Former Peanut Shoppe space and Downtown warehouse will become ‘something to celebrate’
Owners of 321 S. Main St. plan to make the space into something that "places pedestrians first by proposing an active and interesting ground floor experience and a more vibrant pedestrian experience." (Courtesy Cnct Design)
The former Peanut Shoppe building and a vacant Downtown warehouse will be renovated after the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board on Wednesday, Dec. 3, approved exterior designs for the two properties.
Both buildings required DRB design approvals after receiving $140,000 in incentives from the DMC’s Center City Development Corp.
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Dima Amro
Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.
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