Louisiana

Channel Shopping Center Hammond

HAMMOND, LA. — Gulf States Real Estate Services has completed the $6.2 million redevelopment of the Channel Shopping Center located at 1710 W. Thomas St. in Hammond. The company expanded the center by 14,734 square feet to total 49,325 square feet. The final tenants to join the shopping center are OEC 2 Japanese Restaurant and Helm Paint. Terrie Hughes, Jason Reibert and Amanda Owens of Gulf States spearheaded the leasing and redevelopment efforts on behalf of Channel Shopping Center’s owner, Sam Magee.

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NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans will sell 1,786 adjudicated properties across the city through a new online auction process. The sale will provide winning bidders with full ownership of each property and with guaranteed title insurance. A property is adjudicated to the city when its property taxes have not been paid — becoming delinquent — and the city is unable to sell the property at a tax sale. The city will only auction properties where five years have elapsed from the date of an attempted tax sale. The first online auctions are expected to take place this summer.

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Factor's Row New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Corporate Realty has begun marketing the redeveloped Factor’s Row, a retail development located at the corner of Perdido and Carondelet streets in New Orleans. The ground-floor retail space has 14- to 17-foot ceilings and large storefront windows. The redevelopment project of Factor’s Row, which was built in 1858, will feature 9,484 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 50 upper floor luxury apartments. The redevelopment will also include upgrades to the adjacent Thiberge Building.

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Homewood Suites by Hilton Houma

HOUMA, LA. — Homewood Suites by Hilton has opened its eighth hotel in Louisiana: Homewood Suites by Hilton Houma. The 105-suite hotel is developed and owned by Ashi Houma Hotels LLC. The property is located at 142 Citiplace Drive and features complimentary internet access, hot breakfast dining, fully equipped kitchens, complimentary grocery shopping service, a fitness center, basketball court and outdoor grill.

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NEW ORLEANS — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the portfolio sale of three Hampton Inn & Suites hotels and one parking garage in downtown New Orleans. The hotel portfolio includes the 288-unit Hampton Inn & Suites – Convention Center; the 210-unit Hampton Inn & Suites – Downtown/French Quarter Area; the 100-unit Hampton Inn – Garden District/St. Charles Avenue; and the 529-space EZ Park Garage. Paul Sexton, Geoff Davis, Scott Stephens and Mike Cahill of HREC, along with Hayden Wren of New Orleans-based Corporate Realty Inc., represented the seller in the transaction. Highpointe Hotel Corp. will continue to operate the three hotels. The buyer was an entity related to an unnamed major international equity fund.

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Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel KeyBank

NEW ORLEANS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $43.5 million loan for a two-property Renaissance hotel portfolio in New Orleans. John Hofmann of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse CMBS loan with a fixed interest rate. The two properties — the 272-room New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel and the 217-room New Orleans Arts Hotel — were constructed in the early 1900s and renovated in 2013.

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Riverview NorthMarq New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged refinancing for a portfolio of five multifamily communities located in New Orleans. The properties include Washington Place Apartments (25 units), Liberty Park Apartments (10 units), Forest Park Apartments (20 units), Riverview Apartments (45 units) and Cypress Park Apartments (65 units). Robert Bhat of NorthMarq’s Miami office arranged the loan with 10-year terms and 20-year amortization schedules. Bhat arranged the loans through a Fannie Mae DUS lender on behalf of the borrower, Bruno Inc.

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LAFAYETTE, LA. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. and Stirling Properties have formed a joint venture to develop Ambassador Town Center in Lafayette. The 58-acre site at Caffery Parkway and Kaliste Saloom Road will house the 425,000-square-foot shopping center. The property’s tenant roster will include Costco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Nordstrom Rack, Off Broadway Shoes, Chuy’s, Panera Bread and Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Construction is set to begin this month and the property is slated to open in March 2016. Ambassador Town Center is expected to create 2,200 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs.

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SLIDELL, LA. — Doster Construction Co. has commenced construction on the Springs of Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, roughly 33 miles north of New Orleans on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain. The new community will be part of the new Fremaux Town Center mixed-use development. Ranging from studios to three bedrooms, the asset will feature a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse, resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center, dog park, pet spa, car care center and attached and detached garages. The project team includes developer Continental Properties Co. Inc. and architect Phillips Partnership.

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Rouzan Village

BATON ROUGE, LA. — KTGY Group Inc. and Baton Rouge-based JTS are planning to develop Rouzan Village in Baton Rouge. The project will feature 80,000 square feet of retail space anchored by a 33,000-square-foot Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and up to 220 residential units including live/work studios. Rouzan Village will be the commercial and retail center of Rouzan, a 120-acre master-planned development in Baton Rouge’s Southdowns neighborhood near the intersection of Perkins Road and Glasgow Avenue. Two parking structures and street parking will provide parking for roughly 900 cars. The theater is expected to begin construction next year and open in mid-2016. Rouzan Village’s residential component is expected to break ground in mid-2015 and take approximately 14-18 months to complete.

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