Perkins Rowe: Excited for the Future!

Earlier this week we announced that Stirling Properties was awarded the contract for Leasing, Sales, and Property and Construction Management for Perkins Rowe. Our entire team is thrilled to work on such a high-profile property in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The future opportunities at Perkins Rowe are very bright and we are excited to be moving …

New Orleans: A City of Possibility

A recent email from Michael Hecht, CEO of GNO Inc., highlighted another positive ranking for New Orleans.  The city was named as one of the Top 20 “Cities of Possibility” in the World in Good magazine’s new “Good City Index”. To create this list of global “cities they are betting on,” the magazine looked at a combination of factors: …

Fremaux Town Center – December Update

Fremaux Town Center is branded with it’s Interstate pylon now complete. Building construction operations are focused on the March Grand Opening and interior tenant construction continues on the Anchor stores. Individual tenant contractors are expected the first of the year to commence with small shop build outs. Paving and Landscaping installation is progressing with a …

Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Officially Announce New Stores Coming to Fremaux Town Center

Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:  CBL) officially announce the addition of four new tenants to Phase I of Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, Louisiana. Phase I is approximately 350,000 square feet anchored by Kohl’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, T.J.Maxx, and Michaels. Construction is moving along as scheduled with a grand …

Fremaux Town Center – November Update

Fremaux Town Center is really starting to take shape!  Exterior color finishes are being added to the buildings and the Shopping Center’s pylon is rising from its base. The parking field is defined with asphalt, and the lot lighting and landscaping are being installed. The interior work on the specific tenant build-out requirements is taking …

Fremaux Town Center – October Update

Almost overnight Fremaux Town Center has risen into a sizable addition to the landscape of Slidell.  Building construction is continuing with all of the Phase 1 tenant buildings vertical and many with roofs completed and facades commenced. Color is being added to the exteriors and identification of the major tenant’s storefronts are becoming obvious. Interior …

New Orleans Retail is on the Rise

Mark Twain once quipped “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”.  The Crescent City has been America’s boomtown before, but this time, something is different.  Aided by tech, medical and digital media job growth, infrastructure improvements, rising tourism and political reform, the City has become a magnet for young educated professionals, and retailers have …

National Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Online Sales Tax Collection at Time of Purchase

As a follow-up to one of my previous President’s Messages about the Marketplace Fairness Act, I wanted to comment about a recently conducted national poll by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). The results of the poll show that the majority of American consumers (64%) are aware that they are required to pay state …