Regional One Health build could bring new life to Downtown ‘gateway’
Memphis-based Allworld Project Management and Dallas-based Covalus, a health care consulting company, are leading the project’s planning, Dr. Reginald Coopwood said during Wednesday’s meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Regional One Health’s planned move into the former Commercial Appeal building is expected to spark new development, increase residential activity and attract jobs.
The public hospital is poised to build a $1 billion new hospital on the site of The Commercial Appeal’s former campus at 495 Union Ave., which has sat vacant since the newspaper left in 2019.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved the site’s $24 million purchase earlier this week. The two buildings will be demolished to make way for Regional One Health’s new hospital, which will replace its aging campus on Jefferson Avenue.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a recent University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers commercial real estate, economic development, residential real estate, restaurant real estate, and hospitality and tourism.
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