By Rich Dupree
With news late last week of another longtime Alexandria business announcing their closure, the economic picture here sure takes another hit. But whatever the reason behind the closing of Haverty’s Furniture, good real estate will always be in play.
A drive down Versailles Boulevard in Alexandria is a great example of that. There you will find nearly complete, new structures for Spurgeon Law Firm, on the corner of Versailles and Provine Place – and Belle Grande, a new state-of-the-art Nursing Care & Rehabilitation facility that is spread across 30 acres of land and water on Versailles.
Both developments offer outstanding architecture, a large campus and beautiful curb appeal that continues to make Versailles Boulevard a destination for new commercial growth and residential development.
Other new structures underway that will catch your attention include a full-service branch of Heart of Louisiana Federal Credit Union (pictured above), which is on the opposite corner of Provine Place and Versailles.
Founded in 1955, Heart of Louisiana’s new location will feature a drive-thru, ATM, and other modern banking amenities that their 20,000 plus members can enjoy.
Closer to Coliseum Boulevard, construction is taking shape on the new location for El Paso Mexican Grill (pictured below), which is on the corner of Versailles and John Eskew Drive.
When El Paso closed their MacArthur Drive location last July, many thought this family-owned Mexican restaurant was done. But within a few weeks, El Paso announced their plans to build a new building that they would own, and closed the location they were leasing in order to fully focus on this new, larger Mexican Grill option.
