Stirling Properties Announces New Tenants to Offices at Mid-City Market in New Orleans
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce new tenants Sola Salon and Billes Partners to the Offices at Mid-City Market in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Billes Partners–a planning, project development, architecture, interior design, and graphic design firm–will occupy roughly 3,000 square feet and plans to open by early-March 2016.
Sola Salon Studios, a 4,295-square-foot franchise hair salon plans to open this summer.
Previously announced Gallo Mechanical, LLC and Orangetheory Fitness are currently open and operating. Exceptional Dental and H-3 Aesthetics & Dermatology are on track to open this spring.
A formal ribbon cutting ceremony is being planned and will be announced in the near future.
Offices at Mid-City Market, is a 54,000 square foot, mixed-use complex in the burgeoning Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. Located adjacent to Stirling’s recently completed Mid-City Market development, this building was originally constructed in 1954 and was most recently the home of Loubat Foodservice Equipment Company. Throughout the course of this development, Stirling Properties has maintained the historic integrity of the existing structure while renovating the interior into a combination of office and retail space and consequently brought a prominent neighborhood building back into commerce.
For more information and leasing opportunities for Offices at Mid-City Market, contact Joe Gardner at jgardner@stirlingprop.com or 504-620-8140.
Stirling Properties Announces Recent Activity In South Alabama
Alabama’s 1st plaza development & new area tenants
Stirling Properties is excited to announce recent activity in the South Alabama areas of Daphne, Gulf Shores, Mobile and Orange Beach. For more information, please contact Jeff Barnes, listing broker with Stirling Properties in Mobile.
DAPHNE COMMONS (Daphne)
- Daphne Commons will be a signature development on the Eastern Shore of Baldwin County. The new shopping center will consist of approximately 27,000 square feet and construction is anticipated to start in early 2016. The initial phase of the center will feature 2 buildings. Expansion space and an out parcel will also exist.
- National tenants are in the works and will be announced soon!
WAHOO PLAZA (Gulf Shores)
- Located along Foley Beach Expressway at Highway 8, Wahoo Plaza will be Alabama’s first plaza-type development! Infrastructure and underground retention is under way with 3.77 acres available for sale/lease.
- A Shell gas station and convenience store will be included in the development.
ONE ST. LOUIS CENTRE (Mobile)
- Birmingham-based Oakworth Capital Bank is opening its first Mobile location occupying 4,700 square feet at One St. Louis Centre. The company intends to establish a full-service office, including commercial and private banking in the near future.
THE WHARF (Orange Beach)
- Stirling Properties was retained to re-evaluate and develop a revised master plan for the 65 acres of undeveloped land at The Wharf, a mixed-use waterfront development in Orange Beach.
- Stirling Properties is excited to announce new tenants to The Wharf, including Sea la vie Design, a 5,497-square-foot furniture and design studio, Orange Grove, a 1,597-square-foot gift shop and Montego’s Caribbean Cafe’ and Bar, a 9,301-square-foot waterfront restaurant, expected to open in February 2016.
- Several significant new tenant leases will be announced in the coming weeks!
Stirling Properties is located in One St. Louis Centre, 1 St. Louis Street, Suite 4100 in Mobile. For more information regarding our services, please visit us at www.stirlingproperties.com.
Gulf South Investment Sales
Investment Sales remain a hot segment of the Commercial Real Estate Market in the Gulf South and opportunities continue to present themselves. A strong 2014 has bled over and the pattern is expected to continue.
Historically, local investors were hot on Louisiana, Mississippi and South Alabama earning slightly higher returns than most of the country. National and international investors viewed these markets as “risky” and, while considering properties in Texas and Florida, the Gulf South was too often overlooked, shrinking the buying pool.
In the past several years, that has all changed. Perception is reality, and here in the Gulf South is no exception. Low interest rates coupled with economic indicators stronger than national averages during the economic downturn grabbed the attention of investors from around the country. This led to increased activity from national investors who began seeing the opportunity that exists in these markets.
Six months ago some were asking “will lower oil prices impact the economic fundamentals in this market” and “will that impact pricing” in the Gulf South? The answers are yes and no. Yes, the energy sector does play a part in the economy. No, it has not affected pricing any more than in any other part of the country. Twenty years ago, these answers would not have been the same. Today, the economy of the Gulf South is more diverse than ever with rises in manufacturing, healthcare, technology and tourism making it more stable and attractive to investors. Gone are the days when the Gulf South economy relied so heavily on the energy sector.
Today, instead of overlooking the Gulf South, national investors are seeking out opportunities and considering properties within these markets as comparable to those of other similar markets around the country. While this may not seem to be an accomplishment, it is the first time in decades that these markets have competed on a national stage.
The continued low interest rate environment has caused many Gulf South owners to reconsider selling properties that they may not have in the past. While the so-called “bargains” of a few years ago are not as prevalent and several 2014 sales were done at all-time low cap rates, interest in acquisitions in the Gulf South remains very strong.
In 2014, Stirling Properties closed over $120 million in Investment Sales and is projecting similar numbers in 2015. Our knowledge of the Gulf South, comprehensive in-house brokerage services and proven track record of buying and selling investment properties positions us as the regional industry leaders for investment sales.
Stirling Properties Ranks Among Top 10 Commercial Real Estate Firms in Alabama
Business Alabama recently published their 2015 Top Rank issue and I am happy to report that just a year and a half after opening our first office in Mobile, Alabama, Stirling Properties is ranked among the Top 10 Commercial Real Estate Firms in the State of Alabama.
Since establishing our Mobile office in October 2013, we have worked tirelessly to expand our presence throughout Alabama and eastward into the Florida market. Here are a few highlights:
- CEO Marty Mayer delivered last year’s ACREcon keynote address, introducing Stirling Properties and highlighting the rise of the Gulf Coast.
- We acquired John Toomey & Company, Inc., a commercial real estate company in Mobile with over 20 years’ experience, integrating 1.8 million square feet into our existing managed and leased portfolio.
- Just last month, we relocated our Mobile office into a larger 5,100 square-foot space at One St. Louis Centre in downtown Mobile, a building we also manage and lease.
- At the end of 2014, we opened a new office in Pensacola, Florida, in SunTrust Tower, an office building we also manage and lease.
- In the beginning of this month, we were awarded a contract for leasing and property management of Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther/Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
We now total over 2.5 million square-feet of managed properties and 34 employees/brokers in Alabama and Florida – in just a year and a half. I am extremely proud of our latest Alabama ranking and, most importantly, what the Stirling Team has accomplished in the Alabama and Florida markets over this short time frame. We are strongly committed to serving the entire Gulf South and look forward to serving our clients throughout Alabama and Florida from our Mobile, Pensacola and Mary Esther/Fort Walton Beach offices.
Stay tuned for another exciting announcement in the next few weeks!
Stirling Properties Welcomes Mike Bucher to the Development Team
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Bucher as Development Director.
As Development Director, Mr. Bucher will lead new and on-going development projects, including ground-up development, redevelopment and joint ventures. Based in the Covington office, he will plan, coordinate and direct personnel relating to Development and Redevelopment.
“Mike’s extensive background in Development will play a significant role in Stirling Properties’ continued expansion of our services across the Gulf South. We are ecstatic to be able to bring someone of Mike’s caliber onboard,” stated Townsend Underhill, Senior Vice President of Development.
Mr. Bucher was previously with Federal Realty Investment Trust in Boston, MA, where he worked as a Development Associate and previously as a Development Financial Analyst.
Mike Bucher can be reached at 985-898-2022.
ACREcon Keynote Presentation
Last week I traveled to Birmingham to deliver the keynote address at ACREcon, the annual conference hosted by the Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE). ACRE is a well-organized, statewide commercial real estate group and I was honored to be asked to speak at their event. I was very impressed with the meeting and the record-setting attendance.
During the presentation, I introduced myself and Stirling Properties to many in the ACREcon audience who weren’t familiar with us and discussed our decision to open an office in Mobile – our first in Alabama. Emphasizing the importance of regionalism, I also discussed the rise of the Gulf Coast into the National spotlight and the significant economic drivers that are shaping the region’s future growth.
Click the image below to view the presentation slides from my keynote.
