Ian Cockburn

The largest condominium development in the Metarie area now has 100% financing..Metroview condominiums located on Houma Blvd.

This gated community is a well built conversion, with low condo fees and lots of amenities including 2 pools and a gym.

In a financial world of loan constraints, there are now options for those with a few dollars in their pocket, good credit and need a clean comfortable place to call their own.

Email me at ian70119@yahoo.com or call 615-2333 for options on how to aquire one of these condominiums.

ON South Broad, between Canal and Tulane there is a silent revolution of major consequence...one by one, two by two there is a radical transformation happening...properties are very hot...being bought/sold/renovated at a rate never seen before on this major corridor...and the Federal rebuilding monies are not even here yet.

The best value left on South Broad, (all the other one's sold in the last 3 months) is a 10,000 SF warehouse on 2 lots...for $200K! This is not my listing, but I cannot help but share the opportunity for wealth...for this is a great deal in a corridor on an extremely busy road.

Stay tuned for pictures of specific properties, with pictures...brand new buildings in an area of rapid growth in this great city.

So the people who were hired by a subcontractor to help small investors get some of the Road Home money to help them rebuild small, under 4 unit rental places were all laid off this morning.

So now, all those people who had some what of a relationship with the folks working on getting these applicants Federal grant money from Washington are gone.

What is VERY interesting is out of this same pot of money, the Fairmont hotel got $105 million dollars!!!

So to summarize, 1000's of little people get nothing, while a large developer downtown New Orleans gets $105 milllion cash money, then over $50 million in Go-ZoNE tax credits, and then there are the historical credits, and so on.

Houston, I think we have a problem.

Thinking about the next hot growth area in New Orleans? Well...with a combination of residential and commercial...with a great potential for immediete growth take a look at the specific area bordering Claiborne to St Charles, from Napoleon going West. With the expansion of the hospital at Napoleon, and a new doctors office in the process of being finished, I see this area as ripe for opportunity no matter whether you are looking at residential deals or commercial.

There are some large residences that are going for very reasonable dollars along Napoleon..an after effect of an older generation leaving...leaving wide open an opportunity for those willing to invest and rebuild what appear to be alot of solid housing stock.

On the commercial end on Claiborne, there are still some pockets of buildings...some listed with agents and some FSBO's. If I was considering retail...especially for food I would look close at this area...this is prime for the medical crowd that we expect to continue moving back to the new hospital expansion and more.

So alot of times I wish I could be back in the mountains of Tibet, eating fresh Basmati rice smothered in slow cooked curried lamb, and spicy seasoned lentils and chickpeas, variations and computations of buttery chicken, baked tandori chicken breasts large and delicious.

So here I am in the heart of suburbia, New Orleans, specifically in Metarie at 2918 CLEARY AVE, (phone # is 899-7880) and I discover this new place this beautiful Sunday afternoon. This is a plain Jane looking restaurant from the outside...enter into white table cloths, the latest Indian music going on, and what appears to be a simple buffet.

Being the food snob that I am, I questioned the outward appearance. Well....the food was incredible. Not to knock the places downtown that I have paid upwards of $35 for a peice of lamb leftovers, or even the multitude of Pakistani eateries in Chicago, Houston, etc....well this was not the average buffet. Look, when a very large guy with a real Turban is fixing the food, and his wife is serving, there is no time for foo foo service...just excellent quality Indian food...the best I have ever had, West of Mount Everest.

So when you are in the mood for quality Indian food, and want to save about $5 grand on a ticket for the real thing, go see these folks...I don't really know their names yet, but will definitely return...'cause showing houses takes alot out of a Realtor these days...and nothing goes down as good as real, 100% authentic Indian food. Bring me some more of that melt-in-the-mouth roti...delicately baked flaky light melt in the mouth bread...ready to soak up some gravy.... .

So once again, yet another immigrant has come into our midst with another spicy menu to add to what makes New Orleans, well..New Orleans.