There are 13 article(s) tagged The Walk on Union:

• July 2024

  • Proposed $741M Downtown project moving forward with new owners

    The Walk, a 29-acre development on a vacant strip of land between AutoZone Park and FedExForum, still has big plans.

    By Sophia Surrett July 11, 2024

• July 2021

  • The Walk on Union to include two Hilton-branded hotels

    Developers planning The Walk on Union announced that the two hotels in the $363 million Phase I will be a Tempo by Hilton and an Embassy Suites.

    By Tom Bailey July 22, 2021

• June 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    As we approach the anniversary of D-Day, which was June 6, 1944, it’s appropriate to honor World War II heroes like Jim Young, who discussed his experiences during a Memorial Day program in Arlington.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 05, 2021

  • Allworld will be project manager for The Walk

    The 11-year-old Memphis firm Allworld Project Management will be in charge of getting The Walk on Union built on time and on budget, developers of the huge mixed-use project announced.

    By Tom Bailey June 04, 2021

• September 2020

  • Changes in The Walk on Union financing approved

    Memphis City Council members have approved a change in the financing of the multi-use Walk on Union project, changing a tax increment financing district, or TIF district, to a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, arrangement.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020

  • Police reform discussion continues at City Council

    The council has two final votes scheduled as part of its ongoing discussion of police reform and a discussion of a third measure to create an online portal for the public to see some details of complaints of police misconduct.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020

• August 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Liberty Park, Poplar Plaza and The Ravine bring potential change to city’s center

    We're used to large-scale alterations underway on sites Downtown, but landscapes are also changing at some promising and high-profile properties farther East. 

    By Chris Herrington August 20, 2020

  • The Walk designed as ‘digital city,’ and to bridge the digital divide

    Start Co. and developers of The Walk on Union describe Catalyst30 as a sped-up effort to achieve in 10 years what normally would take 20 years: Make Memphis a "digital city."

    By Tom Bailey August 18, 2020

  • City council reviews new financing plan for The Walk on Union

    Finances for The Walk, a vote on a controversial plan to convert a vacant Whitehaven school into a manufacturing plant and vocational school are candidates for Tuesday's council agenda.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020

  • Downtown agency approves changes in how public money will help build The Walk

    The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. approved 30 years of property tax savings that will fund $134.6 million of the $741 million development’s costs, and a 5% tourism surcharge that is estimated to provide $20.8 million for the project. 

    By Tom Bailey August 11, 2020

  • COVID-19 credit crunch could shrink hotel pipeline

    Some experts expect fewer hotels to be built in Memphis over next couple years because of tight credit market for projects with no clear path for recovery from COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher August 10, 2020

  • The Walk replaces ‘Union Row’ for big development’s branding

    Union Row's new name reflects Downtown’s walkability, emphasizes action over talk (walking the walk), and focuses on people, the developer says.

    By Tom Bailey August 07, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Policing – and walking – in Memphis (and more)

    Some find it galling that the City Council pulled back a public referendum on the police residency question. I dunno, I’d say the point of representative democracy is to elect officials and ask them to deliberate and make informed judgments.

    By Chris Herrington August 06, 2020