DuCar Construction is a licensed commercial general contractor in New Orleans, Louisiana commercial license COMM 63084, statewide. Tenant build-outs, new commercial buildings, multifamily and commercial renovations, with a signed scope, a schedule built around your business and one point of responsibility from permit to final inspection.
Retail, office and restaurant interiors delivered to the date your lease and your opening depend on, with the landlord’s work letter read before we price.
Commercial and mixed-use structures from the ground up, with site work, utilities and inspections sequenced under one contract.
Duplexes and small multifamily buildings, raised and built to code, with the numbers lenders and appraisers ask for.
Older buildings brought up to current code, systems and accessibility, phased so the business can keep its doors open whenever the work allows it.
Louisiana separates residential and commercial classifications, and a commercial project needs a contractor licensed for commercial work. Ask for the number, look it up on the state board’s public search and confirm it is active. Ours is COMM 63084.
In New Orleans, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance decides what a property can be used for, how much can be built and how much parking it needs. We check the zoning district and the use before anyone draws a final plan, because a change of use can change the whole budget.
Commercial permits come from the City of New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits, and many commercial projects also need plan review by the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal. Historic districts add the Historic District Landmarks Commission or the Vieux Carré Commission. We build every one of those reviews into the schedule before the contract is signed.
Entrances, restrooms, counters and routes are measured at inspection. On a renovation, the accessibility work the project triggers belongs in the first estimate, not in a change order.
Rent starts, staff is hired and inventory arrives on a date. We schedule backward from the certificate of occupancy, not forward from the first day on site, and we tell you early if a date is at risk.
We also work as a general contractor in New Orleans and in Metairie, build new construction and custom homes in New Orleans, handle historic renovation in the Vieux Carré and install FORTIFIED™ roofing.
Louisiana RES 883334 and COMM 63084 — residential and commercial, statewide — plus a Mississippi residential builder license (No. 22946). We are building in Mississippi right now.
A+ with the Better Business Bureau and a 5.0-star reputation across 58 reviews.
200+ completed projects across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner and the Northshore.
Backed by the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act — one year workmanship, two years systems, five years major structural.
Yes. DuCar Construction holds Louisiana commercial license COMM 63084 and residential license RES 883334, both statewide. You can verify both on the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors search.
The City of New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits issues building permits. Depending on the project, plans may also need review by the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal and, in historic districts, by the Historic District Landmarks Commission or the Vieux Carré Commission.
Often, yes. We phase the work and schedule disruptive tasks around your operating hours when the project allows it, and we agree on that plan in writing before we start.
Yes. Our licenses are statewide in Louisiana, and we work across Jefferson Parish, St. Tammany Parish and the rest of Greater New Orleans.
Bring us the address, the lease or the plans and we will walk you through the zoning, the permits and the schedule it takes to open on time.