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New Heights: Old retail center will again embrace Summer sidewalk

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: June 01, 2021 12:28 PM CT | Published: June 01, 2021 4:00 AM CT
<strong>Owners Drew Joyner (from left), Octavius Nickson and Chris Hendrix with real estate broker Brian Califf. Starting soon will be t</strong><strong>heir $1.3 million renovation of The Heights shopping center (background).</strong>&nbsp;(Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)

Owners Drew Joyner (from left), Octavius Nickson and Chris Hendrix with real estate broker Brian Califf. Starting soon will be their $1.3 million renovation of The Heights shopping center (background). (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)

A real estate investor and two construction contractors bought a prominent, nearly century-old shopping center in Highland Heights. Their plan includes returning The Heights center to its roots by embracing the sidewalk again.

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Tom Bailey

Tom 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.