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Stirling Properties Welcomes Chip Brown and Jay O’Brien to Its Commercial Brokerage Team in Mobile, AL

Stirling Properties welcomes Chip Brown and Jay O’Brien to its Commercial Brokerage Team. Brown and O’Brien will work out of the company’s Mobile, Alabama, office located at 1 St. Louis Street, Suite 4100.  Chip Brown joins the team as a commercial real estate advisor. He is a REALTOR® and entrepreneur and the former president of his family-owned commercial real estate company, E.H. Brown and Associates, located in Mobile.  Brown is a …

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux at Hammond Square Opens July 19th

Stirling Properties announces Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location at Hammond Square in Hammond, Louisiana, on July 19th, 2021. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Tangipahoa Chamber of Commerce will be held at 10am. The highly anticipated restaurant will be located on C.M. Fagan Drive, next to PetSmart …

Stirling Properties Develops New Ochsner Kidney Care Clinics Across GNO Area

Through a joint venture of Ochsner Health and National Renal Care (NRC), Stirling Properties is developing four Ochsner Kidney Care clinics across the greater New Orleans area. The clinics are new-to-market for Southeast Louisiana and expand healthcare service offerings for Ochsner Health and its patients. The facilities vary in size from 6,000-11,000 square feet, providing …

President’s Message: The Collision of Physical and Digital Retail

For quite some time now, you have undoubtedly seen the exaggerated headlines about the death of brick-and-mortar retail. How ecommerce—led by Amazon—would put physical stores out of business. How ironic is it now that these digitally native retailers are aggressively moving into the brick-and-mortar world? In fact, Amazon is very bullish on opening new physical …

Canal Place Welcomes PJ’s Coffee

O’Connor Capital Partners Signs Deal with PJ’s Coffee for 2021 Opening. O’Connor Capital Partners today announced that PJ’s Coffee would open a new location this year at Canal Place, New Orleans’ premier luxury retail destination.  PJ’s Coffee will open their Canal Place location this Summer in a 527-square-foot space on the first level of the …

Stirling Properties Executives Awarded CCIM Designation

Stirling Properties announces three of the company’s executives have been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, commercial real estate’s global standard for professional achievement. The CCIM designation is conferred by the CCIM Institute, one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world. Congratulation to the following new CCIM designees:   Brad …

Pan-American Life Insurance Group Renews Long-Term Commitment to New Orleans Market

Extends 10-Year Lease Terms at Pan-American Life Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Stirling Properties announces that Pan-American Life Insurance Group has signed a long-term lease extension thru 2031 of its office space at Pan-American Life Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The company will also retain naming rights of the newly renovated building.  Pan-American Life Insurance …

Stirling Properties Breaks Ground on River Chase Self Storage in Covington, Louisiana

Stirling Properties commercial real estate company has broken ground on the development of River Chase Self Storage as part of the River Chase mixed-use development in Covington, Louisiana. This project marks the company’s latest ground-up self-storage facility development. The 108,000-square-foot storage facility will be located on 2.7 acres off Brewster Road, next to Brewster Commons …

History Will Tell

I want to share an intriguing quote I heard recently: “History is nothing more than a record of disruptions.” When you think about it, the sentiment is entirely accurate. If it weren’t disruptive to the logic or actions, it wouldn’t be worth remembering, learning from or memorializing. Disruption is difficult, stressful and, well, disruptive. But boiled down, disruption …

The Wharf Reaches Record-Breaking Occupancy on Alabama Gulf Coast

The Wharf at Orange Beach, a popular shopping, dining and entertainment venue on the Alabama Gulf Coast, has reached a record-breaking total occupancy of 98% in 2021 — up from 93% in May 2020. On the cusp of a completely full venue with only four unoccupied spaces remaining on The Wharf property, the growth has gained much interest …