Stirling Properties’ Commercial Advisors Among Top Industry Producers In the Greater New Orleans Area
Stirling Properties commercial real estate advisors were recently honored for outstanding industry achievements and transactions during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division’s (CID) Annual Achievement Awards ceremony.
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Advisor, was awarded top Retail Broker of the Year for the greater New Orleans area with a total sales and leasing volume of more than $44.1 million in 2021.
Gaines Seaman, Senior Advisor, was named top Office Broker of the Year with a sales and leasing volume of more than $11.4 million in 2021. He also received honors for top Office Lease of the Year.
Saban Sellers, Investment Advisor-Multifamily, was named top Multi Family Broker of the Year with a sales and leasing volume of more than $31.1 million in 2021. Sellers also received honors for top Multi Family Sale of the Year.
Melissa Warren, CCIM, Senior Advisor, and Carly Plotkin, Advisor, with Stirling Properties, were among Silver Production Award recipients for obtaining total commercial credit sales and leasing from $2.5 – $4.9 million. Bradley Cook, CCIM, Advisor, and Ryan Murphy, CCIM, Senior Advisor, received the Gold Production Award for commercial credit sales and leasing from $5 – $9.9 million. Gaines Seaman received the Platinum Production Award for credit volume from $10-14.9 million. Rhonda Sharkawy and Saban Sellers were awarded Diamond Production Awards for total commercial sales and leasing volume over $15 million.
A huge congratulations to Melissa Warren, CCIM for being selected by NOMAR to serve as the 2022 CID President. Beth Cristina, ALC, Senior Advisor with Stirling Properties, is also serving as the 2022 Director for the Louisiana Association of REALTORS.® Cristina was invited to present the Service to the Industry Award during the annual awards ceremony.
With 53 advisors and nine offices spanning the Gulf South region, Stirling Properties’ advisory team specializes in all aspects of commercial real estate, including retail, office, industrial, healthcare and multifamily sectors. In 2021, our commercial advisors completed 774 transactions totaling over $643.9 million.
Stirling Properties Named Among GlobeSt’s 2021 Healthcare Influencers
Stirling Properties was recently named among GlobeSt’s 2021 Healthcare Influencers, which casts a national spotlight on people and firms who are shaping the healthcare real estate market and continuing to drive its performance.
“Stirling Properties is proud to be named one of GlobeSt’s 2021 Healthcare Influencers, and we are honored to be included among some of the top national companies in our industry. This acknowledgment further underlines our company’s leadership in healthcare real estate services and truly showcases our expertise and the breadth of services we can offer our clients in this sector,” said Townsend Underhill, president of development with Stirling Properties.
Evolution in the healthcare delivery system has morphed patients into customers, creating a need for healthcare providers to get products to clientele in the shortest amount of time possible. Stirling Properties is adapting to this changing environment by assisting medical professionals in connecting with customers closer to where they live—in their neighborhoods and communities. The healthcare real estate team is led by president of development Townsend Underhill, development director Mac Bauer and VP of finance and capital markets Justin Landry.
In 2017, Stirling Properties developed its first mixed-use medical facility on a 3.5-acre site in LaPlace, LA. The micro-hospital was based upon a 20-year lease to Ochsner Clinic Foundation for a 20,000-square-foot freestanding emergency department and imaging services clinic. In 2018, a Stirling Properties affiliated entity acquired and subsequently managed the renovation of the shuttered Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe, LA, returning it to commerce through a long-term master lease with Ochsner Clinic Foundation. The 205,000-square-foot building was repurposed into Northshore Medical Complex, a post-acute care facility featuring long-term acute care, skilled nursing, and inpatient rehabilitation services in one central location. These services are provided by Ochsner Health System, Slidell Memorial Hospital, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, and Select Medical. Other notable healthcare projects include facilities management of St. Mary Medical Center in Shreveport; the development of four Ochsner Kidney Care Clinics in the Greater New Orleans Area; the development of St. Tammany Cancer Center in Covington; the development of Ochsner Medical Complex–The Grove in Baton Rouge; and the development of a Multi-Specialty Clinic in Bossier City, to name a few.
For more information on Stirling Properties’ healthcare real estate services, contact Mac Bauer, Development Director, at (504) 620-8131 / mbauer@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Executives Awarded CCIM Designation
Stirling Properties announces three of the company’s executives have been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, commercial real estate’s global standard for professional achievement. The CCIM designation is conferred by the CCIM Institute, one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world.
Congratulation to the following new CCIM designees:
Mac Bauer, Development Director
Bradley Cook, Advisor
Ryan Murphy, Senior Advisor
Brad Stillwagon, Asset Manager with Stirling Properties, was also acknowledged by the local Louisiana CCIM Chapter for his contributions and work on candidate guidance.
A CCIM is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. Designations are awarded to commercial real estate leaders who have a proven record of success in the field and have demonstrated a mastery of financial, market, and investment analysis for commercial real estate. CCIM designees come from a variety of professional backgrounds including asset management, brokerage, banking, development, property management, law and accounting.
Earning a CCIM designation places the recipient among the most distinguished professionals in the industry. Today, fewer than 10 percent of commercial real estate professional currently hold the designation of CCIM, making them the go-to experts in their respective markets.
CCIM Institute is a global community of 13,000 members in 30 countries that educates and connects the world’s leading experts.
Stirling Properties’ Commercial Agents Among Top Industry Producers In the Greater New Orleans Area
Stirling Properties commercial real estate agents were recently honored for outstanding industry achievements and transactions during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division’s (CID) Annual Achievement Awards virtual ceremony.
Rhonda Sharkawy
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Advisor, was awarded top Retail Broker of the Year for the greater New Orleans area with a sales and leasing volume of more than $45 million in 2019.
Saban Sellers
Saban Sellers, Investment Advisor-Multifamily, was named top Multi Family Broker of the Year with a sales and leasing volume of more than $16 million in 2019. He was also awarded Land Broker of the Year with a total credit volume of $4.3 million. Sellers also received honors for top Land Lease of the Year and Multi Family Sale of the Year.
Carly Plotkin, Advisor, received the award for Retail Lease of the Year. Ryan Murphy, Senior Advisor, and Bradley Cook, Advisor, were the recipients of the Office Sale of the Year award.
Melissa Warren, CCIM, Senior Advisor, Lee de la Houssaye, Senior Advisor, and Bradley Cook, Advisor, were among Silver Production Award recipients for obtaining total commercial credit sales and leasing from $2.5 – $4.9 million.
Carly Plotkin and Ryan Murphy received the Gold Production Award for commercial credit sales and leasing from $5 – $9.9 million.
Rhonda Sharkawy and Saban Sellers were awarded Diamond Production Awards for total commercial sales and leasing volume of over $15 million.
With 53 agents and nine offices spanning the Gulf South region, Stirling Properties’ brokerage team specializes in all aspects of commercial real estate, including retail, office, industrial, healthcare and multifamily sectors. In 2019, our commercial brokers completed 787 transactions totaling 6.9 million square feet, with a total commercial volume of over $555 million.
Putting For A Purpose
Stirling Properties’ Annual Stirling Invitational Golf Tournament Raises $25,000 for local charities!
Stirling Properties hosted its 19th Annual Stirling Invitational Golf Tournament on Monday, November 11th at University Club Plantation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This year’s tournament successfully raised more than $25,000 for local charities!
Although the original tournament date was unfortunately rescheduled due to inclement weather, more than 100 golfers participated and brought their A game, enjoying a variety of friendly competition in addition to 18 holes of scramble golf tournament play.
Congratulations to the 1st Place Low Net winners, Bryan Hobnett, Callen Hotard, Justin Langlois, Chip Lavigne and Hunt Vaughn. The Low Gross winning team included Barrett Dick, Brett Hymel, Shawn Folks and Dex Shill.
The Longest Drive award went to Jason Williams, and Closest to the Pin prizes were presented to Justin Glenn, Wheeler Graf, Dan Smith and Rhett Hymel. Additional awards were given for 2nd and 3rd Low Gross and Low Net. A special shout out to the Highest Gross scoring team, Steve Legendre, Chad Calongne, Mitch Rotolo, Mitch Rotolo Jr.
All the putting was for a purpose though, with local nonprofit organizations benefiting from the tournament proceeds. Ochsner Foundation received $10,000 from the proceeds, and the remaining profits will be distributed to various local charitable causes.
Representatives from Ochsner Foundation were on hand to receive a check for their contributions. Grady Brame, Executive Vice President with Stirling Properties, presented a check to Jason Ruggles, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Real Estate with Ochsner Health System, during an awards celebration and cocktail reception following the tournament. Rick Perry, President and CEO of Tiger Athletic Foundation, was also presented with a $1,000 check to TAF for the LSU Golf Team.
“Despite having to reschedule the tournament—from our original date in October—due to some pretty nasty weather, the Stirling Invitational Golf Tournament was still a huge success. We were once again able to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations that are doing such great work right here in our communities. We are grateful for the generosity of our tournament sponsors and thank everyone who came out to support us. We hope to see you next year!” said Brame.
The Stirling Invitational Golf Tournament has contributed more than $264,000 to numerous organizations over the past 19 years.
Thank you to all our friends and supporters who participated and contributed to the Stirling Invitational Golf Tournament. This event would not be possible without you.
#StirlingProud
Thank you to Big Easy Parking Lot Maintenance, Cosmich Simmons & Brown PLLC, Gulf South Electric, River Parish Disposal, AOS, Business First Bank, Chris’ Paving, Coastal Environmental Services, Connelly Construction Group, Cost Segregation Services, Covington Electric Services Inc., Geiger Heating & Air, ITS Fire Alarm Security LLC, Jefferson Sprinkler, Larry Loyd Construction Co., Moran Construction Consultants LLC, PMAT Real Estate Investments, Premier Service Team LLC, Premium Parking, Professional Maintenance Services, Southeastern Waterproofing, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, Upchurch Services, CMC, Moradel Cleaning Services Inc., Angelos Landscaping, B&G Lawn Maintenance LLC, Cook Moore & Associates, CSRS Inc., Dale’s Paving Inc., NcNeer Electrical Contracting Inc., Unit Design Inc., CertaPro Painters of Lafayette, Delta Flooring, Dixie Office Products, Floor Trader, Huseman & Associates LLC, Mele Printing, ACA Mechanical/Industrial LLC, T.L. Construction LLC, Grass Unlimited, Acadiana Lighting & Signs, CJ Ladner Insurance Agency Inc., Multitech Office Machines and Sign Lite.
National Association of REALTORS® Names Stirling Properties’ Beth Cristina as Regional Vice-President
Stirling Properties’ Senior Broker Associate, Beth Cristina, ALC, has been selected by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) as 2019 Regional Vice President. She will oversee Region 10 which encompasses Louisiana and Texas.
In her new role as Regional Vice President, Cristina will be responsible for serving as a spokesperson for the association, identifying problems or opportunities within the region, and assisting wherever possible. She will also be accountable for attending state conventions and annual meetings of the National Association and chairing the regional caucus meetings to conduct business affairs and exchange information. Cristina will join 13 other elected individuals who are appointed to administer the work of the National Association in their respective regions.
“I am honored to be elected as the NAR 2019 Regional Vice President for Louisiana and Texas,” said Cristina. “I am very motivated and will continue to be a driving force in all of NAR’s efforts to serve its members.”
Cristina has over thirty-eight years of successful experience in commercial real estate sales, leasing, development, and investments. Her qualifications include retail and office market analysis, tenant/landlord and purchaser/seller representation, marketing sales, leasing strategies, and consulting services. She has earned numerous awards and recognition throughout her career, including Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Real Estate (2011), Realtor of the Year (2010), and Woman of the Year (2005).
She is affiliated with several business and professional organizations, including Realtor Land Institute (RLI); Louisiana Realtors (LR), where she served as 2015 President; New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR), where she served as 2005 President; and Commercial Investment Division (CID) of NOMAR, where she served as President for 2000 and 2008. Most recently, she served as NAR’s 2018 Commercial Committee Chair and assumed the position for one year.
The National Association of REALTORS® is America’s largest trade association, representing over 1.3 million members, including NAR’s institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Membership is composed of residential and commercial realtors who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors, and others engaged in the real estate industry. Members belong to one or more of approximately 1,200 local associations/boards and 54 state and territory associations of REALTORS®.
Beth Cristina can be reached at (504) 620-8127 or bcristina@stirlingprop.com.
