Also in this edition of Inked: A new Academy Sports + Outdoors is opening in Millington, and a South Memphis shopping center has sold.

The new owner hopes to bring the Belmont Grill concept back to the space. 

With more staff, new equipment and expanded outreach, the Downtown Memphis Commission reports record levels of cleanup and maintenance, thanks in part to a bike-mounted street sweeper named after a blues legend.

The Lobbyist is advancing to the next phase of a more than $200,000 renovation.

A local private investment company bought Sycamore View Plaza, a retail center on Summer Avenue for more than $3 million.

Also in this edition of Inked: August homes sales go down while prices go up, Los Angeles firm buys in Southeast Memphis and Litchfield buys on Senator Street.

Interior designers Cameron Howell and Greg Baudoin are turning a Racine Street building into showroom, with plans to develop it into a resource center for the city’s design community.

The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board will review three projects at its Sept. 9 meeting.

With one location in the works, the California-based fast-food chain may have found a second spot in the Memphis area.

The main building includes a 200-seat performance hall and office space. The other part is a studio-apartment building.

The property has 285 lots, 60 of which are unoccupied. Of those, 30 have no homes on them at all while the other 30 have houses that have been vacant for years.

The combined firms have completed more than 100 justice-related projects valued at more than $1.5 billion.

“We need a really nice white-tablecloth restaurant, but not too expensive,” Gill Properties’ president said.

Construction of a gas station convenience store at the former Exxon Hop-In is expected to begin this month. 

Also, Montecito Medical Real Estate bought the Conrad Pearson Clinic property in Germantown for $24.5 million, and Birmingham, Alabama-based Hoar Construction has opened an office in East Memphis.

“We have got to come up with some means of keeping our tax base steady and, likewise, growing and developing our city,” the incoming Shelby County property assessor said. “Otherwise, we’re going to look like Gary, Indiana.”

The project initially stirred up residents because a data center was presented as a possible conditional use on part of the site. That was later removed, but pushback persisted.

The outdoor retailer plans to consolidate its operations Downtown.

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Bass Pro space back on the market

Bass Pro Shops appears to be cutting bait at a very visible location in Northeast Memphis. 

The building has covered parking and access to the Lichterman Nature Center walking trails, according to property sheets.

A property owner thinks renovating a hotel near the airport could help the area take off.

The former Cheddar’s Casual Cafe on Winchester Road would give its buyer a large, 2.6-acre lot. 

Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges had an interesting history as a property owner, and some of his buildings are still listed for sale.

The retail center off Germantown Parkway, which homes Incredible Pizza and The Tile Shop, is a few miles from several other Asian businesses. 

Millington wants to breathe life back into one of the oldest buildings in the suburb, so city leaders are formally asking the community what they want to see in the Oldtown structure.