Stirling Properties Announces New Tenant & Expansion at Clearview Mall
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the addition of Twin Peaks Restaurant and the expansion of Blue Cliff College at Clearview Mall.
Twin Peaks has leased 7,910 square-feet of restaurant space at Clearview Mall and will offer customers made-from-scratch food and ice-cold draft beer in a mountain sports lodge setting. Twin Peaks opened their first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge in 2011 and the second Louisiana location will be in Houma opening in early May. Clearview Mall will be their first location in the New Orleans area and is anticipated to open in the Fall of 2013.
Blue Cliff, which currently occupies 9,800 square-feet for their Massage School, will be expanding their first floor by 2,763 square-feet to include their Cosmetology School. The Cosmetology School is being relocated from its current location on Cleary Avenue in Metairie.
Spaces are available for lease ranging from 720 to 12,976 square-feet at Clearview Mall. In addition, office space ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 square-feet is also available for lease. For information about retail leasing opportunities contact Rhonda Sharkawy, Retail Leasing & Development Executive for Stirling Properties, at rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com or call (504) 523-4481. For information about the Offices at Clearview Mall contact Rick Skelding, Senior Broker Associate for Stirling Properties, at rskelding@stirlingprop.com or call (504) 620-8126.
Stirling Communities Update: Tiger Manor Improvements
Tiger Manor, a 287-unit student housing property situated just outside the North Gates of LSU, was acquired in September 2012 and added to the Stirling Communities portolio of multi-family properties. Since the acquisition, $1.4 Million in renovations to Tiger Manor are well underway, and are approximately 60% complete. All renovations to the complex are expected to be complete by April 15, 2013.
Major renovations include:
- Complete exterior repaint of all buildings
- New primary entrance road off E. State Street
- Card Access Security Gate Systems
- New management office
- Pool Renovations
- Landscaping and Irrigation
- Parking Lot Repairs
Tiger Manor – New Exterior Paint
Tiger Manor – New Primary Entrance from East State Street
Tiger Manor – Card Access Security Gate Systems – Lake Crest Gate Under Construction
Tiger Manor – New Management Office Renovations Underway
Tiger Manor Pool 1 Renovations – New Deck, Coping, and Resurface Underway
Tiger Manor Pool 2 Renovations – New Coping, Tile, Resurface and Suntan Ledge Underway
Successful Grand Opening of New Walgreens Marquee Store on Magazine Street
Pictured Left to Right – Lewis W. Stirling III (Executive Vice President, Stirling Properties), Peter Aamodt (Vice President of Development, Stirling Properties), Kim Treece (Market Vice President, Walgreens), Troy Menard (District Manager, Walgreens), Councilwoman Susan Guidry, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Chris Sperling (Store Manager, Walgreens)
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Councilwoman Susan Guidry, area retailers, members of Stirling Properties and representatives of American Legion Post #307 recently participated in a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Walgreens marquee store at 5518 Magazine Street. The site is the original home of the Ed Brauner American Legion Post #307 and portions of the building date back to 1947. After a full renovation, the new 13,000 square-foot store has a drive-thru window, full-service pharmacy and a Look Boutique specializing in high-end cosmetics.
“The way we’re going to make the best city in the world is through partnerships,” emphasized Mayor Landrieu, in reference to the community involvement in the planning of the new marquee store.
As developer for the project, Stirling Properties worked closely with Magazine street business owners, neighborhood associations, and World War II Veterans to create a vision of what this distressed building could become. “This project was a group effort from start to finish, and because of this approach everyone involved deserves a great deal of credit and can be proud of the finished product”, stated Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties.
To pay homage to War Veterans and the building’s former use as a meeting spot for them, several American Legion images and symbols were incorporated into the new store’s design. Following the Grand Opening, the Veterans in attendance unveiled a bronze plaque in tribute to the American Legion Post #307.
Bill Detweiler, the Past National Commander of the American Legion and Local Post #307 and the Veteran’s representative on the project team, thanked Stirling Properties for their recognition of the building’s history. Mr. Detweiler mentioned that he and fellow Veterans wanted a good, productive neighbor for the Uptown community…”A business who would take care of this building.”
The design of the new building was achieved after numerous meetings with the design team, local retailers, area residents and the City of New Orleans. The front and rear facades of the building were replaced and the interior fully demolished. The new design features large windows to showcase the building’s interior, a pedestrian entrance on Magazine Street, and a rear parking lot with a drive-thru window.
See below for before & after pictures:
Walgreens Magazine Before & After – Front Facade
Walgreens Magazine Before & After – Rear Facade
Walgreens Magazine Before & After – American Legion Tile
Walgreens Magazine Before & After – Interior
Walgreens Magazine Before & After – Interior
Walgreens Magazine Before & After – Interior
