Citywide transient lodging (short-term rental and hotel) rules overhaul
New Orleans
Summary
Two decaying, foreclosed buildings at Carondelet and Girod get a second life as a 15-bedroom hotel by owners with a preservation award-winning track record.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The sale proceeds help First Emanuel Baptist Church liquidate bankruptcy debt.
The Central Business District block that has sat with vacant, foreclosed buildings for decades.
Commissioner Steeg argued the city doesn't need another standalone parking lot.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Planning Commission - Oct 27, 2026
The city is rewriting its short-term rental and hotel regulations: commercial STRs become temporary uses capped at one per block, hotels get split into small and large categories, and bed and breakfasts are consolidated. The commission removed a compromise that would have allowed a handful of STRs in the French Quarter's VCE-1 district after fierce opposition.
City Planning Commission - Aug 11, 2026
Two decaying, foreclosed buildings at Carondelet and Girod get a second life as a 15-bedroom hotel by owners with a preservation award-winning track record.
Related development
Zoning Docket 082/26 — Transient Lodging text amendment
Tighter short-term rental rules citywide aim to protect long-term housing and neighborhood character, while Canal Street keeps an exception to help fill vacant upper floors of historic buildings.
Zoning Docket 080/26 — Sanaro, LLC CBD hotel
Returns long-vacant buildings to commerce without displacing housing; the owners have a preservation award track record.
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