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Renovation of former Our Lady of Good Counsel school into apartments receives initial city approval
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Plans to renovate the former Our Lady of Good Counsel school on Louisiana Avenue into a 22-unit apartment building received a initial approval from city officials on Tuesday, bolstered by support from neighbors in the Garden District Association. The former school, located on Louisiana Avenue, was originally constructed in 1923 and has been vacant for 20 years, according to the City Planning staff. The applicant, Good Counsel, LLC, has proposed for the apartment building to also have a pool in the rear of the property with an open-air pavilion and rain gardens for the front yard of the building. Historic tax credits will be used to rehabilitate the building, said Cynthia Dubberly, one of the project architects. Dubberly also said that originally submitted plans request 20 off-street parking spaces, but were reduced to 18 at the recommendation of the City Planning staff.