dp+partners was selected to provide completed design services for the new Southern University Alumni Federation Complex in Baton Rouge, LA. The proposed complex sits on a five acre parcel of land along the Mississippi River and adjacent to the main campus of Southern University. The stretch of land along the river, which abuts the University, and this land parcel is known as the historic Scotts Bluff. It is a picturesque site that dp+partners has assisted the SU Alumni Federation to build to its highest and best use. The project is currently under development and it will comprise of approximately 270,000 sq. ft retail, office space, housing and hotel. The project will be completed in three phases, with Phase I being the residential; Phase II will be the Alumni Center/Jazz Institute and Phase III will be a hotel. The anticipated construction start is 2019