Downtown’s Royal Furniture building may grow taller after sale
The historic Royal Furniture building in Downtown Memphis has sold for $3.5 million, and the new owner may make the building taller for new commercial tenants.
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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January 2019
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Real Estate Proposed convenience store with gas sales fuels ire in Cordova
Push for convenience store with fuel sales in Cordova neighborhood may be delayed another month as opposition mounts.
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Business Planning & Development hires first architect as 3.0 approaches
Office of Planning and Development hires the staff's first architect to help carry out Memphis 3.0 long-range plan.
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Real Estate State moving Memphis welfare offices to Raleigh, Hickory Hill, airport area
Welfare offices in Memphis are changing neighborhoods, growing in number.
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Real Estate Opposition buries proposed gravel mine for Rosemark
A proposed, 173-acre stone and gravel mine in Rosemark was unanimously rejected Thursday, Jan. 10, by the Land Use Control Board.
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Real Estate Soccer bar to offer many ways to embrace the game
A Memphis couple is creating a place for soccer enthusiasts to eat, drink and play and its arrival should coincide with the inaugural season of the United States Soccer League here.
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Business Indigo Ag offers free crop forecasts during shutdown
Indigo Ag on Friday made its proprietary crop forecast available to growers for free since the government shutdown prevented the USDA's January report.
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Real Estate Another stand-alone Starbucks coming to Union in Midtown
Starbucks will build another stand-alone coffee shop on Union in Midtown, continuing the redevelopment along the major artery.
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Real Estate Painted Tree brings Etsy-like space to Memphis big box
Painted Tree Marketplace makes its Memphis debut on Jan. 25 when it opens in the Wolfchase area. It might be described as an upscale, curated flea market, with most of the products being new.
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Real Estate Value of commercial construction swells 72 percent in 2018
An analysis of 2018 building permits for Memphis and most of Shelby County shows substantial growth in commercial construction and a modest increase in housing construction.
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Real Estate Company revises plans for proposed East Memphis car wash
Blue Water Wash has substantially changed its proposal for a new, East Memphis car wash on Poplar at Century. But it remains to be seen if the tweaks will soften opposition from neighbors.
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Real Estate Amazon paying Memphis workers despite fire’s impact on center
A fire has interrupted operations at Amazon's new $70 million receive center in Memphis.
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Real Estate Proposed convenience store with fuel seeks zoning exceptions Downtown
Three zoning exceptions are sought for a proposed convenience store at Crump and Florida.
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Real Estate Neighborhood resistance kills plans for Cordova convenience store
A proposal for a convenience store with gas pumps in Cordova has been dropped in the face of neighborhood opposition.
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Real Estate Board OKs East Memphis car wash, Downtown convenience store with fuel
The Board of Adjustment approved requests to build a car wash near East Memphis houses and a convenience store with gas pumps on the southern gateway to Downtown.
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Real Estate Stonebridge Golf Course on the auction block
Stonebridge Golf Course is to be sold on the courthouse steps after owners defaulted on their loan.
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Real Estate Germantown starts study of possible golf course purchase
A steering committee for the Germantown parks master plan will meet Feb. 9 to study whether to recommend that the city buy the Germantown Country Club property.
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Real Estate Developers closely watch Germantown’s plans for golf course
Developers watch with interest what may become of the 180-acre Germantown Country Club, which they say would be a prime location for a well-planned, high-end residential development.
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Real Estate Speedway plans C-store with gas and diesel in Capleville
The Speedway convenience store chain plans to extend its reach to Memphis with a new store at Shelby Drive and Malone, according to permit documents.
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Real Estate Maker of miniature war game products plans big expansion in Memphis
England-based Games Workshop plans a $3.4 million expansion of its Memphis distribution center, building documents show.
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Real Estate Carlisle vacates offices to make room for One Beale
It's been a busy January for Carlisle LLC, which has vacated its old office building and sold property for a hotel in preparation for One Beale construction.
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Real Estate Historic U.S. Marine Hospital will soon be renovated for apartments
After 16 years of ups and downs, developer and preservationist Lauren Crews has applied for a building permit to convert the historic U.S. Marine Hospital into 71 apartments.
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Midtown Midtown milk plant cited for creek pollution, fish kill
The dairy plant next to Overton Square is waiting to learn if it will be fined by the state for polluting Midtown's Lick Creek.
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Real Estate Nobody’s talking about tenant for an old warehouse
The recent sale of, and activity at, an old, vacant warehouse near the I-240/Lamar junction is raising questions about who the new tenant will be.
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Real Estate Amazon confirms site for new Memphis ‘delivery station’
Amazon confirms that a warehouse in Southeast Memphis is being renovated to become the online retailer's permanent "delivery station" for the Memphis area.
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