Stirling Properties Welcomes Planet Fitness to Westland Plaza in Jackson, Mississippi
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce that Planet Fitness is joining the tenant lineup at Westland Plaza retail center in Jackson, Mississippi. The fitness franchise will occupy 16,664 square feet of retail space adjacent to Froogel’s Cost+Foods grocery store on Ellis Avenue. Buildout of the space commenced last week with plans to open this summer.
Planet Fitness has become one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S. by number of members and locations. With more than 1,700 locations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Dominican Republic, Panama and Mexico, Planet Fitness has continued to spread its unique mission of enhancing people’s lives by providing an affordable, high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment. It was recently named to Newsweek’s inaugural 2019 list of America’s Best Companies for Customer Service as the number one customer service provider for fitness centers.
The new Jackson location will be operated by PLNTF Holdings, LLC, the largest developing Planet Fitness Franchisee Group that operates more than 70 clubs across the U.S. and will likely hire around 20 people from the Jackson community.
“We’re eager to expand our ‘Judgement Free Zone’ to the Jackson community,” states Mike Campagnolo, CEO of PLNTF Holdings, LLC. “Planet Fitness will provide local residents a convenient, high-quality, judgement free fitness experience at an extremely affordable cost of $10 per month.”
“Stirling Properties is excited to welcome Planet Fitness to Westland Plaza and the west Jackson community,” said Donna Smith, Senior Vice President of Asset Management & New Business with Stirling Properties. “Westland Plaza’s unique mix of retailers helps to fortify the center as one of the best choices in the area for resident’s daily shopping needs. It continues to gain new interest from national retailers that appreciate the potential of such an excellent location in the heart of this trade area. Planet Fitness will be a great addition to the existing tenant lineup, and we eagerly look forward to its opening.”
Westland Plaza, anchored by Froogel’s Cost+Foods and Walgreens, is a 221,500-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of Ellis Avenue and Robinson Road in Jackson, Mississippi, the largest metro area in the state. Originally constructed in the late 1950s and renovated in 2009, Westland Plaza remains at the heart of west Jackson and continues to serve the shopping needs of the community as a truly convenient location. Its diverse mix of local, regional and national retailers and service operators include United States Post Office, Sunnybrook Dental, Aaron’s, Cato-It’s Fashion Metro, Rainbow, Family Dollar, City Gear, Hibbett Sports, Rent-A-Center, Goldstar Beauty Supply, Chopsticks Buffet, Trustmark Bank, Baskin-Robbins, MetroPCS, Boost Mobile, and many more. Stirling Properties serves as the Asset Manager of the property and handles day-to-day management responsibilities.
For leasing information at Westland Plaza, contact Allen Carr or Sterling McCool with Overby at allen@overby.net or sterling@overby.net or 601-366-8511.
Old Navy Grand Opening & New Poké Restaurant at Hammond Square
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company is pleased to announce new goings-on at Hammond Square shopping center in Hammond, Louisiana.
Old Navy will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, May 11th, with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 11am. Grand opening festivities, including a store-wide sale and exclusive coupons, will continue through 1pm.
The new-to-market fashion retailer will be located on Palace Drive between Zales and Shoe Dept. Encore. Old Navy announced plans to occupy and expand the space in the fall of 2018. It has hired approximately 40 employees and team leaders to staff the new store.
Photo courtesy of Poké City Facebook
Poké City is also coming to Hammond Square. The restaurant will serve Hawaiian-inspired food bowls with a selection of seafood and meats, vegetables, rice, noodles, sushi burritos, soup and salads. It will occupy the former Which Wich location on Palace Drive between Menchie’s and GNC. Construction timelines and anticipated opening date will be announced shortly.
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Executive with Stirling Properties, handled the lease transaction on behalf of the landlord. This marks the 2nd Louisiana location for Poké City, with a restaurant currently operating on Bluebonnet Boulevard in Baton Rouge.
Demolition work is still underway at Hammond Square on the former Rite Aid and Sears stores to make way for redevelopment and the addition of 4-5 new tenants and restaurants. The project is on track to be completed in early 2020. Lease negotiations are ongoing with several regional and national retailers to be announced soon.
Hammond Square is Tangipahoa Parish’s premier shopping destination, located on approximately 100 acres at the northwest corner of Interstate 12 and US Highway 51 Business (SW Railroad Avenue) in Hammond, Louisiana. It is the 2nd largest open-air center in Louisiana encompassing over 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 and AMC Theatres. Stirling Properties redeveloped Hammond Square and currently manages and leases the center.
For more information on Hammond Square, visit www.hammondsquare.com or facebook.com/hammondsquare. For leasing and sales information, contact Rhonda Sharkawy at (504) 620-8145 or rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com.
Stirling Properties Welcomes Mike Rayburn as Sales & Leasing Executive
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company is pleased to welcome Mike Rayburn as Sales & Leasing Executive for its Commercial Brokerage Division. He will work from the company’s Baton Rouge office located at 8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 303. This marks Rayburn’s second stint with Stirling Properties, having worked for the company from 1988 to 1994.
Rayburn brings more than 30 years of successful commercial real estate experience with various transaction types, including the sales and leasing of retail and office properties, new developments and redeveloped properties.
He has extensive capability working in a transactional and advisory capacity for a broad range of national, regional and local clients, private portfolio owners and managers, and investors.
From market research and site selection to identifying opportunities and value-add for problem properties, Rayburn has a strong background in forecasting goals, strategy development, and implementation necessary to grow and maintain revenue stream and asset life for clients.
Prior to joining Stirling Properties, Rayburn served as Senior Leasing Representative with Commercial Properties Realty Trust in Baton Rouge, the for-profit arm of Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF). In this role, he worked on commercial real estate ventures that created long-term value and impact for the Capitol Region. He was part of the team that facilitated notable revitalization projects such as Bon Carré retail redevelopment, Acadian Village—home of Louisiana’s first Trader Joe’s, the Hilton Capitol Center, and the IBM Service Center, just to name a few.
Rayburn is an active member in the Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
Mike Rayburn can be reached at (225) 329-0277 or mrayburn@stirlingprop.com.
Club 4 Fitness continues to flex its muscle across the Gulf South
Club 4 Fitness continues a rapid expansion effort across the Gulf South region with the addition of four new locations in Alabama and Louisiana. Justin Toomey, Broker Associate with Stirling Properties, and Kenneth Herring, Broker with Kerioth Corporation, worked with the all-inclusive fitness facility to identify and secure the latest retail locations.
Club 4 Fitness will occupy 47,061 square feet of retail space in McGregor Square located at 3930 Airport Blvd in Mobile, Alabama, and plans to open in the second quarter of 2019. Buff Teague and Leigh Dale Younce with JLL represented the landlord at McGregor Square.
The Club is also leasing 26,500 square feet of space in Wildwood Center located at 265 Lakeshore Parkway and 30,187 square feet at Brook Highland Plaza in Birmingham, Alabama, as well as 33,387 square feet at Country Club Plaza in Slidell, Louisiana. These three locations are expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2019 or early 2020.
The company currently has 14 fitness facilities operating or coming soon throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, with more on the way. Plans are in place for an aggressive expansion effort across the southeastern region over the next few years.
“Stirling Properties is proud to work with Club 4 Fitness to bring its quality fitness concept to our local markets in the Gulf South,” said Toomey. “As consumers continue to prioritize health, the fitness industry is growing faster than it has ever before—a trend creating significant opportunity for the commercial real estate sector and property owners trying to backfill empty retail space.”
Fitness and health clubs have morphed into a more than $30-billion-a-year industry in the U.S., with growth by at least 3-4% annually for the last ten years. According to research, there are currently more than 36,000 health and fitness facilities across the country boasting more than 60 million members.
Spending in health clubs is growing
(Compiled data from ICSC)
“We anticipate these numbers to grow even more—possibly double over the next 10-15 years—further signifying a very successful future for Club 4 Fitness and other fitness facilities,” said Toomey.
For leasing information, contact Justin Toomey at jbtoomey@stirlingprop.com or (251) 342-7229.
Demolition Underway at Hammond Square
Making way for exciting new developments for the retail center.
(Image: Proposed rendering of redeveloped Sears space at Hammond Square)
Stirling Properties commercial real estate company announced that demolition is underway at Hammond Square shopping center in Hammond, Louisiana, to make way for an estimated $15 million redevelopment project, and the addition of 4-5 new tenants and restaurants.
The recent store closures of Sears and Rite Aid at Hammond Square presented an opportunity to refresh the development and replace these stores with roughly 90,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space, which will be complementary to the existing tenant mix and attractive to customers. Both buildings will be demolished and the newly constructed buildings will be reconfigured to face either I-12 or Hwy. 51.
Demolition work commenced in early March and construction on the new space will begin immediately after. The redevelopment is expected to be complete in early 2020. Stirling Properties’ leasing team is currently in conversations with several regional and national retail tenants and restaurants that are interested in the redevelopment.
Also new to Hammond Square, Old Navy is still on track to open this spring. Buildout and expansion of the store are currently underway, and the company has begun hiring employment. Old Navy will occupy 12,500 square feet of space on Palace Drive between Zales and Shoe Dept. Encore.
(Image: Progress on Old Navy store coming soon to Hammond Square)
“Stirling Properties is thrilled about the positive growth of Hammond Square. With the recent closures of Sears and Rite Aid, we are looking forward to this redevelopment and welcoming new tenants and restaurants to the center. We are in negotiations with several high-quality, well-known retailers that will make a great addition to the Hammond market. We hope to make those public announcements very soon,” said Grady Brame, Executive Vice President with Stirling Properties.
Hammond Square is Tangipahoa Parish’s premier shopping destination, located on approximately 100 acres at the northwest corner of Interstate 12 and US Highway 51 Business (SW Railroad Avenue) in Hammond, Louisiana. It is the 2nd largest open-air center in Louisiana encompassing over 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 and AMC Theatres. Stirling Properties redeveloped Hammond Square and currently manages and leases the center.
For more information on Hammond Square, visit www.hammondsquare.com or facebook.com/hammondsquare. For leasing and sales information, contact Rhonda Sharkawy at (504) 620-8145 or rsharkawy@stirlingprop.com.
Spring On Over To Hammond Square!
Spring is in the air—come celebrate at Hammond Square. Join us for the Spring at the Square celebration at Hammond Square on Saturday, March 30th from 12:00-2:00pm. The festivities will take place near the Dillard’s entrance located next to Maurices. This FREE event is open to the public and fun for the whole family!
Come out and meet the Easter Bunny. Guests will also enjoy pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, art station, balloon and caricature artists, and a live radio remote with great prizes from Kajun 107.1.
Hammond Square is a proud sponsor of The Daily Star’s Easter Coloring Contest for children ages 7-10 years old. Complete your coloring sheet and bring in to The Daily Star by Friday, April 12th at 3:00pm to be eligible to win a great prize pack from Hammond Square.
We hope to see you at Spring at the Square. Be sure to check out all the great retail stores and restaurants at Hammond Square for your Easter and spring supplies.
Visit HammondSquare.com or “like” us on facebook.com/hammondsquare for a complete list of retailers and events.
