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re: A $250M casino-resort in Slidell is on the table, but will it happen? Plans Revealed
Posted on 2/2/21 at 11:18 am to KiwiHead
Posted on 2/2/21 at 11:18 am to KiwiHead
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Not Sidney. His cousins do have a place. Sidney's uncle helped to develop the whole of Lakeshore Estates. It's built well. The land is actually high on those Islands. There was minimal flooding there during Katrina. Robert Torres built it.
If the Torres's dont want a casino there then there wont be a casino there.....who owns the property were the proposed casino would be built?
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 1:49 pm to tgrbaitn08
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That was Bobby Torres’ house.
Gotcha.
Sidney’s brother?
Robert "Bobby" Torres is the brother of Sidney Torres Jr. the father of Sidney Torres III (the attorney) who is the father of Sidney Torres IV (the garbage owner).
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who owns the property were the proposed casino would be built?
I am pretty sure Robert "Bobby" Torres went into bankruptcy over most of the Lakeshore area. I believe his creditors may own it but I am not aware who that may be.
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 1:56 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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I am pretty sure Robert "Bobby" Torres went into bankruptcy over most of the Lakeshore area. I believe his creditors may own it but I am not aware who that may be.
The article says the casino will be built on 50 acres of a 100 acre track...there isnt 50 acres much less 100 acres at that location....and yes Robert Torres still owns the track to the East or across the street from The Blind Tiger.
Not sure what 100 acre track the article is referring to
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:10 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Not sure what 100 acre track the article is referring to
Blind Tiger is in blue, Lakeshore Marina in yellow on picture below. I believe the casino will in in the area in red. No name(s) come up when those parcels are queried.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:14 pm to tgrbaitn08
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he article says the casino will be built on 50 acres of a 100 acre track...there isnt 50 acres much less 100 acres at that location....and yes Robert Torres still owns the track to the East or across the street from The Blind Tiger.
Not sure what 100 acre track the article is referring to
Looks like if you add up all the open land around TBT, basically from the marina to the apartments its right at 50 acres, would be interesting how the hell they would even make it.
Regardless, I don't see St. Tammany residents being too interested in a casino, but it would be cool to see if they could actually make something 1/2 decent - like a Golden Nugget or Hard Rock
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:16 pm to NorthEnd
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How would a casino on Hyacinth in Southdowns change that neighborhood?
Hey now. Stay the hell out my hood.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:21 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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I believe the casino will in in the area in red. No name(s) come up when those parcels are queried.
That area in red is no where near 50 acres if you add it up.
It's hardly 20 acres
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No name(s) come up when those parcels are queried.
yeah I saw that too...wonder if that's some sort of right of way...isnt there a levee along that waterfront? I wonder if the Corps have control of that land
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:39 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:I measured it out with Google Maps and it only comes out to about 28 acres, if you also include that last parcel that fronts Oak Harbor Blvd between Howze Beach Rd and the apartment complex.
It's hardly 20 acres
The area across the street between West End and Lakeshore Marina Rd is about 17 more acres. If they're saying its going to be built on a 50 acre tract then they must be using land on both sides of Lakeshore Marina Dr. Maybe the plans are for the hotel/resort on one side and casino across the street?
I expect the residents right there are going to fight this hard. Having a casino resort there is going to be non-stop noise and have a ton of boats with people partying aboard going in and out of that canal.
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wonder if that's some sort of right of way...isnt there a levee along that waterfront? I wonder if the Corps have control of that land
There is no levee along the lakefront in Slidell. The levee is set back a ways. Look to the northeast where the Lakeshore Village neighborhood is at. That's where the levee is at.
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:48 pm to Tiger Prawn
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If they're saying its going to be built on a 50 acre tract then they must be using land on both sides of Lakeshore Marina Dr. Maybe the plans are for the hotel/resort on one side and casino across the street?
The article says it will be built on 50 acres of a 100 acre track....
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:52 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:56 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Robert Torres still owns the track
I don’t think he owns anything anymore.
Eta: Pre Katrina there were plans for two Florida resort style condo towers to built there if those are the parcels previously owned/owned by Torres.
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:59 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:If you take the all of the commercial land (including Blind Tiger and the gas station) from Oak Harbor Blvd to the lake and in between the Lakeshore Estates canal and that small ditch adjacent to West End, its right at about 100 acres. Maybe thats what they meant by 100 acre tract?
The article says it will be built on 50 acres of a 100 acre track...
ETA: 4.4 million square feet or roughly 101 acres.
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:22 pm to Tiger Prawn
As a developer, if you got approval to build, you would be dumb not to buy out everything south of the Shell station. How much could that boat storage shed and rental apartment complex cost? Carve out some space for the Bling Tiger to operate as you need access to the larger section of water to build anything similar to what the Gulf Coast casinos have. Judging by the size of the boats, those docks are about 120’ out. Once that residential peninsula across the water builds their docks (conservatively assume 10’ off the bank and 10’ of boat beam when docked), there will be a pinch point for boat traffic.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:50 pm to Tiger Prawn
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There is no levee along the lakefront in Slidell. The levee is set back a ways. Look to the northeast where the Lakeshore Village neighborhood is at. That's where the levee is at.
So they’re going to build outside of the levee? That will end well.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:54 pm to theCrusher
A lot of those houses barely got water for Katrina and newer ones are at 16’. I’m sure a multistory Casino would have atleast one floor of parking underneath putting the first floor close to 25’.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:56 pm to theCrusher
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So they’re going to build outside of the levee? That will end well.
Lake Charles and Biloxi say hold my beer
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:02 pm to theCrusher
quote:The casinos on the Mississippi coast and all those high rise condos on the beaches in Florida don't have levees protecting them. Build high and/or have the first level or 2 be a parking garage.
So they’re going to build outside of the levee? That will end well.
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