930 Poydras
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{{Infobox building
| name = 930 Poydras
| image = 20171226 930 Poydras from the west.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = 930 Poydras from the west along Poydras Street
| start_date = 2007
| completion_date = 2010
| renovation_date =
| building_type = Residential
| location = 930 Poydras Street or 500 O'Keefe Avenue
| location_town = New Orleans, Louisiana
| location_country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|29.9502157|N|90.0741332|W|display=title,inline}}
| height = {{convert|270.31|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
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| floor_count = 21
| floor_area = {{convert|462000|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}}
| elevator_count =
| architect = EskewDumezRipple
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| client = Brian Gibbs Development, LLC
| structural_engineer = Morphy Makofsky Inc
| services_engineer =
| civil_engineer = Morphy Makofsky Inc
| other_designers = Mechanical Construction Co (Mechanical Engineer)
| quantity_surveyor =
| main_contractor = Gibbs Construction Company
| cost = US$65 million
| architectural_style = Modernism
| parking = 467
| website = {{URL|930poydras.com}}
}}
930 Poydras is a 21-story, {{convert|270.31|ft|m|1|adj=on}} residential skyscraper in New Orleans, Louisiana. Located on Poydras Street, the main thoroughfare in the city's Central Business District (CBD), it is the tallest building completed in the city in the 2010s and the first residential skyscraper completed in the city following Hurricane Katrina. Some sources affirm that the building was financed via Gulf Opportunity Zone financing that was enacted by the United States Congress to aid in the recovery from Katrina, while other sources state that alternative financing was used. The building's construction was the subject of a court battle regarding damage to surrounding buildings. Nonetheless, the building's design, which was scaled back from early plans, has won many awards.
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The building is the first residential high-rise constructed in downtown New Orleans following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. In fact, it had been over a generation since a new-construction residential high-rise had been built in downtown New Orleans.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/new_orleans_real_estate_market.html|title=New Orleans real estate market is healthier than the rest of the country, speakers say|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=April 22, 2010|website=NOLA.com|author=Mowbray, Rebecca}} Poydras Street is the main corridor of the New Orleans Central Business District,{{cite web|url=https://www.businessreport.com/article/the-new-developers-meet-three-visionaries-who-are-redefining-historic-new-orleans-one-nail-at-a-time|title=The new developers – Meet three visionaries who are redefining historic New Orleans, one nail at a time.|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=October 31, 2009|work=The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report}} and 930 Poydras is the first ever residential building in the CBD portion of Poydras.{{cite web|url=http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/March-2010/The-Year-039s-Best-Architecture/|title=The Year's Best Architecture|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=March 10, 2010|work=New Orleans|author=Klingman, John P.}} Developed by Brian Gibbs, the building is the second residential structure (One River Place) with an address on Poydras Street.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2008/07/new_apartment_building_taking.html |title=New apartment building taking shape in central business district |date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=December 6, 2017|website=Nola.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505051240/http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2008/07/new_apartment_building_taking.html |archive-date=May 5, 2009 }} It is the tallest building completed in the city in the 2010s and the most recently completed skyscraper.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2017/02/south_market_100_million_29-st.html|title=South Market District plans 29-story, $100 million apartment tower|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=February 10, 2017|website=NOLA.com|author=Sayre, Katherine}}
The building which was originally planned to have 37 floors,{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/287457/930-poydras-new-orleans-la-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207135831/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/287457/930-poydras-new-orleans-la-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 7, 2017|title=930 Poydras (original plan)|access-date=December 7, 2017|publisher=Emporis}} was scaled back to 35% glass skin from an all-glass structure due to financial considerations. The building was also scaled back from {{convert|476.25|ft|m|1}} to {{convert|270.31|ft|m|1}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/335424/930-poydras-new-orleans-la-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220234633/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/335424/930-poydras-new-orleans-la-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 20, 2015|title=930 Poydras|access-date=December 7, 2017|publisher=Emporis}} Designed by EskewDumezRipple, the building has {{convert|462000|sqft|sqm|0|adj=on}} of mixed-use space, including ground floor retail and 250 residential apartments above a 500-car garage.{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/86293/930-poydras-residential-tower-eskewdumezripple|title=930 Poydras Residential Tower / Eskew+Dumez+Ripple|access-date=December 6, 2017|date=November 2, 2010|website=ArchDaily.com|author=Minner, Kelly}} Located at the intersection of Poydras and O'Keefe Streets, the structure is composed of 146 one-bedroom units, 99 two-bedroom units and five townhouses. The structure has 8 floors of parking spaces. Steve Dumez served as lead design architect of the 21-story L-shaped structure.{{cite web|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/buildings/930-poydras-street_o|title=930 Poydras Street|access-date=December 6, 2017|date=July 8, 2010|work=Architect Magazine|author=Mays, Vernon}}
During construction, the adjacent three-story building which is among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana and is owned by the Birdsall Law Firm was said to have endured structural damage. This led to a lawsuit in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, but a judicial stay of construction was denied. Instead, the judge ruled that a monetary compensation would be determined after construction was completed.{{cite web|url=http://blog.nola.com/tpmoney/2009/02/lawsuit_alleges_that_new_const.html|title=Lawsuit alleges that new construction project is damaging neighboring structure|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=February 4, 2009|website=NOLA.com|author=Moran, Kate}}
The ground floor and parking garage elevators lead to the 9th floor and another set of elevators from the 9th floor leads to the residential units. All common tenant amenities are located on the double-height 9th floor, which includes a coffee bar and movie screening lounge inside as well as an outdoor pool and covered fitness center. The narrow pool has a tiered-seating pool deck. There are five two-story townhouses on the south side of the building with direct pool deck access. The 9th floor atrium lobby and its communal spaces are intended to be a social space reminiscent of the French Quarter courtyard, according to Dumez.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2014/07/eskewdumezripple_a_year_of_tra.html|title=Eskew+Dumez+Ripple: A year of tragedy and triumph for the New Orleans architects|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=July 21, 2014|website=NOLA.com|author=MacCash, Doug}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/nolavie/index.ssf/2011/04/architecture_review_living_soc.html|title=Architecture Review: Living social at 930 Poydras Street|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=April 12, 2011|website=NOLA.com|author=Zarse, Thaddeus}} In addition to the gathering space, the continuous skin from parking to residences, has been critically acclaimed.{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/132343/aia-new-orleans-2011-design-awards|title=AIA New Orleans 2011 Design Awards|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=May 4, 2011|website=ArchDaily.com|author=Minner, Kelly}} The design has won numerous awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/930-poydras-residential-tower|title=930 Poydras Residential Tower|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=November 8, 2012|work=Architect Magazine}} and EskewDumezRipple won the American Institute of Architects 2014 Architecture Firm Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/eskew-dumez-ripple-wins-the-aia-2014-architecture-firm-award_o|title=Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Wins the AIA 2014 Architecture Firm Award|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=December 12, 2013|work=Architect Magazine|author=Capps, Kriston}}
It was funded based on Congressional incentives intended to promote recovery. Design and construction were expedited to meet the December 2009 sunset clause, that required that the building begin service by December 31, 2009. The financing combined tax credits and Gulf Opportunity Zone incentives according to a February 2009 story in The Times-Picayune by Kate Moran, while a January 2009 story in The Times-Picayune by Robert Travis Scott claimed that the GO Zone bonds were not used when an alternate funding source was found.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/delays_threaten_go_zone_financ.html|title=New Orleans renovation project delays threaten lucrative GO Zone financing|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=January 6, 2009|website=NOLA.com|author= Scott, Robert Travis}} Although the first tenants did not take full occupancy until March 2010 and 100% occupancy of the 250 apartments was not achieved until July 2010, partial temporary occupancy was granted just before the deadline. The building is financed by Federal and state new-market tax credits for the garage and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's 221(d)(4) loans for the apartment residences.{{cite web|url=http://www.nreionline.com/news/katrina-creates-safe-harbor-multifamily-industry|title=Katrina Creates Safe Harbor for Multifamily Industry|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=September 1, 2009|work=National Real Estate Investor| last=Fleming | first=Sibley}}
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