And in the end, it's just another tower of Airbnbs

There were several years of public meetings, bidding processes, and publicity campaigns specifically intended to imply that this is not what was supposed to happen to Charity Hospital. But it's what happened.

An agreement is in place with Sonder, Inc. for 150 residential units of the total 392 units planned. The office anchor tenant is negotiating for 75 residential units for their use, and approximately the same number is reserved for marketing to middle income or work-force users. The balance is available for full market rate tenants whether long term typical apartment dwellers or short term corporate and medical/hospital users.

Who could have predicted?  Also this is doc is basically a flier for  a subcontractor interest meeting that happened on August 13th.  Did the Daily Georges have anyone assigned to ask about that?  The most recent reporting of any substance I can find was filed in February by a reporter who has since been laid off in the paper merger. Maybe we'll hear more when it's time to start doing propaganda in favor of the TIF district planned for the surrounding neighborhood so more developers can steal more money.

Anyway, I think this "Tulane Partners" group had proposed renting out space to a charter school at one point.  I don't see that mentioned in the flier. So that's an improvement, maybe.