National Association of Realtors (NAR) Names Stirling Properties’ Beth Cristina as Commercial Committee Vice Chair
Stirling Properties’ Senior Broker Associate, Beth Cristina, ALC, has been selected as the 2017 Commercial Committee Vice Chair for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). She will assume the position on January 1st, 2017.
Each year, the incoming NAR president-elect appoints vice chairs to help lead and guide the 1.2 million-member association. Their role is to navigate issues that matter to realtors and home owners, such as economic forces, demographic shifts, and technological innovations that are reshaping the $3.3 trillion residential and commercial real estate industry.
“I am confident and qualified, and bring the right credentials to the job. Having served on NAR commercial committees since 2004, I’m comfortable in the trenches,” said Cristina. “I believe the work of the volunteer leadership team is crucial to the future of our industry. Commercial real estate is consistently changing, and I’m looking forward to leading a committee that will help our members and clients to be successful.”
Ms. Cristina has over thirty-six 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.
The National Association of Realtors is America’s largest trade association, representing over 1.2 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.
Beth Cristina can be reached at (504) 620-8127 or bcristina@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Names Bradley Cook as Sales and Leasing Executive
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company is pleased to announce Bradley Cook as Sales and Leasing Executive for its Commercial Brokerage Division. He will work from the company’s Covington office located at 109 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300.
Bradley Cook joined Stirling Properties in 2016 as a Sales and Leasing Executive in the Commercial Brokerage Division. He has extensive experience in the commercial real estate industry, with a focus on industrial and investment properties, urban core redevelopment, as well as land development.
Previously, Bradley worked as an Associate Advisor for AREA Real Estate Advisors where he garnered knowledge and skills in sales, acquisitions, development, tenant and landlord representation, and buyer and seller representation. In this role, he created urban core redevelopment opportunities, and led the charge to promote an 8-million-square-foot ground-up industrial development in Parkville, Missouri.
Prior to his commercial real estate career, he was the Fitness Director for Franco’s Athletic Club, the Program Development Director for Spectrum Health and Fitness, as well as Cardiology Account Executive for GE Healthcare, covering more than 200 accounts across the Southeast. Cook was pivotal in the growth and expansion of Franco’s Athletic Club through their locations on Magazine St. and the new CrossFit Franco’s, which holds Louisiana’s first Reebok CrossFit retail location.
Born in New Orleans and a resident of the Northshore, Bradley earned his Bachelor’s degree and Master of Science degree from Louisiana Tech University. He holds multiple health and fitness certificates in the Exercise Sciences, as well as a lay counselor certificate that enables him to work with men and women in the areas of self-identity and relationships. He is a strong local advocate for the special needs community on the Northshore having started the iCAN Fitness Program at Franco’s Athletic Club and serving on the Board for The Zac Slay Experience.
Cook holds a commercial real estate license in Missouri, Kansas and Louisiana and is a CCIM Candidate.
Bradley Cook can be reached at (225) 505-6009 or bcook@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Names Carly Plotkin as Sales and Leasing Executive
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company is pleased to announce Carly Plotkin as Sales and Leasing Executive for its Commercial Brokerage Division. She will work from the company’s New Orleans office located in the Pan-American Life Center at 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755.
Plotkin has extensive knowledge in the commercial real estate industry, with a primary focus on tenant and landlord representation, and a strong interest in the retail and hospitality market. She has worked with national, regional, and local clients in both marketing and leasing capacities.
Previously, Plotkin worked with The Howard Hughes Corporation, where she led local marketing and development efforts for the overhaul of the former Riverwalk Marketplace into the nation’s first downtown outlet center, The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in New Orleans.
Prior to that, she served as Marketing Manager at the historic Hotel Monteleone and headed marketing efforts for projects such as the hotel’s 125th Anniversary, and The Carousel Bar & Lounge redesign and reopening.
A native of Winter Park, Florida, Plotkin is a graduate of Tulane University with a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Behavior/Marketing and Management. She obtained her real estate license in 2015.
Plotkin is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and currently holds the role of ICSC’s Next Generation Committee Chair for the state of Louisiana. She is also a member of the Retail Broker’s Network (RBN) and NOMAR CID (New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division). Plotkin is affiliated with several nonprofit organizations, including Loyola University Executive Mentor Program, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ochsner Cancer Institute and French Quarter Festival, Inc. Most recently, she was accepted into the Anti-Defamation League’s 2016-2017 Glass Leadership Institute program.
Carly Plotkin can be reached at (504) 620-8120 or cplotkin@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties to Develop Medical Facility in LaPlace
Site Work Commences On New Home to Ochsner Medical Complex
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the acquisition of 11.93 acres of land in St. John the Baptist Parish for development of a new medical facility and additional commercial development. The site is located at the northwest corner of W. Airline Highway and N. Sugar Ridge Road in LaPlace, Louisiana.
Phase I of this development includes a lease to Ochsner Clinic Foundation for a roughly 20,000-square-foot freestanding emergency room and diagnostic center on approximately 3.5 acres of land. Ochsner Medical Complex-River Parishes is relocating from Rue de Santé to this new facility at 1900 W. Airline Highway. Site work commenced the second week of July and completion is slated for the second quarter of 2017.
Ochsner is southeast Louisiana’s largest nonprofit, academic, multispecialty healthcare delivery system, encompassing numerous owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and neighborhood health centers across the region, and is consistently ranked among the top healthcare providers. Ochsner is also one of the largest employers in the area and a major economic contributor to the Gulf South region.
“Health care is a major growth sector, creating demand for medical facilities, office space and retail support,” said Townsend Underhill, Senior Vice President of Development for Stirling Properties. “Freestanding clinics and targeted medical service facilities are the future of health care and commercial real estate—this new development in LaPlace will not only bring services closer to our communities, but also create new jobs and economic opportunities.”
The adjoining +/- 8.4 acres of the LaPlace facility are currently available for additional commercial development. The property is zoned commercial and is open to compatible use expansion, e.g. office, hospitality, retail, medical, etc.
Stirling Properties has been at the forefront of commercial real estate investment and development in Southeast Louisiana and the Gulf South region, and is committed to bringing quality development and top-notch tenants into local neighborhoods. Since 2010, Stirling Properties has developed more than 3.7 million square feet totaling $465 million, almost exclusively in Louisiana.
For sales and leasing information, contact Beezie Landry at (985) 246-3781 or blandry@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Announces Lease For The SteaKhouse in Hammond, Louisiana
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company is pleased to announce the lease of 4,035 square feet of restaurant space to The SteaKhouse in Hammond, Louisiana.
The SteaKhouse will be moving from its current space on East Thomas Street, to a newly constructed building located at 200 Southwest Railroad Avenue, at the corner of SWRR Avenue and West Morris. Stirling Properties Senior Investment Sales Advisor, Beezie Landry, handled the transaction. The new restaurant location, a development referred to as Square 71, is owned by Bruce O’Krepki and is currently under construction.
The SteaKhouse owners Blake and Megan Kinchen said that they plan to open in the newly expanded space this fall. “We are so happy to be moving into this new beautiful building that will offer more room to accommodate our guests. Our business is growing tremendously and we truly thank the community for your continued support and patronage. We hope you will come visit us in our new place this fall!” said Megan Kinchen.
“Stirling Properties is thrilled to be able to work with The SteaKhouse to find the perfect location for their growing business,” said Landry. “We are confident in the success of this area, and we look forward to serving the growing commercial real estate needs of Hammond and surrounding areas for many years to come!”
Stirling Properties has been at the forefront of commercial real estate brokerage, management and development in Hammond and surrounding areas of South Louisiana. Stirling Properties has developed more than 3.7 million square feet totaling $465 million since 2010, with close to 100 million square feet of property and land for sale or lease, almost exclusively in Louisiana. Other Stirling Properties management and development projects in Hammond include Hammond Square, Seville Plaza, and Palace Centre East, just to name a few.
For more information, please visit stirlingproperties.com.
For leasing information, contact Beezie Landry at blandry@stirlingprop.com or (985) 246-3781.
Stirling Properties and Dorsey Development Announce New Tenants At Gentilly Retail Center In New Orleans
Stirling Properties and Dorsey Development announce new retail and restaurant tenants at the newly developed Gentilly Retail Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Dollar Tree, a popular discount retail chain that sells items for $1 or less, will occupy 10,000 square feet.
- rue21 specialty discount retailer of young men and women’s casual apparel and accessories will occupy 6,917 square feet.
- Footaction national athletic footwear and apparel retailer will occupy 4,847 square feet.
- Kids Footlocker, offering kids shoes and clothing, will occupy 3,500 square feet.
- LA Nails and Hair Spa will occupy 2,368 square feet.
- WingStop, aviation-themed restaurant with a focus on chicken wings, will occupy 1,800 square feet.
All of the listed tenants are expected to open in early September of 2016.
Gentilly Retail Center is a newly developed retail strip center located at 4242 Chef Menteur Highway in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans East, near Walgreens and the recently opened Walmart Supercenter. The surrounding commercial corridor is supported by one of the oldest suburban residential areas in Orleans Parish, Gentilly Woods, as well as Pontchartrain Park and the Baptist Seminary. The development project is currently underway and is expected to be completed by early September of 2016.
“We are eagerly anticipating the completion of Gentilly Retail Center. With such a great mix of tenants, we expect it to be a prominent shopping destination, as well as vital economic contributor to the area’” said Paul Dorsey, III, owner of Dorsey Development.
Dorsey Development is the property owner and developer. Dorsey Development is an integrated (development & construction) commercial real estate company located in New Orleans doing business in the Gulf South—having developed over 1.2 million square feet of retail for national retailers such as: Dollar General, Langenstein’s, Planet Fitness, Whitney Bank, Sav-A-Lot, Stage, Cato Corporation, Shoe Show, Napa Auto Parts, Citi Trends, Subway, Pizza Hut and others.
Dorsey purchased the property in 2015 from Lanasa Center Inc., represented by broker Jennifer Lanasa Evans of JLE & Associates.
Stirling Properties Sales and Leasing Executive, Joe Gardner, worked with Dorsey Development to bring the tenancy together, and the shopping center to life.
“Stirling Properties is proud to work with Dorsey Development in bringing quality restaurant and retail tenants to Gentilly Retail Center, and this growing marketplace. It’s been exciting to watch it all come together,” said Gardner. “We look forward to perpetuating and providing greater shopping and dining options for the area in the future.”
Stirling Properties has been at the forefront of commercial real estate management, investment and development in the greater New Orleans area and surrounding Southeast Louisiana region. Stirling Properties currently has more than 99 million square feet of property and land for sale or lease. Other Stirling Properties management and development projects in New Orleans include, Mid-City Market, Magnolia Marketplace, River Commons and Pan American Life Center, just to name a few.
For leasing information, contact Joe Gardner at jgardner@stirlingprop.com or (504) 620-8140.
