1115 E. Getwell Loop St., Memphis, TN 38152 - Turner Construction Co. is beginning the first phase of a $10.6 million expansion and renovation of the University of Memphis’ athletic training facility on its Park Avenue campus. 

2. Last Word: Firestone's Legacy, Malco In Lakeland and Alexander on Cell Phones - Friday, June 8, 2018

What about Firestone? That’s the quick way of getting into the latest turn in our ongoing civic discussion about whether there should be changes to how Memphis approaches economic development and the growth it brings. Eric Robertson, the president of Community LIFT, which works with community development corporations across the city, says the definition of economic development should be broader and the approach to it should go beyond answering the questions of site consultants to keep them from walking away to the next city on their list.

3. Last Word: Storm Damage, Overton Square Parking and Corker's Tariff Plan - Monday, June 4, 2018

The week begins with recovery across the river in Arkansas where high winds, possibly tornadoes, did quite a bit of damage Saturday evening – the Delta Regional Airport just outside Colt in St. Francis County destroyed, by the National Weather Service preliminary damage estimate Sunday.

4. Last Word: Shutdown Round Two, The Pastner Charges and 1968 Virtual Reality - Friday, February 9, 2018

The federal government technically shutdown at midnight in Washington, D.C., Friday for the second time in 17 days. But the House and Senate were still going for a vote on a two-year budget compromise before dawn Friday morning as this is posted.

5. Last Word: Change at the Top, Real Estate Action on Bellevue and Produce History - Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Welcome back to the work week and however much this is a grind, you are probably having a better work week than David Fizdale who suddenly got the ax from the Grizz front office Monday afternoon. This was not altogether unexpected following a vocal post-game dissent from Marc Gasol after Big Spain came out of what wound up being a Sunday loss to Brooklyn in the fourth quarter – the latest in a string of losses after a strong start to the season by the Grizz.

6. DHL Planning New Memphis Distribution Facility - Monday, October 2, 2017

0 Tchulahoma Rd.
Memphis, TN 38118

Tenant: DHL Supply Chain

Landlord: Belz Enterprises

7. Last Word: Repeal Votes, ServiceMaster Exit and Cooper-Young Apartments - Thursday, July 27, 2017

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee was among the seven Republican Senators who voted Wednesday against a bill that would have repealed the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act without an immediate replacement. U.S. Senator Bob Corker voted for the repeal. The bill failed.

8. Last Word: Lovell's Aftermath, West Memphis Tourism and Batter Up - Thursday, February 16, 2017

Political turbulence in the state capitol this week centered on one of the newest members of the Shelby County Delegation leaves the politically-minded among us with a lot to take in when you add the Beltway turbulence of the week in D.C.

9. Luxury Apartments Begin $17 Million Expansion - Thursday, February 16, 2017

3333 Hacks Cross Road, Memphis, TN 38125: Fieldstone Apartment Homes, a gated community in southeast Memphis, is in the process of another massive expansion.

Permit Amount: $9.7 million (combined)

10. Archived Article - Thursday, February 16, 2017

3333 Hacks Cross Road

Memphis, TN 38125

Permit Amount: $9.7 million (combined)

Project Cost: $17 million

11. Midtown High-Rise Sells For $2.3 Million - Saturday, February 11, 2017

A Central Gardens high-rise apartment switched hands for a cool $2.3 million, according to commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory company Marcus & Millichap, which brokered the deal.

12. Midtown High-Rise Sells For $2.3 Million - Friday, February 10, 2017

A Central Gardens high-rise apartment switched hands for a cool $2.3 million, according to Marcus & Millichap, the commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory company that brokered the deal.

13. Last Word: Haslam on Trump, Midtown Apartment Blitz and Beyond Parks - Monday, October 10, 2016

Trump vs. Clinton or Giants vs. Packers? America Chooses.

While there is so much discussion – and rightfully so – about the unprecedented direction this Presidential campaign as a whole has taken in so many ways, the speed of the conduct of the campaign and news cycle reaction has also become a factor. Many of you are probably reading this at a point in which the reaction to what happened over 90 minutes before 10 p.m. on a Sunday night has already made parts of the debate irrelevant or old news.

14. Last Word: The Sound of Dominoes, Brexit Anxiety and Schilling Farms Backstory - Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The Memphis Newspaper Guild makes it official – filing grievances against Gannett, the new owner of The Commercial Appeal, over the first significant changes in how the paper is put out. Those changes involve abolishing copy editing positions and making them part of the new job of digital producers.

15. Moving Dirt - Saturday, April 9, 2016

The Memphis development community is looking inward and upward to increase density in the urban core. New construction is happening across all four commercial real estate sectors, with long-anticipated projects like Trader Joe’s and the redevelopment of Central Station finally coming to fruition. Construction and operating costs continue to be a challenge as new projects hit the top of their class to command higher rents.

16. Last Word: D-Day, Opera Festival Returns and Buying GMF After the Bond Default - Monday, March 21, 2016

This is what you might call D-Day in Nashville. The “D’ in this case stands for deannexation.
The bill to permit deannexation by referendum has in the course of two weeks become the city’s dominant political issue.

17. Last Word: Election Day, Luttrell Makes It Six, And About "Executive Sessions" - Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Can You Feel It? Tuesday is election day in Memphis and across the state in this presidential election year. And all indications are the turnout locally should be above the 24 percent mark we’ve been at in the last two presidential election years.

18. SRVS Program Helps People With Disabilities and Employers Who Hire Them - Thursday, November 19, 2015

Mike Harris is production manager at American Stairways Inc. on Lamar Avenue. He has a warehouse full of employees and, just saying it like it is, some are happier to be there than others.

19. City Council Approves Downtown LaQuinta - Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, March 17, a special use permit for a four-story, 104-room LaQuinta Inn and Suites hotel on Union Avenue at Danny Thomas Boulevard.

Gopal Govan will build and own the new hotel.

20. City Council Approves Downtown LaQuinta - Thursday, March 19, 2015

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, March 17, a special use permit for a four-story, 104-room LaQuinta Inn and Suites hotel on Union Avenue at Danny Thomas Boulevard.

Gopal Govan will build and own the new hotel.

21. This week in Memphis history: February 27-March 5 - Saturday, February 28, 2015

1985: The Center City Commission declared 1984 a “record year” for Downtown, with seven residential projects totaling 500 units underway, bringing the total number of Downtown apartments and condominiums to 1,113 with almost 2,000 people living Downtown. In office development, 13 projects were underway in 1984, adding 1.3 million square feet of office space. The projects included the renovations of Brinkley Plaza and the Falls Building as well as construction of Morgan Keegan Tower and One Memphis Place.

22. Blueprint for the Future - Friday, August 8, 2014

It was 1992, and architect Joey Hagan was searching high and low for space for his own office.

He turned to his friend David Schuermann – the two had previously worked together at Bologna and Associates – whose firm at the time, DMS Architects, had an office at 88 Union Center Downtown.

23. Hedgemoor Square Sells for $3.6 Million - Tuesday, May 6, 2014

375 N. Graham St.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $3.6 million

Sale Date: April 30, 2014
Buyer: Summit Hedgemoor Square Apartments LLC
Seller: Hedgemoor Square Apartments GP
Loan Amount: $2.7 million
Loan Date: April 30, 2014
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: Pulaski Bank

24. South Memphis Fence Grows Through Founder’s Experience - Monday, April 28, 2014

Warren Price started South Memphis Fence Co. Inc. in the mid-1970s “out of need” – personal need.

He and his wife had just moved into their first home in 1974 and wanted to replace the 4-foot chain link fence with a wooden privacy fence. But they didn’t like the $2,700 to $3,000 price estimates they received. So Price and some friends got a good price on some lumber in Jackson, Tenn., rented a table saw from Dixie Rents and put up a wooden fence that came in at $800 to $900.

25. Polo Shops Sells for $3.1 Million After Foreclosure - Tuesday, February 25, 2014

7444 Winchester Road, 7464 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38125
Sale Amount: $3.1 million

26. Oakhaven Warehouse Sells for $1.2 Million - Tuesday, January 7, 2014

4300 Air Trans Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $1.2 million

Sale Date: Dec. 17, 2013
Buyer: Chob Realty LLC
Seller: Tenn Trans LLC
Loan Amount: $950,000
Loan Date: Dec. 19, 2013
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: BankPlus
Details: The 109,626-square-foot warehouse at 4300 Air Trans Road in Oakhaven has traded hands for $1.2 million.

27. Grocery Growth - Tuesday, January 7, 2014

By the end of this year, Kroger will have spent between $150 million and $200 million on upgrades, fixes and renovations at its Memphis-area stores.

That investment is one example among many in the Memphis area of how the stiff competition among grocers and similar retailers is playing out as they make grabs for bigger slices of the customer pie.

28. Cordova Creek Apartments Sell for $12.5 Million - Tuesday, December 24, 2013

1175 N. Germantown Parkway
Memphis, TN 38016
Sale Amount: $12.5 million

29. Methodist Pays $22.5 Million for Germantown Facility - Tuesday, December 10, 2013

7945 Wolf River Blvd.
Germantown, TN 38138
Sale Amount: $22.5 million

30. Developer Buys Land for Somerset Subdivision - Tuesday, November 5, 2013

26.3 Acres near Neshoba
And Germantown Roads
Sale Amount: $1.5 million

Sale Date: Oct. 28, 2013
Buyer: Somerset-Exeter GP
Seller: Owen Investments LP
Loan Amount: $2.8 million
Loan Date: Oct. 28, 2013
Maturity Date: Oct. 28, 2016
Lender: Kent Wunderlich
Details: An entity related to Germantown-based developer McNeill Investment Co. has paid $1.5 million for 26.3 acres near the intersection of Germantown and Neshoba roads.

31. Building Permit Filed for Volvo of Memphis - Tuesday, August 6, 2013

7910 Trinity Road
Cordova, TN 38018
Permit Cost: $2.3 million

Project Cost: $3.5 million
Permit Date: Applied August 2013
Completion: Summer 2014
Owner: Wenco Properties LLC
Tenant: Volvo of Memphis
Architect: Fleming Associates Architects PC
Contractor: Grinder, Taber & Grinder
Details: The ownership group of Volvo of Memphis has filed a $2.3 million building permit for the company’s new dealership at 7910 Trinity Road in Cordova.

32. Jamesbridge Apartments Sell for $3.6 Million - Tuesday, June 25, 2013

3689 James Road Memphis, TN 38128

Sale Amount: $3.6 million

Sale Date: June 6, 2013

33. Quince Fred’s Super Dollar Sells for $2.1 Million - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

6500 Quince Road, Memphis, TN 38119

Sale Amount: $2.1 million

Sale Date: Jan. 18, 2013

34. Lease Brings New Breed Footprint to 3 Million Feet - Friday, October 12, 2012

New Breed Inc. is enhancing its Memphis operations with a new distribution warehouse lease in the Southeast industrial submarket.

35. MED Files $1.3 Million Permit for Improvements - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

877 Jefferson Ave. Memphis, TN 38104

Permit Cost: $1.3 million

Project Cost: TBA

36. Wilson Auto Group Affiliate Buys Byhalia Road Acreage - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

4.9 acres at Tenn. 385
And Byhalia Road

Sale Amount: $1.4 million (Bumpus Properties); $625,000 (Boshwit Bros.)

Sale Date: Aug. 21, 2012

Buyer: Wilson Real Estate LLC

37. 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

38. Raines Road Warehouse Sells for $2.3 Million - Tuesday, August 14, 2012

4049 E. Raines Road
Memphis, TN 38118

Sale Amount: $2.3 million

Sale Date: Aug. 3, 2012

39. Architecture Inc. Finds Formula for Success - Monday, July 2, 2012

Having a staff of just six employees hasn’t affected the ability of Architecture Inc., 88 Union Ave., to maintain a diverse catalogue and high volume of projects, many of them high profile.

40. FedEx Express Files Permit App For Airways Blvd. Construction - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

3851 Airways Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116

Permit Cost: $30.2 million

Permit Date: Applied June 2012

41. $7.5 Million Permit App Filed for Fieldstone Apts. - Tuesday, June 5, 2012

7986 Tournament Drive
Memphis, TN 38125

Permit Cost: $7.5 million

Permit Date: Applied May 2012

Owner: Fieldstone Apartments III Co.

Contractor: Patton & Taylor Construction Co.

42. Construction Loan Filed To Develop Lamar Crossing - Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2881 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38114

Loan Amount: $5.4 million

Loan Date: March 1, 2012

43. Construction Loan Filed for Lamar Crossing Apts. - Friday, March 16, 2012

A $5.4 million construction loan has been filed for Lamar Crossing Apartments at 2881 Lamar Ave., a complex that in recent years has been held by a number of owners and the subject of multiple development efforts.

44. Lamar Crossing Apts. Changes Owners Again - Monday, January 2, 2012

2881 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38114
Loan Amount: $3.5 million

Loan Date: Oct. 7, 2011
Maturity Date: n/a
Borrower: Lamar Apartments LP
Lender: Nessko TN LLC

45. Stonebridge Apartments Sells for $22 Million - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

9135 U.S. 64 and 9225 U.S. 64
Memphis, TN 38016

Sale Amount: $21.9 million

Sale Date: Dec. 6, 2011

Buyer: AB Merion Stonebridge LLC

46. LNR Buys Warehouse at 3615 Lamar - Tuesday, December 13, 2011

FUCMS 2001-C2 Lamar Industrial LLC, an entity affiliated with Miami-based loan servicer LNR Partners LLC, has bought a warehouse at 3615 Lamar Ave. at a foreclosure auction for $1.6 million after borrower 3615 Lamar Partners LLC defaulted on a $3.7 million loan backed by the property. The limited liability company took out that loan through First Union National Bank in February 2001.

47. Investors Buy Stalled Lamar Crossing Apartments - Tuesday, May 24, 2011

2881 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38114
Sale Amount: $1.5 Million

Sale Date: May 11, 2011

48. Lamar Crossing Apts.
Sell for $1.5 Million - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

After sitting empty nearly four years following a 2007 groundbreaking, the formerly foreclosed Lamar Crossing apartments at 2881 Lamar Ave. finally have a new owner.

49. Corner Park Complex Sells for $558K in Foreclosure - Tuesday, November 2, 2010

4150 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $558,000

Sale Date: Oct. 26, 2010
Buyer: City National Bank
Seller: City National Bank via Stewart Title of Memphis Inc.
Original Borrower: Alterra Corners LLC
Original Lender: City National Bank
Original Loan: $3.6 million
Original Loan Date: February 2007

50. Corner Park Apartments Sells in Foreclosure Sale - Friday, October 29, 2010

City National Bank has bought back the Corner Park apartment complex at 4150 Winchester Road from substitute trustee Stewart Title of Memphis Inc. for $558,000.

51. Architectural Stories - Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The houses on this year’s Central Gardens Home and Garden Tour chronicle a century of architectural styling.

They begin with traditional designs that borrow from past times and end with a 1967 residence built for the modern age. The 34th annual tour, which features six homes, will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

52. Lamar Crossing Slated for Auction Block - Tuesday, August 3, 2010

More than three years after developers broke ground on Lamar Crossing, the end is finally in sight for the beleaguered apartment complex.

Arvest Bank of Oklahoma, the bank that reclaimed the property when it ran into financial problems, has commissioned Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services to hold an online auction for the 120-unit property.

53. Carlisle Corp. Files Building Permit For Downtown Corporate Headquarters - Tuesday, April 27, 2010

263 Wagner Place
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $1.5 Million

Project Cost: $2.7 million
Permit Date: Applied April 2010
Completion: TBA
Owner: Carlisle Corp.
Tenant: Carlisle Corp.
Contractor: N/A
Architect: N/A

54. Council Vote Expected for Elder Facility - Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Memphis City Council members are scheduled to vote today on a use variance for an assisted living center at Lamar and Central avenues.

The council meets today at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main. An agenda of the meeting is available on Page 10.

55. Pinebrook Pointe Gets Speedy Makeover - Monday, February 8, 2010

The new owner of the Pinebrook Pointe Apartments at 3541 Mediterranean Drive didn’t waste any time with plans to rejuvenate the property.

56. In-Rel Buys Former Comcast Building, Renames it “Quince Centre” - Tuesday, December 22, 2009

6555 Quince Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $5 million
Sale Date: Dec. 7, 2009

Buyer: 6555 Quince Building Owner LLC
Seller: BACM 2000-2 Quince Road LLC
Loan Amount: $3.1 million
Loan Date: Dec 7, 2009
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: Insbank

57. Patton & Taylor Files Permits for 2 Projects - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Memphis-based general contractor Patton & Taylor Enterprises LLC has filed a pair of building permits – totaling close to $16 million – with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to begin construction on two projects in Westwood.

58. Sale of Lamar Crossing Could Be Closer to Reality - Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Lamar Crossing’s long and winding road might finally be coming to an end, parties close to the beleaguered property said last week. But some legal wranglings still need to be worked out before the unfinished multifamily complex sees its first resident.

59. New York Investment Company Buys Shelby Grove Apartments - Tuesday, November 24, 2009

6320 Gillespie Road
Memphis, TN 38134
Sale Amount: $4.7 Million

Sale Date: Nov. 11, 2009
Buyer: Flynn Realty & Development Shelby Grove LLC
Seller: MAC LP
Details: The 98-unit Shelby Grove Apartments at 6320 Gillespie Road near Bartlett has sold for $4.7 million to Flynn Realty & Development Shelby Grove LLC of Syosset, N.Y.

60. Arvest Bank Reclaims Lamar Crossing for $5.5M - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Arvest Bank of Oklahoma has reclaimed the unfinished Lamar Crossing Apartments for $5.5 million in a Nov. 13 substitute trustees’ sale. The bank formally bought the complex from Donald Bourland and Lancelot Minor of Bourland, Heflin, Alvarez, Minor & Matthews PLC, who were appointed substitute trustees June 16.

61. High-Dollar Deal Boosts Commercial Real Estate - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Following what has become a pattern, the local commercial real estate market in September was salvaged by one large deal that offset an otherwise dreary month.

This time it was Resource Real Estate Inc. to the rescue. The Philadelphia-based company bought the Wyndridge Apartments for $9.5 million Sept. 29 and carried the weight for Shelby County’s commercial activity during the month.

62. Louisiana Investor Buys Arlington Retail Center - Tuesday, September 15, 2009

6050 Air Line Road
Arlington, TN 38002
Sale Amount: $1.8 Million

Sale Date: Sept. 2, 2009
Buyer: Southeast Investments LLC
Seller: Pleasant Place LLC, Waymon H. Welch, Danya Welch, Dawn Welch, Jon E. McCreery, Phillip Chamberlain

63. Pinebrook Pointe Sells for $2.4 Million - Thursday, September 10, 2009

The Pinebrook Pointe Apartments at 3541 Mediterranean Drive in Oakhaven/Parkway Village have been sold back to the lender, Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., for $2.4 million in a successor trustee’s sale following a foreclosure. The 256-unit complex sits on the north side of Winchester Road between Lamar Avenue and South Perkins Road.

64. Raleigh Apartments Follow Foreclosure Trend - Thursday, September 10, 2009

The foreclosure crisis has claimed another multimillion-dollar commercial victim, this one the 432-unit Jamesbridge apartments in Raleigh.

A first-run foreclosure notice against the multifamily complex’s owner begins on Page 42 of today’s print edition of The Daily News and also at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

65. Barboro Flats Developer To Begin Second Phase - Tuesday, July 21, 2009

100 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $8 Million
Project Cost: $18.2 million
Permit Date: Applied July 2009
Completion: Summer 2010
Owner: 100 South Main Partners
Tenant: TBA
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.

66. There Goes the Neighborhood: New hope emerges in one of Memphis’ roughest areas - Monday, July 6, 2009

Hope and despair have co-existed for a long time along the stretch of Poplar Avenue between Danny Thomas Boulevard and Decatur Street. And for the past two years, the area has seen more change than just about any other inner-city avenue in Memphis.

67. Lamar Crossing Developer Wants To Avoid Foreclosure - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Lamar Crossing Apartments are facing a foreclosure sale on the Shelby County Courthouse steps July 16, but the group that developed them is hoping for another chance to salvage the $11.7 million project.

68. Lamar Crossing Development Faces Foreclosure - Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Once a promising development in a blighted area, the $11.7 million Lamar Crossing Apartments has gone the way of so many other commercial properties in town – fenced in and foreclosed.

A chain-link fence surrounds the perimeter of the 7.13-acre property on Lamar Avenue just north of Interstate 240. Overgrown grass proves the property hasn’t been cared for and a phone number posted on a sign outside the apartments for leasing information has been disconnected.

69. Transformation of 109-Year-Old Downtown Building Moves Forward - Tuesday, March 31, 2009

59 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $1.5 Million

Project Cost: $2 million
Permit Date: Applied March 2009
Completion: Varies
Owner: Frix Properties
Tenant: Mixed (Frix-Jennings Clinic, coffee shop, apartments)
Contractor: Frix Properties

70. Work Progresses on Hope VI Development - Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Construction crews didn’t let a little Monday morning mud stop them from building new apartments at University Place, a Hope VI housing development.

The third and final phase should be complete by fall, said Tom Currell, vice president of McCormack Baron Salazar, which is developing the $68 million project in partnership with Community Capital LLC.

71. 100 South Main Partners Secure Project Financing - Tuesday, December 30, 2008

100 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Loan Amount: $9.5 Million

Loan Date: Dec. 23, 2008
Maturity Date: N/A
Borrower: 100 South Main Partners
Lender: SunTrust Bank

72. Archived Article - Tuesday, October 30, 2007

1300 Lynnfield Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $14.9 million

Sale Date: Oct. 16, 2007

Buyer: Butterfield Village Apartments LLC

73. Gintz Group Buys Third Midtown Multifamily Property - Tuesday, July 17, 2007

1422 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
Sale Amount: $2.1 million

Sale Date: June 29, 2007

Buyer: 1422 Lamar Ave. LLC

74. Archived Article - Tuesday, July 10, 2007

2975 Brother Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38133
Sale Amount: $2.6 million

Sale Date: June 29, 2007

Buyer: Tatge Facility Management Partners LLC

75. Washington State InvestorsBuy Continental Apartments - Thursday, July 5, 2007
     The 97,000-square-foot Continental Apartments at Lamar Avenue and Melrose Street has sold to Washington state investors for $2.1 million.
     1422 Lamar Avenue LLC - which shares an address

76. Archived Article - Tuesday, June 19, 2007

1130 Legacy Farm Court
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $36.5 million

Sale Date: June 12, 2007

Buyer: Legacy Farm LLC

77. Apartment PILOTsHighlight HEHFB Meeting - Friday, May 11, 2007
     Payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) applications for several apartment communities will be considered at today's meeting of the Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board (HEHFB) of the city of Memphis.
  

78. 'Sprucing Up' of Lamar Avenue Continues With New Apartments - Tuesday, May 1, 2007

One of Memphis' most promising redevelopment areas is getting a much-needed multifamily addition.

Construction crews will break ground this month on the Lamar Crossing Apartments, a 120-unit complex being built across from the similarly named Lamar Crossing retail center on Lamar Avenue/U.S. 78, just north of Interstate 240.

79. New MATA Stop, PILOTsHighlight Public Meetings - Monday, April 30, 2007
     Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) plans to construct a trolley stop in front of the North End Terminal at 447 N. Main St.
     That's one of the items to be discussed at the Center City

80. University Towers ForeclosureEnds With Last-Minute Sale - Friday, April 27, 2007
     The owners of nearly all the units in University Towers Condominiums barely avoided their property's sale at foreclosure by striking an 11th hour deal for its purchase.
     Arlington, Va.-ba

81. Lamar Crossing Apartments' Developers Aim To 'Jump In' to Lamar Corridor Revitalization - Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Lamar Crossing Apartments
At Lamar and Dunn avenues
Permit Cost: $6 million

Project Cost: $11.7 million

82. MHA Cranks Up Redevelopment Efforts Citywide - Tuesday, April 3, 2007

The Chicago neighborhood of Marty Boscaccy's youth was a vibrant place, where commercial and residential developments were interwoven.

"You'd go to a busy street and you'd have Rocky's drugstore on the corner, but there would be flats above it where people lived," he said. "They call that 'New Urbanism,' but it's actually the way cities all over the country were developed."

83. Give 'Em Credit: Teachers' Credit Union Official Says New Branches Will Keep It Competitive - Tuesday, December 19, 2006

New MATCU Branches on
Union Avenue and White Station Road
Project Cost: Not released

Permit Date: Dec. 4, 2006

84. HEHFB PILOTs Often Fly Under Radar Of Public Perception - Tuesday, December 19, 2006

In Memphis, a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) freeze typically is associated with a large corporation opening an office or plant.

While the Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board (IDB) is in charge of issuing such tax breaks, the Center City Commission also grants PILOTs for commercial real estate development Downtown.

85. Florida Company Moves in on Rental Market via Distressed Properties - Tuesday, December 5, 2006

If Eleanor Perry knew exactly what was in store for her when she moved into the Oakview Apartments at Lamar and Kimball avenues in mid-September, she might have looked elsewhere.

"This is the worst place I have ever lived in my life," she said.

86. Events - Tuesday, October 31, 2006

The Memphis Regional Chamber offers "Preparing Your Business for the Unthinkable" today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 22 N. Front St., Ste. 200. Mark Giannini, co-founder of Service Assurance Corp., is the guest speaker. Call Tunga Lee at 543-3571 or e-mail tlee@memphischamber.com for more information.

87. Shelby Farms Ad Hoc Committee to Meet - Monday, October 30, 2006

Oct. 31

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners Ad Hoc Committee on Shelby Farms meets at 2 p.m. in the Commission's 4th floor committee room at the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. Call Steve Summerall at 545-4301 for more information.

88. Villas Development Expected to Inject Vitality Into South Memphis - Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Memphis' 6th District is undeniably Ford territory.

Along four-lane New Horn Lake Road between West Mitchell and Brooks roads, nearly every other house boasts a Harold Ford Jr. for U.S. Senate sign in the front yard, as cars with Ford stickers placed prominently on their rear windows zoom past.

89. OPD Grants ApprovalFor Lamar Avenue Project - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
     Lamar Crossing Development LLC has been granted approval by the Memphis/Shelby County Office of Planning and Development to begin a project that will comprise about 35,000 square feet of retail space and 120 multi-family

90. Eyesores Razed at Crump and I-240 - Monday, March 6, 2006

Much of E.H. Crump Boulevard has been on the decline in recent years, but several projects could change that.

Probably the largest development along the South Memphis roadway is University Place at the southwest corner of Interstate 240 and Crump. It's being built over the former site of the 478-unit Lamar Terrace, a public housing development that sat abandoned for several years until being razed recently. Construction crews also have cleared the vacant Baptist Rehabilitation Hospital building and several others near it.

91. Archived Article - Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Thousand Oaks Boulevard (three addresses)
Cost: $28.6 million

Buyer: Talcott III Thousand Oaks LP

Seller: Glenborough Properties LP

92. Archived Article: Recap - Tuesday, May 24, 2005
1535 Appling Care Lane

Sunwest Purchases Two Assisted Care Centers

1535 Appling Care Lane

Cordova, TN 38016

Cost: $4.5 million

Buyer: Cordova Senior Living LLC

Seller: Atria Cordova LP (f/k/a Applingwood Center LP)

Property: Cor...

93. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 11, 2005
BNSF Railway Buys

BNSF Railway Buys

Property for $2.2 Million

BNSF Railway Co. has purchased 6.92 acres at 4646 Lamar Ave. near Outland Road from John H. Nabors and Katherine J. Nabors for $2.2 million. The property, part of an assemblage t...

94. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Addresses on Union Avenue

Circuit Playhouse Buys Property for Theater, Offices

Addresses on Union Avenue

and South Cooper Street

Cost: $1.1 million

Buyer: Circuit Playhouse Inc.

Seller: Union Catfish Co. Ltd.

Property: Property ...

95. Archived Article: Campaige (lead) - Friday, July 9, 2004
For some the loss of the Mall of Memphis was the first signal of a neighborhood in decline

Hotel-Style Apartments Open in Memphis

West Coast firm buys, transforms Wilson World property

ROSALIND GUY

The Daily News

For some, the loss of...

96. 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...

97. Archived Article: Knob Hill (lead) - Monday, April 26, 2004
Apt

Apartments to Offer Affordable Option

Nonprofit group adds homes in inner-city neighborhood

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A new apartment complex a project that contributes to ongoing efforts to increase Metro Memphis supply of affor...

98. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, April 6, 2004
STACEY On the second one down, I used the term Peabody Place Centre Condominium etc

Greystar Refinances Preserve at Southwind 7991 Capilano Drive

Memphis, TN 38125

Cost: $17.1 million

Borrower: Southwind Multifamily LP

Lender: Metropo...

99. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, October 28, 2003
3380 Fite Road

Midwest Zinc Refinances Millington Plant 3380 Fite Road

Millington, TN 38053

Cost: $62.2 million

Borrower: Midwest Zinc Corp.

Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank

Trustee: Mike Champlin

Property: 15.51 acres at 3380 Fite R...

100. Archived Article: Ja (lead) - Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Junior Achievement Madison Avenue site for miniature city By MARY DANDO The Daily News Fifth graders in public and private schools in Shelby County; Olive Branch, Miss.; and West Memphis, Ark., will soon get to experience the real world for a day wh...