Second Street Elementary: Sold!

Second Street Elementary School at 400 North Second St. in Bay St. Louis. The building has about 56,000 square feet and the property is 3.85 acres. A New Orleans developer is buying the school for redevelopment.

Second Street Elementary School at 400 North Second St. in Bay St. Louis. The building has about 56,000 square feet and the property is 3.85 acres. A New Orleans developer is buying the school for redevelopment.

BAY ST. LOUIS It’s a done deal. Finally.

The sale of the old Second Street Elementary School is finally done.

Bay-Waveland School District attorney Ronnie Artigues Jr. said in an email today:
“The last two documents were actually signed this morning.  It is now closed.”

New Orleans developer Jim MacPhaille and his wife are the new owners of the property and building. He has said he’s still mulling over what will become of the historic building. Top possibilities mentioned are a condohotel, a theater and restaurant. MacPhaille has said he wants to keep the neighbors involved and happy with whatever his development turns out to be.

The sale price was $768,000, according to Artigues, who said the money actually will go to FEMA. “We do not actually send them a check, but FEMA will recover the amount of the sales price from total benefits paid to the school district. They basically receive the sales proceeds, just through set off of benefits paid,” he said.

2 thoughts on “Second Street Elementary: Sold!

  1. It’s all pretty residential around there now, whatever the zoning, but I can’t imagine anything nosier than a school. Schools close while most folks are still at work, but I can remember crazy loud crowds there for ball games and such. Compromise, people. It’s what keeps the world from shutting down.

  2. Schools can actually be very good neighbors; for example when there are power outages, they are a
    priority for service which makes it nice to be near them.

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