Developer hopes to bring 119 Madison back to life with speakeasy, apartments
The facade of 119 Madison Ave. The building, developed in 1917 by Memphis real estate mogul R. Brinkley Snowden, is on the National Register of Historic Places in the Madison-Monroe Historic District. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
Inside the basement of 119 Madison Ave. Developer Eduardo Sanchez plans to transform the space into a speakeasy bar. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
Inside the first-floor stairwell of 119 Madison Ave. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
A view from the second story of 119 Madison Ave. Developer Eduardo Sanchez purchased the building, which dates back to 1917, on May 26 for $360,000. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
The corner pillars on the roof of 119 Madison Ave. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
The handles of the windows on the second floor of 119 Madison Ave. The building is considered Jacobian Revival. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
The view from the third floor of 119 Madison Ave. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
Anahi and Eduardo Sanchez, on the roof of 119 Madison Ave., bought the historic building for $360,000 on May 26. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
A view of the southern end of the 119 Madison Ave. roof. Developer Eduardo Sanchez is hoping to expand the building about 10 to 12 feet to the south. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
A view from the rooftop of 119 Madison Ave. in Downtown Memphis. (Neil Strebig/Daily Memphian)
Developer Eduardo Sanchez bought the historic building and plans to renovate the building into luxury apartments, a ground-floor coffee shop and basement speakeasy bar.
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Downtown Memphis Commercial Real Estate Eduardo Sanchez Downtown Memphis Commission John Wessman 119 Madison AvenueNeil Strebig
Neil Strebig is a chef turned journalist covering economic development and commercial real estate for The Daily Memphian. He grew up in Pennsylvania and has worked at media outlets including the York Daily Record/USA Today Network and most recently as Report for America Corps Member with Lookout Santa Cruz. He is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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