The Real World: New Orleans 2 - House

Looks pretty swank. If the house looks familiar, it was because NBA player Baron Davis first showed it to us on MTV's Cribs. Front of house: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5107"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bf99f00c27.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Back of house: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5108"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bf9a890d60.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Pool: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5109"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bf9b1ebe2d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Pool and patio: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5112"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bf9dba32c2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Master bathroom: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5110"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bf9bbd7b33.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Grand staircase: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5113"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bfa0ca490a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Kitchen: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5121"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bfe341ab76.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=1]Pictures from [URL="http://www.sothebysrealty.com/en/PropertyDetails.aspx?R=104175936"]Sotheby's[/URL][/SIZE]

Floor plans from zillow.com. On this first picture, the pool area is located to the left of the master bedroom and below the greatroom: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5118"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bfd662594d.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5119"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bfd6ebcdeb.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5120"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4bfd7908be5.png[/IMG][/URL] Here's the description from them. [QUOTE]A lovely landscaped front garden leads to an elegant entrance and foyer with a dramatic staircase to the major living areas. This grand home features high ceilings and wonderful hardwood floors throughout plus large elegant windows with splendid views on the city. Also included is a fun additional apartment which would make for a private screening room, billiard room, or a separate apartment for guests or live-in staff.[/QUOTE] And for those of who you might prefer to see it with your own eyes: [URL="http://www.eclectichome.net/video.html"]Eclectic Home[/URL] Baron Davis' episode of MTV Cribs. I'm assuming one of the smaller bedrooms (perhaps the one on the first floor) will be used as the confessional, with another one of the bedrooms used by production for their personal interviews.

[QUOTE=43000www_new;149992] There are two permits by the way.[/QUOTE] Yes I saw that, but the other permit didn't strike me as important as this one which clearly says "[B]once production is complete[/B]" and is the exact same wording as the permits purchased for the DC house. Baron Davis is listed as the owner on both permits, which obviously makes him still the legal owner of the house.

[QUOTE=43000www_new;149999][url=http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/SEAA%20Summer%20Exhibit/Large%20Links/No%2013.html]Southeastern Architectural Archives, Tulane, USA[/url] Seems historical (unless this is from a former property at the same address)[/QUOTE] Yes, Baron Davis in his episode of Cribs said that the house is over 150 years old and that when he bought it, he was told it was haunted.

[QUOTE=43000www_new;150010]Molds how did you locate it based off of the info given?[/QUOTE] What, "I'm awesome" isn't enough? ;) I took the info that Nolasaint gave us (that it was on Dufossat a couple blocks off St Charles St) then cross-checked it with permits in the NOLA database on Dufossat St. Only 3 came up, and 2 of them belonged to 1633, one of which mentioned production... It also stood out to me that the owner's address was based in Santa Monica (which turns out to be a firm that deals with entertainment management). Sotheby's site says that the house was once mentioned on MTV Cribs. So I did a Google search for "MTV Cribs New Orleans" and Baron Davis came up. Also a match to the NOLA permit under which "Davis Baron" is the owner. So, I crossed the pictures with his Cribs video. Absolute, without fail, 100% match.

Here is the street view from Google Maps. You can see that the house is already fenced in, so putting up a front gate shouldn't be much of a problem: [url=http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5124][img]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4cbbce2375e.jpg[/img][/url] And here is the bird's eye view from Bing: [url=http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5125][img]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4cbbfe0cb8c.jpg[/img][/url]

[QUOTE=noladude;150107]When I went I just did a quick drive by and honestly it didn't look that much different on the outside... I'll get more detailed pics once I get off work. I'm curious to see if they've put up any nice outside lighting.[/QUOTE] One of the permits that they got was for an electrical commercial construction loop. All it says is "TEMP POLE- 09COM-01488" which to me, means nothing. Then again, I'm not an electrician. With all of the balconies and the pool area, they must have had to put up some sort of lighting.

[QUOTE=noladude;150122]Yeah, I'm sure they've done something. Maybe they will have it going tonight. The construction crews had their tools and machines out in the garage. I noticed in the permits "walls over garage" was listed, so I know that wasn't done as of 11a today. I was under the impression filming had already begun. I wonder how much longer they are going to be in the construction phase...[/QUOTE] Not sure. Rumors were that they're starting at the end of this week, but that might not be feasible. Did you notice them moving in any furniture, or do you think were they still working on the physical aspects of the house?

Well from the looks of the DC house, furniture started coming in about 10 days before they moved in. If they're still working on physical aspects...the start date might be a little later than anticipated. Definitely still looks like a start date before the end of the month, but I don't know if it will fall into the time frame we're currently looking at (the end of this week). I didn't know bird's eye view was rotatable! Thanks 43000. I'll get some more pictures.

The original picture from Bing was of the south side of the house. Here is the east side: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5132"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4cd052ca054.png[/IMG][/URL] The north side: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5133"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4cd070e5d34.png[/IMG][/URL] And the west side, which has the entrance to the garage: [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5134"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15504b4cd083c2df4.png[/IMG][/URL]