The Melting Pot in Baton Rouge is closing

The landlord of that development must suck. All that empty space fronting the interstate (and alot in the back facing Corporate) and they didn't want a long term lease for Melting Pot? What are they doing?

That entire corridor of Corporate at College area is having a slow death.

Not surprised another business is having issues with that property owner.

Well there is a new hotel (Tru?) opening up soon at Citiplace, so perhaps that will help gain tenants at the old On The Border and Pelican House buildings. And Mansuer's is doing fine there, as is Jason's, Albasha and Another Broken Egg. Esplanade has seen better days though.

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They could just open that building up to house all of the vagrants, beggars and assorted con artists proliferating in that area.

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It pretty much already is. I know when they tore down the building between old fox and click's had a number of homeless people that absolutely destroyed the inside of it.

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The landlord of that development must suck. All that empty space fronting the interstate (and alot in the back facing Corporate) and they didn't want a long term lease for Melting Pot? What are they doing?

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Actually they want to tear it down and rebuild, but they are stuck with some tenants who have long term leases (not sure which ones) and they can't do it. I almost think the owners are trying to make it look so crappy and hope that the ones leasing it will no longer want to.

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After 19 years, The Melting Pot is closing its doors on Saturday.

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Stayed open 18 years too long

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they are stuck with some tenants who have long term leases

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Hooters??

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Firehouse is relatively new there, and Subway has been there for years. Is CLicks still in business? Hooters has been there a long time too. Other than those (and Sullivans), what else is there? I'd be pissed if I were the franchisee of those i just mentioned knowing that the landlord is trying to make the place look shitty so they can bulldoze it. NOt that I wouldn't be against bulldozing it.

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This has to be it.

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Definitely the case.

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It’s a black eye for a partnership that built its reputation on doing quality development. Scott Bankston, who is Hartley’s associate and manages the property, concedes the property has been problematic, and says the highest and best use for the 11-acre site is to demolish and redevelop it. But he says the partners cannot do that because of long-term lease agreements in place.

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