Highly Visible Mid-City Office Building with Ample Parking
2609 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70119

Overview
This offering consists of two buildings, one of which served as home to The Blood Center, and a large, secure surface parking lot. Positioned in the heart of Mid-City near the thriving New Orleans Medical District, the property has exceptional potential for continued medical, laboratory, and/or office use or could be repurposed. This property is surrounded by a growing mix of healthcare, research, and support services. Less than a mile from the University Medical Center, LSU School of Medicine, and VA Hospital, it also has convenient access to I-10 and the Central Business District.
2609 CANAL STREET
Formerly home to The Blood Center, this five-story, mixed-use office building features one floor of laboratory space and four floors of traditional office space.
2601 CANAL STREET
A 2,228-sf, single-story, brick and stucco office building with a flat roof and a dedicated surface lot accessible from N Dorgenois Street.
- Great location on corner of Canal St. and N Dorgenois St., with over 200’ frontage along Canal Street, a major north/south traffic artery
- Secure, gated parking lot with 60-sf guardhouse containing:» 69 standard parking spaces» 5 handicap accessible spaces» 5 passenger van spaces» 5 bus spaces
- Pole-mounted lighting throughout parking lot
- Well maintained landscaping featuring mature trees and bioswales for drainage
- 400-sf storage shed
- Designated space for 2 dumpsters surrounded by wooden gate
For Sale
Secondary Uses: Medical, Office Building, Research & Development
- Sale Price
- $4,415,000
- Price Per SF
- $169.4/SF
- Building Size
- 26,055 SF
- Acres
- 1.62 ac
- Is Vacant
- Yes
- Zoning
- HU-MU
- Zoning Description
- Historic Urban Neighborhood Mixed Use District
- Former Tenant
- The Blood Center
- Number of Buildings
- 2
- Floors
- 5
- Year Built
- 1961
- Year Renovated
- 2011
- Parking Type
- Surface
- Parking Spaces
- 85
- Passenger Elevators
- 2
- Submarket
- Mid-City
- Submarket Type
- Historic District
- Nearest MSA
- New Orleans-Metairie
- Property Status
- Existing
- Lot Frontage
- 200 ft
- In Opportunity Zone
- Yes
- Nearest Interstate
- I-10 - 1 mi
- Nearest Highway
- US 90 - 1 mi
- Nearest Airport
- MSY - 15 mi
- County
- Orleans Parish
- Available
- 2025-10-28
- Created
- 2025-10-28
- Updated
- 2025-10-30
- Listing ID
- 2a023499
- Parcel APN
- 206203702






