New Orleans, LA Office Spaces for Rent

Find your best New Orleans, LA office space among 217 for rent listings, which average an asking price of $20.03 per square foot.

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400 Magazine Street

400 Magazine Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

30,000 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

12,700 SF
For Lease

$16.00 - $22.00/SF/YR
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Oak Street Office/Retail Space for Lease

8117 Oak Street, Leonidas, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

4,780 SF
Availability

1 Space

510 SF
For Lease

$1,000.00/MO
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The Standard at South Market

1001 Julia Street, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

111,150 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

4,308 SF
For Lease

$40.00/SF/YR
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First Bank and Trust Tower

909 POYDRAS ST, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

545,145 SF
Availability

14 Spaces

74,252 SF
Year Built

1986
For Lease

$19.00 - $20.00/SF/YR
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Poydras Center

650 POYDRAS ST, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

453,255 SF
Availability

20 Spaces

72,892 SF
Year Built

1983
For Lease

$18.00 - $20.00/SF/YR
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25 Walnut Street
The Rigs
25 Walnut Street, New Orleans, LA
Services

Open Workspace

Meeting Room

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

Beverage services

Heating & A/C

High-speed wifi

Kitchen

Mail services

Natural light

Office furniture

Parking

Printer

Professional & social events
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1804 St Charles Ave

1804 St Charles Ave, Lower Garden, New Orleans, LA
Property

Office

2,582 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,582 SF
For Lease

$19.50/SF/YR
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Frequently Asked Questions

Asking prices vary based on the property location, rating, amenities such as proximity to restaurants, cafes, and entertainment venues, as well as convenience of access to public transport, airports, and thoroughfares.

The average rent for office space in New Orleans is $20.03 per square foot. The minimum rental rate for office space in New Orleans is $8 per square foot. Among listings of office space currently available for lease in New Orleans, the maximum rental rate is $30.5 per square foot.

The most common factor that influences cost of office space in any location is the property class rating. For example, New Orleans office space rated Class A asks an average of $20.81 per square foot. Class B office space in New Orleans costs $18.18 per square foot, on average. Listings of office space in Class C buildings asked an average of $17.75 per square foot.

For more details on New Orleans office space rent and sales prices, as well as overall market quality and new construction data, see New Orleans Office Market Trends.
Most experts recommend an average of between 75 and 150 square feet of office space per person. However, it is important to keep in mind that how much office space you ultimately need depends on your activity and how you need to use the space, as much as it does on how many people it should accommodate. If you already know what size office would best suit your needs, use the available space size filter at the top of the search page to focus your search on the best fit for you.

You’ll find a home for almost any size of business in New Orleans, as the local office market offers a wide range of options. Office spaces currently on the market go up to as much as 59,442 square feet in size for an individual listing.
However, there is a variety of differently sized opportunities below that maximum. For your consideration, the median size of an office space for lease in New Orleans is 2,900 square feet, and the average office space size here is 5,770 square feet.
You can find 217 office listing(s) for lease in New Orleans, which add up to a total of 1,310,957 square feet. Availability on the market includes a variety of office use types, such as General Office, Medical Office, Shared Space, Street Retail, Strip Retail.

The most common office use type currently available for lease in New Orleans is General Office, which is offered in 114 or 52.53% of listings. The second-most frequent office use type listed here is Medical Office, which account for 10 or 4.61% of office space currently available. On the other end of the spectrum, the office use type least common among local listings is Freestanding, which is available in 1 listing(s).
You can search 4 office sublease listing(s) in New Orleans, which amount to a total of 38,731 square feet. Sublease opportunities on the market include General Office, Medical Office, Shared Space. The New Orleans neighborhood or submarket with the most sublease listings available is New Orleans Central Business District.
The best choice of neighborhood for your office space will greatly depend on the elements that are most relevant to your business and your employees. However, a good criterion to start with is to look at the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of office properties, as these areas are generally well connected to transit options and have a good degree of amenity availability.

In New Orleans, the greatest concentration of office space for lease opportunities is in New Orleans Central Business District, Milan, East Carrollton.
Each individual’s commuting experience will of course be different depending on a number of factors. Check the location description details for the office listings that catch your eye, to get an overview of walkability, access to public transport, the quality of infrastructure dedicated to biking commuters, as well as the proximity to parking facilities, fuel stations, and other essential amenities.
The New Orleans office market incorporates a mix of properties of various ages, ratings, construction grades, and other quality indicators. Roughly 66.36% of total office space listings in the city are in properties rated Class A. You will find the highest concentration of Class A office space in the New Orleans Central Business District neighborhood of New Orleans. Class B office space accounts for 20.28% of spaces listed on the leasing market. The neighborhood with the most Class B office space is New Orleans Central Business District. Class C office space makes up 0.46% of office space available in New Orleans.

Buildings completed in and since the year 2000 account for 2.38% of office properties in the city and incorporate a total of 14,154 square feet. About 14.29% of office space in New Orleans is in buildings that have been renovated at least once since 2000.

Out of the office space listings currently available in New Orleans, you can find 10 LEED-certified or LEED-proposed option(s). A total of 1 building(s) here earned a LEED-certification — certification level Silver (1).
There are, of course, a lot of things to factor in when you are looking for office space. Aspects including the accessibility of the location, the quality of the facility, the size of the space, the convenience of nearby amenities, the type and duration of the lease, and of course the cost are all part of the search and decision process. For a quick checklist of what you should take into account when researching the market, consider these seven tips for choosing the best office location for your business. Alternatively, for a comprehensive take on everything to consider when looking for office space, see our in-depth guide to finding office space for small or growing companies. The guide also includes insights from seasoned professionals and can serve as a helpful resource for growing companies, no matter their current size.
Are you looking to lease office space in the vicinity of your current location or in a particular neighborhood of New Orleans? Using the interactive map, you can easily navigate to your preferred location and customize your search area around a specific point of interest. Select “Radius” from the Search Mode options menu, click on the map to set your search reference point, and expand the radius to select your desired search area. Browse available listings to find the best office space that meets your location, as well as other business needs.

New Orleans, LA Office Inventory Breakdown

There are a number of factors that make a city attractive for businesses to relocate or expand, as well as for investors to enhance their portfolios through local acquisitions. Among the most important factors to consider are the size and quality of the local office market, which is an essential component of the local economy.

Total Office Space in New Orleans: 15,979,294 Sq. Ft.

In 2024 the New Orleans office market encompassed 15,979,294 square feet of space. Out of that total, 5,889,982 square feet were in office properties sized between 500,000 and 1,000,000 square feet. Meanwhile, 1,389,321 square feet were in office buildings sized between 50,000 and 100,000 square feet.
Class A office space makes up a 65.96% share of New Orleans office inventory, while Class B office assets represent roughly 26.56% of the market total.

New Orleans Office Market Breakdown by Building Size
Building Size Range	Total Square Feet	Share of Total Office
50k to 100k Sq. Ft.	1,389,321 Sq. Ft.	8.69%
100k to 500k Sq. Ft.	4,933,025 Sq. Ft.	30.87%
500k to 1M Sq. Ft.	5,889,982 Sq. Ft.	36.86%
> 1M Sq. Ft.	2,737,212 Sq. Ft.	17.13%

New Orleans Office Market Breakdown by Building Quality Rating
Class	Total Square Feet	Share of Total Office
Class A	10,540,414 Sq. Ft.	65.96%
Class B	4,244,311 Sq. Ft.	26.56%
Class C	1,194,569 Sq. Ft.	7.48%

Data was provided by CommercialEdge, refers to properties larger than 50,000 square feet.

New Orleans, LA Office Market Overview

A considerable number of companies from various fields are deciding to establish themselves in New Orleans. This comes as no surprise, given the city’s steadily diversifying economy and unique cultural background.

As one of the major port cities of the South, the local economy has developed primarily due to commerce, but New Orleans also has plenty of room for companies in innovative fields that use office space.

It doesn’t matter if you were drawn to New Orleans by the affordable (but prestigious) properties in the central business district, the historic French Quarter, and diverse Bywater neighborhoods — or the rich local cuisine and famous Mardi Gras celebrations. New Orleans has an equally diverse office space market to accommodate all needs.

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New Orleans, LA Office Spaces for Rent

400 Magazine Street

Oak Street Office/Retail Space for Lease

The Standard at South Market

First Bank and Trust Tower

Poydras Center

25 Walnut Street

1804 St Charles Ave

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New Orleans, LA Office Inventory Breakdown

Total Office Space in New Orleans: 15,979,294 Sq. Ft.

New Orleans, LA Office Market Overview

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