Article submitted by Chris Shaheen, Development Specialist for Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate

Written by Steve Sanoski [Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, July 10 -July 23, 2012 Issue]

Picture batting cages, outdoor sand volleyball courts, a virtual golf center, and Baton Rouge’s largest patio bar and desk surrounding a family-friendly sports bar and restaurant.  This is the vision developer Chris Shaheen [real estate agent with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, LLC] has in mind for The Oasis.  At least, it’s the first phase of the sprawling, “recreational retail development” Shaheen plans to put on a 10-acre tract of Burbank Drive between Lee Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard, directly across from Lakeside Daiquiri & Grill.  

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Chris Shaheen is a graduate of Louisiana State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.  Shaheen obtained the Louisiana Real Estate Sales License in 1995 where he began work as a consultant with Saurage Company Inc. and remains today as a specialist in development, land valuation, and financing with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, LLC

Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate is a member of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce (BRAC); the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commercethe Baton Rouge Better Business Bureau; the Louisiana Commercial Data Base (LACDB); and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Several agents, on an individual basis, are members of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR), the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM); the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR); and the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® Commercial Investment Division (CID).