Monthly permit report

New Orleans commercial building permits, February 2025

Biggest projects in February 2025

By declared value.

532 Canal St
Issued Feb 20
$1.5M
Renovate the existing ground floor of the Waterbury building in the Sheraton hotel complex on the 500 block of Canal. The work to be performed includes interior layout…
commercialBuildingJos R Labadot Inc
1560 Magazine St
Issued Feb 13
$1.4M
THIS PROJECT IS A RESTORATION DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE TO A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING CSTR. COMPARED TO THE EXISTING BUILDING BEFORE FIRE DAMAGE, THE REPAIRED BUILDING SHALL HAVE NO…
multifamilyBuildingPerrier Esquerre' Contractors Llc

In February 2025, New Orleans issued 382 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 145 projects, declaring $11.7M of work.
The busiest trade was HVAC/mechanical (116 permits), then electrical (99).
The most active contractor was Samuel Madison Tillman, with 26 permits.
The largest project was at 532 Canal St, with $1.5M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 24 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through November 1, 2026. How we count