Stirling Properties Celebrates Groundbreaking of Dana Incorporated Service and Assembly Center in Slidell, Louisiana
Marks 1st of industrial expansion efforts in Fremaux mixed-use development.
Pictured L to R: Michael Unrein, Dave Hunt, Craig Nichols, Ed Greif, Mayor Greg Cromer, Parish President Pat Brister, Don Shea, Councilman Val Vanney, Councilman Kenny Tamborella, Councilwoman Leslie Denham, Debe Levis, Townsend Underhill
Stirling Properties and St. Tammany Parish community leaders celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) Service and Assembly Center at Fremaux Park in Slidell, Louisiana. A formal turning-of-the-dirt ceremony was held with Honorable Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President; Honorable Greg Cromer, Mayor of Slidell; Ed Greif, General Manager of Off-highway for the Americas with Dana Incorporated; Don Shea, CEO of East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce; and Townsend Underhill, President of Development with Stirling Properties. Fremaux Park is the mixed-use property surrounding the Fremaux Town Center retail development.
Stirling Properties is developing the nearly 32,000-square-foot industrial facility located at the corner of Town Center Parkway and Old Spanish Trail for Dana. The new site will house the relocation and expansion of its service and assembly center, which specializes in repairing and refurbishing large-scale industrial gearboxes. The company’s current operations in Slidell will transition to the larger facility to meet the growing demand for industrial gearbox service, repair, and refurbishment.
Construction on the site began in November and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2019. Bradley Cook, Sales & Leasing Executive with Stirling Properties, worked with the company to identify and secure the location.
Bradley Cook, Debe Levis, Marc Bourgeois, Billie Semmes, Townsend Underhill, Cher Levis Hunt, Dick Cyr, Patrick Malik
Dana is a world leader in highly engineered solutions for improving the efficiency, performance, and sustainability of powered vehicles and machinery. Dana supports the passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway markets, as well as industrial and stationary equipment applications. Founded in 1904, Dana employs more than 30,000 people in 33 countries on six continents.
“Dana in Slidell has a highly experienced team of service and repair professionals who are committed to meeting the needs of our customers,” said Dave Hunt, director of service and manufacturing operations for Dana Off-highway Drive and Motion Technologies. “This new facility will grow our service and repair business, while expanding our capabilities to manufacture gears on-site, reducing lead times for our customers.”
“A project of this scope—with projected growth to double in size and employment—this is a tremendous opportunity for Slidell and the entire parish,” said Greg Cromer, Mayor of Slidell. “Fremaux Park is a great development with retail, residential, and business all combined. It’s what we want to do—live, work, and play in one place. This is exactly how we want to grow our community, and this is how we are going to do it. We thank Dana for helping to lift up our community and becoming a good corporate partner, and we look forward to a long relationship with them.”
“I want to thank Dana Incorporated for choosing Slidell — and St. Tammany Parish, to locate this facility. We know you have a choice and we appreciate you choosing us. We look forward to the economic invigoration and diversity this facility will spur,” said Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President. “We appreciate the upcoming employment opportunities for our educated and ready workforce. We look forward to a good working relationship with Dana.”
“Stirling Properties is thrilled to welcome Dana to Fremaux Park and celebrate the groundbreaking of this site,” said Townsend Underhill, President of Development with Stirling Properties. “This is a huge economic win for Slidell and the surrounding greater New Orleans region. Dana is a world-wide company with a global footprint. This new facility will be a unique operation nationally—and the building was designed with ample flex space to allow for future expansion. We look forward to working with Dana and having them as an anchor tenant in the Fremaux Park development.”
Fremaux Park is part of the roughly 350-acre regional mixed-use development located at the southwest corner of Interstate 10 and Fremaux Avenue in Slidell, Louisiana. It includes Retreat at Fremaux Town Center’s 296 luxury residential apartment units, Saltgrass Steak House (coming soon), and Springhill Suites by Marriott soon under construction. Additional phases are coming soon with added residential, retail, industrial, and office park. The adjoining Fremaux Town Center, anchored by Dillard’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kohl’s, and Best Buy, includes more than 640,000 square feet of retail and restaurant options.
For leasing or sales information, contact Ryan Pécot at 337.572.0246 / rpecot@stirlingprop.com or Bradley Cook at 985.246.3720 / bcook@stirlingprop.com.
Hammond Square and Stirling Properties Celebrate Grand Opening of Hammond Square Self Storage
Ribbon cutting ceremony held with community leaders.
Hammond Square, Stirling Properties, the Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce, and Hammond area community leaders celebrated the Grand Opening of Hammond Square Self Storage. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with Hammond Mayor Pete Panepinto; Grady Brame, Executive Vice President with Stirling Properties; Jimmy Maurin, founder of Stirling Properties; and Julie Perise, Member Relations Director with Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce. We would like to give a special thanks to Michael Brumfield, CEO of State Bank & Trust, who served as the lender for the project.
Pictured L to R: Grady Brame, Jimmy Maurin, Bobby Maurin, Mayor Pete Panepinto, Traci Hursey, Sara Simms, Townsend Underhill, Kyle Kent, Brian McLawchlin, Mac Bauer, Ginger Cangelosi, and Lindsey Palmer
Hammond Square Self Storage is a 93,902-square-foot self-storage facility located just off the corner of US Highway 51 (SW Railroad Avenue) and West Minnesota Park Road. The facility is comprised of 626 climate-controlled units and 15 RV / boat storage units, all with gated access. The 3-story building provides extra security and state-of-the-art amenities. Units are currently available for lease with sizes ranging from 5 x 5 feet to 10 x 30 feet. Stirling Properties developed the facility and will handle daily management.
Stirling Properties has been at the forefront of commercial real estate investment and development in Hammond and surrounding areas of Southeast Louisiana for more than 43 years. Tangipahoa Parish is experiencing significant growth, creating a high demand for self-storage services. Hammond Square Self Storage’s strategic location near Hammond Square retail center and I-12 will provide easy access and convenience for customers.
“We are thrilled to welcome everyone to Hammond Square Self Storage, Hammond’s newest storage facility. As you look around this impressive, state-of-the-art building, you can clearly see how far storage facilities have evolved. Hammond Square Self Storage will be a great amenity to serve the growing population of Tangipahoa Parish,” said Maurin.
“Stirling Properties is excited to officially celebrate the grand opening of Hammond Square Self Storage. This project was our first ground-up, climate-controlled storage development, and we are extremely proud of this facility,” said Brame. “We are grateful for the continued cooperation of the City of Hammond and other local area officials who helped us bring this to fruition. And we truly thank the residents of Hammond and surrounding areas of Tangipahoa Parish who support Hammond Square. We are confident that this new storage facility will be a great addition to the property.”
Stirling Properties also redeveloped the neighboring Hammond Square shopping center, located on the northwest corner of Interstate 12 and Hwy. 51 (SW Railroad Ave.) in Hammond, LA. It is the 2nd largest open-air retail center in Louisiana encompassing 902,000 square feet of more than 40 national and local retailers, shops and restaurants, including Dillard’s, Target, The Home Depot, JCPenney, Academy Sports+Outdoors, AMC Theatres, and Old Navy (coming soon).
For more information on Hammond Square Self Storage or leasing inquiries, visit www.hammondsquareselfstorage.com.
Fresh Food Eatery, Coffee Shop and Clothing Boutique to Open in LSU’s Nicholson Gateway
LSU and Stirling Properties announced today that Frutta Bowls, Starbucks and Private Stock apparel boutique will be retail tenants in the university’s new Nicholson Gateway Development Project, currently under construction on a 28-acre site of the Nicholson Drive Corridor, between West Chimes Street and Skip Bertman Drive.
The three tenants join anchor retailer Matherne’s Market and fast food restaurant Wendy’s in the roughly 50,000-square-foot retail component of Nicholson Gateway, which will serve residents of the project, the LSU community and visitors, as well as the surrounding Baton Rouge area.
“We are thrilled to have Frutta Bowls, Starbucks and Private Stock join Matherne’s Market and Wendy’s in our campus community. I’m confident these new neighbors will enhance the Nicholson Gateway living experience for the more than 1,500 students who will call this new space home in just a few weeks,” said LSU Assistant Vice President of Residential Life Steve Waller.
Matherne’s Market currently under construction
Opening its first Louisiana location, Frutta Bowls is a quick-service eatery offering acai, pitaya, oatmeal and kale bowls topped with fresh ingredients like fruit and granola. Their menu also includes smoothies, protein bites, kombucha and grab-and-go items.
Private Stock offers a selection of upscale sneakers and trendy apparel in a fashion-forward, hip atmosphere. Owner Donnie Alfred is a graduate of LSU and former LSU Track and Field sprinter, and is excited to move his Baton Rouge, La., store location closer to students.
Starbucks will operate a licensed location at LSU with indoor and outdoor seating to be a neighborhood gathering place for Nicholson Gateway residents, all LSU students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Nicholson Gateway Rendering
The LSU Property Foundation, an affiliate of the LSU Foundation, is facilitating Nicholson Gateway. Stirling Properties is serving as the retail developer and leasing broker on the project, working with the prime developer, Georgia-based RISE Real Estate, which specializes in student housing. Stirling Properties will also handle ongoing retail property management.
Opening this month, Nicholson Gateway will include 763 units of apartment-style housing for over 1,500 students, with associated residential support spaces, such as lounge spaces, study areas, community gathering places and retail food service. The project, focused on the largest underdeveloped tract of university-owned property that is adjacent to the campus core, will turn what has traditionally been the back of the campus into an exciting new gateway district while responding to demands for on-campus housing and supporting student success, improving the campus living experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.
For retail leasing information, please contact Dottie Tarleton, CCIM at dtarleton@stirlingprop.com / 225-922-4253 or Rhonda Sharkawy at rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com / 504-620-8145.
For student leasing information, visit lsu.edu/nicholson. Information about the overall project is available at nicholsongateway.com.
Stirling Properties To Redevelop Old Metairie Village in Metairie, Louisiana
Stirling Properties announces the $2.5 million renovation and redevelopment project of Old Metairie Village shopping center, an 84,400-square-foot, 3-story mixed-use development located at the corner of Metairie Road and Focis Street in Metairie, Louisiana.
Plans for the project consist of an overall upgrade to the entire façade, including the addition of architectural shingles and standing seam metal roofing, renovated walkways, new awnings, upgraded lighting and landscaping, and painting of the entire center. The general contractor on the project is Trimark Constructors LLC, and the architect is Steve Zito with Zito∙Russell Architects, P.C.
The redevelopment of the center will be completed in two initial phases. Construction will commence in mid-June on Phase I of the project, which includes the north and west buildings and upgraded lighting in the parking lot, and is slated for completion in early November of 2018. Phase II of the renovation encompasses the two eastern buildings. Construction on the second phase is planned to begin in late December and will wrap up in early spring of 2019.
Old Metairie Village is currently comprised of upscale retail occupying the first floor and medical and office tenants occupying the second and third floors. The center is 98% leased. Tenants include U.S. Post Office, Massage Envy, GNC, CC’s Coffee House, Zoës Kitchen, Metairie Bank & Trust, Verizon, Longbranch Healthcare, Boudreaux’s Jewelers, Subway, Poke Loa, and more. Stirling Properties manages and leases the property. It is owned by Old Metairie Village Limited Partnership.
“To keep pace with the tremendous growth in the Old Metairie neighborhood and surrounding areas, Stirling Properties is excited about the redevelopment of this upscale community retail center,” said Grady Brame, Executive Vice President of Stirling Properties. “Old Metairie Village will continue to offer the same great mix of tenants, but will now have a more modernized feel to better position it to serve the surrounding community for many more years to come.”
Stirling Properties manages more than 19.3 million square feet of property across the Gulf South region, including retail, office, industrial, medical, residential, and mixed-uses. Other notable Stirling Properties projects in the area include Oakridge Place Shopping Center (Metairie), Mid-City Market (New Orleans), Magnolia Marketplace (New Orleans), and Pan American Life Center (New Orleans).
For leasing information, contact Joe Gardner, CCIM, at jgardner@stirlingprop.com or (504) 200-5730.
What’s Happening at Fremaux Town Center & Fremaux Park?
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce new tenants and development updates at Fremaux Town Center and Fremaux Park in Slidell, Louisiana.
Fremaux Town Center:
- The Lost Cajun, a new-to-market Cajun-themed restaurant concept, will occupy 3,790 square feet of space in the former Felipe’s Mexican Taqueria location on Town Center Parkway and plans to open in the late summer to early fall. The Lost Cajun will serve gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, etouffee, beignets, and other Louisiana fare. The chain currently has 17 restaurants throughout Colorado, Texas, Tennessee, and South Carolina. This marks the 1st Louisiana restaurant for the franchise.
- Men’s Wearhouse is also joining the tenant line-up at Fremaux Town Center. The men’s clothing and accessories retailer will occupy a 3,500-square-foot space located at 750 Town Center Parkway between Charlotte Russe and Torrid and plans to open in November.
- Previously announced, Pizza Platoon is still on schedule to open its first restaurant location later this summer. The fast-casual pizza eatery will be located on the east side of Levis Lane, next to Kay Jewelers.
Ryan Pécot, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Executive with Stirling Properties, handled the lease transactions.
Fremaux Town Center, anchored by Dillard’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kohl’s, and Best Buy, is part of the roughly 350-acre regional mixed-use development located at the southwest corner of Interstate 10 and Fremaux Avenue in Slidell, Louisiana. The retail center includes more than 640,000 square feet of shopping and restaurant options. Fremaux Town Center is jointly owned and operated by CBL Properties and Stirling Properties.
Tenants include Albasha Greek & Lebanese Restaurant, Allure Spa, Aveda, Bath & Body Works, Bellagio Nail Spa, Best Buy, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Books-A-Million, Buckle, Capital One, Carter’s, Charlotte Russe, Cheddar’s, Chico’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Claire’s, Dentists of Slidell, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, dressbarn, Exit 16 Boutique, European Wax Center, Five Below, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Forever 21 Red, Francesca’s, GNC, Goodyear, Great American Cookie Company, Journeys, Kay Jewelers, Kirkland’s, Kohl’s, LA Fitness, Lane Bryant, LensCrafters, LOFT, Longhorn Steakhouse, Luxe 83, Marble Slab, Massage Envy, Mattress Direct, Men’s Wearhouse (coming soon), Michaels, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, Panera Bread, Payless Shoes, PetSmart, Pier 1 Imports, Pizza Platoon (coming soon), Rack Room Shoes, Red Robin, Rock N Roll Sushi, rue21, Smoothie King, Sports Clips, Starbucks, Tesla (charging stations), The Lost Cajun (coming soon), T.J.Maxx, Torrid, ULTA Beauty, Verizon Wireless, Versona, Victoria’s Secret, Which Wich, and Zales.
For leasing information, contact Ryan Pécot at 337.572.0246 / rpecot@stirlingprop.com or Michael Oswald at 423.490.8272 / mike.oswald@cblproperties.com.
Fremaux Park:
The adjoining Fremaux Park includes Springs at Fremaux Town Center’s 296 luxury residential apartment units and Springhill Suites by Marriott soon under construction. Additional phases are coming soon with added residential, retail, and office park. Fremaux Park is a Stirling Properties mixed-use development.
- Recently announced, Saltgrass Steak House has started construction on its site in Fremaux Park and is on track to open late this fall.
For sales or leasing information, contact Ryan Pécot at 337.572.0246 / rpecot@stirlingprop.com
Stirling Properties Breaks Ground on Hammond Square Self Storage
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company has broken ground on the development of Hammond Square Self Storage in Hammond, Louisiana.
The 3-story, 93,902-square-foot storage facility will be located on the corner of US Highway 51 (SW Railroad Avenue) and West Minnesota Park Boulevard behind Walgreens. It will include 641 climate-controlled units as well as RV and boat storage areas.
Construction has commenced on the project, with site work and foundation work already underway. Anticipated completion is scheduled for the end of July.
Stirling Properties is developing the facility and will handle daily management upon completion. The architect is Houston-based Edgecomb & Associates, a firm that specializes in self-storage facilities, and Kent Design Build is the general contractor for the project.
“Stirling Properties is excited about the development of Hammond Square Self Storage. This project marks our first ground-up, climate-controlled storage facility development,” said Townsend Underhill, President of Development for Stirling Properties. “Tangipahoa Parish is experiencing significant growth, creating a high demand for this type of service. The strategic location in close proximity to Hammond Square and I-12 will provide easy access and convenience for customers.”
Underhill continued, “We’ve assembled a very talented team—with tremendous experience in the storage industry—to work on the development of Hammond Square Self Storage. Stirling Properties currently manages and operates several climate-controlled storage facilities within our existing portfolio that were redevelopments of previously occupied retail space.”
Stirling Properties also redeveloped the neighboring Hammond Square shopping center located on the northwest corner of Interstate 12 and Hwy. 51. Hammond Square is Tangipahoa Parish’s premier shopping destination. Anchored by Dillard’s, Target, Sears, JCPenney, Academy Sports+Outdoors, and AMC Theatres, the 903,000-square-foot retail center offers a dynamic mix of national and local retailers, shops, and restaurants.
