Format
Brief
City
New Orleans
State/Province
LA
Country
USA
Metro Area
New Orleans
Land Uses
Agricultural Land/Farm
Education
Supermarket
Keywords
Health
Social Equity
Site Size
3.2
acres
acres
hectares
Date Opened
2014
A brief is a short version of a case study.
The ReFresh Project is a fresh-food hub located between the Tremé and Mid-City neighborhoods of New Orleans, Louisiana, that opened in 2014. The development, spearheaded by local community development organization Broad Community Connections (BCC), was created on the site of a former supermarket that had been vacant for five years. The project houses a 27,000-square-foot (2,508 sq m) Whole Foods Market and a number of nonprofit organizations focused on improving community nutrition and health.
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Format
Brief
City
New Orleans
State/Province
LA
Country
USA
Metro Area
New Orleans
Land Uses
Agricultural Land/Farm
Education
Supermarket
Keywords
Health
Social Equity
Site Size
3.2
acres
acres
hectares
Date Opened
2014
Development Team:
Broad Community Connections, L+M Development Partners
Project Cost:
$20 million
Financing:
New Markets Tax Credits financing (JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs), Goldman Sachs, Healthy Food Financing Initiative, Foundation for Louisiana, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, City of New Orleans Fresh Food Retailers Initiative, Newman’s Own Foundation, self-financing
Equity Partner:
Broad Community Connections, L+M Development Partners
Features and Innovations:
Grocery store in a former food desert; Nutrition education services; Community teaching farm; Youth employment training kitchen and café
Source:
Cultivating Development: Trends and Opportunities at the Intersection of Food and Real Estate