2028 Memphis Depot Pkwy.
Memphis, TN 38114

Sale Amount: $50 million

2. Memphis Industrial Park Sells for $50 Million - Saturday, April 28, 2018

The 4.2 million-square-foot Memphis Depot Industrial Park just north of Memphis International Airport has sold for $50 million.

Atlanta-based Ares Management and Mt. Kisco, New York-based Diamond Properties bought the 43-building industrial park and former U.S. Army supply depot from Mayfield Properties, the Dallas company that had owned it since 2011 under the name Memphis Depot Associates LLC.

3. Memphis Industrial Park Sells for $50 Million - Thursday, April 26, 2018

The 4.2 million-square-foot Memphis Depot Industrial Park just north of Memphis International Airport has sold for $50 million.

Atlanta-based Ares Management and Mt. Kisco, New York-based Diamond Properties bought the 43-building industrial park and former U.S. Army supply depot from Mayfield Properties, the Dallas company that had owned it since 2011 under the name Memphis Depot Associates LLC.

4. Memphis Depot Industrial Park Sells for $50 Million - Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The 4.2 million-square-foot Memphis Depot Industrial Park just north of Memphis International Airport has sold for $50 million.

Atlanta-based Ares Management and Mt. Kisco, New York-based Diamond Properties bought the 43-building industrial park and former U.S. Army supply depot from Mayfield Properties, the Dallas company that had owned it since 2011 under the name Memphis Depot Associates LLC.

5. Events - Saturday, October 7, 2017

Living Beyond Breast Cancer will host its “Sharing Wisdom, Sharing Strength” national conference Friday through Sunday, Oct. 6-8, at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. The conference, held in partnership with the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium and the Common Table Health Alliance, will convene national experts, survivors and caregivers for a weekend of information, yoga and support. Limited walk-up registrations available. Visit lbbc.org for details.

6. Positive Absorption Streak Continues in Industrial Market - Tuesday, October 3, 2017

For the 17th straight quarter, the Memphis area industrial market continued its positive absorption streak, as it wrapped up Q3 2017 with more than 800,000 square feet of positive net absorption, according to commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE’s Memphis Industrial MarketView Report.

7. Last Word: Lakeland Date Set, Silos in South Main and Trespassing in Apartments - Thursday, March 16, 2017

Here comes the Governor’s race with Randy Boyd doing the honors here in Memphis Wednesday at the top of the second day of his fly-around. Boyd’s opening sounds very much like he is running as the heir apparent to Gov. Bill Haslam – although there are no heirs in politics, at least not without an election. He talked a lot about hitting workforce development and job goals of the Haslam administration if he is elected Governor in 2018.

8. Dave & Buster’s to Open Cordova Location - Thursday, January 19, 2017

7930 Germantown Parkway
Memphis, TN 38133 

Landlord: Brixmor Property Group 

Tenant: Dave & Buster’s 

9. Midtown Retail Property Sells for $5 Million - Thursday, December 29, 2016

1625 Poplar Avenue

Memphis, TN 38104 

Sale Amount: $5 million

Sale Date: Dec. 21, 2016

10. Brooks Museum to Open Carroll Cloar Gallery - Friday, September 16, 2016

Three years after the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and four other art institutions in the city mounted a major retrospective exhibition on Memphis artist Carroll Cloar, the Brooks is opening a permanent exhibit space dedicated to Cloar’s work.

11. Biden Praises Benefits of 2009 Stimulus Package at Rail Yard - Friday, February 19, 2016

For 36 years Vice President Joe Biden was an Amtrak train commuter, traveling an estimated 2 million miles in his daily trips to Washington D.C. as a U.S. senator from Delaware.

So when he arrived at the Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility in Rossville Wednesday, Feb. 17, Biden’s photo-op with workers at the Norfolk Southern rail yard before his speech became a long walk to the podium.

12. Biden Touts Stimulus In Stop At Rossville Intermodal Facility - Thursday, February 18, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden came to the Norfolk Southern intermodal yard in Rossville Wednesday, Feb. 17, to tout the seven-year old economic stimulus act and push for continued public investment in roads as well as railways.

13. Single-Family Home Rentals Strong in Memphis - Friday, September 4, 2015

When New York-based Cerberus Capital Management closed Aug. 31 on its $440 million acquisition of 4,200 rental homes in five states – including 1,032 in Shelby County – it demonstrated a trend in local real estate.

14. Germantown Parkway Parcels Sell for $3.4 Million - Tuesday, May 5, 2015

789 and 725 N. Germantown Parkway
Memphis, TN 38018
Sale Amount: $3.4 million

15. TVA ‘Robo Houses’ a Success, On the Market - Saturday, November 8, 2014

For the past five years, several residents of the Campbell Creek subdivision have had the quietest neighbors they could have ever wanted. Now they’re going to have to adjust to having people instead.

16. Downtown Knoxville Tourism Finally Finds its Stride - Saturday, October 4, 2014

When Kim Trent moved to Knoxville in 1990, she could stand along Gay Street on a Sunday and be the only soul in sight. Today, she’s a face in the crowd.

17. Olive Branch Business Park Closer to Development - Friday, October 3, 2014

A Texas-based development firm could start turning dirt soon on a massive new business park in Olive Branch.

Hillwood Investment Properties is expected to close on a land purchase next week that will clear the way for Legacy Park, a 265-acre distribution and business park on the south side of Goodman Road, just east of Hacks Cross Road near Polk Lane.

18. University of Tennessee Students Help Design Nashville’s Future - Saturday, September 27, 2014

Nashville may be a city on the rise, attracting new residents by the droves. But it’s also a laboratory for students at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s College of Architecture and Design, where they are designing the communities of the future in partnership with the Nashville Civic Design Center.

19. HipD: Donelson Finds Its Cool Side - Saturday, September 27, 2014

The tag “Hip Donelson” evoked plenty of snickers, eye rolls and snarky comments when it first appeared. After all, the local joke goes, Donelson’s known for hip replacements – not hipsters.

20. Curtains Up - Tuesday, August 12, 2014

As counterintuitive as it might sound, the more digitized and interconnected people get, the more they seem to appreciate the handiwork of Dan McCleary and the fellow live theater proponents who work with him.

21. ABF Freight Acquires Two Memphis Properties - Wednesday, July 30, 2014

ABF Freight System Inc. appears poised to significantly expand its Memphis presence, but company officials aren’t saying it’s a done deal just yet.

22. Knowledge Tree Buys Cordova Retail Center - Tuesday, July 22, 2014

8195 Dexter Road
Memphis, TN 38016
Sale Amount: $1.3 million

Sale Date: July 8, 2014
Buyer: K Tree LLC
Seller: 8195 Dexter Road LLC
Loan Amount: $1.5 million
Loan Date: July 11, 2014
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA
Details: An affiliate of the Knowledge Tree learning center has paid $1.5 million for the 28,575-square-foot shopping center at 8195 Dexter Road in Cordova.

23. Heart of Arlington - Thursday, June 26, 2014

When Sandy Brewer and her family moved more than eight years ago from Cordova to a turn-of-the-century home just two blocks from Arlington’s Depot Square, she said it felt like taking a step back in time.

24. Eastgate Set for Possible Makeover - Friday, May 2, 2014

A venerable shopping center in East Memphis could be getting a significant makeover, according to a recent retail market report from CB Richard Ellis Memphis.

Eastgate Center LLC, the owner of Eastgate Shopping Center at Park Avenue and White Station Road in East Memphis, could make significant aesthetic improvements to the retail center beginning this year.

25. Germantown Planning Commission OKs Plan for Whole Foods - Thursday, January 9, 2014

Developers on Tuesday, Jan. 7, cleared a key regulatory hurdle for a planned Whole Foods Market store in Germantown.

Before a packed house, the Germantown Planning Commission voted to approve a revamped plan for a new Whole Foods store at the southeast corner of the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Pete Mitchell Road, on the eastern edge of Germantown’s Central Business District.

26. Hot-Button Issue - Saturday, December 14, 2013

When the Economic Development Growth Engine of Memphis and Shelby County was formed in 2011, president and CEO Reid Dulberger knew it would take the organization a little time to gain its footing.

At first, EDGE did not have its own staff or its own office, and it lacked financial and operational control of several key component parts, such as the Port of Memphis and Shelby County and the Depot Area Development Corp.

27. Whole Foods Delays Germantown Store Request - Saturday, December 7, 2013

The development team behind a proposed Whole Foods store in Germantown has withdrawn its application from the Germantown Planning Commission’s Tuesday, Dec. 3, agenda and will return next month.

28. Traffic Concerns Delay Germantown Whole Foods - Thursday, December 5, 2013

The development team behind a proposed Whole Foods store in Germantown is going back to the drawing board after some neighbors expressed concerns about the project, particularly over traffic.

The development team withdrew its application from the Germantown Planning Commission’s Tuesday, Dec. 3, agenda and will return next month. After that, the development team would need approval from Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

29. Whole Foods Delays Germantown Store Request - Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The development team behind a proposed Whole Foods store in Germantown has withdrawn its application from the Germantown Planning Commission’s Tuesday, Dec. 3, agenda and will return next month.

30. New in Rural Tennessee: Discovery Park of America - Friday, November 1, 2013

UNION CITY, Tenn. (AP) – The gleaming white building with curved exteriors and a spaceship-like tower emerges from the flat landscape of West Tennessee like something out of science fiction, but it's not a villain's lair or superhero's headquarters.

31. Ritz: Commission Should Block City’s EDGE Appointments - Monday, October 28, 2013

Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz wants to hold up county approval of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s nominees to the board of the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE).

And he will press the issue of money the city of Memphis pledged in the creation of the joint economic development body with a resolution on the agenda for the Monday, Oct. 28, meeting of the county commission that would effectively block the city appointments.

32. Whole Foods Eyes Germantown Site - Thursday, October 24, 2013

Whole Foods Market and local development firm Cypress Realty Holdings Co. are targeting the Poplar Avenue corridor in Germantown for the Memphis area’s second Whole Foods store.

33. Commission Reappoints Bright as EDGE Chairman - Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners on Monday, Sept. 9, approved the reappointment of Al Bright as the chairman of the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine board.

But Commissioner Mike Ritz directed the county attorney’s office to begin drafting a resolution he intends to propose that would block future approval of appointments to the EDGE board until the city of Memphis pays its part of financing both local governments pledged to fund the work of the economic development agency.

34. Hardy Pushes Intermodal Sites for New Jobs - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Carolyn Hardy admits she pushed hard to get the intermodal container yard that opened this week in Hickory Hill completed faster than the two years many contractors told her it would take.

35. Barnhart Buys Industrial Property for Expansion - Tuesday, July 9, 2013

2085 W. E. Freeman Drive
Memphis, TN 38114

Sale Amount: $2.6 million

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

Buyer: Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co.

36. Barnhart Buys Industrial Property for Expansion - Monday, July 8, 2013

Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. has paid $2.6 million for the industrial property at 2085 W.E. Freeman Drive in the Defense Depot area as part of its local expansion.

37. Presidents Island Useable Space Could Double - Friday, June 21, 2013

If the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission can win a sizeable grant from the federal government, work to build railroad capacity on Presidents Island – which would eventually allow for the future development of up to 1,500 acres there – could begin in August.

38. Project Could Double Usable Space on President's Island - Thursday, June 20, 2013

If the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission can win a sizeable grant from the federal government, work to build railroad capacity on Presidents Island – which would eventually allow for the future development of up to 1,500 acres there – could begin in August.

39. Brimhall Named Bartlett Entrepreneur of Year - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Terry Brimhall, founder and president of Brimhall Foods Co. Inc., has been named entrepreneur of the year by the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce.

40. Greenline to Keep Growing in 2013 - Thursday, December 27, 2012

In the coming year, the Shelby Farms Greenline could move a bit farther west from Tillman Street, where it now ends, to the Poplar Avenue viaduct with a goal of linking up with the Broad Avenue Arts District.

41. Levine Named President of Southern Growth Studio - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Mark Levine has joined Southern Growth Studio as president. In his role, Levine leads the firm’s Strategic Analysis team and plays a key part in the company’s culture, business development and client relationship management.

42. McDonald’s Buys Lamar Retail Center for $850,000 - Tuesday, August 28, 2012

2342 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38114

Sale Amount: $850,000

Sale Date: Aug. 17, 2012

43. Poplar Transformation - Monday, July 9, 2012

Two big retail deals have recently been inked on the Poplar Avenue corridor, soon filling empty spaces on the city’s busiest street.

A new Family Dollar is going in the old Stringer’s Garden Center site at 2974 Poplar, while Office Depot and Hollywood Feed are going in the former Samuel’s Furniture space at 5502-5510 Poplar, near South Yates Road.

44. County Weighs Balanced Budget Proposal - Monday, April 23, 2012

The budget season is under way in Shelby County government, but there will be few signs of it Monday, April 23, as the County Commission meets.

The commission meeting at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building begins at 1:30 p.m. The short agenda featuring several appointments and the sale of some tax delinquent parcels is the ideal lead-in to what is normally the most complicated time of the year for the commission.

45. CRE Outlook Remains Mixed - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A sophomore at the University of Memphis could open up an economics book and explain how the United States got to its current state through the laws of demand, diminishing returns and comparative advantage.

46. CRE Outlook Remains Mixed - Thursday, February 9, 2012

A sophomore at the University of Memphis could open up an economics book and explain how the United States got to its current state through the laws of demand, diminishing returns and comparative advantage.

47. Design 500 Finds Passion Preparing Museum Exhibits - Monday, January 2, 2012

Scott Blake’s home office in a historic building at 671 Jefferson Ave. is clearly the abode of a man with a deep love of art, history and design.

48. That's a Wrap - Monday, January 2, 2012

If the grand sweep of 2011 could be captured on celluloid and presented to an audience on the big screen, all the components of a great film would be readily apparent.

There was drama, in the form of a deluge and historic flooding that led the Mississippi River to crest at nearly 48 feet early in the year. One of the year’s big surprises saw President Barack Obama give the commencement address for the Booker T. Washington High School class of 2011 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

49. Cross Creek Shopping Center Sells for $12.7 Million - Thursday, November 17, 2011

Commack, N.Y.-based Allied Development of Memphis LLC has bought Cross Creek Shopping Center for $12.7 million.

50. Defense Depot Property Sells for $1.1 Million - Tuesday, October 4, 2011

2085 W.E. Freeman Drive
Memphis, TN 38114
Sale Amount: $1.1 million

Sale Date: Sept. 14, 2011

Buyer: Varma Family LP

51. JLS Enterprises Buys SE Market Warehouse - Friday, September 2, 2011

A 51,000-square-foot industrial building in the Southeast submarket has traded hands. JLS Enterprises LLC purchased 4021 Delp St. in Airport Industrial Park for $850,000. The warehouse currently houses Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and is 100 percent occupied.

52. Blank Palette - Friday, May 20, 2011

When best-selling author Richard Florida visited Memphis recently, he spelled out to a room full of artists the formula for building a city’s creative class – attract, retain and engage talent.

53. Land Use Control Board Approves Cordova Staples - Monday, April 18, 2011

The Memphis-Shelby County Land Use Control Board has granted site plan approval for a new Staples Inc. store in the Galleria of Memphis, on the north side of Market Plaza, adjacent to Kohl’s in the 130-acre retail development at Interstate 40 and North Germantown Parkway.

54. Brand Strategy - Tuesday, April 5, 2011

It was two years ago at a Five Guys Burgers and Fries franchisee conference when license rights to Memphis were up for grabs.

Mark Moseley, director of franchising for the Lorton, Va.-based burger chain and friend of FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith, approached Alabama franchisee Seth Hargett about putting together a package and asked him if he wanted Memphis.

55. CRE Sales Up, Outlook Still Dour - Tuesday, March 29, 2011

February’s mixed bag of commercial real estate sales serve as evidence of the sluggish speculative market, which doesn’t appear to be staging a comeback in the foreseeable future.

Shelby County saw 48 CRE sales last month, a 41 percent increase from 34 sales in February 2010, but also a 16 percent decrease from 57 in January, according to the latest information from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

56. Memphis Defense Depot Slated for Sale - Monday, March 14, 2011

Memphis Defense Depot – the 4.2 million-square-foot industrial park and former Army base just north of Memphis International Airport – is back on the market.

Once sold, the property will return to the city and county tax base and deliver anticipated tax revenue of approximately $1 million annually, making it one of the more successful national Army base closures.

57. Memphis Defense Depot Slated for Sale - Friday, March 11, 2011

Memphis Defense Depot – the 4.2 million-square-foot industrial park and former Army base just north of Memphis International Airport – is back on the market.

Once sold, the property will return to the city and county tax base and deliver anticipated tax revenue of approximately $1 million annually, making it one of the more successful national Army base closures.

58. Staples to Build First Memphis Location - Friday, February 25, 2011

The world’s largest office products company will soon enter the Memphis market.

Framingham, Mass.-based Staples Inc. has signed a 17,945-square-foot lease at Ridgeway Trace, the shopping center at Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240 developed by Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors.

59. Memphis Firm Acquires Two Atlanta Properties - Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Memphis-based Cypress Realty Holdings Co. has acquired two outparcels in the North Atlanta market.

60. City, County Seek to Create Economic ‘EDGE’ - Friday, January 7, 2011

Memphis and Shelby County’s two mayors have talked for months about finding a way to give their joint business recruitment and retention efforts an edge.

Fittingly, that’s what they’re calling a proposed umbrella group they want to establish to streamline and bring together in one place the related economic development work now spread over several existing agencies.

61. EDGE To Be New Economic Development Engine For City-County - Thursday, January 6, 2011

Memphis and Shelby County's two mayors have talked for months about finding a way to give their joint business recruitment and retention efforts an edge.

Fittingly, that's what they're calling a proposed umbrella group they want to establish to streamline and bring together in one place the related economic development work now spread over several existing agencies.

62. Former Bennigan’s Set to be Razed - Tuesday, August 17, 2010

5336 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119
Permit Amount: $775,000

Project Cost: n/a
Permit Date: Applied August 2010
Completion: Late fourth quarter 2010
Owner: Danco
Tenant: Newk’s Express Café
Contractor: Fleming/Associates/Architects PC
Architect: Horizon Construction LLC

63. Realizing Dreams - Tuesday, July 6, 2010

William Adair’s quad-cab, four-wheel-drive pickup truck is splattered with mud. The office where he parks it out back, a converted country home at the corner of Tenn. 196 and U.S. 72, is littered with maps.

64. Downtown Medical District Seeks Connection - Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The new Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has embraced the effort to inter-connect the Downtown medical district with a cohesive streetscape, common signage and pedestrian-friendly environment.

It is the starting point for an effort to better link the hospitals, educational institutions and other anchors of the Memphis Medical Center. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is also exploring ways to better connect with the district.

65. Memphis Biofuels Facility Foreclosed - Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The property that houses the Memphis Biofuels LLC biodiesel production facility has been foreclosed and will be sold on the courthouse steps, according to a notice that appears on Page 24 of Wednesday’s print edition of The Daily News and also at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

66. Office Depot Slated For Centennial Commons - Monday, September 21, 2009

Michael Lightman Realty Co. has filed an $800,000 permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build an Office Depot store at 7726 Polo Grounds Blvd. in the Centennial Commons retail center.

67. Here Comes the Sun: Memphis’ cut of the state’s solar energy plan - Monday, July 20, 2009

The Sharp Manufacturing plant in Hickory Hill has always been a symbol as much as a working part of the city’s economic infrastructure.

The plant on South Mendenhall Road represents the city’s first truly international big business presence. It opened in 1978 after Japanese executives came to Memphis to negotiate directly with city leaders. And once the deal closed, a now-legendary picket line was thrown up by local union leaders. The picketing symbolized organized labor’s determination to have a voice in local economic development.

68. City Closer to Injecting Foreclosure Relief - Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The city of Memphis has checked off one more thing it has to do so $11.5 million in federal aid can be deployed in neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure.

The city’s Division of Housing and Community Development has issued a request for qualifications, or RFQ, for firms that want to apply for a piece of the millions in housing-related aid coming to Memphis.

69. MATA Files Permit for Airport Terminal - Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Memphis Area Transit Authority has reached another milestone in the development of its South Intermodal Terminal near Memphis International Airport.

Months after clearing structures off the 9-acre site, MATA has filed a $10 million building permit for the 29,000-square-foot facility at 3033 Airways Blvd., at the intersection of Airways and Brooks Road.

70. Goddard School Planned For Winchester Road in Collierville - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

2.5 Acres
Collierville, TN 38017
Loan Amount: $1.3 Million

Loan Date: Feb. 13, 2009
Maturity Date: N/A
Borrower: R.S. Harris LLC
Lender: First Citizens National Bank

71. City Council To Consider Frayser Foreclosure Woes - Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Steve Lockwood, executive director of the Frayser Community Development Corp., offers a nine-digit figure when quantifying the pain of the housing slump in Frayser, the epicenter of foreclosure activity in Shelby County.

72. April House Combines Fun With Food - Monday, December 29, 2008

Foreclosure can be a new beginning if you persevere.

Paulette Sanford navigated April House Premiere, her catering and special events business, through financial hard times that sometimes left her scrounging for a place to operate from 1999 to 2001.

73. Green Neighborhood Closer to Reality - Monday, December 22, 2008

Habitat for Humanity’s goal of launching its first entirely “green” neighborhood in Memphis has moved a step closer with a $263,060 infrastructure grant from the Plough Foundation.

The money will be used for development costs and the construction of a community resource center at Trinity Park, a $3.1 million, 38-home neighborhood that Habitat will launch next year on 8.6 acres at Winchester and Tchulahoma roads near Memphis International Airport.

74. Interface Properties Re-Enters Memphis Market - Tuesday, October 7, 2008

A Florida development company absent from the Memphis market for the past few years is returning to the area with plans to develop outparcels at a Collierville retail center and a Germantown hotel.

75. For Covington, Attitude is Half The Battle - Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Jim Covington isn’t overly worried about rising gas prices, struggling airlines and other woes affecting the transportation industry. Instead, the Memphis Regional Chamber’s newly hired vice president of logistics and aerotropolis development is emboldened by those challenges as he settles in his position.

76. LaPaloma Treatment Center To Start Building $4 Million Wing - Tuesday, July 15, 2008

1248 Lapaloma St.
Memphis, TN 38114
Permit Amount: $4 Million

Project Cost: $4 million
Permit Date: Applied July 2008
Completion: End of year
Owner: LaPaloma Treatment Center
Tenant: LaPaloma Treatment Center
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
Contractor: Grinder, Tabor & Grinder Inc.
Details: LaPaloma Treatment Center is preparing to break ground on a new wing for its 10-acre campus on Lapaloma Street, south of Lamar Avenue near Foster Avenue in the Defense Depot area.

77. Habitat Launches Green Building Program in Memphis - Friday, June 6, 2008

The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity International have announced the creation of “Partners in Sustainable Building,” whose pilot program will bring a host of “green” homes to a Memphis Habitat neighborhood as early as next year.

78. Florida Medical DistributorTo Open Millington Facility - Friday, October 12, 2007
     Miami-based American Medical Depot (AMD) has announced plans to build a regional corporate headquarters and distribution center in Millington.
     Shelby County, the Millington Industrial De

79. Former Kmarts, Cordova Shopping Center Have New Options With New Plan - Thursday, March 1, 2007

When New Plan Excel Realty Trust Inc. and Sears Holdings Corp. set up a joint development venture in 2005, the venture's first deal involved transforming three former Kmart stores in Memphis.

Sears had closed the stores in 2005, citing their under-performance. Since then, Sears' partner in its development venture - a New York real estate investment trust (REIT) with assets of about $3.5 billion - has more than lived up to its name.

80. Collierville's Yo-Yo Effect - Thursday, February 22, 2007

Numbers say the real estate market in Collierville has been up and down for the past five years.

But while the town's home sales have indeed experienced a roller coaster ride, it's more akin to a children's version of the amusement park favorite with modest peaks and valleys rather than dramatic ones.

81. Wolfchase Neighbor Up for Grabs? Shopping Center across from mall scoped by NY real estate trust - Friday, October 6, 2006

Judging by the interest of a New York-based real estate investment trust, ownership of one of the most expensive pieces of property in Shelby County soon could be changing hands.

New Plan Excel Realty Trust is in the early stages of acquiring The Commons, a 33-acre shopping center across from Wolfchase Galleria that includes such tenants as Old Navy, Home Depot and Toys 'R' Us.

82. Giant Pawn Shop to Open in Hickory Hill - Tuesday, July 11, 2006

If Wal-Mart ever got into the pawn shop business, it might open something that looks like Top Dollar Pawn at 3700 Hickory Hill Road.

In two to three months, Louisiana-based J.V. Holding Co. Inc. will open the 101,352-square-foot pawn shop in a vacant Target store there.

83. A GRAVE SITUATION - Thursday, June 29, 2006

Sometime in mid-July, the Sons of Confederate Veterans will show up in Collierville to perform a traditional military ceremony, with friends and family members on hand to observe.

The main order of business will be to relocate the remains of Civil War veteran James M. Northcross from a family plot to a new site in Collierville's Magnolia Cemetery. All of the work will be carefully orchestrated by the Memphis-based urban archaeology firm Weaver and Associates, the same firm that excavated the FedExForum site in 2002.

84. Effort to Overhaul Unified Development Code Continues - Friday, March 31, 2006

When Lee Einsweiler's children were growing up, he was often the parent who made the dinner runs to fast food joints like Wendy's, Burger King and McDonald's. With three kids, that usually meant orders from three different restaurants, which meant three trips and - most important - three parking lots to navigate.

85. DeSoto's Dance with Development - Thursday, January 19, 2006

It's no secret the DeSoto County residential market has been thriving over the past few years, but commercial development is closing in fast on the heels of the many new DeSoto County residents.

Chuck Roberts, who has lived in Mississippi for around 20 years and owns Chuck Roberts Commercial Real Estate, has seen the area's commercial development pick up over the years. He points to the Southaven Towne Center at Interstate 55 and Goodman Road as the most obvious commercial development in the county.

86. Olive Branch Sees Continued Growth - Thursday, October 13, 2005

An explosion of residential and commercial development is the norm these days in the DeSoto County town whose name, ironically, refers to a symbol of peace.

And though Olive Branch prides itself on small-town charm, its industrial corridor - which includes the 800-acre Metro Industrial Park that encompasses the Olive Branch Airport - is thriving. One of the most recent projects is a manufacturing plant for J. Strickland & Co. that contains upward of 300,000 square feet. General contractor Tommy Starkey said the facility is 99 percent complete.

87. Sales Veteran Shares Expertise Through New Venture - Friday, September 23, 2005

Collierville resident Jerry Autry, president and owner of Optimum Sales Solutions in Memphis, has become the first Tennessee franchise affiliate of DEI (Direct Education Inc.) Management Group, an international sales training company that has trained more than 500,000 sales professionals in more than 9,000 companies.

88. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, May 31, 2005
New Arlington subdivision adds to building boom

Arlington Homes Add to Building Boom

No end in sight for new commercial, residential projects

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

For real estate developer David Goodwin Jr., the town of Arlington ...

89. Archived Article: Lead - Friday, February 18, 2005
Retail Growth Will Continue Even After Construction

New Malls to Drive Further Retail Growth

Big-box, small stores to follow large-scale centers

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The Metro Memphis retail landscape is about to see major chang...

90. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, February 9, 2005
New Construction to Increase I-40 Office

Work Progresses on I-40 Corporate Park

Third building under way in office, industrial development

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The office market along Interstate 40 in East Memphis is continuing ...

91. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, February 7, 2005
By Andy Meek

Developers Foresee Year of Urban Reinvestment

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The waiting list for a new 200-lot development on Mud Island speaks for itself.

A sense of urgency. More than 400 people are vying for one of develope...

92. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Outlook Positive for Commercial Market

Outlook Positive for Commercial Market

Retail growth spurs real estate market heading into 2005

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Following several years of post-9/11 uncertainty, the commercial real es...

93. Archived Article: Lead - Monday, December 13, 2004
Retailers Moving to Whitehaven

Large-Scale Retail Heads for Whitehaven

Wal-Mart spawns further development in underserved area

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When Wal-Mart Supercenter opens its doors in Whitehaven next year, it will mark ...

94. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, September 27, 2004
By Andy Meek

Large Retailers Look Within City Limits

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

As customer demographics shift, large retail operations once known for dominating suburban markets are becoming a more familiar sight in urban areas.

And re...

95. Archived Article: Ymca (lead) - Thursday, September 9, 2004
By Andy Meek

YMCA Project Starts in Olive Branch

Build-to-suit arrangement marks new territory for YMCA

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Thanks in part to Olive Branchs residential boom, the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South recently approved...

96. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, August 2, 2004
Kuzdas notes

Collierville Faces Growth With Strict Standards

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Collierville officials view the bustling East Memphis suburb as an emerging island of commercial development, easily distinguished in its look and plan...

97. Archived Article: Desoto (lead) - Thursday, July 1, 2004
Vickie DuPree

DeSoto Blossoms Into Commercial Hub

As countys population grows, industry and retail follow

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

When it comes to DeSoto Countys steady growth as an industrial and commercial center, Vickie DuPree, ex...

98. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Friday, May 21, 2004
Schilling Farms Land

Schilling Farms Land

Gets Set for Development

Riverbirch Memphis LLC has secured a $1.23 million construction loan for two parcels in Sterling Square at Schilling Farms in Collierville, according to The Daily News Publi...

99. Archived Article: Holmes (lead) - Thursday, April 22, 2004
Its gong to be used for bus expansion

Intermodal Cartage Buys Land for Expansion

Road improvements under way in area of industrial growth

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

A Memphis-based intermodal transportation services company has purcha...

100. Archived Article: Vet (lead) - Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Veterans housing going up in Midtown

Veteran Housing Planned for Midtown

Complex to include 32 permanent housing units

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Some are prosperous, self-supported business owners who relapse into post-war trauma; ot...