Bell Artspace Campus

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Overview

Located in one of the most significant cultural districts in the country—Bell Artspace Campus is the result of restoring and converting the six-building, two-block former Bell School into a thriving cultural center perpetuating the indigenous history of Tremé. The project boasts 79 units of affordable live/work space for creatives, culture bearers, and their families and commercial space for arts-friendly businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Partners and Funders

Architect: Billes Partners

Contractor: Gibbs Construction

Community Partner: The City of New Orleans; Louisiana Housing Corporation; Louisiana Office of Community Development; Housing Authority of New Orleans; New City Partnership; Greater New Orleans Foundation; Faubourg Laffite Tenants Association; St. Peter Claver Community; Junebug Productions; Tremé4Tremé; New Orleans Master Crafts Guild; Creative Alliance of New Orleans; Make Music NOLA

Development Partner: Providence Community Housing

Funders: The Kresge Foundation; The Ford Foundation; Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Gibbs Construction; ArtPlace America; The Greater New Orleans Foundation; JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Financial Partners: Raymond James Tax Credit Funds, Inc.

est. 2018

Type of Development

Live/Work Affordable Artist Housing

Number of Units

Types of Units

One-, Two- and Three-Bedrooms

Features

Green space, rehearsal space, exhibition hallways

Photo Gallery

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Floor Plans

The three largest buildings on campus will be transformed into 79 units of affordable live/work housing for low- to moderate-income artists, cultural workers and their families. Below are sample floor plans for one and two bedroom units.