Small-bay warehouse with a row of steel roll-up doors in soft golden-hour morning light

Sell your warehouse in Greater New Orleans

A direct, local buyer for warehouse, flex, and office-warehouse buildings across Orleans and Jefferson Parish — AS-IS, conventional financing, held long-term.

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We’re based on the Northshore, and the Greater New Orleans metro is well inside the radius we buy in. The Causeway and the twin spans put Orleans and Jefferson Parish within a short drive, so when you reach out you’re talking to a local owner who will walk your building and sit across from you at closing — not a call center and not an out-of-state operator working from a list.

The Greater New Orleans market

The metro’s small-bay industrial inventory is concentrated in a few well-known corridors. Jefferson Parish carries the bulk of it: the Elmwood district between the river and I-10 is the area’s deepest run of warehouse, distribution, and flex space, with more owner-occupied shops strung along Jefferson Highway, Airline Drive, and the Harahan and River Ridge frontage. In Orleans Parish, industrial use clusters along the I-10 corridor, toward the Almonaster–Michoud area in New Orleans East, and in the older mixed-use pockets near the river.

Much of this building stock is older and was put up by the company that operated out of it — fabricators, HVAC and electrical contractors, suppliers, and the trades that keep a port city running. Those owners have often held the real estate for decades, rarely list with a CRE broker, and rarely show up on the MLS. They tend to sell through a direct, private conversation, which is how we prefer to buy.

If you own a warehouse, flex, or office-warehouse building anywhere in the New Orleans metro and you’re weighing what comes next — a retirement, a wind-down, or simply being done managing it — that’s the conversation we’d like to have. We underwrite the condition, the insurance, and the flood picture; you don’t have to fix anything first.

Track record

Experienced, local, and committed


12 years in real estate

Over 100 transactions closed across the Gulf South — most of them direct from owners, off-market.

Local, in Mandeville

We’re based here. Not an out-of-state operator running a mailer — the buyer you reach is the owner you close with.

Conventional bank financing

No syndication, no money partners, no contingency on a partner’s wire. Capital is committed at LOI on clean files.

Long-term owner

We buy small-bay industrial to hold, not to flip or wholesale. Your building gets the next owner, not a middleman.

Acquisition criteria

What we buy in Greater New Orleans


If your building roughly fits, it is worth a conversation. We underwrite the specifics — you do not have to.

  • Warehouses, flex space, office-warehouse, and small-bay industrial buildings
  • 5,000 to 25,000 square feet
  • Roll-up doors (required)
  • AS-IS condition — occupied or vacant
  • Single-tenant or multi-tenant

The process

How selling your warehouse works


  1. You call or send a note

    A 15-minute conversation about your building, your tenants, and your timeline. Same-business-day acknowledgment.

  2. We underwrite

    Written analysis within 3–5 days based on your building’s actual income and condition.

  3. Site visit

    If the deal pencils, we come to the building within a week.

  4. Written LOI

    A specific number, with terms and timeline in writing.

  5. Close

    Standard Louisiana commercial PSA, 30-day due diligence, 30–45 days total on clean files.

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Good to know

Frequently asked questions


Do you buy warehouses in the New Orleans area?

Yes. We buy small-bay industrial, flex, and office-warehouse buildings across Orleans and Jefferson Parish, from the Elmwood and Jefferson Highway industrial corridors to the smaller infill shops off I-10 and Airline Drive. As a Northshore-based buyer, the New Orleans metro is well inside our operating radius, and we buy there occupied or vacant, AS-IS.

Can I sell my warehouse as-is?

Yes. We buy AS-IS. Roof, HVAC, foundation, deferred maintenance, vacant suites — none of that needs to be addressed before we agree on a number. The offer reflects the condition. You do not have to clean it out, paint it, or replace anything before closing.

How long does it take to close on a commercial sale?

Thirty to forty-five days on clean files, sometimes faster. The schedule on a typical warehouse sale: a 15-minute discovery call within a business day, written underwriting in 3–5 days, a site visit within a week if it pencils, a written LOI in 10–14 days, then a standard 30-day due diligence period to close. A brokered listing usually runs 4–9 months from list to close; a direct sale removes the marketing period, the financing-contingent buyer pool, and most of the re-trading.

Are you going to relist my building?

No. We are a long-term hold owner. We buy small-bay industrial to keep, not to flip or wholesale. When we close on your building, we are the next owner — not the middleman. Your tenants and the relationships you have built with them stay in place.

Do I need a broker to sell my warehouse?

No. You can sell directly to a buyer. If you come direct, there is no commission deducted from your proceeds. If you already have a broker representing you, we pay the standard commission per their agreement with you. Either way, the commission does not come out of your pocket.

Why sell to a direct buyer instead of listing with a broker?

Three reasons. Speed and certainty: a direct sale runs 30–45 days, while a broker listing typically runs 4–9 months and exposes you to buyers who walk during due diligence. Discretion: no public listing, no MLS, no signage, no buyer tours — the conversation stays between us. And commission: a direct sale means no listing-agent commission deducted from your proceeds. We are not the highest offer on every building. We are the most certain.

Is the process confidential?

Yes. The process is fully confidential — no public listing, no MLS, no signage, no marketing of your building. We do not list properties we are buying. The conversation, the offer, and the closing are between us. An NDA is available on request if you would prefer one in writing.

Get in touch

If you’re thinking about selling

If you own a warehouse, flex space, or small-bay industrial building and you’re considering a sale, we’d like to hear from you. No commission to you as a direct seller, no public listing, and no obligation to a number until you’re ready. Conventional financing is committed at LOI.

Driftless Industrial
Based in Mandeville, LA
(504) 334-8255 · [email protected]

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