July Construction Update

Hi everyone! Here’s an update on our progress at the Hotel Peter & Paul (2317 Burgundy St). 

ACCOMPLISHED

Site work is complete (sidewalks, planting beds, parking lot, fence)

Interior/exterior painting

Kitchen equipment install

Masonry repair

Church interior plaster restoration

Restoration of original wood floors and trim

ONGOING

Landscaping, irrigation, site lighting

Rectory bar millwork and lobby check-in desk are under construction uptown

Developing menu for rectory bar

Actively seeking a General Manager!

3^rd floor stage mural

Website – teaser is up at www.hotelpeterandpaul.com

Repair and reupholstering of antique furniture

UPCOMING

Furniture / art install

Hiring/training staff

Construction is winding down - we have removed all the temporary fencing, but still have a few months of work before our anticipated opening this fall. Anyone who wants to have a look inside, I gladly give tours, please email me at nathalie.jordi@gmail.com. 

View from the sleeping loft in room 313

Ann Marie Auricchio hand-painting the room numbers 

Transom, front doors and marble tile installed in school lobby

2^nd floor corridor, original wainscoting

Church facade - masonry restored and window trim repainted

May Construction Update

Hi everyone! Here’s the update on our progress at the Hotel Peter & Paul (we finally picked a name – tried a bunch and decided none were as good as the original!)  

ACCOMPLISHED

Site work is nearly complete (sidewalks, planting beds, parking lot, fence)

School front doors installed

Masonry restoration complete

Interior painting nearly complete  

Tile and wood floor installation nearly complete

ONGOING

Elevator install

Rectory bar millwork and lobby check-in desk are being constructed uptown

Church interior plaster restoration

Repainting church façade – 1^st try color came out strange so doing over

Developing F&B offering in ground floor of rectory

Actively seeking a General Manager!

UPCOMING

3^rd floor stage mural

Branding, website

Kitchen equipment install

Arrival at the Port of a 40-foot container of European antiques we bought that will be repaired, rewired, reupholstered etc

Landscaping and site lighting

We’ll be a stop on the FMIA Home Tour this Sunday, May 20, from 12-4 pm. Only the church will be open (disclaimer, it is still very much under construction), but please come by and say hi. If you want a deeper dive another time, I very willingly give tours, email me at nathalie.jordi@gmail.com.

We still anticipate opening this fall. Thank you for your patience as we approach the final stretch. Our nearby neighbors have been amazingly persevering and tolerant and we really appreciate it.

School doors installed according to 1899 Diboll & Owens drawings (transom glazing to come)

 Rectory courtyard brick work complete

 Side altars in the church getting cleaned

Convent façade repainted

March Construction Update

Hi everyone! Wanted to give you an update on our progress at Sts. Peter & Paul.

ACCOMPLISHED

Poured most of the new concrete (driveways, curb cuts, ramps)

Moved field office into the school so construction trailers could be vacated and the remaining parts of the parking lot completed

Restoration of lobby plaster – looks so beautiful we decided to leave it unpainted

Installation of school doors and trim halfway done

Closing-in of school walls and ceilings everywhere but fourth floor

Restoration of proscenium in former auditorium

Primed walls on floors 1-3

Installed all skylights, shingling underway

ONGOING

Exterior masonry restoration – feels never ending but we are getting there

Installation of vintage bricks in rectory courtyard

Dealing with unpleasant structural surprises in rectory

Repainting church façade

Installation of siding on convent  

UPCOMING

Elevator install

Convent exterior paint

Church interior plaster restoration

Branding, website

We are about 70% complete and I imagine some people are becoming fatigued by the noise, dust and general inconvenience of living next to an enormous restoration project in a dense residential neighborhood. As we enter the last quarter, we will most likely have half crews on Saturdays and a skeleton crew on site most Sundays. I am on site every day, so I know how intense it is, and although we spend a ton of time and effort trying to minimize impact, unfortunately we can’t entirely eliminate it. Please know that we are doing our best to work quickly and safely so we can turn the page and open our doors.  

If you want to see what we are up to, I am always happy to show people around, so email me at stpeterandpaulfeedback@gmail.com. Thanks again for your understanding as we push through the last few months. We still anticipate opening this fall.

School facade restored

Arched shower in school

Brick install in rectory courtyard

View from kitchen window