Appearing on Nola.com and Written by Jennifer Larino
Construction is underway to convert the old Stephens Garage on Carondelet Street into the Warehouse District’s latest apartments and condos. A key feature of the new development? Car elevators.
The Garage, a five-story development by Wisznia Architecture + Development, will open later this year with 51 market-rate apartments and 11 top-floor condos. Like most new apartment buildings being built in downtown New Orleans, this one will have a dedicated parking garage. Developers are also touting plans for two car lifts, which will be programmed to transport residents from the ground floor to the floor where their assigned parking spot is.
The idea is to combine the “suburban convenience of having a private garage with the lifestyle of a downtown loft,” said Simcha Ward, an associate with Wisznia. No more lugging groceries up stairs or into elevators, Ward noted.