Concerns about rental properties in the Bartlett area have drawn the attention of officials in the suburb, in the county and at the state legislature.

The master plan for Crossover — a mixed development between Getwell and Snowden Lane — received the unanimous blessing from Southaven officials this week.

Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission says no to a Dollar General and some changes to The Lake District development.

Discount retailer Tuesday Morning is closing more than 400 of its stores, including several in the Memphis region. 

Portugal-based MSS Steel and Ubique Group were also approved for PILOTs by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County. 

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Uptown Studios & Storage is part of November 6’s Dixie Greyhound redevelopment project. The developer plans to build a new four-story, 80,000-square-foot building at 475 N. Main St.

Tawanda Pirtle plans to expand the store into the adjacent storefront at 511 S. Main St. 

This week’s Inked shares MAAR’s January 2023 home sales report and updates on Dwell at Shelby Farms and the Greenbelt dock expansion.

The most notable changes to the tax incentives are the length of the program and a focus on affordable housing.

Mississippi-based Belnick is also seeking a 10-year PILOT for a furniture distribution facility. 

If the proposed hotel isn’t under construction at the end of those two years, the permit will expire.

This week’s Inked includes updates on the National Civil Rights Museum Legacy expansion, Klein Fitness and a new farmer’s market in Orange Mound.

Carlisle Development filed plans to build a temporary surface parking lot at the proposed Grand Hyatt site at One Beale. 

Planning Director Whitney Choat-Cook described Crossover’s master plan as possessing a “modern, millennial-like design” with amenities that set the project apart from its mixed-use neighbor Silo Square. 

The opening of Conwood Flats and Varsity Spirit’s headquarters marks the halfway point for the historic Snuff District redevelopment. 

This week’s Inked covers news on RKA’s new commercial branch, a notable Downtown barbershop closes and updates on the Sterick Building. 

Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.

Belz Enterprises plans to convert former office spaces at 119 S. Main St. into 73 apartments. 

With concerns about crime, congestion and over-development, Lakeland officials have placed a one-year moratorium on commercial projects along U.S. 70.

Downtown Mobility Authority agrees to $7 million cleanout request for 100 N. Main building. 

Once redevelopment is complete, 100 N. Main will include a restaurant, condos, 205 apartments, 160-room hotel and offices. 

Developer Bill Townsend originally mapped out plans to turn the historic Pillow-McIntyre House into an antique shop. Then he had second thoughts. He shares his new plans for two historic properties in the Victorian Village neighborhood. 

With higher interest rates as a deterrent and the rising cost of materials, single-family residential starts dipped in DeSoto County.

This week’s Inked covers 2022 real estate figures, Q4 2022 industrial real estate reports and answers reader questions on the Grand Hyatt. 

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will vote on changes to its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentive program at its Feb. 5 meeting.