This fall, Southbrook Properties Inc. will put the finishing touches on turning the former mall into the new Southbrook Towne Center.

2. EDGE Calls Special Meeting for Southbrook Mall Money - Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The use of county funds to help revitalize the blighted Southbrook Mall property will bring members of the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) together Thursday, Sept. 6, for a special called meeting.

3. Commission Approves $1.2B County Budget - Wednesday, July 12, 2017

At the end of a marathon seven-hour meeting Monday, July 10, with one item on its agenda, the Shelby County Commission agreed on a $1.2 billion budget, including about $1.4 million in amendments added by the commission.

4. County Budget Accord Reached But Property Tax Rate Still In Flux - Tuesday, July 11, 2017

At the end of a marathon seven-hour meeting Monday, July 10, with one item on its agenda, the Shelby County Commission agreed on a $1.2 billion budget including about $1.4 million in amendments added by the commission.

5. Southbrook Tests Wharton Administration Shake-Up - Monday, May 18, 2015

It didn’t take very long for the city of Memphis’ new chief administrative officer to make a tough call.

And when Jack Sammons came down on the side of pulling back city funding for Southbrook Mall, political allies and foes of Mayor A C Wharton Jr. watched to see if he would go along with the decision.

6. Plans Emerge for Universal Life Building - Friday, January 16, 2015

In major Downtown news, the on-again, off-again redevelopment of the Universal Life Insurance Co. building Downtown appears to be on.

7. New Nonprofit Charts Role in Blight Fight - Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The bulldozer went straight for the leasing office of the former Spanish Oaks apartments on Cazassa Road near Memphis International Airport.

Meanwhile another bulldozer across the two-lane road was deep into demolishing a set of buildings in the old Winchester Park apartments.

8. Seeking Collaboration - Saturday, March 1, 2014

The debate over which development projects should be public or public-private efforts could intensify in the coming months as the city of Memphis explores multiple redevelopment plans.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. said if the city, which is facing strong financial headwinds, hopes to attract investment, it must sometimes help jump-start developments in areas that the private sector may otherwise be hesitant to enter.

9. Three Town Center Concepts Take Shape - Thursday, February 20, 2014

The city of Memphis would move government offices into two shopping malls and the Soulsville Town Center under tentative “conceptual” plans Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. took Tuesday, Feb. 18, to the Memphis City Council.

10. Council Tours Pyramid, Weighs City Offices In Two Malls - Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Memphis City Council members heard Tuesday, Feb. 18, that the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. wants to move some city government offices into the Soulsville Town Center in South Memphis and is weighing whether to renovate or tear down and build anew on the site of the Southbrook Mall in Whitehaven.

11. Council to Talk Over Convention Center Study - Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Memphis City Council members talk Tuesday, Nov. 5, about setting up a study committee with county leaders on expanding the Memphis Cook Convention Center. And the council will vote on $7.5 million in capital funding to kick off city plans to redevelop the Raleigh Springs Mall property.

12. Council Delays Funding For Southbrook Mall - Saturday, October 19, 2013

Memphis City Council members held up Tuesday, Oct. 15, on approving the portion of the minutes from their Oct. 1 meeting that would set in motion $1.5 million in city funding for a renovation of Southbrook Mall in Whitehaven.

13. Council Delays Funding for Southbrook Mall - Thursday, October 17, 2013

Memphis City Council members held up Tuesday, Oct. 15, on approving the portion of the minutes from their Oct. 1 meeting that would set in motion $1.5 million in city funding for a renovation of Southbrook Mall in Whitehaven.

14. Council Approves Beale Deal, Delays Highland McDonald's - Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Memphis City Council members sent a plan Tuesday, Oct. 15, to settle the last barrier to direct day to day city control of the Beale Street entertainment district to a federal bankruptcy judge.

The council approved a resolution that would use $400,000 from a dormant city fund related to the abandoned Midtown interstate corridor and $100,000 in revenues it has collected from the Beale Street district to pay off a loan Beale Street developer John Elkington took out for improvements he made to Handy Park.

15. City Council Mulls Ending Auto Inspections - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Memphis City Council member Lee Harris will propose Tuesday, May 21, exempting Memphis auto owners for two years from required auto emissions inspections.

16. 2 Apartment Complexes In Foreclosure - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The owners of the Winchester Oaks apartments at 1895 Winchester Road in Whitehaven and the Graceland Manor apartments at 2118 E. Raines Road in Parkway Village are in default of their loans and both complexes are scheduled to be sold in a December trustee’s sale. The notices appear in today’s edition of The Daily News on Pages 37 and 43 and also at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

17. ProLogis to Begin Rehab On Hickory Hill Warehouse - Tuesday, July 1, 2008

5700 Challenge Drive
Memphis, TN 38115
Permit Amount: $1.1 Million

Project Cost: N/A
Permit Date: Applied June 2008
Completion: End of 2008
Owner: ProLogis
Tenant: ProLogis
Contractor: The Conlan Co.
Details: Denver-based ProLogis has filed a permit application to rebuild the foundation of its warehouse at 5700 Challenge Drive. The building, in the Memphis Distribution Center near Raines and Hickory Hill roads, was damaged in the Feb. 5 storms that ripped through the industrial section of Southeast Memphis.

18. More Apartment Communities Go to Outsiders - Monday, February 20, 2006

If you're an investor looking to spend some cash in the multifamily market, chances are the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence - maybe several states away.

That's been proven recently in Memphis, where several apartment properties have been snapped up quietly by out-of-town investment companies.