It’s Thursday, May 17 and 11:05am in Downtown New Orleans.
Erik Jungbacker
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Erik Jungbacker is the Real Estate Development Manager. He serves as the DDD’s liaison between the development community, government and financial entities. His goal is to facilitate high quality projects as they navigate the various challenges of urban development.
Previous to his work at the DDD, Erik served as a development partner at Alexander Bishop, Ltd. where he took part in developing several million square feet of retail and hundreds of multifamily units throughout Wisconsin.
Erik also has spent several years teaching in the New Orleans Public School system and is a passionate supporter of New Orleans’ charter schools.
Erik is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and has a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Orleans, and a Master of Finance from Tulane University. He lives Uptown with his wife Maggie, son Miles and daughter Annie.
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Downtown is the largest employment center in Louisiana with 62,000 jobs
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Downtown is at the center of 12 neighborhoods that are home to almost 40,000 residents with a strong income and education profile
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$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005
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New Orleans Tourism Breaks Record in 2011 with 8.75 Million Visitors University of New Orleans Hospitality Research Center
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Downtown is a collage of 8 distinct neighborhoods that includes 4 historic districts.
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"The transformation that's taking place in New Orleans both socially and economically is stunning." World Trade 100 Magazine
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Downtown welcomes approximately 120,000 people on a given week-day, enough to make it the fourth largest city in Louisiana
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8.3 million people visit New Orleans each year