These loosely regulated short-term rentals prioritize the desires of tourists over the needs of residents. With a short-term rental, a Tremé property owner can make more than the area's average monthly rent in just four days. That doesn't include the many Airbnbs operating without a license, nor does it account for properties rented through platforms such as HomeAway and VRBO that fall under the umbrella of "short-term rentals." With a short-term rental, a Tremé property owner can make more than the area's average monthly rent in just four days.Īccording to The Lens' most recent count, there are currently about 4,700 legally licensed Airbnbs operating in New Orleans. After their stays, online reviewers often give warnings like, "the location was very sketchy and I was afraid to walk even during the daylight around the neighborhood." Outside the building is a large cross made of chains: The Tomb to the Unknown Slave.Īirbnb listings typically tout the Tremé's historic feel and its proximity to the French Quarter. Augustin Church, still marked by a spray-painted X indicating that it had been searched for bodies in the days following Hurricane Katrina. This block is part of the Tremé: one of the oldest Black neighborhoods in the United States.
In the half-mile stretch between Rampart Street and Claiborne Avenue, over a dozen of the houses on Governor Nicholls are rented out via the website, rendering the road more like a string of hotels than a cohesive community.
Now many of those tourists are spending their nights in Airbnbs. New Orleans has long drawn visitors from across the country and the world. The plates bear the origins of the travelers: some hail from nearby Mississippi, Alabama, or Arkansas, while others have descended upon the Big Easy from farther-flung corners of the U.S.: Vermont, New York, Michigan. Along Governor Nicholls street in New Orleans there are cars from all across the country parked in front of renovated shotguns and Creole cottages.
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