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Weinberg family adding to ‘comfort area’ with second Midtown store
By moving Eclectic Eye to Cooper Street and opening Paradox at PeCo next door, the Weinberg family is showing their commitment to Midtown.
Neil Strebig
Neil Strebig is a chef turned journalist covering economic development and commercial real estate for The Daily Memphian. He grew up in Pennsylvania and has worked at media outlets including the York Daily Record/USA Today Network and most recently as Report for America Corps Member with Lookout Santa Cruz. He is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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May 2022
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Real Estate Board of Adjustment tables Pinch District project, approves variance for Uptown daycare
The Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment waived an agenda item regarding height changes for the Pinch District development following two board member recusals.
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BusinessInked: Texas firm submits plans for $16.9M warehouse, Shapiro Architects move to the Edge District
This week’s Inked shares news on a proposed spec warehouse development on Clarke Road, a new HQ for Shapiro & Co. Architects and updates on Memphis’ job market recovery
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Business‘How did this happen’ to once-spectacular 100 North Main
Led by Kevin Woods and Billy Orgel, 100 North Main Development Partners share updated plans for condos in the historic building and outline the next steps in the property's renovation.
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DowntownThe Walk, 100 N. Main, The Ravine: What’s happening with Downtown’s high-profile projects
Downtown developments are ‘moving in the right direction,’ though some more slowly than others.
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Real EstateInked: New pedestrian crossing for The Heights, Inches Taco Shop opening
This week’s Inked includes news on Heights Community Development Corp.’s 36,000-square-foot pedestrian-friendly plaza along National Street along with the pending opening for Inches Taco Shop in Harbor Town.
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Real Estate India Cultural Center plans $100M expansion
Blair Parker Design and W.H. Porter Consultants, both based in Memphis, and Millington-based UrbanInsites are helping with the planning and design of the project.
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Business @the Park apartments set for completion by fall
The 176-unit @the Park apartment complex near Overton Park is scheduled to be completed this fall. Construction on the $22.25 million development near Sam Cooper Boulevard and East Parkway began in fall 2019.
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Business Inside scoop: Ice cream shop opens in Whitehaven
After receiving a $15,000 grant from EDGE, Kaye’s Pints & Scoops has opened at 2089 Winchester Road in Whitehaven, where the owners craft ice creams made with locally sourced ingredients.
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Business Walnut Grove Road project to include charter school, residences, offices
Lighthouse Community Ecosystem plans to build a “holistic” community with more than a dozen buildings near the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.
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Real EstateDeveloper to open antiques store in his second Victorian Village building
Bill Townsend’s enthusiasm for the building’s history nearly overshadows his excitement for what the future of the site holds.
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Real Estate Falls Building sells for $10M to New York-based real estate firm
A Downtown landmark, the Falls Building at 22 N. Front St., sold this week for $10 million.
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Business LUCB approves 2 warehouse projects, totaling over one million square footage
Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks plans to build two warehouses in southeast Memphis, and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties is set to build two warehouses in northeast Memphis.
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Business Parkview Apartments renovation gets the go ahead from the LUCB
On Thursday, May 12, the Land Use Control Board approved plans for the Parkview Apartments to shift from a senior living residence to apartments.
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BusinessInked: Olymbec purchases two Memphis warehouses, Barksdale Flats sold
This week’s Inked shares news on Olymbec USA’s growing South Memphis portfolio, updates at Minglewood Hall and Barksdale Flats at Overton Park sold for $5.75 million.
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Real Estate CCRFC approves bond funding for Grand Hyatt, One Beale development
While the total value of the bonds is still undetermined, Chance Carlisle of Carlisle Corp. expects the value to be around $75 million.
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BusinessCreating a neighborhood: The Edge District
Development Services Group shares updates on The Ravine project, Memphis Made Brewing Co. and conditional plans for Rise 2.
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BusinessInked: Gregory Realty buys two shopping centers for $27.8M
This week’s Inked shares news on Midtown Nursery’s new permanent location, new PetSmart in Collerville and the opening of Paradox at PeCo in Midtown.
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Business Tennessee College of Applied Technology names head of Blue Oval campus
Heath McMillian will take over as executive vice president for the college’s Blue Oval City campus.
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April 2022
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Business Zoning request suggests Hard Rock Hotels is targeting Downtown
Documents filed with the city propose a Hard Rock Hotel at the current Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honkey Tonk on Beale Street.
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Business Historic designation granted for Parkview Apartments, Withers’ Home; removed from LeMoyne Gardens
The commission approved a historic designation for Parkview Apartments, which will move the redevelopment project one step closer to historic tax credit eligibility.
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Business TacoNGanas readies to open new East Memphis location
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance that would allow for a new TacoNGanas location in East Memphis.
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Business Plans submitted for $57.9M Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital expansion
Hospital COO cites growing Heart Institute, need for additional beds as children require longer hospital stays.
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BusinessInked: Robinson Weeks announces new spec warehouse, Liberty Park adjustments
This week’s Inked includes news on a 234,360-square-foot spec warehouse being built in southeastern Memphis, a pending proposal to modify the Liberty Park site plan and a list of the 2022 Pinnacle Awards winners.
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Real Estate Parts of Williamsburg Village to be demolished
Plans have been submitted for demolition and new construction for the eastern half of the East Memphis shopping center.
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