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Dantin Bruce buys residential portion of new Bluebonnet, Burbank development

HOLLY DUCHMANN OCTOBER 7, 2019 | REAL ESTATE | BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORTBrian Dantin and Ross Bruce, with Dantin Bruce Real Estate, have acquired nearly 30 acres off Bluebonnet Boulevard and Burbank Drive for $2.3 million. The property will be part of a planned mixed-use development called Bellegrove Square and  will feature roughly 117 Dantin Bruce Real…

Dantin, Bruce buy office condos near I-12 for $1.3 million

TIMOTHY BOONE JUNE 4, 2019 | REAL ESTATE | THE ADVOCATE Developers Brian Dantin and Ross Bruce have purchased an office condominium park near Interstate 12 for $1.3 million with plans to make improvements to the property. The two men bought Interline Plaza, which consists of four office buildings and a storage unit at 9111, 9121,…

The Mercantile offices break ground on Bluebonnet

HOLLY DUCHMANN OCTOBER 23, 2018 | REAL ESTATE | BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT Dantin Bruce Development has broken ground on The Mercantile, a new garden-style office development on Bluebonnet Boulevard near Jefferson Highway. The development—a mix of leased and owned properties—will consist of eight buildings over 38,800 square feet. Five of the buildings have been committed to be…

Cook: Country Club Place taking off

TOM COOK JANUARY 31, 2018 | REAL ESTATE | BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT Dantin Bruce Development has begun to close lots in its acquisition of Country Club Place, which was originally developed by Nanette Noland’s business, Brentwood Development Company. The original idea was to develop an upscale townhouse community at the corner of Brentwood and Kensington…

News roundup: Dantin and Bruce buy 14 Country Club Place lots for $1.55M …

DAILY REPORT STAFF DECEMBER 21, 2017 Done deal: Developers Brian Dantin and Ross Bruce have purchased 14 townhome lots in Country Club Place Residences on Brentwood Drive near Jefferson Highway for $1.55 million. The seller is Brentwood Development Company, a limited liability company managed by The Powell Group. Dantin and Bruce have converted the properties into…

Dantin Bruce constructing new residential project near LSU

  ALEXANDRIA BURRIS | @allyburris OCTOBER 12, 2017    The developers behind LSU area residential complexes such as 333 Lofts and 333 Flats are preparing to break ground on their next project: The Court at East Boyd, which will see six condos go up on East Boyd Drive between Burbank Drive and Highland Road. The development is…

5 faces to watch: Some of the hottest young real estate developers in the Baton Rouge market.

  Brian Dantin and Ross Bruce Co-owners, Dantin Bruce Development Signature project: City Farm is an office space with a modern farmhouse concept on Jefferson Highway, adjacent to Whole Foods and Towne Center. Year started: 2015 Cost: $10.5 million to develop; $13.5 million value. At 11:30 a.m. on any given weekday, either Brian Dantin or Ross Bruce will receive…

No. 1 on the List: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Originally published in The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report JUNE 15, 2017 Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has the top spot in Business Report’s latest ranking of financial investment firms by the amount of local assets under management. The wealth management and investment firm, headquartered in New York, holds nearly $5.7 billion in local assets. The firm…

$1.7M DEAL CLEARS WAY FOR NEW HOMES AT COPPER MILL IN ZACHARY

Originally published in The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report Alexandria Burris | @allyburris February 27, 2017 Level Construction and Development LLC has bought 34 vacant lots at Copper Mill in Zachary for roughly $1.7 with plans to build eighth and final filing of the subdivision and golf club. Represented by founder Todd Waguespack, Level purchased the…

Upscale hotel, multifamily developments planned in Baton Rouge Health District

Originally published in The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report Sam Karlin March 6, 2017 Plans for a new upscale hotel in the burgeoning Baton Rouge Health District are underway, with a group of longtime hotel developers buying two acres of land along Summa Avenue last week. Ash Patel, whose family business owns and manages four…