There are 15 article(s) tagged Memphis Landmarks Commission:

• April 2023

  • Hotel Pontotoc developers to seek approval for renovations

    The boutique hotel at 69 E. Pontotoc Ave. will include 10 guest rooms, with a small lobby facing Pontotoc.

    By Rob Moore April 05, 2023

• December 2022

  • 1917 Persons’ lynching site advances toward National Historic Register status

    The lynching site that drew a crowd of 5,000 in 1917 is now an overgrown area by the Wolf River west of Summer Avenue.

    By Bill Dries December 23, 2022

• November 2022

  • Inked: Hyatt merges with Dream Hotel

    This week’s Inked shares news on the Hyatt and Dream Hotel merger, new Inked Memphis location and two historic Memphis locations seeking National Register of Historic Places nominations. 

    By Neil Strebig November 30, 2022

• October 2022

  • Parking lot demo approved for Parkview Apartments

    A one-story building behind the apartments will be razed to make way for a parking lot with a brick wall barrier.

    By Neil Strebig October 31, 2022

• August 2022

  • Scooter’s Coffee closer to Midtown location, in former CK’s

    The Memphis Landmarks Commission board approved plans for a Scooter’s Coffee drive-thru location at 1698 Poplar Ave. 

    By Neil Strebig August 26, 2022

• May 2022

  • 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. 

    By Neil Strebig May 12, 2022

• April 2022

  • 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. 

    By Neil Strebig April 29, 2022

• March 2022

  • A guide: Making sense of economic development terms

    Don’t know the DMC from the MLC, or the CCRFC from the CBID? Here’s a quick guide to some commonly used business and economic development terms and organizations. 

    By Neil Strebig March 13, 2022

• August 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: school masking, landmarks districts, coal ash

    The City Council Scorecard looks at recent council votes that don’t seem to pack a political punch but nevertheless call for an attention to detail.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2021

• June 2021

  • Evergreen bungalow renovation runs afoul of Landmarks

    A real estate investment firm ran afoul of the Memphis Landmarks staff and created a stir in the Evergreen Historic District and among preservationists.

    By Tom Bailey June 16, 2021

• May 2021

  • Landmarks Commission won’t control Crosstown Mound for five years

    The council approved the larger Crosstown overlay district without the 9-acre mound Tuesday, May 4, in the first of several votes on the blueprint for control of design standards by the Memphis Landmarks Commission.

    By Bill Dries May 04, 2021

• September 2020

  • Historic-district status sought for Crosstown

    Residents propose the Crosstown Historic District as a way to protect the character of the 12-block area. 

    By Tom Bailey September 30, 2020

• February 2020

  • Developer plans rare new build in historic neighborhood

    Spencer Shadrach plans to sell the home for $230,000 to $250,000, while the average home sale price in the neighborhood the last two years is $50,278.

    By Elle Perry February 13, 2020

• December 2019

  • Landmarks Commission approves Lamar construction

    Calvin Lacy applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness for his project in the Rozelle-Annesdale Historic District on Lamar Avenue. 

    By Elle Perry December 22, 2019

  • Retired educator plans retail project on Lamar

    Calvin Lacy said he is working to get a 501(c)3 for his organization, The Lacy Foundation, which would be housed at 1657 Lamar. Its mission is to elevate the community both intellectually and economically.

    By Elle Perry December 20, 2019