New Orleans: A City of Possibility

A recent email from Michael Hecht, CEO of GNO Inc., highlighted another positive ranking for New Orleans.  The city was named as one of the Top 20 “Cities of Possibility” in the World in Good magazine’s new “Good City Index”. To create this list of global “cities they are betting on,” the magazine looked at a combination of factors: …

Stirling Golf Tournament Raises Money for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

Stirling Properties’ 13th Annual Stirling Invitational Golf Tournament raised $10,000 for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. The scramble-style golf tournament hosted by Stirling Properties was held Monday, October 28th at University Club in Baton Rouge where generous contributions from sponsors and over 125 golfers helped to make the event a success. Grady Brame, Executive Vice …

Stirling Properties Expands Gulf South Presence with New Office in Mobile, Alabama

COVINGTON, LOUISIANA (OCTOBER 15, 2013) – Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in downtown Mobile, Alabama at 182 St. Francis Street, Suite 101.  As the company’s first location in Alabama, the office joins 11 other offices located in Louisiana and Mississippi to further strengthen Stirling Properties’ presence in the …

President’s Message: What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas!

Last month’s International Council of Shopping Center’s (ICSC’s) RECon 2013 in Las Vegas was very encouraging.  Overall attendance for the retail real estate industry’s biggest annual global event was over 35,000, a 10 percent increase from 2012 and a post-Recession record.  Attendees and exhibitors, including retailers, developers, lenders and brokers, expressed optimism about the health …

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 …

Stirling Properties Launches New Corporate Website www.StirlingProperties.com

COVINGTON, LA – Stirling Properties announces the launch of our newly redesigned and updated corporate website, www.StirlingProperties.com.  The new website features streamlined navigation and improved functionality for a better online experience.  In addition, Stirling Properties has rebranded our Facebook, Twitter and Stirling Insights blog. New website features include: Quick Commercial Property Search Improved navigation to our core …

East Coast, West Coast…Emergence of the Third Coast

I wanted to share this recently published article, “The Rise of the Third Coast,” by Joel Kotkin, an internationally-recognized researcher and author on global, economic, political and social trends.  In the piece, Kotkin describes the “Third Coast,” in large part driven by a “resurgent New Orleans” region, as “one of the major forces in twenty-first-century America.” …

Stirling Properties to Develop Full-Service Walgreens Drugstore in Gulfport, MS

Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the development of a new full-service Walgreens drugstore in Gulfport, Mississippi.  The proposed Walgreens will be located at the intersection of Pass Road and Interstate 49 at the location of the former Gulfmart Shopping Center.  Stirling Properties is providing development services, including lease negotiation, financing, and project management, to …