Midtown embraces and wrestles with modern architecture
How should historic Midtown respond to modern architecture as infill development occurs?
Topic: Midtown
RSSThere are 101 article(s) tagged Midtown:
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November 2019
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DeeO’s Seafood coming to Midtown
A locally owned seafood restaurant that opened in Cordova a year ago will soon open a second location in Midtown.
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Cooper-Young celebrates Tennessee’s first rainbow crosswalk
The state's first rainbow crosswalk has been unveiled in Cooper-Young.
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October 2019
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Urban development approved for Madison Avenue across from SCO
The Crosstown area of Madison Avenue will have a different, more pedestrian-friendly feel and look now that a four-story, mixed-use development has been approved to rise on what is now a surface parking lot.
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Midtown mixed-use development gets conditional approval
Developer will raze blighted, century-old building and build seven apartments and and retail space across from Snowden School.
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Midtown residents lose appeal on design of Peabody Falls apartments
The Downtown Memphis Commission voted 6-3 Friday, Oct. 18, to uphold its Design Review Board's approval of the design of Peabody Falls apartments in Midtown.
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September 2019
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Mixed-use plan for building near Snowden School revised
A mixed-use development of seven apartment units and 750 square feet of retail is proposed for 569 N. McLean, across from Snowden School.
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New apartments, retail proposed for Madison Avenue
A developer plans to build a four-story building with 108 apartments and ground-floor retail in what is now a parking lot at 1270 Madison, across from Southern College of Optometry.
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New Starbucks embraces Union Ave. pedestrians
ArchInc designed the soon-to-open Starbucks on busy Union Avenue to be like none other in the Memphis area. The building is especially friendly to pedestrians.
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August 2019
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The Citizen apartments in Midtown filling up
Construction crews are finishing the exterior of the $35 million development of apartments and commercial space in the heart of Midtown while residents move in.
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July 2019
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Neighbors question height of proposed Peabody Avenue apartments
Some neighbors surrounding a proposed apartment building off Peabody Avenue have concerns about height, but in a zoning district that allows multifamily construction, the developer has the right to build it three stories high.
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Japanese/Thai fusion restaurant coming to Midtown
Takashi will fill the space vacated by Pei Wei Asian Diner in the Belvedere Collection shopping center on Union.
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June 2019
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Developers present townhouse options to Cooper-Young residents
The developers of a townhouse project in Cooper-Young presented four different site plans to residents, saying fewer units will mean higher prices.
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Memphian Hotel in Overton Square gets a more timeless look
Developers have changed the architecture of what will be called the Memphian Hotel in Overton Square. The latest look appears more timeless, with fewer contrasting colors.
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Mixed-use building coming to Cooper in Midtown
A planned, three-story building will house a restaurant or offices on the ground floor and three studio apartments on each of the top two levels.
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May 2019
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Apartment renovation, addition planned for Peabody Avenue
An aging apartment complex on Peabody Avenue is under contract to be bought, renovated and joined by a 30-unit addition.
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April 2019
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Neighborhood of new Midtown houses sells out quickly
Sixteen new, Midtown homes that replace those demolished a half-century ago for the ill-fated Interstate 40 corridor have been sold in under 18 months.
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Midtown needs better development guidelines
Consider the difference between a planned community such as Seaside, Florida, and an overdone Disney sequel. We can simply look to our neighbors in Nashville to see what an overdone sequel looks like in an urban environment.
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March 2019
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‘Noah’s ark': ‘Monstrosity’ or lifeboat?
New and planned townhouse buildings that dwarf surrounding homes have angered Midtown residents, but the developer, architect and city planners say it meshes with the neighborhood and a future of sustainability.
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January 2019
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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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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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Midtowners, developer spar over proposed Art Lofts near Overton Park
An experienced apartment developer engaged with a savvy group of Midtown residents over his proposed Art Lofts apartments across from Overton Park. -
Collierville chiropractor opening East Memphis office
A Collierville chiropractor is opening a second office in East Memphis and has her sights set on additional locations.
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November 2018
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Retail is part of Madison apartment building
The Madison@McLean apartments under construction in Midtown will include ground-floor retail space, the developers confirmed Monday. -
Board approves Madison Gardens apartments
The Land Use Control Board on Thursday approved a planned development for a three-story, 24-unit apartment building at 1655-1665 Madison in Midtown.
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