SVN | Graham, Langlois & Legendre Joins Stirling Properties to Expand Presence in the Baton Rouge Area
Stirling Properties and Baton Rouge-based SVN | Graham, Langlois & Legendre (SVN | GLL) announce a strategic merger to combine commercial real estate services in the Gulf South region and expand their presence in the burgeoning Greater Baton Rouge market.
Joining forces will enable the companies to compete more efficiently and effectively in the local commercial real estate market and will significantly increase market share through an expanded portfolio, service offering and team capacity.
SVN | Graham, Langlois & Legendre’s current office staff, brokerage team and commercial listings will integrate into Stirling Properties’ brand and operations. Ben Graham, Justin Langlois and Steve Legendre, SVN | GLL’s founders and managing directors, will each be named Regional Vice President and assume a leadership role within Stirling Properties.
Established in 2014, SVN | GLL quickly became the third largest commercial real estate company in Baton Rouge. The company consistently ranks as a top 25 SVN office nationally among 200+ across the US. SVN | GLL specializes in sales and leasing services for retail, land, office, industrial and multifamily properties, as well as property consultation and business brokerage services throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.
Justin Langlois, Founder & Managing Director of SVN | GLL, said, “Combining the transactional brokerage expertise of GLL with the property management experience and full comprehensive real estate services of Stirling Properties allows us to collectively accomplish more together than either group could individually. Our companies have similar, complementary strengths that make a great marriage. We are excited for our clients and commercial real estate advisors, and we look forward to bringing a whole new arsenal of products, tools and skillsets to the Greater Baton Rouge market.”
Marty Mayer, President & CEO of Stirling Properties, said, “Stirling Properties is thrilled to join forces with the team at Graham, Langlois & Legendre. Their excellent reputation, strong local presence and successful track record are what immediately attracted us to the company. None of this works though, if there is not a cultural fit, and it was evident from our first meeting that both sides were aligned on culture, community engagement and business philosophy.”
Stirling Properties and the SVN | GLL team will temporarily operate out of their respective offices until later this year, when they will consolidate under one roof in a newly-designed office space with an expanded footprint to better serve the Capital Area.
Stirling Properties is located in United Plaza II at 8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 303, and now, 6160 Perkins Road, Suite 200 (GLL office), in Baton Rouge. For commercial real estate needs and information in the Greater Baton Rouge area, contact Stirling Properties at (225) 926-4481.
Bath & Body Works Celebrates Grand Re-Opening at Premier Centre
Renovation & Expansion To Include New White Barn Shop.
Bath & Body Works at Premier Centre in Mandeville is celebrating its grand re-opening on Friday, May 10th—just in time for Mother’s Day! If you love Bath & Body Works, get ready for a renovated and expanded store format that will include the addition of its White Barn concept. Stop by this weekend for exclusive Mother’s Day sales and specials.
White Barn, a sister company of Bath & Body Works, features signature candles and home fragrances. The line is exclusively sold through Bath & Body Works, and the new combination store concept will offer a more extensive variety of product offerings.
Bath & Body Works is located at Premier Centre on the corner of Highway 190 & N. Causeway Boulevard, next to Whole Foods Market in Mandeville. The store temporarily closed its doors for more than two months to complete the buildout and 1,538-square-foot expansion into part of the adjacent former Hallmark space. The new store format is part of a company-wide effort by Bath & Body Works to incorporate the popular candle and fragrance line into its existing storefronts.
Stirling Properties also recently welcomed the White Barn concept to Bath & Body Works stores at Fremaux Town Center in Slidell and River Chase in Covington. Stirling Properties is proud to continue to deliver quality retailers and shopping center developments to the Gulf South region!
Stirling Properties Welcomes Planet Fitness to Westland Plaza in Jackson, Mississippi
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce that Planet Fitness is joining the tenant lineup at Westland Plaza retail center in Jackson, Mississippi. The fitness franchise will occupy 16,664 square feet of retail space adjacent to Froogel’s Cost+Foods grocery store on Ellis Avenue. Buildout of the space commenced last week with plans to open this summer.
Planet Fitness has become one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S. by number of members and locations. With more than 1,700 locations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Dominican Republic, Panama and Mexico, Planet Fitness has continued to spread its unique mission of enhancing people’s lives by providing an affordable, high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment. It was recently named to Newsweek’s inaugural 2019 list of America’s Best Companies for Customer Service as the number one customer service provider for fitness centers.
The new Jackson location will be operated by PLNTF Holdings, LLC, the largest developing Planet Fitness Franchisee Group that operates more than 70 clubs across the U.S. and will likely hire around 20 people from the Jackson community.
“We’re eager to expand our ‘Judgement Free Zone’ to the Jackson community,” states Mike Campagnolo, CEO of PLNTF Holdings, LLC. “Planet Fitness will provide local residents a convenient, high-quality, judgement free fitness experience at an extremely affordable cost of $10 per month.”
“Stirling Properties is excited to welcome Planet Fitness to Westland Plaza and the west Jackson community,” said Donna Smith, Senior Vice President of Asset Management & New Business with Stirling Properties. “Westland Plaza’s unique mix of retailers helps to fortify the center as one of the best choices in the area for resident’s daily shopping needs. It continues to gain new interest from national retailers that appreciate the potential of such an excellent location in the heart of this trade area. Planet Fitness will be a great addition to the existing tenant lineup, and we eagerly look forward to its opening.”
Westland Plaza, anchored by Froogel’s Cost+Foods and Walgreens, is a 221,500-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of Ellis Avenue and Robinson Road in Jackson, Mississippi, the largest metro area in the state. Originally constructed in the late 1950s and renovated in 2009, Westland Plaza remains at the heart of west Jackson and continues to serve the shopping needs of the community as a truly convenient location. Its diverse mix of local, regional and national retailers and service operators include United States Post Office, Sunnybrook Dental, Aaron’s, Cato-It’s Fashion Metro, Rainbow, Family Dollar, City Gear, Hibbett Sports, Rent-A-Center, Goldstar Beauty Supply, Chopsticks Buffet, Trustmark Bank, Baskin-Robbins, MetroPCS, Boost Mobile, and many more. Stirling Properties serves as the Asset Manager of the property and handles day-to-day management responsibilities.
For leasing information at Westland Plaza, contact Allen Carr or Sterling McCool with Overby at allen@overby.net or sterling@overby.net or 601-366-8511.
Old Navy Grand Opening & New Poké Restaurant at Hammond Square
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company is pleased to announce new goings-on at Hammond Square shopping center in Hammond, Louisiana.
Old Navy will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, May 11th, with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 11am. Grand opening festivities, including a store-wide sale and exclusive coupons, will continue through 1pm.
The new-to-market fashion retailer will be located on Palace Drive between Zales and Shoe Dept. Encore. Old Navy announced plans to occupy and expand the space in the fall of 2018. It has hired approximately 40 employees and team leaders to staff the new store.
Photo courtesy of Poké City Facebook
Poké City is also coming to Hammond Square. The restaurant will serve Hawaiian-inspired food bowls with a selection of seafood and meats, vegetables, rice, noodles, sushi burritos, soup and salads. It will occupy the former Which Wich location on Palace Drive between Menchie’s and GNC. Construction timelines and anticipated opening date will be announced shortly.
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Executive with Stirling Properties, handled the lease transaction on behalf of the landlord. This marks the 2nd Louisiana location for Poké City, with a restaurant currently operating on Bluebonnet Boulevard in Baton Rouge.
Demolition work is still underway at Hammond Square on the former Rite Aid and Sears stores to make way for redevelopment and the addition of 4-5 new tenants and restaurants. The project is on track to be completed in early 2020. Lease negotiations are ongoing with several regional and national retailers to be announced soon.
Hammond Square is Tangipahoa Parish’s premier shopping destination, located on approximately 100 acres at the northwest corner of Interstate 12 and US Highway 51 Business (SW Railroad Avenue) in Hammond, Louisiana. It is the 2nd largest open-air center in Louisiana encompassing over 902,000-square-feet of more than 40 national and local retailers, shops and restaurants, including Dillard’s, Target, The Home Depot, JCPenney, Academy Sports+Outdoors and AMC Theatres. Stirling Properties redeveloped Hammond Square and currently manages and leases the center.
For more information on Hammond Square, visit www.hammondsquare.com or facebook.com/hammondsquare. For leasing and sales information, contact Rhonda Sharkawy at (504) 620-8145 or rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com.
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Announces Plans for Former Christus Schumpert Hospital Site
Stirling Properties to handle project management, leasing and property management of the project.
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport recently announced a major renovation and opening of a new healthcare facility at Margaret Place Properties located at 1 Saint Mary Place in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 860,000-square-foot property is the former Christus Schumpert Hospital site that mostly shuttered in September of 2013. It includes the hospital, several medical office buildings and a parking garage.
Stirling Properties is working in partnership with a joint venture between Ochsner and LSU Health Shreveport to manage the rehab construction, assist with leasing of the medical space and handle daily management of the property. In this role, Stirling Properties is responsible for plant operations and maintenance, space planning, working to identify best uses and future resources for the campus and will serve as the on-site property management and leasing office.
Ambulatory Surgery Center Rendering by WHLC Architects
The new healthcare campus will offer state-of-the-art patient care through multiple clinics, operating rooms, and laboratory and diagnostic imaging services (follow the link for more details on anticipated services). It will open in phases throughout 2019, with the first clinic scheduled to open in May.
Plans for further expansion by Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport in the Margaret Place campus are underway with additional project announcements forthcoming.
“Stirling Properties is proud to be a part of this significant project with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, and to help put this building back into commerce to serve the Shreveport-Bossier community,” said Townsend Underhill, President of Development with Stirling Properties. “The demand for healthcare real estate services is strong in the Gulf South market as local healthcare providers focus on improved customer experience and more efficient operations. We anticipate this trend to continue and we are working closely with our clients to provide strategic real estate services.”
Stirling Properties is thankful for its continued partnerships with Ochsner. The two companies have previously worked together on the recently constructed $100+ million Ochsner Medical Complex – High Grove development in Baton Rouge, an Ochsner rehabilitation hospital on Ochsner’s Main Campus West in Jefferson, the state-of-the-art Emergency Department and Imaging Center in LaPlace, Louisiana, as well as working to put the former Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe back into commerce.
For leasing information on Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, contact Krystal Atkins with Stirling Properties at katkins@stirlingprop.com or (318) 401-7865.
Field of Dreams Comes To Fruition
The Miracle League Northshore recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of its new Children’s Hospital & Brees Family Miracle Field located at Coquille Parks and Recreation in Covington, Louisiana!
The Miracle League works to provide disabled children and young adults, regardless of their level of disability, the opportunity to play league games and enjoy the emotional and physical benefits of being part of a team. The group promotes the health and well-being of children with disabilities, provides opportunities for non-disabled children to learn about and interact with children with disabilities, and develops community awareness and support for athletes with disabilities through organized sports leagues.
Previously, the children played on a natural-grass field, but the dirt and grass design was challenging and unsafe to maneuver from a wheelchair or with crutches used by many Miracle League participants. Coquille Parks and Recreation donated land, and after a years-long fundraising campaign, the group was able to raise enough money to build a brand new special-needs field.
The new Miracle Field is a specially constructed surface that uses a cushioned, synthetic turf to accommodate wheelchairs and other walking-assistance devices that, along with appropriate support facilities, is designed specifically for use by children with disabilities.
Stirling Properties is proud to have played a small role in this significant accomplishment. In 2016, we selected the Miracle League Northshore as one of the beneficiaries of our annual Stirling Olympics fundraiser, raising $28,000 to help fund the new playing field! Additionally, Team Stirling members—Griffin Lennox and Bradley Cook—have been active volunteers and ambassadors with The Miracle League since 2015.
Lennox also serves as a “buddy” for participants with The Miracle League to help encourage learning and fun. “Stirling Properties is grateful to have had the chance to participate in such a rewarding project and see the Miracle Field finally come to fruition. Every child deserved the opportunity to play sports and have fun interacting with other children—and this new field offers a supportive environment to do that. Being able to work with The Miracle League over the last few years has been incredibly rewarding. The excitement and determination you see on our players’ faces are truly inspirational,” said Lennox.
Stirling Properties was one of the many supporters to help bring the project to fruition, but the two major sponsors, Children’s Hospital and the Drew Brees family, really knocked it out of the park! Together, they gave more than $400,000 of the $900,000 it cost to complete the facility.
Now, let the games begin! The inaugural spring baseball games have kicked off. Visit miracleleaguenorthshore.org to learn how you can get involved. Volunteers and financial support is needed for continued operation of the Miracle Field.
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