Tulane Downtown

Tulane is shaping a more vibrant, connected and innovative New Orleans by expanding its downtown campus into a hub for research, healthcare, entrepreneurship and economic growth. Anchored by the transformation of the iconic former Charity building, Tulane is creating a corridor of innovation that will result in breakthroughs and vast economic opportunities for our city, state and region.

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  • $700 million

    invested in downtown New Orleans

  • 4.3 million

    square feet of space downtown

  • 17,260 jobs

    supported in the city of New Orleans

 

Charity: Cornerstone of Our Downtown Vision

For nearly three centuries, the former Charity Hospital stood as a beacon of care and hope. Now, after 20 years of vacancy, Louisiana and Tulane have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lead its monumental rebirth. 

Bright, modern cafe lounge with a woman reading on a green bench, other patrons at tables.
Lecture hall with an audience listening to a speaker in front of a green screen.
Students sit in a sunny, updated classroom at long tables.
Busy modern cafeteria with many people eating and socializing at tables.
Diverse people in a grand, sunlit lobby, including a person in a wheelchair.
Graphic of a modern lobby with people, green seating, and a large colorful DNA display.
Tulane University at Charity Rendering,
Spacious, bright indoor atrium with trees, white walls, and people gathering.
Scientists in a modern, sunlit lab, one at a microscope, another walking.
Scientists walk through a meeting room outside of a wet lab.

Charity was always a place of healing and hope. The scientists and students who will call this space home will stay true to that as they embark on research and studies that will produce the cures of tomorrow.

— Patrick Norton, Sr. Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer

More Ways We're Transforming Downtown New Orleans

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Spaces for Innovation and Connection

Tulane is transforming downtown through strategic capital investments that are reimagining spaces for education, research, healthcare and community impact.


Charity Hospital came to symbolize this city’s enduring commitment to public health. I am pleased that this powerful legacy will continue, as this new space becomes a modern monument to that same mission—one where scientists and students will pursue research and discovery that improve lives and shapes the cures of tomorrow.

— Robin Forman, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Green Lights, Growing Momentum

Tulane University lit up downtown New Orleans in green to celebrate the continued transformation of its downtown campus. The permanent lights now serve as a lasting symbol of Tulane’s growing presence, momentum, and impact in the heart of the city.

Chapter IV Restaurant & Bar

Tulane Innovation Institute

Commencement at the Superdome

Partnerships

Bio District New Orleans
LCMC Health