‘Not a concept’: Developers secure state funds, exude confidence for North Baton Rouge grocery store

Six months after developers announced a full-service grocery store development in North Baton Rouge, project leaders say they are ready to get to work.

“We are well down the road,” said Trevor Bailey, a lead developer of Howell Place and BLVD at Harding. “It’s not a concept.”

Located off Harding Boulevard, the development will take root in Howell Place, a 200-acre project by developer Richard Preis, who is also Bailey’s father-in-law. Once complete, BLVD at Harding will have a grocery store-anchored retail development, dining and essential services, with potential to develop an additional 14 acres for housing and a movie theater…

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