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Ace Hotel New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
CLIENT Domain Companies
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PROJECT SIZE
184,000 SF: Renovated Building - 9 floors, 133,995 SF, 167 units; New Building - 4 floors, 49,637 SF, 67 units; Retail (coffee shop + retail): 3,800 SF; Josephine Estelle (restaurant): 5,220 SF
DATE OF COMPLETION
March 2016
AWARDS
Hospitality Design Award, 2017
AIA Gulf States Merit Award, 2017
AIA Louisiana Honor Award, 2016
AIA New Orleans Merit Award, 2017
LA Landmarks Society Award for Excellence, 2017
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Fran Parente, Tim Hursley
This 184,000 square foot development designed in collaboration with interior design firm Roman and Williams restores an existing 9-story circa 1920s building with Art Deco elements while complementing it with a contemporary 4-story addition to create a timeless boutique hotel.
MORE TO THE STORY
At every turn, the hotel features unique elements of New Orleans that give guests a distinct sense of the local culture without oversaturating their experience. Gentle nods to the city—balcony gardens, eclectic interior furnishings—are woven subtly into the hotel’s character.
The Commerce Building Apartments is a nine story conversion of a 1950’s office tower into a new residential/mixed-use rental property. Located within the Downtown Baton Rouge National Register Historic District, the building contains 93 market-rate units in addition to ground-floor retail and interior parking. Utilizing a combination of HUD 221(d)(4) financing as well as historic tax credits, the design envisioned modern apartments within a traditional early International Style building.
Utilizing historic tax credits, the design envisioned the conversion of office space into modern apartments within a traditional early International Style building. The lobby was renovated by revitalizing numerous existing elements, preserving the original black marble walls and elevator cab design, with the addition of a custom mailbox catering to new occupants. Also maintained were the original terrazzo floors throughout the entire ground floor.
