There are 31 article(s) tagged Union Row:

• September 2019

  • When developers seek incentives should officials check their backgrounds?

    Extra to our Special Report: Unlike Memphis, some cities dig deep into the backgrounds of developers seeking public incentives.

    By Marc Perrusquia 19 hours ago

  • Special Report: Union Men, Part 2

    In Part Two of our series: How the Great Recession nearly flattened J. Kevin Adams before he rebounded to assemble possibly his greatest project yet. 

    By Marc Perrusquia 19 hours ago

  • Union Row 101

    The Three 'R's of Union Row: In an extra to our Special Report, learn the reading, 'riting and 'rithmatic behind Memphis' largest mixed-use development.

    By Marc Perrusquia 19 hours ago

  • Special report: Union Men

    In Part One of our two-part series: How developers lassoed huge public incentives and millions of out-of-state dollars to redo the face of Downtown.

    By Marc Perrusquia September 17, 2019

• August 2019

  • Union and Fourth hotel approved by council with parking in back, hotel on corner

    The city council Tuesday approved expanding a program to pay fines and fees to restore driver's licenses to include criminal court. And the city is checking on the status of 14 works of public art at the city's old Cordova auto inspection station before the council votes on selling the station.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2019

  • Hasta la Vista: Old motor court hotel closing for Union Row

    Demolition to clear the way for the $950 million project is delayed until this fall.

    By Tom Bailey August 12, 2019

• May 2019

  • Union Row getting real, fast

    The financing and the land acquisition for Union Row's first phase have been accomplished, the developer says.

    By Tom Bailey May 29, 2019

  • 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.  

    By Michelle Corbet May 14, 2019

• April 2019

  • Union Row developers buy corner of Union & Fourth

    Developers of the 29-acre, mixed-use Union Row on Monday purchased 251 Union for $1.4 million. Powerhouse Motors car-repair shop has operated there more than 20 years.

    By Tom Bailey April 16, 2019

• March 2019

  • Strickland touts progress during speech to Rotary

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland spoke to Memphis Rotary Tuesday about his first term in office, emphasizing lowering the violent crime rate, increasing activities for youths and making economic development announcements. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 19, 2019

  • Union Row developers purchase more property

    Union Row developers purchase second property for 29-acre, $950 million mixed-use development.

    By Tom Bailey March 06, 2019

  • Spelling out the mysteries of TDZs, TIFs and PILOTs

    The City of Memphis uses some creative methods to fund projects such as Union Row and The Fairgrounds youth sports complex, and those methods are often misunderstood, says a city deputy chief operating officer. 

    By Kyle Veazey March 06, 2019

• February 2019

  • Conaway: If you want to help, then help

    This city already pays less for light, gas and water than any other in Tennessee, and less than most cities in the country. If we really want to help the poor with their utilities, there are subsidies, sliding scales and credits. 

    By Dan Conaway February 28, 2019

  • Harris calls for focus to switch from tax breaks to more workforce investments

    County Mayor Lee Harris gave his first State of the County address Friday, calling for a new direction in the economic development discussion. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 15, 2019

• January 2019

  • Commission approves allocating $1.3 million for new youth justice facility

    The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to allocate $1.3 million to begin designing a new Youth Justice and Education Center to replace the current juvenile detention facility.

    By Omer Yusuf January 28, 2019

  • Commission recommends $50 million loan for Union Row parking garage

    Union Row developers are a step closer to a $50 million loan for a 2,200-space parking garage following a County Commission committee recommendation Wednesday.  

    By Omer Yusuf January 24, 2019

  • Council greenlights Union Row garage financing, hears new MLGW rate hike plan

    The city council approves $50 million in financing for a Union Row garage with Bird Box analogies during the debate. The council also heard a new plan Tuesday for an MLGW multi-year rate hike that would delay the increase for this calendar year.

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2019

  • Union Row points out inequities in development process

    First, let me say I’m pretty much all for development, especially in the Memphis city core, but I think the massive Union Row project demonstrates an inequity in the development process that we need to examine. The beauty of this problem, however, is the solution would have a positive impact, helping create new small “infill” development across Memphis in neighborhoods that might otherwise be ignored.

    By Taylor Berger January 09, 2019

  • MLGW tries again on rejected rate hikes

    The first Memphis City Council meeting of the new year could see a second look and some revisions to proposed rate hikes from MLGW the council rejected at year's end.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council vacancies, sports betting, Union Row and more

    Memphis City Council members Patrice Robinson and Worth Morgan join us to talk about the council's three vacant seats. Plus: Union Row gets a thumbs-up from the County Commission and sports betting could be coming to Tennessee.

    By Natalie Van Gundy December 20, 2018

  • City Council votes down MLGW rate hikes, approves Union Row TIF

    Memphis City Council members have rejected gas, water and electric rate hikes proposed by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. On three separate 3-7 votes Tuesday, the council voted down the rate hikes to take effect in 2019 and again in 2021 across all three divisions of the publicly owned utility.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2018

  • Commission approves TIF for $950 million Union Row development

    The Shelby County Commission voted to authorize a 30-year, $100 million tax increment financing district for phase I of the $950 million Union Row development Monday, despite a request from Mayor Lee Harris and two county commissioners to delay the vote. 

    By Omer Yusuf December 18, 2018

  • Harris criticizes county’s vetting process of $950 million Union Row development

    With the Shelby County Commission set to vote on approving a 30-year, $100 million tax increment financing district for Phase I of the $950 million Union Row development Monday, Mayor Lee Harris said he is uncomfortable with the lack of vetting done on the project in county government.

    By Omer Yusuf December 17, 2018

  • Politics Podcast: Overton Park, Union Row and empty council seats

    The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast looks at Overton Park's controversial history, Union Row's trip to the county building and what's next for those three empty Memphis City Council seats.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 15, 2018

  • Committee recommends TIF for $950 million Union Row development

    A Shelby County Commission committee is recommending the creation of a tax increment financing district to fund public infrastructure for the $950 million Union Row project, though two commissioners expressed concerns about minority- and women-owned business involvement and gentrification.

    By Omer Yusuf December 13, 2018