Big Plans, Little Action In New Orleans

From cheap cottages to a new Trump Tower, urban designers have all sorts of ideas for rebuilding New Orleans -- so why is it taking so long?

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April 19, 2006, 5:00 AM PDT

By David Gest

"One idea for new housing in the post-hurricane, post-flood New Orleans is a tiny yellow 'Katrina Cottage' that can withstand a hurricane's winds. If it gets wet inside, you just hose it out â€" no mold. It will cost about $35,000.

Another is a 20,000-lot development with 'New Orleans-style' homes on a farm next to a golf course in a neighboring suburb. The homes will cost from $150,000 to $250,000.

A third is an 'urban loft' condo development with a pool on the roof at the edge of the Warehouse District near the French Quarter. Prices not announced.

And the flashiest: A gleaming steel-and-glass tower, 70 stories high, with condos that will cost much more than any of the above. It would be the tallest building in Louisiana. The name on the tower: Trump."

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