1440 Canal, High-rise building in Medical District, New Orleans, US

1440 Canal is a 24-story, 288-foot (88 m) high-rise at Canal and LaSalle Streets, designed by Kessels-Diboll-Kessels. Above the 24th floor sit two smaller floors reached only through the 24th. Tulane University signs have replaced the former Tidewater lettering on the exterior.

The building was constructed in 1971 as office space for Tidewater Marine and later donated to Tulane University in 1993. This change of hands marked a shift toward academic and administrative purposes.

The building houses the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, where students and researchers work on health topics and tropical medicine today. The institution plays an important role in medical education and scientific work in the city.

The building occupies the corner of Canal Street and LaSalle Street in the Medical District; its main entrance faces Canal Street. The 25th and 26th floors are reached only through the 24th floor, and the ground floor took about four feet of water when the levees broke in August 2005. Repopulation began in November 2005 and the building reopened in January 2006.

The building has two additional floors above the 24 marked stories that are smaller and accessible only from the 24th floor. These hidden spaces are an unexpected feature of the structure.