Summary
Bywater and Marigny residents were alarmed that the amendment would let hotels — even 'small' ones up to 10,000 square feet — locate in HMC-2 and HMMU districts near their cottages and shotgun houses, on top of hotels already there. The final motion didn't touch HMC-2, but small hotels in HUB-1 (including Magazine Street) were made conditional-use only.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds a large hotel development with tourism investment near the French Quarter.
Hotel developers and corridor businesses gain a path to investment in historic commercial corridors.
Bywater, Marigny, and Treme residents near HMC-2/HMMU parcels fear noise, loss of housing stock, and hotel encroachment into residential blocks.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Planning Commission - Oct 27, 2026
Bywater and Marigny residents were alarmed that the amendment would let hotels — even 'small' ones up to 10,000 square feet — locate in HMC-2 and HMMU districts near their cottages and shotgun houses, on top of hotels already there. The final motion didn't touch HMC-2, but small hotels in HUB-1 (including Magazine Street) were made conditional-use only.
City Council — January 8, 2026
The Council reversed the historic landmarks commission to let an 81,000+ square-foot, five-story hotel rise near the French Quarter. Supporters see investment and jobs; critics worry about scale and historic character at the gateway to the French Quarter.
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