KENNER, LA. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the Hilton New Orleans Airport, a 319-room hotel located at 901 Airline Drive in Kenner. Situated near the new terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the hotel features an onsite restaurant, airport shuttle, outdoor pool, fitness center, business center and meeting rooms. An entity doing business as NOLA Airport 319 LLC purchased the hotel for an undisclosed price. Scott Stephens, Len Wormser and Ketan Patel of HREC Investment Advisors represented the unnamed seller in the transaction. Greg Porter and Mike Armstrong of HREC Capital Markets Group arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
Louisiana
Faris Lee, SRSA Broker $31.4M Sale of Single-Tenant New Orleans Store Net Leased to Whole Foods
by John Nelson
NEW ORLEANS — Faris Lee Investments and SRSA Commercial Real Estate have brokered the $31.4 million sale of a single-tenant net-lease Whole Foods Market located at 5600 Magazine St. in New Orleans. The store, which is one of two Whole Foods in the city, is situated near Tulane University and was originally a street car barn constructed in 1893. Faris Lee’s Scott DeYoung and Jeff Conover, along with SRSA’s Steve Reisig, Chris Robertson and Kirsten Early, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jason Maier with Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer, an unnamed East Coast investor that purchased the store in a 1031 exchange. Whole Foods recently executed a 15-year lease extension at the property, according to Faris Lee.
LAFAYETTE, LA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property in Lafayette leased to Shoe Station. The buyer, a private investor based in Texas, purchased the property for $2.2 million. Sabrina Kortlandt of SRS’ New Orleans office represented the seller, a Washington-based family trust, in the off-market transaction. The 13,125-square-foot store is located at 3606 Ambassador Caffery Parkview near Acadiana Mall, Acadiana Square and Ambassador Row.
JLL Brokers Sale of 244,768 SF Acadiana Square Shopping Center in Lafayette, Louisiana
by John Nelson
LAFAYETTE, LA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Acadiana Square, a 244,768-square-foot shopping center located at 5700 Johnston St. in Lafayette. Jim Hamilton, Ryan West and Brad Buchanan of JLL represented the sellers, DRA Advisors and RCG Ventures, in the transaction. Property Commerce Dividend Fund acquired the center for an undisclosed price. Acadiana Square was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Burlington, Home Furniture Co. of Lafayette, T.J. Maxx, PetSmart, Office Depot and Party City. The previous ownership executed new leases or renewals totaling over 87,000 square feet at Acadiana Square in the past 18 months, according to JLL.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Acadian Place Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily property located at 855 S. Flannery Road in Baton Rouge. John Solari of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. A private investor based in New York purchased the property. Acadian Place is situated within walking distance to Flannery Road Park, an elementary school, Shopper’s Value Food and multiple restaurants. According to Apartments.com, the gated property was built in 1973 and features a pool, laundry facilities, playground, clubhouse and onsite property management.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — Routh Group has purchased Louisiana Boardwalk, a 560,343-square-foot, open-air shopping center located at 540 Boardwalk Blvd. in Bossier City, a northern Louisiana city bordering Shreveport. Adam Howells, Ryan Shore, Zach Riebe, Matthew Barge and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller that sold the value-add property for $30.5 million. Situated along I-20 and the Red River, Louisiana Boardwalk is within walking distance of two major casinos: Margaritaville Resort Casino and Horseshoe Bossier City Casino. The shopping center was 67 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bass Pro Shops, Regal Cinemas, Dollar Tree, Nike and Cumulus Media, among others. According to JLL, the property has about 185,000 square feet of retail and office space available for lease.
Richards Family Begins Construction on Retail Center at Clearview City Center in Metairie, Louisiana
by John Nelson
METAIRIE, LA. — The Richards family has begun construction of The Commons of Clearview City Center, a new 10,476-square-foot retail project in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. The property will be situated within the 100-acre Clearview City Center, which is a redevelopment of the former Clearview Mall. Set to come on line in March 2023, The Commons will house a 4,000-square-foot restaurant occupied by brunch eatery Ruby Slipper, as well as other concepts that have not yet been announced. The project includes the demolition of the existing structure at 4236 Veterans Blvd. In addition to The Commons, projects underway at Clearview City Center include Target’s renovation of its 160,000-square-foot store; Ochsner Health’s new Super Clinic set to open in October; and The Metro at Clearview, a five-story apartment community set for completion in October 2023. Other uses at Clearview City Center include a new branch of Regions Bank, Bed Bath & Beyond and Walk On’s Sports Bistreaux, among other stores and restaurants. Kirsten Early of SRSA Commercial Real Estate is handling the leasing assignment on behalf of the Richards family, which has owned the site since 1968.
NEW ORLEANS — The Howard Hughes Corp. has sold the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, an outlet mall near the Port of New Orleans. An entity doing business as Rockstep Riverwalk LLC purchased the property for $34 million. Outlet Collection at Riverwalk spans 264,000 square feet of open-air retail space and houses retailers such as Calvin Klein, Carter’s, Crocs, Gap Facory, Kate Spade, Levi’s, Nordstrom Rack, Polo Ralph Lauren, Samsonite, Tommy Bahama Outlet and Under Armour. Food-and-beverage tenants include Auntie Anne’s, Café Du Monde, Fat Tuesday, Green Leaf’s, Häagen-Dazs, Mandarin Express, Raising Cane’s, Smoothie King and Villa Italian Kitchen. Tom Salanty of NAI Robert Lynn represented Howard Hughes Corp., a publicly traded real estate owner and developer based in Houston, in the transaction.
SRS Negotiates Sale of 114,638 SF Village at Northshore Shopping Center in Metro New Orleans
by John Nelson
SLIDELL, LA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Village at Northshore, a 114,638-square-foot shopping center in Slidell, about 40 miles north of downtown New Orleans. Woodmont Acquisitions LLC purchased the asset from an affiliate of Atlanta-based RCG Ventures for $12.4 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Spanning nearly 13 acres, Village at Northshore was built in 1988 and renovated in 2020. The majority of the property’s tenants are national retailers, including Marshalls, JoAnn, Dollar Tree, Boot Barn and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet.
PASADENA, CALIF. — JRW Realty, a Pasadena-based commercial real estate brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of six single-tenant retail stores in Louisiana net-leased to Walmart Neighborhood Market. Jennifer Rodriguez Ventura of JRW Realty represented the buyer, an unnamed institutional investor that purchased the portfolio for $84 million. Alex Sharrin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. The six stores are located in the southern or coastal Louisiana towns of Meraux, Houma, Prairieville, New Iberia, Opelousas and Thibodaux. All purchases have single-tenant net leases in place, with individual prices ranging from $11.8 million to just under $16.5 million. The stores average approximately 43,000 square feet and the total square footage of the six stores is 257,427.