Narrative & Approach

Redevelopment Vision

The redevelopment vision for all development projects begins with the particular site to be redeveloped. For the Six Flags/Jazzland Site Redevelopment and from this perspective, our team of consultants has completed an analysis of the site’s surrounding uses and the history of the site itself. The City of New Orleans has taken the step of advertising the area under its control for redevelopment proposals.

Situs Development Collective, LLC has a vision for the Six Flags/Jazzland site that would be transformative for the entire New Orleans East area. With the mix of uses contained within the primary 162-acre site, the intent is to provide sorely needed entertainment attractions, shopping, food and beverage, and live/workspaces creating the conditions for a sustainable community. These many uses will be tied together through roads, bridges, light-rail, water taxi, and other transportation
methods within the development site and periodic buses and shuttles to the New Orleans downtown CBD areas. Our vision will draw on both current New Orleans residents and surrounding areas as well as from those who live as far as a 2.5-hour drive from the site. This vision will act as an economic catalyst for the development as a whole to create a prosperous community.

One of the essential goals of our development team is to design and build structures that are LEED certified with water friendly construction methodology. Our Redevelopment Vision for Six Flags/Jazzland will include diverse public and private uses, sustainable design and construction, and performed by DBE/MBE/WBE at the first tier level where possible. We believe in inclusivity which means that local majority firms who share our vision will be used in all areas of professional service, construction, operation and management. The same will be true of the soft cost. All areas of soft cost will include high percentages of DBE/MBE/WBE businesses. As construction proceeds forward, both General Contractors and Sub-Contractors will include high proportions of DBE/MBE/WBE businesses. Most importantly, SDC will seek to build capacity of its DBE/MBE/WBE community
through Joint Venture and Teaming Agreements with local majority firms.

The non-contiguous 65-acre site to the north east of the primary Six Flags/Jazzland site will house essential public and private uses for a sustainable community. A full-service police station and fire station appropriate for this area will be designed and built. SDC envisions entertainment uses including active recreation such as: a Wave Pool, ATV Park, and BMX Bike Park. Most importantly, SDC is promoting light industrial uses be incorporated into the 65-acre site for to support job creation for the New Orleans East area. The development team is reviewing several possibilities including facilities to support sustainable and state-of-the-art manufacturing, as well some unique movie industry facilities that would give New Orleans a competitive edge in securing future film work.

Although the City of New Orleans has control of the two sites shown in the RFQ, our team will make attempts to join the sites in order to make the entire set of uses work smoother as a complete contiguous site plan. The team has explored several ways in which such a connection may happen by use of public corridors without necessarily purchasing additional land, although we do not see that option as unfeasible at this time. Once the Situs Team has been chosen by the City of New Orleans, there will be much more revealed during our presentation to the City.

Upon completion of final market studies, the complete mix of uses will be known with areas to be added in the near future. The selected mix of uses will be considered as will their adjacencies to other uses based on the activities, potential traffic, noise considerations, complementary types. In essence, the development team has created the beginnings of a sustainable community and will continue to further define the needs of New Orleans East as funding comes online. Our current plans will be a catalytic draw to the Greater New Orleans Statistical Metropolitan Area and will easily draw visitors from within a 200 miles distance. The creation of a quality living, working, entertainment, learning, performance, and shopping environment has begun and will continue with the required cooperation.

 

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