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Investors plan $25 million project at former Houston’s site

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 17, 2026 8:21 AM CT | Published: February 17, 2026 4:00 AM CT

Local investors Darrell Horn and Brown Gill are partnering to bring office, retail and restaurant space to the former Houston’s site at Poplar Avenue and South Mendenhall Road. 

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Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism and manufacturing.


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