Early construction were mostly high raised houses for fear of repeats of historic floods, but after decades with little problem more low lying residential structures were built in Broadmoor.

[2] Broadmoor was hit hard by the May 8th 1995 Louisiana Flood, after which extensive improvements of drainage were constructed.

A Bring New Orleans Back Commission preliminary report map showed Broadmoor as a suggested area to be turned into park land; this suggestion is strongly objected to by residents, hundreds of whom were already back in their homes by January 2006, many living in the upstairs of two story homes while they worked on gutting and repairing their flooded ground floors.

In 2016, the National Register of Historic Places listed the neighborhood's vacant Gem Theater.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.5 km2).

It is also in proximity to Claiborne Avenue, the street connecting Downtown New Orleans with Jefferson Parish.

[2] Larry Abramson of National Public Radio said "This once-grand edifice was neglected before [Hurricane Katrina], and as a school it was not known for high achievement.

Broadmoor Improvement Association opposed a proposal among New Orleans city leaders to raze the school building and convert it into green space.

Area activists convinced authorities at the federal, state, and local levels to fund a $30 million renovation and addition.

Abramson said "They turned the stately but tired building into a dream of a school — light-filled, high tech, souped up with all sorts of eco-friendly features.

[12] The renovated house portion includes classrooms, meeting rooms, a teaching kitchen and a coffee shop.