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Charity Hospital

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit proposedNew Orleans, LA

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. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 141,901 on I-10 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-10 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -3.5% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a mix of homes, retail space and other facilities record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: …a mix of homes, retail space and other facilities record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …a mix of homes, retail space and other facilities newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposednewtypes-extraction
StrategyRedevelopment · Reinhabitation, proposedWikipedia
New useshousing, office, retailWikipedia
What is there nowa mix of homes, retail space and other facilitiesnewtypes-extraction
Retrofit year2027newtypes-extraction
Redeveloper1532 Tulane Partnersnewtypes-extraction

Site context

Housing permits, Orleans Parish (LA), 2024244 units in 5+ unit buildings, 264 in 2–4, 202 single-family; 2023: 412 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,297 establishments (+1%); 13,617 jobs (+9%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $242,069 (-2% 1 yr, -12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,633/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)141,901 vehicles a day on I-10 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 26,962 trucks; 22 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

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.

What we do not know yet

  • 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.

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county shrank -3.5% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Opened1939newtypes-extraction
Closed2005newtypes-extraction
Original developerFederal Emergency Administration of Public Worksnewtypes-extraction
CountyOrleans Parish
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Charity Hospital, closed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is proposed to be redeveloped into a mixed-use complex with 390 residential units, retail, and offices by 2027.

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Background

Charity Hospital was one of two teaching hospitals which were part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO), the other being University Hospital. 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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1939 Opened
  2. 2005 Hospital closed due to Hurricane Katrina
  3. 2005 Closed
  4. 2019 Work was expected to begin
  5. 2025 Tulane University reaffirms commitment to the plan
  6. 2027 Expected completion date
  7. 2027 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

Sources

  • Charity Hospital (New Orleans) · CC BY-SA 4.0
    5 quoted sentences
    Charity Hospital
    LSU, the organization that has owned the structure since the 2005 evacuation and subsequent closure of the hospital
    Work was expected to begin on the giant building in Fall 2019
    in February 2025, Tulane University announced via its Murphy Institute website that it "remains committed" to the plan

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