The 10 Largest New Construction Projects in Baton Rouge in 2025
Baton Rouge’s 10 largest new construction projects of 2025 total roughly $169.4 million in declared project value. A five-story student-housing tower near LSU leads at $60.4 million, followed by a 295-unit apartment complex on McCall Drive at $28.3 million. Multifamily, medical, and hospitality take most of the rest.
ELIFIN is Louisiana’s #1 commercial real estate brokerage by number of sales, with specialist agents in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette, tracking commercial activity through a proprietary database of 59,000+ commercial properties and 41,000+ owner contacts. East Baton Rouge transactions have been tracked since 2015.
If you own a commercial building, where new capital is being built tells you which corridors are getting stronger and what your property competes against. We pulled every new construction permit issued in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2025 from public records, then consolidated projects filed across multiple permits so the rankings reflect real project size. Here is the list, mapped, with the data behind it.
Where the 2025 money is going
Marker size scales with project value. Faded markers are honorable mentions just outside the top 10. Tap a marker for details.
Top 10 new construction projects by value
A five-story student-housing apartment building near LSU, paired with a seven-story parking garage and a separate foundation permit. Consolidated across three permits, it is the largest new build of the year. Houston-based Raven Construction is the contractor.
A 295-unit multifamily complex split across 13 building permits issued the same week in April, plus separate site and parking permits. STOA Construction is building it. No single permit cracks $4.7 million, which is why consolidation matters.
A three-story medical office clinic on Scenic Highway, with site and foundation work permitted separately. Faulk and Meek General Contractors hold the permit. A rare new medical build north of the interstate corridor.
A four-story apartment building for seniors, built by Milton J. Womack. It adds age-restricted multifamily inventory to the Bluebonnet and Imagination Park area.
A 44,518 SF cultivation facility in Baker, tying into two existing buildings on site. Cangelosi Ward General Contractors are building it, one of the few large industrial new builds of the year.
A four-story hotel near the Summa Avenue corridor off Essen and I-10, built by Ark Development. Hospitality continues to follow the medical-district traffic.
A second hotel in the top 10, in Corporate Square, built by Patel Construction. Two hotels in the top seven signal continued confidence in Baton Rouge lodging demand.
A full rebuild of the church and parish hall after a 2024 fire destroyed the previous buildings. Built by DonahueFavret Contractors, it is the largest institutional new build on the list.
A 23,184 SF office and warehouse built by Stuart and Company. Flex and light-industrial product stays in steady demand across the parish.
A 20,830 SF fabrication facility in Calais South Commercial Park, with a ground-floor shop and second-level offices. The second Faulk and Meek project on this list.
Just outside the top 10: a $5.0 million private aircraft hangar at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, a $4.08 million Capital Area Transit System center on Airline Highway, and a $4.0 million event center on Jefferson Highway.
What the 2025 list tells us
Multifamily dominates. The two largest projects, the Milford student-housing tower and the McCall complex, are both apartments, and together they account for $88.7 million, more than half the top 10. Demand for rental product near LSU and along the suburban corridors is driving the largest checks in the market. If you own a multifamily asset in Baton Rouge, new supply is the single biggest factor in your rent and value outlook, and ELIFIN tracks it on the Baton Rouge multifamily page.
Medical and hospitality keep building. A $14 million clinic, a senior-living community, and two hotels made the list, which tracks with Baton Rouge’s healthcare employment base and the business and medical travel that supports it.
The raw permit data is misleading until you clean it. Large projects fragment across many filings, and the public feed carries errors (one single-family home was logged at a $1 billion project value, which we removed). Read the raw feed without consolidating permits and sanity-checking values and you get the rankings wrong. ELIFIN publishes newly issued commercial permits weekly in The Pulse.
The full dataset
| # | Project | Address | Sector | Value | Sq Ft | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student-housing high-rise | 424 Milford Ave | Multifamily | $60,407,000 | 392,274 | 3 |
| 2 | McCall Dr apartments (295 units) | 7500-7600 McCall Dr | Multifamily | $28,317,935 | n/a | 13 |
| 3 | Medical office clinic | 759 Scenic Hwy | Medical | $14,006,344 | 34,141 | 1 |
| 4 | Senior apartments | 6020 Imagination Pkwy | Multifamily | $13,000,000 | 71,890 | 1 |
| 5 | Cultivation facility | 13073 Plank Rd (Baker) | Industrial | $12,500,000 | 44,518 | 1 |
| 6 | Hotel | 7931 Summa Ave | Hospitality | $10,423,000 | 61,310 | 1 |
| 7 | TownePlace Suites hotel | 5451 Hilton Ave | Hospitality | $9,574,000 | 49,513 | 1 |
| 8 | St. Luke’s Episcopal rebuild | 8833 Goodwood Blvd | Institutional | $9,000,000 | 11,191 | 1 |
| 9 | Office and warehouse | 11124 Julia Aubin Ln | Industrial | $7,000,000 | 23,184 | 1 |
| 10 | Fabrication facility | 5501 Bascom Way | Industrial | $5,200,000 | 20,830 | 1 |
| Top 10 total | $169,428,279 | 23 |
How ELIFIN reads this for owners
New construction resets the comps in a corridor. A new clinic, hotel, or apartment block changes the rents, the buyer pool, and the price per foot that nearby owners can expect. On ELIFIN’s Block system, every commercial property in the coverage area is assigned to a specific agent who tracks the building, the corridor, the tenants, and the active buyers around it, so the value read on your property reflects what is actually being built and traded nearby. ELIFIN agents made 58,041 prospecting calls in 2025, which is how that buyer pool stays current.
Frequently Asked Questions
What were the largest new construction projects in Baton Rouge in 2025?
The largest was a $60.4 million student-housing high-rise at 424 Milford Avenue near LSU, followed by a $28.3 million, 295-unit apartment complex at 7500-7600 McCall Drive and a $14.0 million medical office clinic at 759 Scenic Highway. The 10 largest new construction projects issued permits in 2025 total roughly $169.4 million in declared value.
How much new commercial construction was permitted in Baton Rouge in 2025?
The 10 largest new construction projects alone total about $169.4 million in declared project value, with multifamily accounting for 52% of that figure. Thousands of smaller permits were issued on top of the top 10. Declared permit values are estimates filed at permitting and can differ from final construction cost.
Does new construction affect the value of my existing commercial building in Baton Rouge?
Yes. New supply in a corridor resets rents, the buyer pool, and the price per square foot that comparable buildings trade at. A new apartment block can pressure nearby rents, while a new hotel or clinic can lift demand for adjacent retail and land. The effect depends on your property type and submarket, which is why a current valuation matters before you decide to sell or hold.
What is my commercial building worth in Baton Rouge?
Value depends on your property type, corridor, condition, lease structure, and the buyers active in your submarket right now. ELIFIN tracks 59,000+ commercial properties and 41,000+ owner contacts across South Louisiana and has tracked East Baton Rouge transactions since 2015. A free ELIFIN valuation gives you a current number grounded in recent local sales rather than a formula.
Who tracks commercial building permits in Baton Rouge?
ELIFIN tracks newly issued commercial building permits across South Louisiana and publishes them weekly in The Pulse, alongside recent sales. The underlying permit records are public through East Baton Rouge’s open data portal, but they require consolidation and cleaning before the project rankings are accurate.
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Source: East Baton Rouge building-permit records via Open Data BR (data.brla.gov), permits issued in 2025. Project values are declared permit valuations, consolidated by site and applicant where a single project was filed across multiple permits. One residential permit logged at a $1 billion value was removed as a data-entry error. ELIFIN proprietary database figures (59,000+ properties, 41,000+ owner contacts, East Baton Rouge tracking since 2015). Data current as of June 15, 2026.
Disclaimer: This content is derived from public records and ELIFIN’s proprietary database and is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Declared permit values are estimates and may differ from final construction cost. Market conditions change. This is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an appraisal, valuation, tax, legal, or investment advice. Consult appropriate professionals before making real estate decisions.