Since 1916, Latter & Blum has meant commercial real estate in New Orleans. Through the years, we've maintained our commitment to quality, while growing into the largest and most successful real estate company in the Gulf South. Latter & Blum is owned and directed by Robert W. Merrick (CCIM, MAI, SIOR, CRE), a nationally respected broker, developer and valuation expert.

At Latter & Blum, size means service. Today a staff of over fifty full-time specialists handle sales and leasing of commercial and industrial property throughout New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Our current staff includes twenty-one CCIM, eight SIOR and twelve CPM® designees who offer solid experience and exceptional skill in every area of commercial and industrial real estate.  In the past year, these associates have completed over 700 transactions.

Complementing our commercial real estate brokerage division is our management arm, Latter & Blum Property Management. With approximately 6,000 apartment units and 6 Million square feet now under management, Latter & Blum is one the largest and most successful in the region. Our current portfolio of managed properties ranges from industrial properties to major office towers, and from small condominium developments to large multi-family communities. Our commitment to excellence has been recognized by the Institute of Real Estate Management, which has bestowed upon Latter & Blum its Accredited Management Organization (AMO®) designation. This prestigious designation recognizes our high performance, rock-solid stability, and operational and financial accountability.

The list of Latter & Blum clients who use this expertise reads like a Who's Who of international and national corporations as well as major regional companies, financial institutions, governmental agencies and retailers. Indeed, some of the most prestigious and substantial sales and leases in the Gulf South have been handled by Latter & Blum, Inc.


COMMERCIAL/RETAIL DIVISION
Latter & Blum's Commercial/Retail Division is known for the extent of its services and the expertise of its associates. Members of the Division work with shopping centers, commercial land, apartment complexes, hotels and motels, and food service facilities.

» Retail Leasing
» Site Selection
» Business Brokerage
» Investment and Feasibility Analysis


INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
» Site Selection Sale and Leasing Consultation
» Warehouse Tenant and Representation
» Representation Developmental Analysis

The Division focuses primarily on four major areas of industrial real estate:
» Warehouse and distribution facilities
» Marine and port-related properties
» Site selection/acquisition for refinery, petrochemical coal and grain facilities
» Petrochemical/oil field services

Latter & Blum's industrial specialists represent corporations at the local, national and international levels, handling property located throughout the Gulf South. The Division offers special expertise in handling properties located in the Mississippi River corridor.


OFFICE LEASING DIVISION
» Exclusive Tenant Representation
» Complete Tenant Relocation Services
» Comprehensive Marketing Services
» Location Selection
» Market Analysis and Recommendations
» Lease Negotiation
» Client Consultation

Every Office Leasing associate has immediate access to current market data on vacancy rates, absorption histories, rental rate conditions, and tenant tracking. Combining superb informational resources with market savvy and a sensitivity to client priorities, Latter & Blum associates provide recommendations and alternatives that respond to specific client needs.


PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Latter & Blum's strong resource base and experienced personnel make the firm ideally suited to manage any property. The firm's current portfolio of approximately 12 million square feet under management includes residential multi-family and condominium complexes, shopping centers, office towers and industrial properties for a wide range of private and public concerns.

» Experienced, professional management staff
» Comprehensive, customizable reporting systems (including Yardi and Skyline)
» In-house construction management capabilities
» Asbestos Abatement Contractor Supervisor on staff


ROBERT W. MERRICK APPRAISAL/COUNSELING DIVISION
Established in 1974 as Robert W. Merrick, Inc., Latter & Blum's Appraisal/Counseling Division provides real estate valuation and consultation services to government agencies, private and public corporations, major life insurance companies, law firms, and financial institutions.

Latter & Blum's extensive Gulf South regional experience gives clients a significant advantage: the firm's Appraisal/Counseling specialists have access to a database compiled from more than 3,000 valuation assignments, ranging from the simple to the most complex. This information is used to ensure clients of the timely response and expert analysis that are critical in property valuation.

» Appraisal Reports
» Real Estate Counseling
» Highest and Best Use Feasibility Analysis|
» Litigation Valuation and Expert Testimony
» Market Surveys
» Estate Valuation


RESIDENTIAL DIVISION
With 19 branch offices covering South Louisiana and Mississippi, Latter & Blum is the area's residential leader. The firm operates as Latter & Blum in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast and as C.J. Brown Realtors^® in the Baton Rouge area. Our elite corps of associates can handle a wide range of residential services including nationwide relocation. Our associates take pride in their company and career, and genuinely care about the communities in which they live and work.

» Single Family Sales and Leasing
» Relocation Services
» Third Party/Corporate REO Sales
» Fine Homes Department