The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council has grown and evolved over the past nine years since its inception, with membership increasing from 150 members in 2004 to more than 350 members this year.

2. Filling the Voids - Saturday, February 02, 2013

Last year was a banner year for adaptive reuse projects in Midtown and Downtown.

Developers announced plans for the Sears Crosstown building, Overton Square, Hotel Chisca, James Lee House and old United Warehouse in the South Main Historic Arts District. Construction began on The Pyramid, turning it into a 220,000-square-foot mega-Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World, and Memphis in May moved into its new headquarters at 56 S. Front St., a 14,600-square-foot building that’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

3. Loeb: City Should Increase Investment in Urban Core - Thursday, January 31, 2013

The relevance of Overton Square is that it’s one of many initiatives the city has in place to make Memphis a better place and a city of choice for the millennial generation.

Seventy-seven percent of those born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s want to live in the urban core and to drive less.

4. MemShop Latest Boon for Overton Square - Wednesday, December 05, 2012

A year ago, Loeb Properties Inc. was granted the green light from Memphis City Council for the funds necessary to construct a parking lot and detention pond west of Cooper Street – the last component in the more than $30 million public/private partnership to revitalize the once thriving Overton Square district.

5. Commercial Council Elects deWitt, Reilly as Top Leaders - Monday, August 13, 2012

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council announced its 2013 officers and directors Thursday, Aug. 9, at its annual Member Appreciation and Election Party.

Greg deWitt of Grubb & Ellis Memphis will serve as 2013 president. Patrick Reilly of CB Richard Ellis Memphis will serve as vice president.

6. Another Round - Monday, July 09, 2012

The revitalization of Overton Square can perhaps be best summed up with a famous quote often attributed to Mark Twain: “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

The history of the Midtown entertainment district dates back to late 1970, when T.G.I. Friday’s opened its first franchised location on Madison Avenue near Cooper Street following the passage of a referendum vote allowing liquor by the drink citywide a year prior.

7. Tying it All Together - Monday, June 25, 2012

Two of the city’s high-profile architecture firms are behind the design enhancement of one of Memphis’ most cherished spots – Overton Square.

LRK Inc. is the architect of record for both Loeb Properties Inc.’s $20 million revitalization of the Midtown theater district and also for the city’s parking garage at Monroe Avenue and Florence Street.

8. Loeb Makes Progress on Square Plan - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The blue banner that hung until recently at the curved building at Cooper Street and Madison Avenue and read “Returning in 2012” will soon ring true for Overton Square and its developer, Loeb Properties Inc.

9. Public Servants - Thursday, February 23, 2012

The two winners of the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards thanked their coworkers Wednesday, Feb. 22, as they were honored by the family of the late Probate Court clerk and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

10. Loeb Tells Rotary About Overton Square Plans - Thursday, January 12, 2012

Among the first of Bob Loeb’s comments when he addressed the Memphis Rotary Club Tuesday, Jan. 10, was that when his firm finishes the redevelopment of Overton Square, the hope is to pass the Rotarian Four-Way Test.

11. Beyond Square One - Monday, December 26, 2011

Memphis City Council’s approval for spending $16 million to improve Midtown’s Overton Square marked a milestone for neighborhood supporters, grassroots leaders and financial stakeholders – especially Loeb Properties Inc.

12. Green Light - Thursday, December 22, 2011

It may have been a murky day in Memphis, but neighborhood stakeholders didn’t let the afternoon rain dampen their support of the Overton Square redevelopment project during the Memphis City Council’s final meeting of the year.

13. Council Passes $16M Overton Square Funding - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

It may have been a murky day in Memphis, but neighborhood stakeholders didn’t let the afternoon rain dampen their support of the Overton Square redevelopment project during the Memphis City Council’s final meeting of the year.

14. Overton Square Votes Dominate Meeting - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Memphis City Council votes Tuesday, Dec. 20, on the redevelopment of Overton Square. At its last meeting of the year, the council will vote on a planned development for the south side of Madison Avenue at Cooper Street to be redeveloped by Loeb Properties Inc. The development includes a parking garage.

15. Changes Squared - Monday, December 05, 2011

Memphis City Council would have voted Tuesday, Dec. 6, on whether it would fork over about $16 million in funds for public infrastructure improvements in Loeb Properties Inc.'s redevelopment of Midtown’s Overton Square.

16. Loeb Unveils Ambitious Plan For Renewed Overton Square - Friday, October 14, 2011

Loeb Properties Inc. hopes to capitalize on Midtown’s recent successes with a $31 million revitalization plan for Overton Square.

17. Loeb Properties Reveals Theater Arts District for Overton Square - Thursday, October 13, 2011

Loeb Properties Inc. is hoping to capitalize on Midtown’s recent successes with a $31 million revitalization plan for Overton Square.

18. Loeb Hosts Meeting about Overton Square Plans - Thursday, October 06, 2011

Loeb Properties Inc. will hold a meeting Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. at Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper St., presenting the latest plans for the redevelopment of Overton Square.

19. Loeb Builds Success on Long History, Strong Team - Monday, May 16, 2011

In 1887, a T-shirt maker named Henry Loeb, great-grandfather of Robert “Bob” Loeb and Louis “Lou” Loeb of LOEB Properties, opened a Laundromat on Main Street. His entrepreneurial spirit transpired four generations, officially reaching the Loeb brothers in the early 1980s.

20. Museum Could Be Great Fit for Memphis’ Future - Monday, March 07, 2011

A museum is more than old stuff on a wall or under glass.

And with today’s technology, museums increasingly are about more than what can physically be put on display.

The William Eggleston museum may be the ultimate Memphis story – the art world finally catching up to an artist whose work was both of his time and ahead of his time.

21. Overton Square Developer Eyes Grocery Store for Site - Thursday, March 03, 2011

A premium grocery store is in the works for Overton Square with plans to preserve the entertainment district’s character and bring it back to life, Loeb Properties Inc. revealed this week.

22. Overton Square Developer Eyes Grocery Store - Wednesday, March 02, 2011

A premium grocery store is in the works for Overton Square with plans to preserve the entertainment district’s character and bring it back to life, Loeb Properties Inc. revealed this week.

Before a standing room only crowd Tuesday at the office of Memphis Heritage Inc., 2282 Madison Ave., Loeb president Bob Loeb unveiled the site plan for a 53,000-square-foot grocery store, more than double the size of Schnucks’ Midtown location.

23. Loeb to Hold Overton Square Forum - Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Loeb Properties Inc. is holding a public meeting to reveal its redevelopment plans for Overton Square. Anyone interested in current renderings and site plans are encouraged to attend and give feedback.

24. Broad Possibilities - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Back when Broad Avenue was the terminus of the Interstate-40/Sam Cooper Boulevard corridor, car traffic was a big problem.

25. Shifting Gears - Monday, February 07, 2011

Memphis has long been a real estate town.

Family names like Belz, Boyle, Clark, Fogelman, Loeb, Snowden and Wilkinson – to name a few – have become synonymous not only with local commercial and industrial development but also with the city’s business fortunes and cultural identity.

26. Turley Looks East But Keeps an Eye Downtown - Monday, March 17, 2008

Downtown developer Henry Turley is going east these days. The developer of Harbor Town, South Bluffs, parts of South Main and other Downtown projects is touting the Mid-South Fairgrounds these days.

27. Commercial Real Estate ExpertsOffer Reviews, Forecasts - Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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28. Loeb Properties Adds Eight Shopping Centers To Retail Portfolio - Monday, July 03, 2006

Loeb Properties Inc. recently grew its retail unit with the purchase of eight shopping centers for $12.7 million, a move that brings Loeb's retail portfolio to 104 properties.

The shopping centers were sold by contractors Stewart Austin and Michael Weiss as a package deal. But buying eight shopping centers in one transaction from one seller is not the norm, said Bob Loeb, president of Loeb Properties. Usually, the company buys one property at a time.

29. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, May 25, 2004
AS Hospitality Buys Press Building

AS Hospitality Buys Press Building

3493 Lamar Ave.

Memphis, TN 38118

Cost: $2.7 million

Buyer: ASH Properties LLC

Seller: Commerce Center LP

Property: Property at 3493 Lamar Ave. near Pearson R...

30. Archived Article: Loeb (lead) - Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Loeb

Collierville Retail Center off the Market

Portion of Collierville Marketplace sells for $8 million

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A shopping center in the heart of Collierville situated on what once was rolling farmland was sold last...

31. Archived Article: Wolf River(lead) - Tuesday, November 05, 2002
Wolf River office center nearing completion

Loeb Properties Wolf River center nearing capacity

By SUE KIRSTEIN

The Daily News

Loeb Properties, under the name Wolf River Professional Center, sold one of its last vacant lots in a 22-acre p...

32. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Edward L Edward L. Stanton III joined Armstrong Allen PLLC as an associate member. Stanton comes to the firm from the City of Memphis, where he served as assistant city attorney. Prior to his employment with the city, Stanton worked at the Charles C...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Leonard I Randall H. Brown has been appointed chief financial officer for Allen & OHara Inc. He formerly was director of corporate finance for Promus Hotel Corp. A certified public accountant, Brown has bachelors degrees from the University of M...

34. Archived Article: Loeb Realty Chg - Thursday, January 02, 1997
By CAMILLE H Commercial real estate sales show area economy is strong Local investors purchase Lipscomb & Pitts building on Union Avenue Extended By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Several commercial buildings in Memphis sold during December, a...

35. Archived Article: Real Estate Back - Monday, December 11, 1995
12/11 Real estate (back) Local LP Buys Aspenwood Square Apartments for $2.2 million By ED RAINS The Daily News Aspenwood Square apartments, a 120-unit complex built in the early 1970s and located on Mendenhall Road south of Knight Arnold Road, sold ...