Stirling Properties, CBL & Associates Breaks Ground on 425,000 SF Shopping Center in Louisiana

LAFAYETTE, LA. — Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties Inc. have begun construction on Ambassador Town Center, a 425,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by Costco Wholesale in Lafayette. Other committed tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Nordstrom Rack, Off Broadway Shoes, Chuy’s, Panera Bread, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, World of Beer and Blaze Pizza. The 58-acre site for the new shopping center is located at the corner of Ambassador Caffery Parkway and Kaliste Saloom Road. The developers plan to open the project in March 2016 and expect to create approximately 2,200 construction jobs, 1,000 permanent jobs and generate nearly $9 million annually in sales taxes for the city of Lafayette.