Stirling Properties and PMAT Companies Announce the Acquisition of Crossroads Center in Gulfport, MS
PMAT-Stirling Crossroads, LLC, led by Stirling Properties and PMAT Companies, successfully completed its acquisition of Crossroads Center, a 554,720-square-foot open-air retail center in Gulfport, MS.
Located at 15082 Crossroads Parkway in Gulfport, Crossroads Center sits at the intersection of Interstate 10 and US-49 and features over 50 national, regional, and local tenants, including anchors Academy Sports, Belk, Cinemark, Barnes & Noble, T.J.Maxx, Ross Dress For Less, Burkes Outlet, Michaels, PetSmart, Five Below, ULTA Beauty, Shoe Carnival, Party City, and Old Navy. The center is 92% occupied and contains several outparcels, including TGI Fridays, Chuck E. Cheese, Navy Federal Credit Union/Mattress Firm, and Longhorn Steakhouse.
b1BANK served as the lender for the deal. Stirling Properties will assume daily management responsibilities and leasing of the center moving forward. Rhonda Sharkawy, senior retail leasing and development advisor with Stirling Properties, is the leasing agent on the property.
“Stirling Properties and PMAT Companies have an existing relationship, as Stirling Properties serves as PMAT’s lead strategic partner for property management of their portfolio, so there is existing synergy between our two companies and their operations,” said Donna Smith, Executive Vice President with Stirling Properties. “We are excited to enter into this joint venture with PMAT Companies on the acquisition of Crossroads Center, which will grow and strengthen both our portfolios as well as our working relationship.”
“We are excited to acquire another fundamentally sound asset with well-performing tenants in a market that maintains pent-up prospective tenant demand but is in a geography frequently overlooked by many institutional players. PMAT is already leveraging our national presence and relationships in conjunction with Stirling’s local expertise to source significant interest from new tenants as well as numerous opportunities to work with the well-performing existing tenants to create mutual long-term value,” said Kevin Kush, President of PMAT. “Crossroads Center is the largest power center servicing the Gulfport region, and it benefits from a prominent location providing accessibility to thousands of people daily. Simply put, this is good dirt. We remain extremely active in the capital markets across our geographic footprint and remain open to additional JVs and direct purchases of middle-market assets typically in the $10-50 million deal size.”
To present acquisition or joint venture opportunities, contact Kevin Kush at kevin@pmat.com.
For more information on Crossroads Center, contact Donna Smith at dsmith@stirlingprop.com / (985) 898-2022. For leasing information, contact Rhonda Sharkawy at rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com / (504) 620-8145.
Stirling Properties Expands Management Portfolio
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company has assumed the property management duties of Waterside Marketplace in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, as part of an ongoing partnership with PMAT Real Estate Investments.
Stirling Properties partnered with New Orleans-based PMAT to manage the company’s growing portfolio of shopping centers located across the Southeast, Sunbelt, Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.
PMAT recently acquired Waterside Marketplace, a 291,231-square-foot retail center located at 50753 Waterside Drive in Chesterfield Township (Detroit MSA), at the southwest intersection of 23 Mile Road and Interstate 94. The multi-anchored center is 94% leased with a great mix of national tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, T.J.Maxx, Bed Bath & Beyond, ULTA Beauty, JOANN Fabrics & Crafts, and Old Navy. The center is also shadow-anchored by JCPenney and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Waterside Marketplace is the dominant regional shopping center within the growing Chesterfield Township trade area.
“Stirling Properties is pleased to welcome Waterside Marketplace to our growing management portfolio. This is a leading retail center that serves a large portion of Detroit’s suburban area around Chesterfield Township and performs very well in the market,” said Donna Taylor, Sr. Vice President of Asset Management & New Business with Stirling Properties. “We look forward to working with PMAT on the management and operations of the center to enhance it even more.”
Stirling Properties owns and manages more than 20 million square feet of commercial real estate, including office, retail, industrial, medical, residential, and mixed-use properties.
For asset management information, contact Donna Taylor at (985) 246-3758 or dtaylor@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Expanding Portfolio
Stirling Properties’ Asset & Property Management Team has recently secured several new management contracts, adding nearly 700,000 square feet to our commercial real estate portfolio. As part of our company-wide growth plan, Stirling Properties is expanding and diversifying our footprint into new asset types and geographic regions—and our asset & property management services continue to play a major role.
Earlier this year, Stirling Properties partnered with New Orleans-based PMAT to manage the company’s newly acquired shopping centers located across the Southeast, Sunbelt, Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. As part of that ongoing partnership, we have added three new properties—Legacy Crossing and North Heights Plaza in Ohio, and Pavilions At Hartman Heritage in Missouri.
North Heights Plaza in Huber Heights, OH
Legacy Crossing is a 134,389-square-foot Kohl’s-shadow-anchored community center located at State Route 95 and US Route 23 in Marion, Ohio—across the street from Ohio State University’s Marion campus. The retail center includes a strong mix of tenants such as Hobby Lobby, MC Sports, Dollar Tree, AT&T, Starbucks, and Petco.
North Heights Plaza is a 295,348-square-foot retail center located at Troy Pike (SR 202) and Executive Blvd. in Huber Heights, Ohio (Dayton MSA). National tenants include Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots!, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Five Below, Hobby Lobby, and Party City.
Pavilions At Hartman Heritage is located at Interstate-70 and Little Blue Parkway in Independence, Missouri (Kansas City MSA). The 223,473-square-foot retail center included tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY, Party City, Cost Plus World Market, David’s Bridal, and Half Price Books.
Stirling Properties also recently assumed the management and leasing contract of Ambassador Plaza, a 29,405-square-foot Albertsons-shadow-anchored retail center in Lafayette, Louisiana. We will also be taking over the management of Handsboro Square, a 156,500-square-foot Rouse’s Food Market-anchored center in Gulfport, Mississippi, which Stirling Properties currently leases.
Ambassador Plaza Lafayette, Louisiana
Once a management contract is secured, Stirling Properties will assign a customized team of professionals to create a strategic business plan specific to each asset to help accomplish the client’s goals and objectives. Asset and property management services are becoming more complex in today’s industry due to the challenges facing commercial real estate and the ever-evolving retail landscape. Additionally, we see a significant growth in diverse asset types, especially among office, industrial, and medical properties and tenant uses. As a result, more and more owners are outsourcing the responsibilities.
At Stirling Properties, we understand the intricacies of commercial real estate. Our experience spans multiple property types, including retail, restaurant, office, industrial, medical, and mixed-use. We have local market knowledge, and we stay apprised of shifts in the industry, especially consumer shopping habits and retail trends. As the demand for diverse property types is increasing, so are our service lines. Our team has extensive experience in office properties—in fact, this sector makes up nearly 20% of our overall portfolio. We have also recently partnered with several high-profile medical and industrial projects, helping to shape Stirling Properties into one of the most comprehensive asset & property management teams in the Gulf South.
Our management services go far beyond providing day-to-day operations. We work hard to create the best return on investment for our clients. Our team strives to create value through cost efficiencies, economies of scale in our markets, vendor relationships, insurance, crisis preparation and response, leasing, and project/construction management to give each asset an operating advantage. We look forward to working on these new properties, while also continuing to build upon the relationships and progress that we are making across our entire asset portfolio.
Stirling Properties manages more than 18 million square feet of commercial property, with 120 million square feet of property and land for sale or lease. Click here to view a comprehensive list of our managed and leased portfolio.
For asset & property management questions or information, please feel free to reach out to us. Our team would be happy to assist you.
Stirling Properties Awarded Management Of PMAT’s 1,000,000 SF Retail Portfolio
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company has structured a new partnership with PMAT Real Estate Investments to manage the company’s growing portfolio of anchored shopping centers located across the Southeast, Sunbelt, Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. This partnership will enable the complementary firms to create a scalable platform for the continued growth of both Stirling Properties and PMAT.
After disposing of approximately $200,000,000 of assets in the preceding years, the current PMAT portfolio consists of assets in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia as well as several centers in the acquisition pipeline and is well capitalized for continued growth in their target markets.
“Stirling Properties is thrilled to gain the property management contract for these centers—and to expand our portfolio and geographic footprint into new markets,” said Donna Taylor, SVP of Asset Management & New Business. “We look forward to working with PMAT Companies to enhance the asset performance and value. Our team of trusted experts is in motion working diligently to deliver optimum results for the property owners!”
“This partnership is a very good marriage for our two firms. Based in our own backyard, Stirling Properties is a trusted, best-in-class management company with significant operational expertise and an owner’s mindset,” said Kevin Kush, President of PMAT. “With Stirling Properties’ support network of talented professionals, PMAT will be able to focus on portfolio expansion and executing our value-add investment platform. After our recent dispositions and strategic partnerships, our platform is now more scalable and better capitalized for growth than ever before.”
PMAT was founded in 2003 by Robert Whelan, the former CFO of a NYSE REIT. Since that time, the company has invested in nearly 4 million square feet of anchored shopping centers with combined acquisition and disposition transaction value of over $1,000,000,000. These investments comprise an array of redevelopments of grocery-anchored centers including experience with such grocers as Publix, Kroger, Winn-Dixie, Lowes Foods, Food Lion (Delhaize), Giant (Ahold), Sweetbay, and Bravo as well as an array of national and regional tenants ranging from traditional soft goods tenants like Ross, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and Bealls to alternative users such as YouFit, Planet Fitness, Bargain Hunt, Paragon Theaters, Cinepolis, Jumpstreet, and Altitude Trampolines. For more information on PMAT, please contact Ben Bolz at Ben@pmat.net.
Stirling Properties currently manages more than 16 million square feet of property, with close to 114 million square feet of property and land for sale or lease.
For more information on Property Management/Asset Management, please contact Donna Taylor at dtaylor@stirlingprop.com or (985) 898-2022.
