New Orleans, LA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 163 listings of New Orleans commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

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740-750 Carondelet St

740-750 Carondelet St, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Retail

28,698 SF
Availability

1 Space

28,698 SF
Year Built

1920
For Lease

$40.00/SF/YR
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Louisiana Power & Light Headquarters

142 Delaronde Street, Algiers Point, New Orleans, LA
Property

Other

80,884 SF
Year Built

1952
For Sale

$3,750,000
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St Charles and Poydras
Regus
650 Poydras Street Suite 1400, New Orleans, LA
Services

Virtual Office

Open Workspace

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

24/7 security

Access to global network

Business address

Business lounge

Cleaning services

Ergonomic furniture

Lounge area

Mail services

Money-back guarantee

Office furniture
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May & Ellis

221 Chartres Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Property

Other

30,055 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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400 S Norman C Francis

400 S Norman C Francis, Mid-City New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

3,174 SF
For Sale

$895,000
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Place St. Charles
HQ
201 St. Charles Avenue Suite 2500, New Orleans, LA
Services

Virtual Office

Open Workspace

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

24/7 security

Access to global network

Business address

Business lounge

Cleaning services

Ergonomic furniture

Lounge area

Mail services

Money-back guarantee

Office furniture
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The Mind Body Collective

627 Opelousas Avenue, Algiers Point, New Orleans, LA
Property

Flex Space

2,300 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

1,522 SF
Year Built

1959
For Lease

$3.82 - $24.74/SF/YR
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Development Lots for Sale just off S Claiborne Ave

2813 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd, Central City New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$699,000
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Orleans Tower

1340 Poydras Street , New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

378,895 SF
Availability

19 Spaces

79,335 SF
Year Built

1977
For Lease

$15.00 - $19.00/SF/YR
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Gus Mayer Building

800 Canal St, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Multi-Family

45,924 SF
Year Built

1920
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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Fully Occupied Multifamily Investment Opportunity

4545 MacArthur Boulevard, Old Aurora, New Orleans, LA
Property

Multi-Family

64,635 SF
Year Built

1969
For Sale

$7,250,000
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Entergy Corporation Building

639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

511,600 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

21,403 SF
Year Built

1982
For Lease

$20.50 - $22.50/SF/YR
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REDUCED - NEW CONSTRUCTION 6600 Franklin Avenue

6600 Franklin Ave, Lake Terrace & Oaks, New Orleans, LA
Property

Retail

1,975 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,975 SF
Year Built

1994
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
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1250 Poydras

1250 Poydras Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

422,890 SF
Availability

10 Spaces

48,696 SF
Year Built

1978
For Lease

$19.50 - $21.50/SF/YR
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Historic French Quarter Multifamily Property w/ Penthouse

522 Madison St, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Property

Multi-Family

7,260 SF
Year Built

1827
For Sale

$2,350,000
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3361 General Degaulle Dr

3361 General Degaulle Dr, Tall Timbers - Brechtel, New Orleans, LA
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

1,623 SF
For Lease

$13.00 - $17.00/SF/YR
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3923 Carondelet Street

3923 Carondelet Street, Milan, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

1 SF
Availability

1 Space

1 SF
For Lease

$1.00/SF/YR
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High-Tech Office Building for Sale

2831 Saint Claude Ave, St. Claude, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

10,210 SF
Year Built

1940
For Sale

$2,625,000
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1555 Poydras

1555 Poydras Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

467,671 SF
Availability

11 Spaces

158,630 SF
Year Built

1982
For Lease Contact for pricing
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713 Camp St

713 Camp Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Other
For Sale

$2,480,000
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301 Dauphine Street

301 Dauphine St, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Property

Retail

109,456 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,362 SF
Year Built

1900
For Lease

$24.50/SF/YR
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Arts Street Academy

2518 Arts Street, St. Roch, New Orleans, LA
Property

Unassigned

46,300 SF
For Sale

$9,900,000
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700 Camp Street

700 Camp Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

31,735 SF
Availability

10 Spaces

2,245 SF
Year Built

1844
For Lease

$900.00 - $1,700.00/MO
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617 Frenchmen Street

617 Frenchmen Street, Marigny, New Orleans, LA
Property

Retail

2,365 SF
Availability

1 Space

9,800 SF
For Lease

$20.20/SF/YR
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6-Unit Stabilized and Cash Flowing Multifamily Opportunity

1917 Leonidas St, Leonidas, New Orleans, LA
Property

Multi-Family

2,714 SF
For Sale

$515,000
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Renovated Ground-Floor Retail Space in the Warehouse District

622 Julia Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Retail

6,453 SF
Availability

1 Space

785 SF
For Lease

$43.37/SF/YR
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The New Orleans commercial real estate market incorporates 2,841,529 square feet of office space across 38 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis.
Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The New Orleans commercial real estate market includes 1,101,652 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the New Orleans market, there is a total of 1,407,478 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in New Orleans incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in New Orleans is represented by Industrial space, which accounts for 1,031,790 square feet of available listings. Office space available in New Orleans adds up to 809,553 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in New Orleans are in the Office category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in New Orleans is $23.27 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in New Orleans can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in New Orleans, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in New Orleans is in the New Orleans Central Business District neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the New Orleans Central Business District area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Dillard submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Viavant - Venetian Isles.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $72.48 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in New Orleans was Retail space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $5,500,000 that is located at 700 Camp Street.

The average size of a commercial property in New Orleans depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In New Orleans, the average size of an office property is 91,663 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 27,542 square feet.
Industrial space in New Orleans is in buildings that are, on average 127,953 square feet in size.

New Orleans, LA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in New Orleans currently add up to 2,347,979 square feet. The market offers 29 active office listing(s), which amount to 809,553 square feet and account for 33% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 273,789 square feet across 40 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in New Orleans amount to 1,031,790 square feet across a total of 9 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	29	809,553
Retail	40	273,789
Industrial	9	1,031,790
Other	8	232,847

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in New Orleans, LA. Currently, there is 1,029,872 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 9 office building(s) for sale , 8 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 4 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	9	75,959
Retail	8	44,165
Industrial	4	268,977
Other	40	640,771

New Orleans, LA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

As one of the most significant ports in the Gulf Coast and on the Mississippi River, New Orleans has historically been a commercial and transportation hub of importance, while manufacturing also holds an important role in the local economy.

Today, in addition to its strong industrial and retail space market, New Orleans also boasts growing office and medical space markets — making it one of the prime commercial real estate markets in the South thanks to its diversification. Moreover, the support shown toward entrepreneurs and young professionals greatly contributed to the city’s recovery, bringing an influx of investments in and fresh ideas to modern industries, such as technology, healthcare and tourism.

New Orleans, LA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

740-750 Carondelet St

Louisiana Power & Light Headquarters

St Charles and Poydras

May & Ellis

400 S Norman C Francis

Place St. Charles

The Mind Body Collective

Development Lots for Sale just off S Claiborne Ave

Orleans Tower

Gus Mayer Building

Fully Occupied Multifamily Investment Opportunity

Entergy Corporation Building

REDUCED - NEW CONSTRUCTION 6600 Franklin Avenue

1250 Poydras

Historic French Quarter Multifamily Property w/ Penthouse

3361 General Degaulle Dr

3923 Carondelet Street

High-Tech Office Building for Sale

1555 Poydras

713 Camp St

301 Dauphine Street

Arts Street Academy

700 Camp Street

617 Frenchmen Street

6-Unit Stabilized and Cash Flowing Multifamily Opportunity

Renovated Ground-Floor Retail Space in the Warehouse District

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New Orleans, LA Currently Available Listings

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New Orleans, LA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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