Owner drops plan to raze Highland Heights church building, plans to sell

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: November 03, 2020 6:58 PM CT | Published: November 03, 2020 6:58 PM CT
<strong>&ldquo;We decided to put it on the market,&rdquo; Max Hamidi, managing broker for Sperry CGA/The Magellan Group, said of the Highland Heights United Methodist Church property on Tuesday, Nov. 3. &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t want to go through litigation or fight with the city.&rdquo;</strong> (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)

“We decided to put it on the market,” Max Hamidi, managing broker for Sperry CGA/The Magellan Group, said of the Highland Heights United Methodist Church property on Tuesday, Nov. 3. “We didn’t want to go through litigation or fight with the city.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)

The Division of Planning & Development recommends rezoning along two sections of Summer to prohibit such car-oriented businesses as gas stations and auto repair shops.

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Tom Bailey

Tom Bailey

Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.


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