It's going to be a major renovation for Clearview Mall. The mall on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie is doing a $100 million makeover that will add a new budget hotel, at least 260 residential apartments and even an outdoor event space. The 50-year-old complex has been in decline inthe last few years.
New Clearview Mall renderings: Get an early look at the massive $100M makeover
Thomas Richards, who took over last year as head of the family business that has owned the non-Sears part of the Clearview Mall since it opened in 1968 said a new five-and-a-half-story, 150-room "limited service" hotel with a rooftop pool is planned for the center of the new mall.
Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond and AMC Theatres are expected to remain in Clearview at their current locations.
Another new feature of the mall will be a newly-built, 260-unit apartment building on a currently unused back lot with space for medical and general office tenants in the Veterans Memorial Boulevard where Sears used to be.
"Opportunities at the new Clearview City Center will be endless - with natural amenities, visual streetscapes, open spaces, festivals, food trucks, farmers markets, office towers, restaurants, nightlife and more," said Tara Ledoux, Clearview Shopping Center general manager, in a prepared statement.
Greater New Orleans, Inc. estimates that when the project is completed and the new complex is fully operating, it will support 420 jobs and add $23 million annually to the local economy.