Grande Hotel", "city": "Ellenville", "state": "NY", "score": 5.5, "why": ["closed 2009", "same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "m-5a21b62223", "name": "Landover Mall", "city": "Landover", "state": "MD", "score": 5.0, "why": ["closed 2002", "same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "m-7c2e9f202d", "name": "South Park Mall", "city": "Shreveport", "state": "LA", "score": 5.0, "why": ["closed 2005", "same strategy: reinhabit", "also in LA"]}, {"id": "m-9ed1f5fb59", "name": "The Esplanade", "city": "Kenner", "state": "LA", "score": 5.0, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in LA", "18 km away"]}, {"id": "n-d28dfef667", "name": "Sears Site", "city": "Hackensack", "state": "NJ", "score": 5.0, "why": ["opened 1932", "same strategy: redevelop"]}], "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"}, "permits": {"county": "Orleans Parish", "2024": {"units_1": 202, "units_2_4": 264, "units_5plus": 244, "value_total": 186740145}, "2023": {"units_1": 249, "units_2_4": 406, "units_5plus": 412, "value_total": 250280738}, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, "qcew_retail": {"county": "22071", "year": 2025, "establishments": 1678, "employment": 12894, "avg_annual_pay": 38744, "lq_employment": 0.7, "employment_change_1y": -1.3, "source": "BLS QCEW 2025 annual, county, NAICS 44-45 retail trade, private", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "retail_trend": {"2012": {"estab": 1287, "emp": 12471}, "2023": {"estab": 1297, "emp": 13617}, "estab_change": 0.008, "emp_change": 0.092, "county_fips": "22071"}, "schools": {"district": "Orleans Parish School District", "district_geoid": "2201170", "grades": "PK-12", "district_vintage": "SY2024-25", "public_schools_1mi": 6, "schools": ["International High School of New Orleans", "Phillis Wheatley Community School", "Booker T. 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