Louisiana Commercial Realty

| Leases, Price Trends

The state of Georgia is one of the most efficient managers of its 2,000 office leases, with only a staff of 10 people each managing a portfolio up

So You Want To Build A Hotel In The New Orleans’ French Quarter….Not So Fast!

September 16, 2017

| Demographics, Hotels

The hotel and restaurant industries are the driving forces of the New Orleans non-government economy, employing over 75,000 people according to the latest numbers from

The 5 Things Every Real Estate Lease Should Have

September 12, 2017

| Leases

Whether you rent office space, a warehouse, or a retail store, your lease probably has language that ties rent you pay to the Consumer Price Index. The

Now Do You Want To Know How To Read A Flood Map?

September 11, 2017

| Flood Maps

Katrina, Harvey and Irma Increase Flood Insurance Awareness Normally when people ask if an area floods they are talking about heavy rains causing water to

Harvey Damage Estimates To Commercial Property Are In

September 2, 2017

| Flood Maps

In addition to the loss of life, jobs, savings, and disrupted families, the victims of Hurricane Harvey will have to deal with the loss of

Flooded by Harvey? Irma? Here’s What To Do Today & What Your First Day Cleaning Up Will Cost

August 28, 2017

| Flood Maps

FEMA is on the ground now visiting damage by Hurricane Harvey and processing claims with aid per house up to $33,000 but each home FEMA

3 Common Mistakes In Every Lease

August 27, 2017

| Contracts, Leases

Whether you rent office space in Class A towers or a warehouse to store inventory or retail space for your coffee shop, your lease with the landlord probably

Louisiana Commercial Realty Hired To Market Premier Medical Center In Hattiesburg

August 2, 2017

| Leases, Office, Press, Retail

Louisiana Commercial Realty and its sister company, Mississippi Commercial Realty, were hired recently to market the only Class A medical office center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,

Louisiana Commercial Realty Ranked Among Top Real Estate Companies In Gulf South

August 1, 2017

| Press

Louisiana Commercial Realty has been ranked among the top 100 commercial-only real estate brokers in the Gulf South area, including northwest Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and

Louisiana Commercial Realty Helps Kids Git To Skool

July 27, 2017

| Zoning

Sometimes we forget that behind the everyday tasks of waking up, getting dressed, eating breakfast, and just getting to school or work are people making alarm

So You Need A Place To Park 20 School Buses: Not So Fast

May 26, 2017

| Price Trends, Zoning

New Orleans contracts out all the transportation work including streetcars, city buses and public school buses to outside vendors, who are mostly from out of state,

Louisiana Commercial Realty Hired To Market High Tech Class A Office Full Floor Space In CBD

May 25, 2017

| Leases, Office

[caption id="attachment_4148" align="alignleft" width="796"] Start-ups 68% higher in New Orleans than national average[/caption] For decades prior to 2005's Hurricane Katrina, new businesses fled New

Louisiana Commercial Realty Hired To Sell Largest Office Property Near Ochsner Baptist

March 27, 2017

| Office, Price Trends

After unsuccessful attempts by Latter & Blum, the largest commercial real estate firm in the south, to sell his property, the owner of the largest

8 Things To Immediately Do When Your Property Has Code Violations

February 7, 2017

| Zoning

With over 4,000 known blighted properties in New Orleans, and probably an additional 10,000 not yet declared blighted, city officials have recently discovered they can bring in

CityBusiness Interviews Louisiana Commercial Realty For The Scoop On New Orleans’ Largest Apartment Development

January 31, 2017

Construction starts on $61M ‘Canal Crossing’ development downtown By: Andrew Valenti, Reporter, January 31, 2017 Construction has begun on a massive mixed-use development at the

Why Tariffs Take Money Out Of Your Pocket

December 17, 2016

At first glance, imposing tariffs or quotas appear to be the perfect solution to get American industries back on track to prosperity, but the reality

CityBusiness Interviews Louisiana Commercial on Tulane Avenue Development

October 12, 2016

| Press

The recent sale of 2537 Tulane Avenue for $5.6 million set a record highest price for property closest to the new $2 billion hospital development,

The Real Reason Nobody Wanted To Build A Hotel On The New $800 Million New Orleans Airport North Terminal

October 7, 2016

| Demand & Supply, Hotels

The city's criteria for building a hotel on the New Orleans airport north terminal property will shock you. The hotel is part of the $800 million new

Times Picayune | nola.com Interviews Louisiana Commercial Realty On Airport Hotel Development

October 4, 2016

| Demand & Supply

The Times-Picayune first broke the story that no bidders stepped forward to lease 22,000 square feet of city land to build an 8-story, $17 million,

CityBusiness Interviews Louisiana Commercial Realty on Airport Hotel Development

October 4, 2016

| Hotels, Press

The largest development in the history of Jefferson Parish, and the one having the biggest impact on the future of New Orleans, is the development of the $807 million

Lease 101-Why the CPI Adjustment Is The Most Important Language In A Lease Agreement

September 12, 2016

| Contracts, Leases, Office, Retail

Whether you rent office space, a warehouse, or a retail store, your lease probably has language that ties rent you pay to the Consumer Price Index. The

The Shocking Truth Why Blighted Houses Still Exist In New Orleans 11 Years After Katrina

September 11, 2016

| Demand & Supply, Taxes, Zoning

The City Has A Process That Fosters Blighted Property It's not a conspiracy, but the result is the same: New Orleans still has thousands of

Know What New Orleans’ Commercial Real Estate Is Worth: Retail, Industrial, Multifamily & Office Market Prices Today

August 14, 2016

With a 77% increase in price, the gold medal for New Orleans' commercial real estate goes to the apartment sector, far outpacing every other sector of

Don’t Be Fooled By Commercial Real Estate Prices

August 12, 2016

Pricing commercial real estate is vastly different from other assets, such as stocks and bonds where thousands of buyers and sellers state openly their best

The Hidden Penalty On All Who Love New Orleans

August 4, 2016

New Orleans once was one of the largest cities in America- for over 140 years. Today it is an exciting place to live with an

How To Value New Orleans Commercial Real Estate Using Cap Rate

July 29, 2016

| Press, Price Trends

Money is made in commercial real estate by having the vision to create value where none before existing. Since prices are not transparent like stocks

How Much Space Does Parking Steal From Your Real Estate

July 27, 2016

| Zoning

You need parking for 75 people, but how do you convert this into useful information, such as square footage of land? A good rule of

Parking Requirements For New Orleans Commercial Real Estate

June 10, 2016

| Land, Office, Zoning

When you purchase commercial real estate, one of the top 5 things you need to know on day one should be the parking requirement. Parking requirements

The Insanity of Real Estate Inspection Renegotiation

July 10, 2015

It's really smart to bring in experts when facing major decisions and a purchase of high value real estate is no exception; however, there is a widespread

Will Louisiana’s Economy Decline Due To Oil’s Decline

July 3, 2015

| Local Economy

Louisiana is second in the nation in refinery capacity and has 112,000 miles of pipeline carrying crude oil and natural gas, so will the collapse

Are Movies Really An Economic Driver For Louisiana?

June 19, 2015

| Demand & Supply, Local Economy

Louisiana first encouraged the movie industry to come here in 2002, when the legislature passed the Motion Picture Tax Credit Program, but it didn’t catch on

Is 2 Years A Long Time To Lease Vacant Space?

June 12, 2015

| Demand & Supply, Office, Price Trends

You might think taking 2 years to lease vacant office space is an outlier, an anomaly, or that something's just wrong: like a building sitting on

Louisiana Commercial Realty Hired To Market Well Known Reilly Benton Warehouse

June 3, 2015

| Industrial

It is a 100 year old well known historic-looking warehouse, steeped in the history of New Orleans as a port city, and the owners have recently

How To Value Commercial Real Estate Using Cash Flow and Present Value

May 30, 2015

| Demand & Supply

The most popular method of appraising commercial real estate is not the most accurate. Usually we compare past sales of property and apply the price

Today’s Prices For Every Type of Commercial Property In Louisiana and Mississippi

May 29, 2015

| Demand & Supply, Industrial, Land, Multi-family, Office, Price Trends

Determining accurate prices for commercial real estate can be elusive. It's not what economist call a highly competitive market such as buying a stock or

Today’s Prices For Every Type Of Commercial Real Estate In Louisiana

May 15, 2015

In this article we examine current market prices for every type commercial real estate in Louisiana. Louisiana Largest Sector On The Market For An Astounding

CityBusiness Reports On Louisiana Commercial Realty Brokered Sale Of Tulane Property

April 30, 2015

| Press

Vacant Tulane Avenue Hotel Sells By: Robin Shannon, CityBusiness Managing Editor April 9, 2015 A vacant hotel property that is among the largest pieces of

The Best Month To Sell Your Home For The Highest Price Is…

April 30, 2015

The common belief that homes prices rise during the summer months because everyone wants to be settled in before school starts is true. The facts show

Supply of Office Space For Sale Plummets

April 3, 2015

| Demand & Supply

Over the last 4 years, available office space for sale in the New Orleans area has plummeted to one third of its previous supply, due to

Louisiana Commercial Realty Completes Sale Of Tulane Avenue Vacant Hotel Property-To Be Repurposed As New Office/Retail

March 26, 2015

| Local Economy, Office, Press, Price Trends, Retail

Fire Damaged America's Best Hotel Going Back Into Commerce As Office/Retail Center NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. March 26, 2015 – Tulane Avenue is the most anticipated

Three Big Mistakes In Pricing Commercial Real Estate

March 20, 2015

Valuing New Orleans commercial real estate accurately can be difficult at times, but using basic financial principles can help you calculate the market price with a higher level of

Can Government Regulate Ethics & What Is The Law Regarding Emails

March 6, 2015

Last Wednesday, President Obama was the lead story on many television stations, proposing a new plan to eliminate "conflicts of interest" that investment advisors have

How Developers Protect Our Wetlands While Putting Sites Back Into Commerce

February 26, 2015

| Environmental Issues

Every year, on average, the Corps of Engineers allows 20,000 acres of wetlands to be impacted by developments but at the same time they require

Louisiana Commercial Realty Hired To Market 16,000 SF Ellis Construction New Orleans Office

February 22, 2015

| Office

Louisiana Commercial Realty announced today they were hired to market the 16,000 square foot two-story office building at 739 South Clark Street, near Tulane Avenue

Amazing Technology To Help Businesses Select Successful New Locations

February 21, 2015

Technology has taken a giant leap forward in the last few years by expanding the traditional tool of demographic research into an analysis of lifestyles

Where Are New Orleans’ Jobs, Explosive Start-Ups & High Productivity

February 19, 2015

Two out of three ain't bad. The percent of new business start-ups since Katrina has exploded, far outpacing the national average, but the population has

Louisiana Commercial Realty Hired To Market GTE Financial Tract

February 17, 2015

| Demand & Supply, Demographics

Louisiana Commercial Realty announced today they were hired to market the 69,000 square foot tract of land at 5550 Crowder Boulevard for GTE Financial. Robert

Which Industry Drives Louisiana’s Economy: Oil or Tourism?

February 12, 2015

If you want to see Louisiana grow, which jobs would you prefer to bring in: oil or tourism? One of these two top industries delivers twice as

The Latest Technology Can Help Select the Perfect Location for Your Business, Reduce Expenses and Drive Sales

February 12, 2015