Two buildings on Vance get a new owner and a new purpose; Memphis Zoo getting a new stingray home.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s COO said the DMC is excited about upcoming projects but noted development in the neighborhood is challenging.

A TIF for the Germantown redevelopment, which would replace Carrefour at Kirby Parkway and Poplar Avenue, failed by a 3-2 vote.

Officials say the hospital should generate millions in economic growth by 2027 and also add thousands of construction and secondary jobs.

VEG ER for Pets, a veterinary emergency company, is moving into a former AT&T retail space at 6267 Poplar Ave. early next year.

Jay’s Catering will open in the Non-Vintage Wine Bar space on Broad Avenue sometime this month. Renovations at Brookhaven Pub & Grill are underway, and the Café Keough space is up for a low-rent, one-year lease.

Fresh off a favorable ruling, Cook Out is moving forward with its plans to convert the former Back Yard Burgers.

A new project reinvents the last vacant pieces of Downtown with unobstructed views of the Mississippi River.

An Arkansas developer moving forward with its second project in the Edge District.

Built in 1913, the property is listed on the National Historic Registry. It operated as a school before closing in 1973.

A former Memphis pastor opens The Living Room, a luxury lounge without liquor at the former Abundant Life Fellowship Church on Knight Arnold Road.

High visibility office buildings for sale, a church expands and a historic Cordova property gets a new use.

This would be the high-end eyeglass retailer’s first brick-and-mortar store in the area. 

The streetwear, footwear and apparel store will be in an East Memphis shopping center by the end of the year. 

Pieces of the puzzle include a delayed grocery store in Hyde Park, a Land Expo, emerging developers, questions about putting the cart before the horse and a community garden in Binghampton.

Something new is in full swing at Southaven’s Silo Square and a freshly opened sports bar is hosting themed nights, including karaoke, pool and dart tournaments and bingo.

The $10 million development at 621 S. White Station will have 18,145 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 6,000 square feet of office space on the second floor.

“We love Memphis,” said Jeremy Reaves, CEO of Cook Out. “We debated between here and Nashville. We want to be here ...”

East Memphis is getting a new gas station and maybe an ICE office, and a million-dollar discount deal is available at a Downtown restaurant site.

The Memphis Riverline Hotel, which is connected to the Renasant Convention Center, will operate as an independent flag associated with Marriott until it meets brand standards when it will become an official Marriott hotel.

The electronics manufacturing company’s purchase of the Byhalia warehouse may spark new industrial development in the metro Memphis area.

The 275-unit development, listed as Tapestry Shelby Farms, consists of 11 buildings, varying from one to four stories.

The redevelopment project includes moving the hotel entrance to Main Street to face the convention center, and adding meeting space and an outdoor event lawn. 

Both The Studio Karaoke and The SovereignTea Cafe will have their grand openings in February. Also, a new Pizza Hut is coming to Marketplace at Raleigh.

A Denver-based Western-apparel company bought a Southeast Memphis property for its U.S. distribution center.