Asha Sthanki
Investment Advisor - Hospitality
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About Asha
Asha Sthanki is a Baton Rouge–based commercial real estate agent specializing in hospitality and investment properties. As part of the hotel brokerage team at Stirling Properties, she works with owners and investors across the Gulf South on acquisitions and dispositions.
With a background in residential and commercial real estate, as well as experience in property management, Asha understands both the transactional and operational sides of real estate. She evaluates hotels as operating businesses — focusing on performance, efficiency, and long-term value.
Known for her patience, strong work ethic, and straightforward approach, Asha builds lasting relationships rooted in trust and clear communication. Her goal is simple: help owners maximize value and help investors move forward with confidence
Manish Sthanki
Managing Director - Hospitality
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About Manish
With over 25 years of experience in real estate, Manish Sthanki stands out as one of the select agents simultaneously possessing the highest hotel and real estate certifications in the industry, a CHA and CCIM. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Manish received his MBA from Louisiana State University and has been actively involved in numerous hotel developments since the early 2000s. Over the years, his tenacity and strong negotiation skills fostered robust working relationships with operators, vendors, and franchisers across the Gulf region.
Currently serving as the director of over 40 family-owned commercial properties throughout Southern Louisiana, Manish can utilize his owner/operator experience to maximize value to his clients. In addition to his solid educational foundation and years of industry knowledge, he achieved recognition as the 2017 Regional Newcomer of the Year with his previous National Brokerage firm. More recently, in 2023, Manish was Top 10 in regional sales volume and continues to surpass regional hotel price-per-room sales records consistently.
In summary, Manish serves as a valuable asset for investors in the hotel industry and is looking forward to hearing from you.
Tom Tanner
About Tom
Tom Tanner joined Stirling’s Commercial Brokerage Division in May of 2019. He began his career in real estate in 1976 building and selling houses in the New Orleans area. After selling several hundred homes, he moved into commercial and industrial development where he worked for a national developer of private golf course communities, office and retail centers, and industrial parks.
In the early 90s, he headed up the efforts of a large regional bank to manage and dispose of its over $750 million portfolio of real estate owned. In five years, he disposed of over 2500 properties of every size and type, gaining a keen practical insight for all types of real estate. Tom then started a small commercial brokerage and residential development firm in Baton Rouge. In 2004, he was part of a group that purchased Louisiana Downs racetrack in Bossier City and then sold the property to Harrahs Entertainment. For the last several years Tom owned and operated a private dining club in downtown Baton Rouge on top of the Chase Tower.
Prior to joining Stirling, Tom worked as a Senior Advisor with SVN – Graham, Langlois & Legendre commercial real estate firm.
Danny L. Watts
About Danny
Danny L. Watts is a Senior Advisor with Stirling’s commercial real estate team, working from the company’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana, office. With more than 20 years of brokerage and advisory experience, Danny brings extensive knowledge of the commercial and industrial real estate markets.
He specializes in the sales and leasing of industrial, office, and special-use properties. His specific areas of focus include site selection, land brokerage—from small, single-tenant parcels to major developable sites, and property valuation.
One of Danny’s greatest strengths is helping his clients navigate the ever-changing landscape of commercial real estate and serves in an advisory role during transactions. He is fluent in the requisite studies, tests, reports, and coordination of the multiple third parties necessary to successfully steer a project through the final closing. He also has a thorough understanding of rezoning, land use, and entitlement issues.
Danny frequently serves as a consultant on large special-use commercial projects related to regulatory licensing, helping clients achieve required compliance issues and valuation. He was instrumental in the success of a 14-parish assignment across the State of Louisiana for a major landfill development project, and has worked with several additional developments, from solid waste disposal companies to operators of MSW to C&D landfills. He has also effectively advised clients on the changing highest and best use of troubled assets like the transition from special-use/restaurant assets to retail use.
Prior to joining Stirling, Danny served as a Senior Advisor with SVN | Graham, Langlois & Legendre commercial real estate firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU).
