Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry Closes on Sale of Five Investment Properties in September
Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry, Senior Sales and Leasing Executive, closed on the sale of five investment properties in September totaling over $38 million. In each of these transactions, Mr. Landry represented the Seller.
Two single tenant Rouses Markets
2851 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA– 57,644 SF
Buyer: Rouses Market
Seller: Private New York based investor
50 Park Place, Covington, LA – 57,206 SF
Buyer: Rouse / Kingsmill, L.L.C.
Seller: Private New York based investor
Westwood Village
Southwest Corner of West Congress Street and Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA– 138,034 SF
Co-Listed with Charles Cornay, Senior Sales Executive for Stirling Properties
Multi-tenant grocery anchored shopping center
Anchor Tenants: Rouses Market, CVS, and Stage
Buyer: Private Lafayette based investor completing a 1031 exchange
Seller: Weingarten Realty Investors
Single Tenant Walgreens
2001 Carol Sue Avenue, Gretna, LA– 17,238 SF
Developed and sold by Stirling Properties
Brand new 25 year deal
Sold at a cap rate of 5.55%
Executed contract to closing was only 26 days
Buyer: Realty Income Corporation
Seller: Private Investor Group led by Stirling Properties
Winn Dixie
804 West Oak Street, Amite, LA– 49,771 SF
Winn Dixie recently renewed lease for 10 years
Executed contract to closing was only 22 days
Buyer: American Realty Capital Properties
Seller: Southland-Amite WD (a Chicago based investor)
“Year to date Beezie has closed on approximately $60 million in Investment Sales representing both Buyers and Sellers,” stated Chris Abadie, Vice President and Manager of Commercial Brokerage at Stirling Properties. “The clients he has represented have been publicly traded REITs as well as private investor groups on deals that include single tenant, ground leases and multi-tenant grocery anchored shopping centers.”
Investment sales is a linchpin to our brokerage division. Whether it’s achieving the goals of a buyer or seller, Stirling can meet your needs. Our professionals are versed in asset dispositions whether the property is income-producing, distressed, vacant or REO. From institutional investors to private investors, we help buyers find and secure assets that have opportunities for added value and improved performance, or assets with stabilized risk-adjusted returns.
For more information regarding Investment Sales, contact Beezie Landry blandry@stirlingprop.com or 985-898-2022.
President’s Message: A Wild Ride
In my last President’s Message, I talked about how much had been accomplished in 2013 and how the year ended with a flurry of activity. Well, the first quarter of 2014 has been wild in many ways also (including the weather)!
This year began with the groundbreaking of Magnolia Marketplace in New Orleans, a 100,000+ square-foot shopping center we are developing with JCH Development that will bring new retailers to an underserved portion of Central City. And just days later, we announced the contract for Perkins Rowe, a high-profile, mixed-use property with 364,648 square feet of retail and 126,000 square feet of Class A office space, plus upscale apartments and condominiums. The contract to provide leasing, sales and property and construction management services represents the single largest such contract in Stirling’s history.
Additionally, we celebrated 2 Grand Openings during the 1st Quarter. The first was for Phase I of Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, a regional shopping center anchored by Kohl’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy & T.J.Maxx that we are developing in partnership with CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. A new, full-service Walgreens also grand opened in Terrytown on the Westbank of New Orleans, which was followed a few weeks later by our announcement that we will be developing a full-service Walgreens in Metairie at the intersection of Veterans & Power Boulevards.
As our business continues to boom, so too does the Gulf South Region. I have had the opportunity to share the positive news about our markets numerous times during the last quarter. It is something I truly get very passionate about doing.
In February, I was invited to give the ACREcon Keynote Presentation at the annual conference hosted by the Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACREcon) in Birmingham with over 500 in attendance. In early March, Jimmy Maurin, Townsend Underhill and I were asked to give a presentation on the New Orleans market and economy at the Annual Spring meeting of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Foundation Governor’s Board in New Orleans. One of the reasons I love giving these presentations is because the reaction by the audience afterward is always amazement at what is happening down here in the Gulf Coast – The Third Coast.
And despite the fact that spring is here, there is no time for rest. We are currently preparing for ICSC ReCon in Las Vegas. And stay tuned for some new announcements in the near future – it’s going to be a wild ride.
Stirling Properties to Develop Full-Service Walgreens Drugstore in Metairie, Louisiana
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the development of a new full-service Walgreens drugstore in Metairie, Louisiana. The proposed Walgreens will be located at the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and Power Boulevard in the Barlon Plaza Shopping Center. The new store will be a ground-up relocation of the existing Walgreens that is currently within the center.
“This project is a culmination of many months of hard work and a strong partnership between Walgreens, the landowners, Stirling Properties, and Jefferson Parish. This is the way successful development projects should work”, Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties.
The larger 14,000 square foot store will have a drive thru window, a full service pharmacy, and will serve as a catalyst for future development to help revitalize an aging shopping center and retail corridor. Construction on the Metairie store is slated to begin in July and open in the first quarter of 2015. Stirling is providing pre-development services, including lease negotiation, permitting, financing, design, as well as construction and project management.
As a preferred developer for the Walgreens Company in the Gulf South, Stirling Properties has had a long-standing relationship with the retailer. Stirling recently developed and opened new Walgreens stores on Magazine Street in New Orleans, Terry Parkway in Gretna, and Pass Road in Gulfport, Mississippi.
For more information, contact Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties, at paamodt@stirlingprop.com or by calling (504) 523-4481.
Stirling Properties Celebrates Grand Opening of Full-Service Walgreens Drug Store on New Orleans Westbank
Earlier today Stirling Properties celebrated the opening of the new full-service Walgreens drugstore in Terrytown on the Westbank of New Orleans. The celebration was commemorated with a ceremonial cutting of the ribbon by Jefferson Parish Councilman Ricky Templet, Walgreens Representative Bill Hagoort and Stirling Properties Vice President of Development, Peter Aamodt. The Walgreens is 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.
“This project represents a cooperative effort between Stirling Properties and Jefferson Parish to bring back a distressed commercial property to prominence once again as a viable retail corner that will serve the people of Terrytown”, said Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties.
The larger 17,384 square foot store has a drive thru window and full service pharmacy and will serve as a catalyst for future development to help revitalize an aging retail corridor. Stirling provided pre-development services, including lease negotiation, permitting, financing, design, as well as construction and project management.
As a preferred developer for the Walgreens Company in the Gulf South, Stirling Properties has had a long-standing relationship with the retailer. Last year Stirling completed a full renovation of the former Ed Brauner American Legion Post #307 to a 13,000 square-foot Walgreens Marquee store. Another approved Walgreens site, currently in the early stages of development, is at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Power Boulevard in Metairie, La.
For more information, contact Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties, at paamodt@stirlingprop.com or by calling (504) 523-4481.
President’s Message: Forging Ahead in 2014
It hardly seems possible that we are beginning another year. It seems as if I was just emailing about the start of “Lucky 13“!
“Lucky 13” kicked off with our announcement of a joint venture with CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. to develop Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, Louisiana, and in just 2 months, we will have the grand opening of Phase I. The year ended with the successful closing of the land acquisition and development financing for Magnolia Marketplace in New Orleans, a partnership with JCH Development that will break ground this month.
In between those 2013 bookends, we also accomplished:
- Openings of Walgreens on Magazine Street in New Orleans and in Gulfport, MS
- Securing contract for management of Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City
- Grand opening of Mid-City Market in New Orleans
- Opening of our Mobile, AL office
- Expansions of our existing shopping centers – Stirling Bossier, Stirling Lafayette, River Chase (Covington) and MacArthur Village (Alexandria)
- Renovation of Tiger Manor Apartments in Baton Rouge
- Financing of over $174 Million
- Acquisition of United Plaza VIII in Baton Rouge
As proud as I am of our team for all of these accomplishments and more, I am even more proud of the spirit of team and caring for others. Through the leadership of the Stirling Stewardship Committee, the Stirling team significantly contributed money, essential items, and most importantly generously volunteered their personal time for causes such as Habitat for Humanity, food collection drives, breast cancer walks, YMCA Corporate Cup and Volunteers of America’s Christmas Wish Project.
It is because of this talented, dedicated, and motivated team that we are able to achieve so much. I am proud to be part of such a team. Looking ahead to 2014, it will be a very exciting year for Stirling as well as the Gulf South.
Stirling Properties Announces Opening of New Walgreens in Gulfport, MS
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the opening of a new full-service Walgreens drugstore in Gulfport, Mississippi, located at the intersection of Pass Road and Interstate 49 at the location of the former Gulfmart Shopping Center. The 13,650 square-foot store has a drive-thru window and full service pharmacy and will serve as a catalyst for future retail development of that corridor. Stirling Properties provided development services, including lease negotiation, financing, and project management, to a third party owner of the property.
As a preferred developer for the Walgreens Company in the Gulf South, Stirling Properties has had a long-standing relationship with the retailer. “Our team has been working successfully with Walgreens for the past 10 years and has delivered over 25 stores with many more in the pipeline”, said Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties. “Stirling is committed to finding new development opportunities for all of our retail clients in the Gulf South.”
For more information, contact Peter Aamodt, Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties, at paamodt@stirlingprop.com or by calling (504) 523-4481.
