Price: $359,000
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2 full
Interior: 682 sq ft
Layout: Two levels
Licensing: Hotel license in place
Building: One of seven units
Condition: Fully furnished, turnkey

Ready on day one

Licenses for nightly rentals are hard to come by in this part of New Orleans, and this unit already has one. It is set up and running as a short-term rental, fully furnished down to the art on the walls, with an exclusive in-house booking service through BookNOLA. A buyer can keep it running from the first night, or keep it as a place of their own a short walk from the Quarter.

Inside, there are two bedrooms and two full baths over two levels, with exposed brick, wood floors, a kitchen with stone counters and stainless appliances, a full-size washer and dryer, and coded entry for guests.

The building sits on the Marigny side of Esplanade under live oaks, with shuttered French doors and an iron balcony above the street. It holds just seven units. The photographs below walk through #103 room by room.

First floor living room

The main room is tall and bright, with white-painted brick, wood floors and a peacock-blue feature wall. A deep velvet sofa faces the windows, and an open stair with a steel cable rail climbs the blue wall to the second level.4 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Living room and the stair to the second level, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Living room and the stair to the second level

The stair along the blue wall, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — The stair along the blue wall

Living room, desk and tall windows, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Living room, desk and tall windows

Velvet sofa and ottoman, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Velvet sofa and ottoman

Kitchen and dining

The kitchen has white shaker cabinets, stone counters and a full set of stainless appliances, including a French-door refrigerator. Beside it, a fold-down table for two sits between two tall windows hung with blue drapes. A full-size washer and dryer are in the unit.3 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Kitchen with stainless appliances, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Kitchen with stainless appliances

Dining table between the windows, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Dining table between the windows

Stone counter and tile backsplash, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Stone counter and tile backsplash

A bedroom under the eaves

One bedroom tucks a bed against a plum-colored wall beneath a sloped ceiling, with an upholstered headboard, a closet, floating shelves and a full-length arched mirror. Small transom windows bring in light from the living room.6 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Bedroom under the sloped ceiling, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Bedroom under the sloped ceiling

Upholstered headboard against the plum wall, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Upholstered headboard against the plum wall

Wall-mounted TV, carved chest and floating shelves, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Wall-mounted TV, carved chest and floating shelves

Carved chest and arched mirror, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Carved chest and arched mirror

Floating shelf, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Floating shelf

Saxophone figure on the shelf, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Saxophone figure on the shelf

A second bedroom with two beds

The second bedroom holds two beds side by side under carved white panels on a plum wall, which lets the unit sleep a larger group. A full bath opens directly off the room.6 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Two beds against the plum wall, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Two beds against the plum wall

Two beds and a long transom window, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Two beds and a long transom window

Carved panels above the beds, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Carved panels above the beds

Carved panels, close up, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Carved panels, close up

The room from the far side, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — The room from the far side

TV, lamp and the door to the bath, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — TV, lamp and the door to the bath

Baths and laundry

Both baths are full baths. This one has a tub and shower with a tile surround, a white vanity with a stone top and a round teal mirror. A full-size stacked washer and dryer sit just outside.8 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Bath with tub and shower, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Bath with tub and shower

Vanity and round teal mirror, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Vanity and round teal mirror

Round teal mirror and floating shelves, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Round teal mirror and floating shelves

Blue glass vase and painted cottage, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Blue glass vase and painted cottage

Succulents on the shelf, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Succulents on the shelf

Potted succulents, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Potted succulents

A citrus planter, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — A citrus planter

Stacked washer and dryer beside the bath, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Stacked washer and dryer beside the bath

The entry and the hall

Inside the front door a hall runs past the bedrooms and baths toward the living room. The whole unit is furnished and ready, down to the art on the walls.2 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Entry hall and the front door, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Entry hall and the front door

Hall toward the living room, a bedroom to the right, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Hall toward the living room, a bedroom to the right

Brass, brick and New Orleans

Brass horns are painted across the brick, and a gallery of frames and mirrors covers the blue wall. It is a place that tells guests where they are the moment they walk in.6 photographs. Select any one to view it full screen.

Trumpet and saxophone on the brick, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Trumpet and saxophone on the brick

Gallery wall and mirrors, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Gallery wall and mirrors

A trumpet in the mirror, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — A trumpet in the mirror

Console and stone lion, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Console and stone lion

Fleur-de-lis hooks in the hall, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Fleur-de-lis hooks in the hall

Laissez les bons temps rouler, above the windows, 427 Esplanade Avenue #103 — Laissez les bons temps rouler, above the windows

Where the Quarter meets the Marigny

Esplanade Avenue is the downriver edge of the French Quarter, and the Marigny begins on its far side. This building is in the Marigny Triangle, the first few blocks of the neighborhood, where the two meet.

Directly across Esplanade is the Old U.S. Mint, built in 1835, which now houses the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The French Market and the river are steps beyond it, and Crescent Park, with its riverfront paths, is about a block away. Frenchmen Street, the city's best-known stretch of live music clubs, is a short walk into the Marigny.

For guests and for owners

For visitors, that means the Quarter, the river and Frenchmen Street are all on foot. For an owner, it means a place in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods that can earn its keep while they are away.

See it in person

427 Esplanade Avenue #103 is for sale at $359,000. For details on the unit, the license and its rental history, or to arrange a showing, contact Patrick directly.

Patrick Knudsen

Crescent Sotheby's International Realty

Call 504-858-0623 Text Patrick Email Patrick

Office 504-944-3605. More at patrickknudsen.com.

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