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President’s Message: Wouldn’t it be nice if all taxes were “voluntary”?

Typically, I steer clear of any politically-charged issue in my President’s Messages, but there is a bill currently pending in the Senate that falls into the “just plain common sense” category.  The Marketplace Fairness Act deals with the problem of uncollected sales taxes from the sales of internet retailers that do not have a physical presence in the state in which …

Stirling Properties’ Chris Abadie and Dick Cyr Now Hold ICSC Professional Certifications

Stirling Properties is pleased to announce that Chris Abadie, Vice President and Manager of Commercial Brokerage, and Dick Cyr, Senior Project Manager, are now International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Certified professionals.  Mr. Abadie is now an ICSC Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) and Mr. Cyr is now an ICSC Certified Development, Design and Construction Professional …

Stirling Properties’ Commercial Agents among Top Producers at Annual CID Awards Ceremony

Stirling Properties’ commercial agents were honored during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division’s 20th annual awards banquet held Friday, April 5, 2013 at the New Orleans Country Club. Leading the way was Rhonda Sharkawy, who received the F. Poche Waguespack Award for having the highest volume of sales and leases in …

IBM – What a Win for Baton Rouge!

IBM‘s recent announcement that they will open an 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge is a HUGE game changer for Baton Rouge, LSU and Louisiana.  Along with the new, well-paying, tech-sector jobs that IBM will bring, the state has committed to fund an expansion of LSU’s computer science program, which will help to provide a well-trained workforce.  Additionally, a mixed-use …

Business is Hopping along at the Square!

March was a very successful and busy month for the Tenants and Management of Hammond Square.  We have not seen official sales reports yet, but according to casual conversations with the Tenants and completely full parking lots at times, we expect great numbers.  Our big Easter event was Saturday March, 30th and the Square was …

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 …

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 …

Successful Grand Opening of New Walgreens Marquee Store on Magazine Street

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 …

Stirling Properties Awarded Property & Construction Management & Office Leasing Contract for Louisiana Boardwalk

Stirling Properties has been awarded a contract to provide comprehensive property and construction management and office leasing services for Louisiana Boardwalk, a 562,250 square foot retail/mixed-use development on the waterfront of Bossier City, Louisiana.  Garrison Investment Group of New York recently acquired Louisiana Boardwalk and will relaunch the retail center as The Outlets at Louisiana …