Local group buys two office buildings on Poplar, plans upgrades
Pedro Patino works Wednesday, Jan. 13, to remove a wall between the parking lots of 2600 Poplar Place (behind him) and RockHouse Live at 2586 Poplar. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
The investors who own the building housing RockHouse Live (formerly Poplar Lounge) have just bought the two ragged, midrise office buildings that flank the bar near Midtown. Immediate plans are to make improvements to woo more tenants back, but long-range plans may include demolition and a new hotel.
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Midtown RockHouse Live office buildings Commercial Real EstateTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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