Monthly permit report

New Orleans commercial building permits, March 2025

Biggest projects in March 2025

By declared value.

1805 Thayer St
Issued Mar 21
$4.9M
The scope of work is as follows: Interior Paint Appliances replacement Flooring Replacement Cabinetry replacement Lighting and plumbing fixtures are to be replaced as needed. We…
multifamilyBuildingColmex Construction Llc
2400 Guadalcanal St
Issued Mar 31 · 7 permits
$1.8M
Furnish & install 71 Electric water heaters, and gas line to the building. ADDED Generator to permit
multifamilyBuilding · Electrical · HVAC / MechanicalBrown Builders Inc

In March 2025, New Orleans issued 390 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 195 projects, declaring $18.8M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (110 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (105).
The most active contractor was Wesley Harold Brown Jr., with 13 permits.
The largest project was at 1805 Thayer St, with $4.9M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 28 days of application.

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