TOWERING INVESTOR
Judah Hertz quickly has amassed about a quarter of New Orleans' top office properties, and local officials welcome his involvement in the market as a positive influence.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
By Greg Thomas
Real estate writer
Two-and-a-half years ago, California real estate investor Judah Hertz was little known in New Orleans circles. Today, after a 36-month buying spree, he controls more of the city's top office space than anyone else does. Hertz has spent about $155 million -- including at least $38 million of his own money -- acquiring four trophy office towers downtown.
The Donald signing on to Poydras project
70-story Trump Tower to bring glitz to city's real estate market
Friday, August 26, 2005
By Greg Thomas
Real estate writer
New York real estate magnate Donald Trump said Thursday he will join a team of Florida developers in transforming a Central Business District parking lot into what could become the tallest building in New Orleans.
The building, first announced in the spring, would be one of the first new high-rises constructed in the city in more than 25 years and could reach 750 feet, or 70 stories. As planned, it will house condominiums, a hotel, a five-star restaurant and retail space, and it could cost as much as $200 million to build.
The way I understand it is that it's always a coincidence unless it happens to Martha Stewart... :-?
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Great post, Nomad. No such thing as a conicidence, just proper prior planning due to advanced information. It has the distinct aroma of it's equivilant, insider trading.
http://judicial-inc.biz/katrina_Drug_trade.htm
I can almost see NO's mayor salivating at all those casino kickbacks and "special favors" he will enjoy. I was singularly unimpressed by him and the Governor of LA.
HAARP is still "out there" in the wings; remains to be seen what part, if any, it played.
Barbara wrote:
Great post, Nomad. No such thing as a conicidence, just proper prior planning due to advanced information. It has the distinct aroma of it's equivilant, insider trading.
http://judicial-inc.biz/katrina_Drug_trade.htm
I can almost see NO's mayor salivating at all those casino kickbacks and "special favors" he will enjoy. I was singularly unimpressed by him and the Governor of LA.
HAARP is still "out there" in the wings; remains to be seen what part, if any, it played.
In the world of cold, hard logic, that's a given, nomad. No one is going to invest this much money on the speculation that a hurricane might provide cover for the flooding operation. Hell, Donald Trump probably consults HAARP before he spray starches his combover.
But remember we are dealing with "conspiracy theories", so cold hard logic just isn't enough evidence to convince the masses. The blissful ignorance of believing in coincidences and gross incompetence is a much more attractive alternative to the general public than to be roused from their collective sleep by the real boogey man.
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\"...if the American people ever find out what we have done, they will chase us down the streets and lynch us.” George H. W. Bush, Sr., 1992.
And looking at the other side of the coin, I wonder how many natural disasters such as Ophelia are used for cover in smuggling operations. Do we have anyone here at the Club who monitors the air for unauthorized transmissions? Are there any intruder alerts for the areas where Ophelia hit land?
TOWERING INVESTOR
Judah Hertz quickly has amassed about a quarter of New Orleans' top office properties, and local officials welcome his involvement in the market as a positive influence.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
By Greg Thomas
Real estate writer
Two-and-a-half years ago, California real estate investor Judah Hertz was little known in New Orleans circles. Today, after a 36-month buying spree, he controls more of the city's top office space than anyone else does. Hertz has spent about $155 million -- including at least $38 million of his own money -- acquiring four trophy office towers downtown.
The Donald signing on to Poydras project
70-story Trump Tower to bring glitz to city's real estate market
Friday, August 26, 2005
By Greg Thomas
Real estate writer
New York real estate magnate Donald Trump said Thursday he will join a team of Florida developers in transforming a Central Business District parking lot into what could become the tallest building in New Orleans.
The building, first announced in the spring, would be one of the first new high-rises constructed in the city in more than 25 years and could reach 750 feet, or 70 stories. As planned, it will house condominiums, a hotel, a five-star restaurant and retail space, and it could cost as much as $200 million to build.