Party City Coming to Stirling Slidell Centre
Stirling Properties, the exclusive management and leasing firm for Stirling Slidell Centre, recently completed the lease of a 14,389 square foot space for Party City. Slated to open this fall, Party City’s grand opening accompanies a variety of improvements from neighboring retailers in the center.
Headquartered in Rockaway, New Jersey, Party City is the leader in the party goods industry. They are America’s largest specialty party goods chain and the country’s premiere Halloween specialty retailer. Party City operates more than 600 company-owned and franchise stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, with eleven stores throughout Louisiana. Party City Holdings is an eighteen store Franchisee in the Southeast.
Stirling Slidell Centre is also pleased to announce the following enhancements to the center:
- Target recently upgraded their store by adding a “PFresh” grocery, which offers customers a wider selection of groceries and fresh produce.
- Men’s Wearhouse has more than doubled in size from 2,400 to 6,500 square feet.
- Academy Sports + Outdoors and PetSmart have completed remodels of their entire stores.
“Stirling Slidell has undergone some significant cosmetic improvements and expanded its offerings to shoppers in the Slidell area,” said Rhonda Sharkawy, Retail Leasing & Development Executive. “The fall opening of Party City will correspond perfectly with the kick-off of the holiday season.”
For more information on leasing opportunities at Stirling Slidell Centre, please contact Rhonda Sharkawy at rsha@stirlingprop.com or 504-620-8145.
Stirling Properties to Manage Former Wink Headquarters
Effective April 1st Stirling Properties was hired by Parkway Properties out of Jackson, Mississippi to take over the facilities management, sale and leasing of the former Wink Headquarters located at 4949 Bullard Road in New Orleans East. The property consists of 38,000 square feet of office/warehouse space and is currently vacant.
Parkway Properties is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership and operation of Class A office properties throughout the United States.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Morrison at emorrison@stirlingprop.com.
Carter’s and Charming Charlie Now Open in River Chase Shopping Center
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce that Carter’s, a national children’s clothing store, and Charming Charlie, a national women’s accessories boutique, are now open in River Chase Shopping Center.
Carter’s, the leading brand of children’s clothing in the United States, occupies a 4,300 square foot space in Phase II of River Chase. Carter’s creates a full range of cute, quality baby and children’s clothing, gifts, and accessories that have provided solutions for real life since 1865. Carter’s has only two other locations in the state – Bossier City and Gonzales.
Charming Charlie occupies an 8,000 square foot space located in phase II of River Chase. Founded in Houston, Texas in 2004, Charming Charlie is a women’s fashion accessories and handbags retailer that offers trendy jewelry, earrings, bracelets, handbags and scarves at affordable prices. With over 178 stores nationwide, including four in Louisiana – Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Hammond and now Covington,
Charming Charlie is transforming the fashion industry through a stimulating in-store experience; products merchandised by color and a jaw-dropping selection of on-trend fashion jewelry and accessories.
“Carter’s and Charming Charlie are key additions to our River Chase development and help enhance the variety of shopping offerings for women and children on the Northshore,” said Rhonda Sharkawy, Retail Leasing & Development Executive for Stirling Properties. “We are pleased to bring these extremely popular retailers to the Western St. Tammany market, and know they will be embraced by River Chase shoppers.”
Other new additions include: Justice and The Children’s Place opening next month and Chuck E. Cheese’s in early June.
For information regarding leasing and sales opportunities, please contact Rhonda Sharkawy at rsha@stirlingprop.com or 504-620-8145.
Stirling Properties Hires Eugene Schmitt as Hammond Square Property Manager
HAMMOND, LA – April 16, 2012 – Stirling Properties is pleased to announce that Eugene Schmitt is now Property Manager at Hammond Square.
Mr. Schmitt brings a diverse commercial real estate background that includes portfolio asset management oversight, portfolio leasing expertise, direct involvement in over $200 million in ground-up development, and direct day-to-day property management.
Mr. Schmitt started his real estate career as the Retail & Industrial Asset Manager for Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, where he oversaw a 4.3 million square-foot portfolio. In 2005 he joined Atlanta-based Cousins Properties where he served in various development, leasing, and property management capacities. Most recently with Cousins, Eugene served as the Regional Director-Retail where he managed a national portfolio of retail centers that generated over $30 million in annual operating income.
Mr. Schmitt moved to New Orleans in 2011 and founded Waterline Real Estate Consulting, a real estate services company. Waterline projects included project/construction management services for a 27,000 square-foot medical office build-out for LSU’s Health Sciences Center and project management services for a historical renovation/adaptive reuse project in downtown New Orleans.
Prior to starting his real estate career, Mr. Schmitt served as a naval officer aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga and as Assistant Operations Officer at Destroyer Squadron Six. He holds a B.S. in Naval Architecture from the U.S. Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from Tulane University, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting.
Mr. Schmitt lives in New Orleans with his wife, Theresa, and three-year-old son, Keegan.
Stirling Properties Breaks Ground for New Restaurant at Stirling Bossier Shopping Center
Santa Fe Cattle Company Restaurant to Open in Fall 2012
BOSSIER CITY, LA – Stirling Properties, developer and property manager of Stirling Bossier Shopping Center, announces the construction of a new 7,918 square foot Santa Fe Cattle Company Restaurant, a roadhouse style steakhouse, located on the outparcel adjacent to the Progressive Bank building, fronting Airline Drive. Santa Fe is expected to open at Stirling Bossier in early fall 2012.
Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Santa Fe Cattle Company operates in 6 states with 17 locations. Within Louisiana, they have locations in Hammond, Prairieville and Ruston, making the Stirling Bossier restaurant the fourth in the State. The Hammond location, which opened in June 2009 at Hammond Square, is another Stirling Properties retail development.
Rhonda Sharkawy who represents Stirling Bossier Shopping Center and who brokered the transaction commented that “Santa Fe Cattle Co. will give guests of Stirling Bossier further variety in dining options and enhances the overall make-up of the Shopping Center.”
For additional leasing and sales opportunities at Stirling Bossier Shopping Center, contact Rhonda Sharkawy at (504) 620-8145 or rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Salutes Team Members at Annual Stirling Honors Event
COVINGTON, Louisiana —- (MARCH 27, 2012) On Thursday, March 22, Stirling Properties recognized employees and top commercial agents at the company’s annual Stirling Honors. Held at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, this year’s celebration – “A Salute to You” – not only honored the dedication and commitment of the Stirling Team, but the inspirational journey of keynote speaker and former New Orleans Saints player – Steve Gleason. (more…)
