The Trump International Hotel and Tower was a proposed residential tower located in
the Central Business District of
. It was a project of real estate mogul
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
's
Trump Organization
Trump most commonly refers to:
* Donald Trump (born 1946), 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
* Trump (card games), any playing card given an ad-hoc high rank
Trump may also refer to:
Businesses and organizations
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. Supposedly in the planning stages from summer 2005 on, the project was finally declared dead in July 2011 after the location land was foreclosed on and sold at auction.
If constructed, the Trump Tower would have become the tallest building in the city of New Orleans and the state of
Louisiana
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, at seventy stories. At a height of along with a spire, it would also be the tallest building along the
Gulf Coast
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outside of
Houston
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, as well as the tallest point in the state of Louisiana. (Louisiana's highest peak is
Driskill Mountain
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, at 535 feet.) It was planned to be a multi-use building with the ground floors allocated for retail shopping, the lower floors would have been luxury
condo-hotel
A condo hotel, also known as a condotel, hotel condo or a contel, is a building which is legally a condominium but which is operated as a hotel, offering short term rentals, and which maintains a front desk.
Condo hotels are typically high-rise ...
s and the upper floors will be luxury condominiums.
History
On August 26, 2005, the ''
New Orleans Times-Picayune
''The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate'' is an American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, since January 25, 1837. The current publication is the result of the 2019 acquisition of ''The Times-Picayune'' (itself a result of th ...
'' reported that a real estate deal appeared finalized for the first major construction project in the New Orleans
CBD in 25 years, the Trump International Hotel and Tower New Orleans.
Initially, the project was slated to break ground early in 2006. The project, however, became quickly obscured by the events of
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
. Trump reaffirmed his support for the project shortly following the storm without setting a specific time line for construction. Local business leaders have hailed the move as a positive step in attracting business to the city.
On March 15, 2007, the New Orleans City Council officially approved the tower for construction.
The ''Times-Picayune'' reported on February 17, 2009 that the project is on hold pending the recovery of the national economy.
On 27 July 2011 the ''Times-Picayune'' reported the project to be officially dead, with the land sold at auction to a company intending to use it as a parking lot.
Architecture
The design of the building is similar to other
Trump tower projects, especially the completed
Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel may refer to:
Current
Five buildings are named Trump Hotels with four owned/operated by the Trump organization:
* Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
* Trump International Hotel and Tower (New York City)
* Tru ...
in Chicago and Toronto.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in New Orleans
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, is the site of 106 completed high-rises, 45 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in the city is Hancock Whitney Center, which rises in the New Orleans Central Business District a ...
References
Sources
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Hotels in New Orleans
Condo hotels in the United States
Unbuilt buildings and structures in the United States
Proposed skyscrapers in the United States