Stirling Properties Welcomes Northern Tool + Equipment To Lake Charles, Louisiana
Stirling Properties is pleased to welcome Northern Tool + Equipment to Park Plaza in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The company will be located at 3131 Gerstner Memorial Drive and plans to open in November of 2016.
Park Plaza Shopping Center is a 172,949-square-foot multi-tenant, neighborhood retail and restaurant center located at the intersection of I-210 and LA-14 in Lake Charles’ retail hub. Northern Tool + Equipment will join a great mix of established local and national retailers, including Family Dollar, Save-A-Lot, Altitude Trampoline Park, Citi Trends, Osaka Hibachi Restaurant, Beauty Supply, Louisiana Wireless, L.A. Fashions, Liberty Tax, Subway, EZ Checkloans and Sam’s Southern Eatery.
Stirling Properties Sales and Leasing Executive, Seth Citron, handled the lease transaction with Clay Mote of Dallas-based Venture Commercial. Northern Tool + Equipment will occupy 19,109 square feet in the former Conn’s space. This will mark the third Louisiana location for the company.
Family-owned and operated for more than 35 years, Northern Tool + Equipment has grown into a billion-dollar company with 95 stores in 19 states nationwide. It provides over 40,000 carefully chosen tools via catalogs, website and retail stores. The Northern Tool + Equipment store in Lake Charles will offer Louisiana residents a wide selection of portable generators, pressure washers, air compressors, power tools, welding equipment and many more quality equipment products, as well as a complete line of emergency storm supplies.
Lake Charles has recently made headlines as a major growth leader in southwest Louisiana, driven by massive industrial projects. According to recent reports, Lake Charles’ economy grew 8.3%, the 3rd-fastest in the nation, and job growth and sales taxes are exceeding the national average. This progression is quickly attracting new retail developments and tenants to the market.
“Lake Charles is one of the hottest areas in the state with upwards of $80 billion in anticipated industrial projects driving significant growth and job opportunities,” said Citron. “This is an exciting time for progress, and we are starting to see major retailers taking notice. Stirling Properties is proud to be a part of that growth, and to have the opportunity to help bring quality retailers to the area.”
For sales or leasing information, contact Seth Citron at scitron@stirlingprop.com or (337) 572-0273.
Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry Closes on Sale of Three Investment Properties
Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry, Senior Sales and Leasing Executive, closed on the sale of three investment properties recently totaling over $15 million. In each of these transactions, Mr. Landry represented the Seller.
CVS
9006 Greenwell Springs Rd, Baton Rouge, LA– 13,824 SF
Patrick Luther & Matthew Mousavi of Faris Lee Investments assisted in the sale.
Buyer: Private New York based investor in a 1031 exchange.
Seller: Private Louisiana based investor
Price: $4.75 million
CVS has approximately nine years remaining in the lease as well as an option to extend the lease for up to another 20 years.
Park Plaza
3005 – 3147 Highway 14 (Gerstner Memorial Drive), Lake Charles, LA– 172,949 SF
Anchor: Conn’s
Buyer: Private Houston based investor
Seller: Weingarten Realty Investors
Price: $6 million
Value add opportunity with 40% vacancy
Woodmere Crossing
1540 Eastern Boulevard, Montgomery, AL– 42,257 SF
Co-listed with Jeff Barnes of Stirling Properties Mobile, Alabama office, as well as in connection with Auction.com.
Tenants: Petco, Books-A-Million, Jason’s Deli, and Sally Beauty Supply
Buyer: BV Belk Properties based in North Carolina
Seller: Woodmere Crossing was a lender owned property
Price: $4.4 million
Investment Sales is a linchpin to our brokerage division. Whether it’s achieving goals of a buyer or seller, Stirling can meet your needs. Our professionals are versed in asset acquisitions and dispositions of income-producing, distressed, vacant and REO properties. From institutional to private investors, we assist in finding and securing assets that have opportunities for added value and improved performance as well as assets with stabilized risk-adjusted returns.
For more information regarding Investment Sales contact Beezie Landry blandry@stirlingprop.com or 985-898-2022.
