In a city famed for architecture and thousands of historic properties that range from colorful Creole cottages to Italianate manses, it was a lot strewn with gravel and patches of grass that caught Caroline and Sabri Farouki’s eye.
“It was basically a large driveway,” says Caroline, laughing, about the 2,400-square-foot parcel they purchased in the Lower Garden District in March of 2018. At the street front, it was a mere 18.6 feet wide. The skinny allocation further narrowed as you moved
