Real Estate
‘The gift that kept on giving’
Hillery W. Key rose from slavery to prominence in higher education and the ministry. The large farm he bought in 1880 just northeast of Memphis will finally leave his family next month.
Tom Bailey
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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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Real Estate DoubleTree to become a Marriott ‘Autograph’ hotel
The 93-year-old hotel at the southeast corner of B.B. King Boulevard and Union across from The Peabody will become one of the upscale, boutique but independently owned hotels in Marriott's Autograph Collection.
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Real EstateCourt may give Raymond James Tower new lease on life
The reputation of a Downtown office tower and its landlord received a boost from a federal court recommendation.
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Business Annesdale Mansion for sale, with ‘ample’ acreage for more housing
For sale: A grand, carefully restored, 165-year-old mansion on 7 acres.
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Real Estate Condos near FedExForum, 51 Cordova townhomes planned
Among the new applications to the planning board is a request to develop six, $400,000 condos about a block southeast of FedExForum.
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Metro Live blog: Brown, Boyd seem headed toward general election in clerk race
Democrat Joe Brown and Republican Paul Boyd are leading the way in the General Sessions Court Clerk primaries.
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Metro 2020 Women of Achievement include Overton Park’s rescuers
Since Women of Achievement was founded in 1985, more than 250 women have been honored.
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Business Pittsburgh firm strikes again, buys Luther Towers
Pittsburgh-based Alpha Capital Partners has just purchased the 196-unit Luther Towers apartments in East Memphis for $8.45 million.
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Real Estate ‘For Sale’ is sign of concern for Annesdale Mansion neighbors
Neighbors and preservationists are concerned about new developments that could arise from the sale of the historic mansion.
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Business New Starbucks may rise by iBank, Clark towers
A new, 2,100-square-foot Starbucks coffee shop would rise along Poplar in front of the iBank Tower in East Memphis, according to a new building permit application.
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Metro Home prices rise, ‘For Sale’ signs fade
The number of February home sales in the Memphis area rose 3 percent from February 2019, but the number of houses for sale – already persistently low for years – fell another 13.5 percent from a year ago, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.
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Real Estate Ashlar Hall renovation update: Good and bad signs
Historic Midtown mansion shows signs of revival even with the stern warning posted on the property.
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Real Estate$17M in tax cuts sought for proposed Broad apartments
Developers have returned with a new design for 350 apartment units that would rise across the street from Broad Avenue's row of historic storefronts.
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Real Estate ‘Full steam ahead’ for Snuff District, Union Row despite virus turbulence
The coronavirus has roiled the financial markets just as primary construction for Union Row and the Snuff District is about to start. Yet the developers are plowing ahead.
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Business McKesson lays off 79 soon after receiving $830,000 jobs grant
The pharmaceutical-distribution company has closed one of its operations in Southeast Memphis even as its invests in other Memphis-area facilities.
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Real EstateGoing... gone: Ex-slave’s farm auctioned after 140 years in family
A 327-acre farm that had been in Rev. H.W. Key's family for 140 years was sold at auction on Saturday.
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Real Estate Architects’ side venture keeps projects on time, on budget
MFA is a sideline business — a joint-venture — formed by three architecture firms. It does not design buildings, but works to keep construction on time and under budget for the owner. Business is so strong that MFA is looking for permanent office space Downtown.
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Real Estate 103-acre, mixed-use development proposed for Millington
A request to have taxpayers pay for Millington Farms' roads, sidewalks and other infrastructure is headed to the Shelby County Commission.
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Real Estate Broad Avenue’s water tower apartments head to changed EDGE
Developers seek tax incentives for 350 apartment units under Broad Avenue's signature water tower.
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Real Estate Tax break approved for new apartments on Broad Ave.
The 350-unit Links Apartments Broad Avenue is to rise next to the iconic water tower of Broad Avenue, across the street from the row of historic commercial buildings.
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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BusinessCoronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6
Confirmed cases Tennessee52 Shelby County2 - Tunica casinos close temporarily
- Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
- U of M may postpone spring graduation
- Dow experiences worst day since 1987
- Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close
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Business Coronavirus daily blog, March 10: U of M athletics releases statement
CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound.
Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.
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