Laura Amann

As a kid, I spent countless hours with my parents driving around looking at real estate opportunities. Whether it was my dad who liked to look at “dirt”, aka vacant land, or my mom who focused on commercial properties, I have always considered real estate to symbolize joy as well as a growth opportunity. When your dad’s favorite line is, “whatever Uncle Sam and the bartender don’t take, I put into real estate”, you kind of can’t help but make it your profession! Born and raised in New Orleans, a city known for its unique architecture, I started my career in 2000 and later became a part-owner in a trendsetting development firm. Converting historical buildings into loft condominiums, commercial spaces and boutique hotels, the work was integral in the revitalization of the city’s warehouse district and CBD. Being involved in the conversion of industrial warehouses from abandoned ...