- Over $7.6 billion in investments since 2005 (plus approximately $275 million in Charity Hospital with remediation beginning now and construction commencing in 2021)
- 1.2 walkable square miles
- Over 45 national retailers
- 142,764 people are in Downtown on a given week-day
- Largest employment center in Louisiana with 62,000 jobs
- Heart of a regional population of 1.2 million
- Downtown’s Arts District is home to 18 art galleries and 5 museums.
- 249 restaurants & bars and 63 sidewalk cafes
- 20,747 hotel rooms
- Over 85% of “Vacant and Underutilized Properties” either redeveloped or under development since 2012
- Number of apartments and condos have more than doubled since 2008 (7,357 units)
- Sporting and cultural events attract 2.5 million visitors Downtown a year
- 17.7 million annual visitors to Downtown
- 8.8 million square feet of Class A office space
- 243 retail stores
- 7 parks and squares
- $89,000 average household income of a Downtown resident
Commercial Space
Office Building Occupancy Rate
*Downtown Class A Space 88.7% *Downtown Class B Space 70.47%
Office Building Rental Rate
*CBD Class A ($/SqFt) $20.14 *CBD Class B ($/SqFt) $15.91
Residential
*Condo/Townhouse Price Range $/SqFt (Downtown) $457
*Condo/Townhouse Avg. Price (Downtown) $489,000
*Apartments Rent Avg. Price $/SqFt (Downtown) $1.94
*Apartments Rents Avg. Price (Downtown) $1,890
Updated January 2020
