Conservancy seeks young ideas for old Overton Park
Overton Park Conservancy is asking the public to complete by Nov. 30 a 21-question survey to help guide a new master plan for the park’s east side. The survey is found at www.overtonpark.org/zone1.
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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November 2020
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Real Estate Hole by hole: Overton Park golf course renovation
King-Collins Golf Course Design has something of a cult following in the golf world for creating high-quality courses that are fun instead of difficult.
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Real Estate Conservancy proposes major renovation to Overton Park golf course
The Overton Park Conservancy already has raised nearly $2 million for a comprehensive renovation of the historic Overton Park golf course as well as for improvements to its Abe Goodman Clubhouse.
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December 2020
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Real Estate Laser tag, axe throwing, bowling headed to former fairgrounds
A 40,000-square-foot entertainment and arcade venue called High 5 has signed a letter of intent to be at Liberty Park. And that doesn’t include High 5’s planned, 25,000-square-foot miniature golf course.
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Real Estate New plans for One Beale aim for ‘skyline-altering’
First, Chance Carlisle dropped his plan for an office tower at One Beale. More recently, he scrapped his plan for a tower that would have housed 150 hotel rooms and 240 apartments and condos. Now, he plans to build a 350-room Grand Hyatt hotel that would double as an extraordinary landmark for Beale Street.
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Real Estate Commercial real estate during, after COVID: Memphis experts to speak
Six experts in Memphis commercial real estate will offer their take on what’s happening during the pandemic and their forecast on what the post-COVID era will be like.
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Real Estate Landlords, government battle over speed of court case; eviction ban to end Dec. 31
U.S. Dist. Judge Mark Norris has rejected a petition by seven Memphis landlords to temporarily, at least, block a federal ban on evictions. But the full case continues in court.
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Real Estate Cordova’s Amazon delivery station approved, will generate 450 jobs
Amazon is so eager to get the facility built near the southeast corner of I-40 and Appling that the e-commerce giant is – again – not seeking tax breaks or other public incentives that are so common for large-investment, high-employment developments.
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Real Estate Amazon building 3rd Memphis delivery station in Frayser/Raleigh
Amazon has quietly started site work atop a hill behind its just-opened fulfillment center at 4055 New Allen Road. The future, 183,000-square-foot facility will be a delivery station that employs about 300.
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Real Estate COVID makes a big imprint on Memphis commercial real estate
A panel of experts shared their insights on how the pandemic has affected retail, office, industrial and multifamily real estate, and the effects long after COVID-19 is gone.
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Real Estate Sonder Luxury Suites drawn to The Citizen’s location, customer base
The co-owners of Sonder Luxury Suites not only liked The Citizen’s location and vibe, they loved the built-in customer base living in its 173 apartments.
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Real Estate Gourmet cookie shop coming to East Memphis
Crumbl Cookies’ first shop in Memphis will open early next spring in Williamsburg Village Shopping Center in East Memphis. And more are planned.
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Spirit of Memphis Sign of support: Donated billboard space sends a ‘shop local’ message
Three billboard companies are donating digital billboard space to encourage Memphians to “Shop Local 901.” The colorful message will be displayed on about 15 billboards about 140,000 times a week this holiday season.
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Food News Slim & Husky’s to open on Union Avenue
The Nashville-based pizza chain that serves Black culture, art and community as well as pizza expands into Memphis on Dec. 16 when a Slim & Husky’s opens at 634 Union.
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Real Estate 275-unit, $32M apartment complex proposed for Tenn. 385/Forest Hill Irene
The Greens at Irene Woods would transform undeveloped property across Forest Hill Irene Road from the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.
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Real Estate Olymbec USA donates warehouse space for Angel Tree program
Olymbec is a Canadian company, but Memphis is headquarters for its operations in the U.S.
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Real Estate Developer changes proposal for East Memphis office space
The developers who have been wanting to build office space on undeveloped land in East Memphis have returned to the planning board with a new proposal.
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Real EstateApproval sought for ‘CBU North Campus’ planned development
Christian Brothers University seeks approval for a 7.2-acre planned development it labels as its “North Campus.” The area is just southwest of South Hollywood and Avery.
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Real Estate Prices rise, sales increase for Memphis-area homes
The average price of a house sold in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties during November was $217,080, up 10.7% from a year earlier. But the number of houses for sale continues to shrink.
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Real Estate Church buys building housing Wellford’s Antiques, Joe’s Fried Chicken
Among the 14 newest applications submitted to the planning board are ones to accommodate a short move by Third Church of Christ, Scientist, to allow construction of a Shelby County fire station, and to double the size of a Downtown condo development.
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Real Estate Downtown board approves public support for One Beale’s Grand Hyatt
The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. voted unanimously in support of $129.5 million worth of public incentives for One Beale’s fourth phase, plus a 5 percent tax surcharge on One Beale customers that is projected to generate another $139 million over 30 years.
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Real Estate Planning board supports Central Yards project
The 5.5-acre, $60 million mixed-use proposal for the north edge of Cooper-Young will next be reviewed by the City Council.
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Real Estate Exception approved for small-lot subdivision in Cooper-Young
A planned, Cooper-Young subdivision of 11 lots on just 1.2 acres won approval from the Land Use Control Board after the developer made substantial changes to make the site connect better with with the neighborhood.
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Real Estate High-flying developer Rusty Hyneman lived large
A large, colorful and sometimes controversial life has died with the passing of developer William R. “Rusty” Hyneman. He owned and flew personal jets, drove exotic cars and lived in mansions. His early developments, for some, symbolized the excesses of suburban sprawl. But friends and family remember his quiet generosity and indomitable spirit.
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Food News Ghost kitchens coming to Summer Avenue
California-based CloudKitchens has purchased a vacant, former auto parts building in a distressed part of Summer Avenue. The 11,000 square feet could house dozens of small, commercial kitchens for the pandemic-fueled industry of meal delivery.
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