Hammond Square: Cars, Wine, and Photobooths added up to success

On a very cold Wednesday night, our first annual Lover’s Lane event was a huge success thanks to the many local vendors, car owners and organizations willing to brave the elements!  Hammond Square had 40 Classic Cars lined up on Palace Drive outside of businesses from Cato to Menchie’s.  There were over 100 people from Hammond …

Walgreens on Magazine – Update 3/4/13

The building is humming with activity.  At this point Walgreens has been inside the building for almost three weeks setting up shelving and placing fixtures inside the store in anticipation of the late March opening.  The scaffolding has been removed from the front of the building and the new sidewalk work and front canopy is …

Mid-City Market – February Update

Since last month’s update, we have moved forward rapidly in the site and building construction at Mid-City Market in New Orleans.  At Winn-Dixie, we have finished standing the exterior walls, begun sheeting the walls, have set the roof curbs, and finished installing the re-steel.  We have set masonry along the rear wall on the N. …

Hammond Square: 2013 – A Year to Try New Things

Based on the positive sales reported by many of my tenants at Hammond Square, it looks like the residents of Tangipahoa Parish and the surrounding area had a very active Holiday season.  Several retailers’ sales were the best in December 2012 from any other month since they opened!  These numbers tell me that managing Hammond Square is going …

Mid-City Market – January Update

Since last month’s update, we have moved forward rapidly in the site and building construction at Mid-City Market.  At Winn-Dixie, despite the rainy weather, we have poured almost all of the concrete slab for the building with the remainder to be poured this week.  We have constructed two of the exterior load bearing metal stud …

Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. to Develop Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, Louisiana

Development Over 70% Leased Prior to Construction Start COVINGTON, LA and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – January 15, 2013 – Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:  CBL) today announced the formation of a 35/65 joint venture to develop Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, Louisiana. Once complete, the 80+ acre site will consist of two …

Stirling Properties to Develop Full-Service Walgreens Drugstore on New Orleans Westbank

Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the development of a new full-service Walgreens drugstore in Terrytown, Louisiana on the Westbank of New Orleans.  The proposed Walgreens will be located at the intersection of Terry Parkway and Carol Sue Avenue on the site of the former A&P Grocery/Eckerd Drug anchored shopping center.   The new store will …

Hammond Square – New Manager, New Town

Relocating from Atlanta to the Northshore of New Orleans, Louisiana to manage a shopping center in Hammond for Stirling Properties is a pretty big culture shock; however, it does help a bit that I am from the New Orleans area originally. In my new position as the Hammond Square Property Manager, a large part of …

Walgreens on Magazine – Update 12/26/12

With the holidays upon us, Magazine Street is buzzing and so is the Walgreens construction site. The interior work now revolves around finalizing all the sheetrock work, floor preparation for italian tile, electrical services and the placement of the American Legion Medallion Logo. When we first looked at the development of this building it was clear from the …

Donations Collected for Train of Hope, A Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort

Having experienced our own recovery after Hurricane Katrina, we know all too well how those in the Northeast are feeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  In an effort to help with the disaster relief, we found a local organization, Train of Hope, that StirlingProperties is supporting.  In addition to donating badly needed supplies like cleaning supplies, diapers …