Neighbors and preservationists are concerned about new developments that could arise from the sale of the historic mansion.

Among the new applications to the planning board is a request to develop six, $400,000 condos about a block southeast of FedExForum.

The reputation of a Downtown office tower and its landlord received a boost from a federal court recommendation.

The 93-year-old hotel at the southeast corner of B.B. King Boulevard and Union across from The Peabody will become one of the upscale, boutique but independently owned hotels in Marriott's Autograph Collection.

Hillery W. Key rose from slavery to prominence in higher education and the ministry. The large farm he bought in 1880 just northeast of Memphis will finally leave his family next month. 

A company affiliated with Carlisle LLC, developers of One Beale, has just purchased a century-old, vacant warehouse at 339 S. Front. 

The Design Review Board will consider three proposed sculptures for Downtown, changes to the design of Poplar Art Lofts apartments, and the renovation of the old Glass Factory building for Memphis Made Brewing.

The Board of Adjustment approved on a 6-1 vote Valvoline Instant Oil Change's request to build at 1615 Union. The site is next to the Central Gardens residential historical district but also in a place already zoned for such vehicle-services businesses.

The architecture firm is putting its specialty – designing renovations and adaptive-reuse projects for historic buildings – to good use, uncovering 1,900 square feet inside Downtown's 96-year-old Claridge House for its own offices.

The Memphis Fire Department has filed for a permit to build a new Fire Station No. 5 at a new location. Moving a mile away to 400 Adams will clear the way for construction of a new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on the Downtown river bluff.

The Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel's expansion needs could come in conflict with a more than 200-year-old slice of Memphis history.

The $11 million project, which could begin construction this summer, joins a growing list of new and planned Downtown hotels 

Havana Mix will also add a new restaurant into Downtown retail space never before occupied.

A Chattanooga-based real estate firm is collaborating with an Edge District developer to carry out a $3.6 million adaptive reuse of the Memphis Cycle Shop building.

ALCO Management has invested more than $50 million in its Frayser properties dating back to the 1970s. 

The Land Use Control Board also approved plans for a gated, 19-lot subdivision in East Memphis, modifications to a commercial development in Raleigh and a request to close a public street at Memphis Country Club.

Spencer Shadrach plans to sell the home for $230,000 to $250,000, while the average home sale price in the neighborhood the last two years is $50,278.

Kathryn Garland, a former chef turned real estate agent, is the new president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. 

Memphis School of Excellence buys Harding Academy of Memphis' 20-acre campus in Cordova for $6 million. 

For sale for $2.5 million: A one-owner building with six floors, huge rooms and rich architectural detailing. 

While the possibility of a Highland Row-style, mixed-use development is generating excitement, small businesses' growth also is contributing to more activity and optimism in Whitehaven.

Residences are returning to a commercialized Brookhaven Circle, sending an upscale designer-clothing consignment shop from the area as the landlord plans a $1.5 million, multifamily development.

The 115-year-old brick warehouse that for decades housed a chain Italian restaurant in Downtown sold this week for $3.35 million.

After Highwoods Properties announced last summer it would sell its Memphis office buildings, its local leader took some time off, traveled and decided to join Colliers International Memphis.

A 60-lot subdivision being planned near the intersection of James and Highland in Raleigh may be marketed to new employees of the Amazon fulfillment center nearby.