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Topic: Downtown Memphis
There are 57 article(s) tagged Downtown Memphis:
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May 2019
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Brooks' plans to demolish garage causes 'concern, anxiety'
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art's plan to demolish a parking garage to make room for its new riverfront museum has Downtown residents and commuters in a tizzy.
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Downtown board cuts Beale Street hotel developer's requested PILOT extension
A Downtown Memphis Commission board was not willing to let the developer of a Beale Street boutique hotel delay paying an increased payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to see if he could negotiate with the partners behind Union Row.
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Claridge House to be regional headquarters for 2020 Census
The Census Bureau will oversee the 2020 Census in Shelby and nine other West Tennessee counties from the third floor of the historic Claridge House in Downtown Memphis.
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Pittsburgh firm made offer on 266 Lofts that was too good to refuse
Local developers intended to keep the 266 Lofts in Downtown Memphis, but a private equity firm made an aggressive, unsolicited offer.
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A downtown for everyone
'I intentionally moved my family to Uptown to give my children an experience of the best of both worlds; a safe, decent and affordable neighborhood with access to a vibrant downtown and beautiful riverfront.'
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Miley Cyrus added to Saturday's Beale Street Music Fest lineup
Beale Street Music Fest took over the Downtown riverfront with performances by BlocBoy JB, Shinedown, Brandon Santini, Chvrches and Dirty Heads.
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April 2019
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Automobile museum opens with block party to celebrate history of Edge District
Known for its history as a haven for automotive businesses in Memphis, the Edge District hosted a block party to celebrate the opening of the Edge Motor Museum complete with classic rides, music and food.
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Downtown sees surge in minority owners after lowering development loan costs
After increasing the amount and lowering the cost of its development loan program last year, more than 50% of approved applicants for the Downtown Memphis Commission’s development loan program have been minorities.
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Downtown condos in short supply
Developers haven't been building more Downtown condos, so supplies are low and prices are rising.
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Two more redevelopment projects target Madison Avenue
The gaps between points of interest along Madison Avenue are starting to fill up with new ground-floor commercial businesses and new officer users.
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Design Review Board OKs 'Memphis' sign on Mud Island
Depending on where the viewer is standing, Downtown Memphis' latest art installation will read "MEMPHIS" to some and "SIHPMEM" to others.
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100 North Main owner touts hotel as reducing blight, public subsidy
Townhouse Management Co. says 100 North Main would cost less in public incentives to retrofit as a convention center hotel, compared to the planned Loews on Civic Center Plaza.
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Poplar Arts Lofts, Midtown office space move forward
Several projects, including new office space and a new six-story apartment project in Midtown, received mulityear tax abatements for their investments Tuesday.
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Closed Handy House at center of Beale contract talks
The Downtown Memphis Commission is negotiating with the tour company it forced out of the W.C. Handy House in February, while the musician's family continues to push for changes after years of complaints the property is being ignored.
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Midtown apartment developers seek tax abatements
Two development groups are looking for a break on property taxes to help balance the cost of their Midtown apartment projects.
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March 2019
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Investment makes its way to South City
Surrounding property owners are taking advantage of a $29 million joint city and federal effort underway to turn the poverty-stricken former Foote Homes public housing site into a viable mixed-income community.
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Boutique hotels drive DoubleTree renovation, rebrand
With an influx of boutique hotels coming into Downtown Memphis, the new owners of the DoubleTree by Hilton are spending $47 million to turn the "tired" hotel into a one-of-a-kind lifestyle asset.
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Developer proposes converting Downtown DoubleTree into upscale boutique hotel
The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will be asked Tuesday to approve a 15-year tax abatement for a $47 million conversion of the DoubleTree by Hilton.
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EDGE: Downtown Memphis will never be top 'economic node' in Shelby County
Although Downtown Memphis has landed several corporate headquarters relocations, some local leaders see it as part of a bevy of community assets rather than a center for economic activity.
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February 2019
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Raymond James Tower elevators soon to be modernized, landlord says
The owner of Raymond James Tower says its anchor tenant should not leave, in part because the elevators will soon be modernized.
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Public, city clash over need for more Downtown Memphis parking
The people who work and play in Downtown Memphis say they need more public parking options. The city doesn't agree, and is working toward a culture shift of getting locals to pay higher rates and walk farther to park.
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Week-long sessions on Downtown master plan open Feb. 25
With public input in hand, Downtown officials will host sessions this week with experts who will engage the public on issues of importance as part of a Downtown master plan process that began last year.
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Raymond James plans to move from Downtown to East Memphis
Raymond James & Associates emailed Memphis employees Friday to inform them of plans to move from Downtown to East Memphis, sources say.
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Construction permit sought for cobblestone restoration
Memphis River Parks Partnership has filed for a building permit to restore the historic cobblestone field on the Downtown riverfront.
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FedEx Logistics, The Clipper are variations on a Downtown theme of live-work-play
Developers of a new FedEx Logistics headquarters in the Gibson Guitar building and an adjoining $250 million mixed-use project hope to fill gaps in Downtown office, hotel and retail.
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FedEx Logistics announces headquarters at Gibson Guitar building
FedEx Logistics, the specialty services and trade unit of Memphis-based FedEx Corp., announced Tuesday it would put its headquarters in the Gibson Guitar building, giving FedEx a significant Downtown office presence.
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Office/hotel tower to rise Downtown next to FedEx Logistics
The Clipper, a mixed-use, eight-story tower for offices, 250-room hotel and ground-floor retail, will rise next to the future home of FedEx Logistics in Downtown.
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Johnny Cash memorial adds incentives at Midtown apartment project
Developers of an apartment complex on South Cooper in Cooper-Young received an extension on tax incentives for adding a public art element, a tribute to Johnny Cash, who played his first gig near the property.
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The Peabody spreads its wings at 150, launches yearlong celebration
The Peabody marks the 150th anniversary of opening on Feb. 5, 1869, with the launch of a yearlong celebration, including multiple ticketed events and offerings.
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January 2019
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Chancellor delays hearing on expanded Sheraton challenge of Loews incentives
Attorneys for the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel and the City Council squared off in Chancery Court Tuesday over a challenge to public incentives for a new Loews Hotel.
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Downtown Memphis Commission board members hit the road
On a bus ride spanning one end of Downtown to the other, Downtown Memphis Commission board members got a tour of projects Thursday they have helped along through financial incentives.
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Downtown's latest, Hilton Garden Inn, harnesses greyhound's charm
The Hilton Garden Inn Memphis Downtown, with 150 guest rooms on seven stories and a bar called The Greyhound, pays homage to the site's past as the Greyhound Bus Station.
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Hotel Indigo Memphis readies slice of authenticity for 2019 debut
The Hotel Indigo in Downtown Memphis has begun taking reservations for the New Year as a $15 million project to retrofit a former Holiday Inn winds toward conclusion.
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Former hotel proposed for renovation into apartments, Airbnb units
Downtown incentives are sought for renovation of Main Street section of Ambassador Hotel and a 1920s warehouse in the South End and development of Grind City Brewery in Uptown.
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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.
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December 2018
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Without philanthropy, Ravine will be 'grittier' than the renderings
A vacant rail spur beside the former Kudzu’s Bar & Grill received initial funding to be transformed into a shared public plaza. -
Wonder Bread developers seeking grant for expansive Edge District park
PGK Properties, which is spearheading the redevelopment of the former Wonder Bread plant in the Medical District, is seeking a grant from the Downtown Memphis Commission for a park that could cost up to $5.7 million. -
Wiseacre lands tax break to build 'Instagramable' Downtown taproom
A swath of vacant land is purposely part of Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s plans for its new brewery and taproom Downtown. -
Building density, building community
With a shared private and public goal to increase population density as a mechanism to become more efficient and successful as a city, the expansion of Memphis and Shelby County’s Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) payment in-lieu-of taxes (PILOT) incentive to include Midtown has been welcomed by multifamily developers in our community. -
Union Row project clears initial 30-year TIF approval
The first phase of Union Row, the $950 million mixed-use project along Union Avenue, is one step closer to securing the tax revenue it needs to fund public infrastructure improvements. -
Wiseacre seeking 15-year PILOT for $9M brewery
Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s new Downtown Memphis brewery will carry a price tag of more than $9 million, according to new documents made public Thursday, Dec. 6. -
GALLERY: Memphis holiday parade rings in season
The 2018 Memphis Holiday Parade on Beale Street in Downtown Memphis may have been delayed due to the late-running St. Jude Memphis Marathon on Saturday, Dec. 1, but it didn't deter thousands of Memphians from lining up to watch dancers, bands, floats, motorcycles and Santa usher in the holiday season.
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November 2018
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Conaway: Gravy. Maybe.
LET’S SEE IF WE’VE GOT GRAVY. I’ve been part of the breakfast cooking team at my church for decades, and for the first 20 years or so I stood next to Dr. Fred Sage. Fred did sausage gravy. I did eggs, 72 at a time. -
Grand entrance: $950M Union Row proposed for Downtown
The largest mixed-use development in Memphis history goes public this week, promising to transform a haggard Downtown gateway with apartments, stores, restaurants, a hotel, office towers, parking structures, green spaces, even a half-acre park perched over a roadway like a rooftop. -
Downtown Memphis: A pipeline of passion
The Downtown Memphis from 2014 when I moved back home from Austin, compared to the Downtown I experience and represent today, is almost night and day. -
DMC board questions capacity for apartments Downtown
Several major Downtown Memphis apartment projects received tax breaks Tuesday morning, causing some board members to question just how many apartments are too many? -
Downtown master plan kicks off with 'less vacancy, more retail, dining'
The Downtown Memphis Commission is collecting feedback that will help it shape the next decade of development and initiatives for the Bluff City’s core. -
Apartment project near Loflin Yard tacks on warehouse renovation
Developers planning a mixed-use apartment and commercial building next to Loflin Yard in Downtown Memphis have upped the ante, adding a warehouse redevelopment to the project. -
Museum Lofts developers move forward with large building permit
The developers of a multifamily project in South City filed a $10 million building-permit application with construction code officials Friday, Nov. 2. -
Downtown Dining Week returns for year 10 with more than 50 restaurants
Downtown Dining Week ushers in its 10th year Monday with more than 50 restaurants, about triple the number it started with back in 2008. But all those extra choices will cost you: This year a three-course dinner is $20.18, up 10 cents from $20.08 when it started.
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October 2018
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Brooks wants 'visual landmark' museum at the river
A "great achievement in museum design." That is what the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art leaders are telling architects they want for the museum’s future home overlooking the Mississippi River in Downtown Memphis. -
Downtown agency to posthumously honor Phil Trenary in rescheduled awards
The Downtown Memphis Commission will posthumously honor Phil Trenary during an Oct. 26 awards program that was postponed after Trenary’s death. -
Downtown tourism zone revenues decline for second year
Downtown tourism development zone (TDZ) revenue fell for a second straight year, signaling lower spending at Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid and other businesses.
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September 2018
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Conaway: How can a place so warm and soulful in so many ways be so cold and soulless
Thursday night, Memphis took a bullet. -
Downtown sensors keeping tabs on feet on the street
More feet on the street has long been a mantra in the Downtown Memphis Commission’s effort to attract development and improve quality of life Downtown. -
City ready to re-institute Beale Street Bucks cover charge for security
The first weekend the Downtown Memphis Commission and Memphis Police Department considered reinstituting a cover charge on Beale Street did not occur.
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