Boyle Investment Co. celebrated its 85th anniversary with a luncheon on Friday, March 23, for its 113 employees on the top floor of its new Class A office building at 949 S. Shady Grove Road.

2. Last Word: Corker & Blackburn, More Frost and Dale Watson's Move to The Haven - Friday, February 23, 2018

It's possible around City Hall these days to get your RFQs mixed up with your RFPs. And there is a difference in requests for qualifications and requests for proposals. Usually RFQs come before RFPs – but there are exceptions – loopholes. The latest RFQ out of City Hall – album title or t-shirt slogan? – is for the adaptive reuse of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

3. Pinnacle Expanding Memphis Footprint - Tuesday, October 31, 2017

A week after Pinnacle Financial Partners’ Memphis chairman told The Daily News the bank would be growing its footprint around the city, the bank has announced it’s preparing to do just that.

4. Amazon, Pfizer Approved for Tax Incentives - Thursday, October 19, 2017

Amazon was awarded a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentive by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County at its Wednesday, Oct. 18, meeting, despite the online retailer’s proposed distribution center spurring a larger debate about the types of jobs the city should incentivize in the future.

5. Amazon, Pfizer Seek Incentives for Projects - Tuesday, October 17, 2017

While Memphis has been working to win the nod from Amazon in the company’s highly publicized decision on where it will put its second headquarters, the city is poised to get a major unrelated investment from the e-commerce giant.

6. Last Word: After The Eclipse, A Very Large Magnet and Cyber Insurance - Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Back from the eclipse it would seem. Although I’m pretty sure some part of the moon is still obscuring me. Alas, I will just have to walk around with a crescent missing here or there. Just don’t look at me directly and we will both be okay. Although you might see me wearing the Seer Sucker this week seeing as how the same laws that govern looking at the sun during an eclipse apparently apply to wearing Seer Sucker after Labor Day. It's just not done. Famous last words.

7. Cordova Apartment Community Sells for $27.9M - Thursday, August 10, 2017

The Charleston, a 284-unit apartment community on the east side of Houston Levee Road just south of U.S. 64, has sold for $27.9 million, marking a new chapter for a property that was built just last year.

8. Bartlett Shopping Center Sells for Nearly $30M - Wednesday, July 19, 2017

An Atlanta-based real estate investment firm has made its first purchase in the Memphis market with the acquisition of a 198,103-square-foot shopping center in the heart of Bartlett.

The Bartlett Towne Centre, located at 6005 Stage Road, was acquired by Branch Properties LLC from Houston-based real estate investment trust Weingarten Realty for $28.8 million.

9. Pinnacle, BNC Shareholders Approve $1.9B Merger - Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Shareholders of Pinnacle Financial Partners and BNC Bancorp have both approved a $1.9 billion merger of the two banks, which is expected to close soon.

Nashville-based Pinnacle, parent company of Pinnacle Bank, currently is building its Memphis headquarters in Boyle Investment Co.’s new Class A office building in Ridgeway Center in East Memphis. Pinnacle will be the building’s anchor tenant with signage rights, and plans to occupy 35,000 square feet in the 155,000-square-foot facility, along with two drive-thru banking lanes and an ATM lane on the ground floor.

10. Germantown Village Square Sells for $27.3 Million - Thursday, April 27, 2017

7694 Poplar Ave.
Germantown, TN 38138

Sale Amount: $27.3 million

Sale Date: April 24, 2017 

Buyer: PEBB Enterprises

11. Last Word: Game Day In San Antonio, Gas Tax Compromise and Democrats Talk - Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Shelby County Commissioner Justin Ford is out on bond after being charged Monday with domestic violence assault and false imprisonment. And the Shelby County Commission does not appear to have a precedent for taking any kind of action until the charges are resolved one way or another although commission chairman Melvin Burgess is exploring that with attorneys.

12. Pinnacle Ramps Up Investment in Memphis - Monday, April 3, 2017

Since its entry into Memphis, Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners has been slowly ramping up and investing in its presence here, a trend that has continued unabated in recent weeks.

The bank, among other things, struck a deal to bring a Starbucks store inside its Wolf River office at 1264 S. Germantown Road. It’s also gone on a hiring binge in recent weeks, and it’s filed a $2.3 million building permit for interior tenant work for its Memphis headquarters at 949 S. Shady Grove Road.

13. Last Word: A New Chapter, The Kissell Dome and The New Bartlett High School - Friday, March 31, 2017

Booksellers of Laurelwood is set to return in most of the same location with a smaller footprint and new owners. John Vergos of the Rendezvous and a former Memphis City Council member is among the investors bringing back the East Memphis institution that closed in February. No word on whether the new group will keep the name or go with a new name.

14. Last Word: The Long Count, Bigger Than Boutiques and God's View of the NBA - Friday, November 11, 2016

It's Veterans Day with the annual Downtown parade starting at 10 a.m. Friday and a wreath-laying ceremony an hour later at the Doughboy Statue in Overton Park.

The long local vote count since Tuesday is still underway as Thursday becomes Friday. It should wrap up Friday with the provisional ballot count completed.

15. Last Word: Busy Council Day, Crosstown High and Local Democratic Post Mortem - Tuesday, August 23, 2016

There aren’t any terms yet. But it would appear that there is enough common ground between the owners of Wiseacre Brewing and the administration of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to take what amounts to a letter of intent on the Mid-South Coliseum to the City Council Tuesday.

16. Boyle Investment's New CFO Brings Investment Banking Background to Post - Saturday, August 20, 2016

Memphis-based Boyle Investment Co. has shaken up its executive staff in promoting Matt Hayden as CFO and treasurer. Hayden joined the real estate company in 2014 as part of a succession plan for Charles Claiborne, who held the position since 1983.

17. Pinnacle Keeps Ramping Up in Memphis - Friday, July 29, 2016

Pinnacle Financial Partners has been steadily ramping up its presence in Memphis since entering the market last year via its acquisition of Memphis-based Magna Bank.

18. Last Word: Spec In East Memphis, Bike Share Test and Gannett Earnings - Thursday, July 28, 2016

Pinnacle Financial is the anchor for the first Class A spec office space in Memphis in just about a decade.

Madeline Faber breaking the Boyle lease news for the $20-million office tower at 949 S. Shady Grove Road. This is what office-space developers have been talking about for quite some time and as more time passed there was apprehension about the window for spec office space running out.

19. 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.

20. Gulch Approaching 50 Percent Buildout - Saturday, July 4, 2015

Nashville’s storied Gulch, originally the home of the downtown railway terminal, is approaching another milestone in its long history.

Revitalization of the area began in the early 2000s, and The Gulch Improvement District was formed in 2006. Since that time, developers have found great success in luring in upscale residential, commercial and mixed-use tenants.

21. Tennessee, Kentucky Getting Funds for Civil War Battlefields - Monday, June 15, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee and Kentucky are among seven states that will receive a portion of $3.1 million in grants to help preserve Civil War battlefields.

The National Park Service says the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants will preserve more than 270 acres of battlefields that are threatened with damage or destruction by development.

22. Space Race - Saturday, March 7, 2015

Businesses looking for office space in Nashville are learning a painful lesson that homebuyers already know – prices are high, and if you take time to shop around for a better deal, someone else is likely to snap up the property, leaving you out in the cold.

23. 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.

24. Ugwueke Named Methodist Le Bonheur President - Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Michael O. Ugwueke has been named president and chief operating officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, as well as president and CEO of Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals. In his new role, Ugwueke will be responsible for strategic management of the operations of six hospitals within the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system, as well as other key corporate functions.

25. Boyle Honors Past at 80th Anniversary Celebration - Tuesday, June 18, 2013

If it seems like the Boyle family has played a key role in Memphis since the city was founded, it’s because it has.

A Boyle family ancestor, John Overton, founded Memphis in 1819 along with James Winchester and Andrew Jackson. In the early 1900s, Edward Boyle developed Belvedere Boulevard, which remains one of the city’s most elegant arteries.

26. Boyle Celebrates 80 Years, Sponsors Art Exhibit - Monday, March 18, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. turns 80 this year, and has partnered with the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to celebrate.

27. Capital Gains Tax Could Hurt Local Real Estate - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

When investor/developer Phil Woodard sells his warehouse at 138 St. Paul Ave. in the South Main Historic Arts District to nonprofit ArtSpace this year for $850,000, he’ll be handing over $3,500 from his proceeds to the federal government.

28. Boyle Investment Co. Promotes Seven Executives - Saturday, January 19, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. has promoted seven senior level executives.

Paul Boyle has been promoted to president, replacing Henry Morgan, who served as Boyle’s president from 1985 to 2012, and will now serve as co-chairman with Bayard Boyle Jr. This marks a major change for Boyle, as Paul Boyle represents the third generation of the family taking over as president, where he will oversee all company operations.

29. Boyle Investment Co. Promotes Seven Executives - Monday, January 14, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. has promoted seven senior level executives.

Paul Boyle has been promoted to president, replacing Henry Morgan, who served as Boyle’s president from 1985 to 2012, and will now serve as co-chairman with Bayard Boyle Jr. This marks a major change for Boyle, as Paul Boyle represents the third generation of the family taking over as president, where he will oversee all company operations.

30. Medical Office Sector Enters Transitional Period - Monday, October 29, 2012

As the trend for health care mergers intensifies, the city’s medical office market evolves, with some private practices consolidating into hospital systems and others relocating to better serve their patients.

31. Lululemon Athletica to Open in Regalia - Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Yoga-inspired athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica Inc. is opening its first Memphis store this week, following more than a year of market due diligence.

32. In-Rel Outsources Office Leasing - Friday, May 25, 2012

In-Rel Properties Inc. has outsourced its Memphis office leasing to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, following months of changes up top for the Lake Worth, Fla.-based real estate firm.

33. In-Rel Outsources Office Leasing - Thursday, May 24, 2012

In-Rel Properties Inc. has outsourced its Memphis office leasing to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, following months of changes up top for the Lake Worth, Fla.-based real estate firm.

34. Boyle Insurance adds Jeff Puckett - Monday, April 9, 2012

Jeff Puckett has joined Boyle Insurance Agency Inc. as an account executive in the Nashville area.

35. 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.

36. Prolonged Recession - Monday, December 26, 2011

In the words of Phil Woodard, an owner of multiple residential and commercial properties in Downtown Memphis, breaking even is the new profit.

Or as national real estate expert Jonathan Miller said earlier this month at the Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South, “We cannot expect to make money the way we did a few years ago.”

37. ULI 2012 Outlook: CRE Industry Slightly Better - Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Next year will be slightly better for commercial real estate, but it’ll come at the cost of a shrunken industry.

That was the message an at-capacity room of bankers, investors and real estate professionals heard Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South, where attendees learned about facing a “long grind,” compared with last year’s theme, “an era of less.”

38. ULI 2012 Outlook: CRE Industry Slightly Better - Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Next year will be slightly better for commercial real estate, but it’ll come at the cost of a shrunken industry.

That was the message an at-capacity room of bankers, investors and real estate professionals heard Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South, where attendees learned about facing a “long grind,” compared with last year’s theme, “an era of less.”

39. ULI Event To Tackle CRE Outlook - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Most commercial real estate markets have stabilized, but improvement in occupancies and rents won’t be as certain in 2012.

That’s the message real estate professionals will receive Tuesday, Dec. 6, when the Urban Land Institute District Council Memphis hosts its fifth annual Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis’ Tennessee Ballroom, 3700 Central Ave.

40. Mercer Ready to Steer MAAR Commercial Council - Monday, November 28, 2011

John Mercer does not take over as 2012 president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council until Jan. 1, but he is already working hard planning several big MAAR events for early next year.

41. Boyle Fund Buys Alabama Retail Center - Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Midsouth Capital Fund I LLC – a fund formed by Memphis-based Boyle Investment Co. in late 2010 – has made its first acquisition in central Alabama with the $13.4 million purchase of Riverchase Village shopping center in Birmingham from Phillips Edison.

42. Halperin Helps Shape Boyle’s Presence - Monday, May 30, 2011

Mark Halperin and the office tenants he represents have one thing in common – longevity.

Upon graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and real estate, he moved back to Memphis and landed his first job at Boyle Investment Co. Little did he know that it would turn into a lifelong career.

43. Boyle Investment Named State Conservation Leader - Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Boyle Investment Co. received Land Conservationist of the Year at the 46th Annual Tennessee Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Awards April 19 in Nashville.

44. Popular Burger Chain Moves Into Memphis - Friday, March 11, 2011

After years of Five Guys Burgers and Fries having a presence in the Nashville and Knoxville areas, the chain is setting up shop in one of Memphis’ most densely populated areas.

Jubilee Restaurant Group LLC, owner of the franchise, signed a 2,882-square-foot lease in Primacy Place, 1615 Ridgeway Road.

45. Shifting Gears - Monday, February 7, 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.

46. Boyle Fund Pays $14M for Germantown Mall - Monday, January 31, 2011

Boyle Investment Co. has made its first Memphis acquisition since setting up its Midsouth Capital Fund I LLC by acquiring a significant amount of Belz Enterprises Inc.’s interest in Germantown Village Square Shopping Center.

47. Boyle Investment Co. Forms Real Estate Investment Fund - Monday, January 10, 2011

Boyle Investment Co. has announced the formation of Midsouth Capital Fund I LLC, which is targeting $80 million in real estate investment opportunities throughout the Mid-south region, with a special focus on Memphis and Nashville. Additional markets include Kentucky, north and central Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.

48. Farris Bobango Vacates Space - Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The 20th floor of One Commerce Square is on the market for a new tenant because the law firm of Farris Bobango Branan PLC is leaving Downtown for new digs in East Memphis.

The move to 999 Shady Grove Road should begin in early June, said Mark Halperin, executive vice president of Boyle Investment Co., which leased the property to the law firm.

49. Boyle’s Halperin Receives Realtors Commercial Alliance Award - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Mark Halperin of Boyle Investment Co. has received the 2008 Realtors Commercial Alliance National Award from the Realtors Commercial Alliance.

50. Archived Article - Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Gallina Centro Retail Center
On Houston Levee Road
Sale Amount: $17.8 million

Sale Date: March 26, 2007

51. Phoenix-Based Cole BuysGallina Centro Retail Center - Friday, March 30, 2007
     Gallina Centro Retail Center, the Boyle Investment Co. development at the corner of Winchester and South Houston Levee roads, has been bought for $17.8 million by the Phoenix-based real estate investment trust (REIT) tha

52. Tapping the Hispanic Market - Thursday, March 16, 2006

Lauda Martin Davis has seen the puzzled looks before. When she sees them directed at Hispanics in Memphis who are struggling to accomplish mundane tasks, she thinks of her Hispanic father, a man who never quite overcame his own language barrier.

53. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Cindi Gresham was promoted to senior vice president with the Boyle Insurance Agency

Cindi Gresham was promoted to senior vice president with Boyle Insurance Agency. She joined Boyle in 1987 as a customer service representative. Prior to the promo...

54. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 31, 2001
David Dasenbrock has joined Archer/Malmo as senior vice president of media operations

David Dasenbrock has joined Archer/Malmo as senior vice president of media operations. He joined the agency from The Bozell Group. For the past three years, Das...

55. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, February 6, 2001
David Parsons, owner of Parsons Construction Co David Parsons, owner of Parsons Construction Co., was sworn in as president of Memphis Area Home Builders Association during the organizations installation banquet. In addition, Russell Gwatney receive...

56. Archived Article: Starbucks - Wednesday, February 16, 2000
Starbucks to open 3rd Memphis location Starbucks to open third Memphis location By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News For many Memphians, a hot cup of Starbucks coffee represents the Holy Grail of a mornings commute. And its becoming increasingly easier ...

57. Archived Article: Gov't (lead) - Tuesday, December 14, 1999
Developer to transform Developer transforming bank into recording studio By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News A building in the heart of Downtown sitting vacant for years may soon be brought back to life, and with a distinctly rhythmic beat. Cadre Realty...

58. Archived Article: Office Chg - Wednesday, January 28, 1998
By CAMILLE H Office construction stable in fourth quarter, year Existing companies expanding in the Memphis market increase demand for office space By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Fourth quarter office construction in Shelby County remained stab...

59. Archived Article: Sior Chg - Wednesday, January 29, 1997
By CAMILLE H SIOR reports good year for office, industrial markets By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The U.S. and Memphis office and industrial real estate markets saw improvement in 1996, according to figures from the Society of Industrial and Of...

60. Archived Article: T&b Jts - Thursday, May 2, 1996
4/24 jts T&B groundbreak Thomas & Betts breaks ground on new corporate HQ By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News With Gov. Don Sundquist in attendance, Thomas & Betts Corp. will break ground on its new corporate headquarters on Hacks Cross Road ...