The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate: Forecast and Review Seminar featured Richard Shadyac and a panel of three local real estate brokers: Jonathan Aur, Elliot Embry and Michael Donahoe. 

Formerly The Madison, the 15-story, 78,412-square-foot hotel will be refurbished in phases to ensure the hotel can continue operations. 

The hotel at 79 Madison Ave. is on the National Register of Historic Places and features a rooftop bar, meeting spaces and a fitness center.

A Jackson, Tennessee-based pizzeria is coming to East Memphis, and a local restaurateur is bringing more food to Hollywood Street. 

The grant program is meant to help “restore and revitalize some of Tennessee’s most historic buildings so that they once again can flourish.”

The Design Review Board approved the architectural design for the Falls Building redevelopment into apartments and the recently announced Crosstown/Live Nation indoor event venue. 

Plus, a warehouse is getting an upgrade, and a Memphis firm was acquired by a Michigan-based company. 

With elections over, housing developers and lenders are optimistic about the state of sales and the inventory of property for the coming year.

Longer-term lodging has become an attractive alternative for displaced families, traveling business people, and those who don’t know their next step. 

Three panelists and a keynote speaker will talk at the Daily Memphian Commercial Real Estate: Review and Forecast Seminar at the Memphis Botanic Garden on Thursday, Dec. 5.

They offer charcuterie boards, sandwiches, salads and healthful drinks at the new Feast & Graze X HighP Hour Wellness. Guests can grab food to go or relax and spin vinyl records while they eat.

Crazy Coop looks at a new location, and the former Cooper-Young Korean barbecue spot gets a new purpose. Plus, something big is coming to Bog & Barley.

The new tower will be at A.W. Willis Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, on a site occupied by three buildings that would be demolished. 

Plus, a Bartlett building was sold for $685,000, and the County Line Express gas station on Winchester Road is set to be demolished. 

Phase One of the 100 N. Main redevelopment is more than 75% complete, with plans to begin construction next year. So what exactly goes into cleaning out a 58-year-old, 38-story building?

Noise levels at Annesdale Mansion have caused problems with the neighborhood association a while. But new owner Bill Townsend hasn’t stopped the fun. 

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Townsend updates plans for the Luciann, the Lowenstein and the former Masonic Temple — all of which he owns

Preservationist Bill Townsend provides updates for the Luciann Theatre, the Lowenstein Mansion, the Pillow-McIntyre House and the former Masonic Temple.

“The new venue will be a unique addition to the city and bring even more exciting shows to Memphis,” said Grant Lyman, president of Live Nation Southeast. 

Flyway Brewing in the Edge District and Non-Vintage Wine Bar in the Broad Avenue District are open. Charcuterie and bakery shop Graz’n Tables is changing locations — and maybe its name. 

Plus, the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Center City Development Corp. approved board members to oversee the progress of the Sheraton hotel.

Plus, Discover Battery and Fair Break Federal Credit Union make moves. 

JoJo’s Espresso, now in the 850-square-foot suite 114 at 1730 S. Germantown Road, will open in its new 5,000-square-foot space in the late first quarter. 

The 60-year-old building on the corner of White Station Road and Park Avenue, known for its circular architecture and stone-stacked exterior, will be destroyed to make way for a Bojangles. Some locals say it’s “tragic.” 

Tiff’s Treats will open three locations near the Memphis area with oven-to-doorstep delivery. Plus, longtime Collierville cafe closes. 

Due to security concerns, Malco began installing 6-foot, black aluminum poles around the property in July. Zoning officials issued a stop work order, halting the project.