The AM/DM podcast: How historic tax credits could help Downtown
Downtown skyline seen from the Sterick Building on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
There are several large, vacant buildings in Downtown Memphis — The Sterick, 100 N. Main and the Falls Building — that are in various stages of redevelopment.
But these aren’t easy projects to do. In many cases, redeveloping a large, historic building is more expensive than building a new one.
But, developers say, if Tennessee had a state historic tax credit, it could make the projects easier to do. And that, in turn, could stimulate economic development in other ways.
Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby joins us to talk about the costs behind redevelopment projects, why some people don’t like them and what a tax credit is, anyway.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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