Lee A. Harkavy is one of two attorneys from the Memphis office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP to be named to the regional law firm’s executive committee. Harkavy is a commercial transactional attorney focused primarily on representing businesses in their external growth endeavors or exit strategies. In that capacity, he advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, and capital-raising transactions.

2. Short-Term Leases Help Retail Industry Navigate Busy Shopping Season - Thursday, December 1, 2016

With the holiday shopping season already in full swing, some companies in need of additional space to help alleviate their seasonal storage requirements are finding willing landlords as partners.

Because holiday retail sales are expected to significantly rise above the 10-year average and increase 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion nationally, according to the National Retail Federation, it’s no surprise local companies are looking to work out year-end deals with landlords trying to fill leftover space.

3. On-Demand Storage Offers Seasonal Space Relief - Wednesday, November 30, 2016

With popular companies like Uber and Airbnb redefining their industries, it’s no surprise that other sectors are starting to tap into the country’s growing interest in on-demand services.

4. 4 Proven Plays to Win Referrals - Wednesday, August 17, 2016

It’s not news that creating an active referral pipeline is a game-changer for B2B sales teams. A recent Nielsen consumer insights survey revealed that up to 92 percent of people trust word-of-mouth recommendations from friends over any other form of advertising.

5. Last Word: The First Surrogate, Parkside at Shelby Farms and Manilow Memories - Thursday, February 11, 2016

Here they come, fresh from Iowa and New Hampshire – first the surrogates and in the next two weeks the Presidential contenders themselves.

The nation’s “first surrogate” – former President Bill Clinton is at Whitehaven High School Thursday evening to rally early voters in the heart of a large reliably Democratic middle class community.
And it is that voter base that was integral to Barack Obama carrying Shelby County in the 2008 Democratic Presidential primary even as Hillary Clinton carried the state that year.
As mentioned here Tuesday, the local Bernie Sanders campaign opens its Memphis HQ over the weekend.
Hillary Clinton headquarters in Memphis and Nashville are on the way soon with the Nashville HQ opening Thursday as the former President is in Whitehaven and the candidate is preparing for another television debate Thursday in Milwaukee with Sanders.
And early voting opened Downtown Wednesday.
The first day's turnout Wednesday was 177 early and absentee voters. Combined with another 645 absentee votes cast before the early voting period, that makes 822 early or absentee votes.
Another Republican contender on the ballot in Tennessee is out of the race. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped out the day after his dismal finish in New Hampshire. He did not have a slate of delegates on the ballot here.

6. Medical Center Apartments Sell for $9.7 Million - Thursday, February 11, 2016

810 Washington Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105

Sale Amount: $9.7 million

Sale Date: Jan. 29, 2016

7. Self-Storage Facilities Sell for $6 Million - Monday, February 8, 2016

Two Extra Space Storage facilities have changed hands for $6 million.

Extra Space Properties 122 LLC purchased the facilities at 1235 Gateway Drive and 1075 Madison Ave. from ESS VRS Owner LLC in separate Feb. 2 warranty deeds.

8. Does Your Battery Life Stink? Try Some High-Tech Workarounds - Monday, January 11, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) – It's enough to make you want to drop everything and race for the nearest power outlet: Your workday isn't even done, and your smartphone or laptop battery is already in the red zone.

9. The Week Ahead: Nov. 9, 2015 - Monday, November 9, 2015

How was your weekend, Memphis? Here’s our weekly rundown of local happenings you need to know about, from revenge on the Warriors to crime reduction through urban planning…

It’s still election season in 70 percent of the city, which sounds like a weather forecast – part warning and part advisory.
But the seven-day outlook calls for an increased chance of political engagement this week. Early voting in the set of five Memphis City Council runoff races continues this week at eight satellite locations as well as the Downtown site, 157 Poplar Ave.
The runoff elections in council districts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 will determine the identity of a council that will have at least six, possibly seven new members. Super District council members Philip Spinosa and Martavius Jones, the two confirmed new faces on the council, were elected outright on Oct. 8.

10. Bikesmith Ready to Roll Into First Brick-and-Mortar Store - Monday, August 10, 2015

Memphis’ traveling bike repairman has finally found a home. A year and a half after enrolling in the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team initiative MEMMobile, Jim Steffen, known as The Bikesmith to cyclists needing an adjustment or a hail-Mary overhaul, has signed a lease on a brick-and-mortar extension of his mobile repair truck.

11. 'En Fuego' - Saturday, August 1, 2015

When Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite took office in June 2013, one of the first tasks that landed on his desk was a long-planned regional outlet mall.

The outlet mall, planned for a roughly 33-acre site at Church Road and Interstate 55 in the DeSoto County city, had been on the drawing board for some time, but the recession and its aftermath caused developers and Mississippi officials to put it on hold.

12. Self-Tucker Designs Green Center at T.O. Fuller - Saturday, June 20, 2015

T.O. Fuller State Park in Southwest Memphis was the first state park opened for African Americans east of the Mississippi River and just the second park of its type across the country.

The 1,138-acre park, originally built to house African Americans during the Great Depression, was designated Shelby County Negro Park in 1938. The name was changed to T.O. Fuller State Park in 1942 in honor of Dr. Thomas O. Fuller, a prominent African American educator who spent most of his life empowering and educating black Americans during the era of racial segregation by law.

13. Tesla CEO Plugs Into New Market With Home Battery System - Monday, May 4, 2015

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) – Never lacking daring ideas, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is determined to jolt the electricity market.

The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors hopes to park hundreds of millions of large, solar panel-connected batteries in homes and businesses so the world can disconnect from power plants – and he can profit. On Thursday night, before an adoring crowd and a party-like atmosphere, Musk unveiled how he intends to do it.

14. Harkavy Happy Mixing Business With Law - Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Lee Harkavy, partner with Wyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP, had a dream to work in the world of business and finance, so the native Memphian pursued and completed a Bachelor of Business Administration in financing and accounting at the University of Michigan.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Virginia Company Buys Poplar Avenue Retail Property - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

7665 Poplar Ave. Germantown, TN 38138

Sale Amount: $2.9 million

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

18. Extra Space Storage Owner Files Loan - Friday, April 26, 2013

The owner of the Extra Space Storage facility at 2625 Mount Moriah Road in Hickory Hill has filed a $2.6 million loan on the property.

19. Green Line Marketing Doubles Office - Friday, February 15, 2013

Green Line Marketing Group has outgrown its East Memphis office space due to its expanded staff and client roster.

The boutique agency has signed a 2,000-square-foot lease in Racquet Club Plaza, where it will relocate from its three 350-square-foot executive suites in Clark Tower by the end of the month.

20. Red Deluxe Subleases Sullivan Space - Friday, September 28, 2012

Two well-known Memphis advertising agencies have inked a unique Downtown office deal.

Red Deluxe Brand Development has subleased 10,400 square feet of office space from Sullivan Branding in the old Smooth Moves building at 85 Union Ave.

21. Red Deluxe Subleases Sullivan Space - Thursday, September 27, 2012

Two well-known Memphis advertising agencies have inked a unique Downtown office deal.

Red Deluxe Brand Development has subleased 10,400 square feet of office space from Sullivan Branding in the old Smooth Moves building at 85 Union Ave.

22. ‘Perfect Storm’ - Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Office sublease space reached a record high in the first quarter, and local experts are forecasting even more leases from one lessee to another to hit the market prior to year-end.

Office subleasing totaled 600,664 square feet during the first three months of the year, according to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC’s Q1 office market report. That’s nearly 14 percent of total available space.

23. Hertz Closes On Memphis CRE Portfolio - Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Hertz Investment Group LLC has completed its acquisition of five Memphis office buildings, marking the firm’s return to the Bluff City and focus shift to secondary and tertiary markets.

24. Cordova Self-Storage Facility Financed for $2.8 Million - Friday, November 4, 2011

Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Properties Thirty LLC, an affiliate of Extra Space Storage Inc., has filed a $2.8 million loan through Bank of America NA for a storage facility at 7954 Patriot Cove in Cordova. The transaction is part of an amended $75 million revolving line of credit Extra Space Properties has through Bank of America, filed in 2009.

25. 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

26. Cordova Mini-Storage Financed for $2.2M - Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Extra Space Properties Seventy Three LLC, an affiliate of Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Storage Inc., has filed a $2.2 million loan through Compass Bank for its storage center at 2855 Houston Levee Road in Cordova.

27. Smith & Nephew Files Permit For Goodlett Farms Building - Tuesday, May 3, 2011

7135 Goodlett Farms Parkway
Cordova, TN 38016
Permit Amount: $8 million

28. Cordova Self-Storage Facility Sells for $2.6 Million - Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Properties Two LLC has bought a self-storage facility at 2855 Houston Levee Road from Georgia-based JF Storage Holdings LLC for $2.6 million. No financing deed was filed with the Shelby County Register of Deeds at the time of sale.

29. Great Oaks Church of Christ Begins Work on New Wing - Tuesday, June 22, 2010

3355 Brunswick Road
Bartlett, TN 38133
Loan Amount: $1 million
Loan Date: June 16, 2010
Maturity Date: June 10, 2011
Borrower: Great Oaks Church of Christ
Lender: BancorpBank South

30. Great Oaks Files $1M Loan for Expansion - Monday, June 21, 2010

Great Oaks Church of Christ at 3355 Brunswick Road in Bartlett has filed a $1 million construction loan through BancorpSouth Bank to add an education wing to an existing building.

31. Chez Philippe’s McCracken Emphasizes Diverse Wine List - Monday, May 17, 2010

Editor’s Note: A new occasional series about people who make and manage wine lists for restaurants

Wine lists are fascinating documents. They tell you about a restaurant’s intentions, what it anticipates in the way of patrons – as in how much they’ll spend – and how willing it is to explore and innovate.

32. Developer Turns Vacant Warehouses Into Living Space - Wednesday, April 1, 2009

A row of multi-colored duplexes tucked behind an old warehouse on Linden Avenue could be a textbook illustration for urban infill development and adaptive reuse.

The new duplexes are the first phase of housing that will come on the market with the Linden Yards development, which also will transform three brick-and-mortar warehouses on both sides of the street into living space. The 4.5-acre site is immediately west of and across the railroad tracks from Southwest Tennessee Community College.

33. John Daly’s Home Foreclosed, Sold on Courthouse Steps - Tuesday, March 3, 2009

9844 Legends Drive
Germantown, TN 38139
Sale Amount: $1.2 Million

Sale Date: Feb. 5, 2009
Buyer: Regions Bank
Seller: J. Phillip Jones, Substitute Trustee

34. Storage Company Borrows $1.8M for Cordova Property - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Extra Space Properties Twenty Nine LLC has borrowed $1.8 million for a 4.2-acre lot at 7954 Patriot Cove in Cordova. The lender was First Bank and Trust Co. of Illinois. The maturity date on the loan is Feb. 9, 2012.

35. Supply-Chain Slowdowns Could Spell Big Business for Warehouses - Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Can Memphis benefit from a nationwide economic slowdown? Probably not, but the city dubbed America's Distribution Center might be better situated than most cities to weather the ferocious storm ahead.

36. Home Builders Association Exec Finds Warm Climate in Memphis - Friday, June 22, 2007

On paper, the culture shock should have been severe for Don Glays.

After all, he grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and spent much of his adult life in Chicago and Wisconsin before relocating to Memphis this spring.

37. Heavy-Hitters Join Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP - Thursday, May 31, 2007

Two prominent attorneys have been named partners of the Memphis office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.

Ellen Vergos and Lee Harkavy recently joined as partners, bringing the total number of attorneys in the East Memphis practice to 41.

38. Sports Complex Coming To East Shelby County - Monday, April 30, 2007

For all the time, energy and money Chris Talley is spending on his indoor sports complex at the southeast corner of Houston Levee and Walnut Grove roads, perhaps the wisest investment he's made was a pair of boots so he can plod through the mud.

39. Roger This: Despite Recent Hangar Expansion,DeWitt Pilots Want More Space for Planes - Thursday, April 5, 2007
     In late February, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) filed a $900,000 building permit for two new hangars at General DeWitt Spain Airport, according to the Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.40. Archived Article - Tuesday, January 23, 2007

7930 N. Germantown Parkway
Memphis, TN 38018
Sale Amount: $41 million

Sale Date: Dec. 14, 2006

Buyer: New Plan of Memphis Commons LLC

41. Store Owner Carves Niche With Flair for Fashion, Sales - Monday, December 11, 2006

James Davis III has been a salesman of sorts since he was 6 or 7 years old.

His father, James Davis Jr., who managed a Kroger Grocery store's bakery, used to bring pastries and cakes home, and it was Davis' "job" to stay home and sell the goodies to people from the neighborhood.

42. Self-Storage Comes of Age - Wednesday, August 9, 2006

For the longest time, it was perhaps the runt of the litter in the field of commercial real estate.

But the 120,000-square-foot, climate-controlled, state-of-the-art self-storage facility that H. Keith Russell is building in Horn Lake is a strong example that the entire self-storage industry has grown up.

43. At New RV Rental, Coaches Won't Turn Into Pumpkins - Wednesday, July 19, 2006

After owning Accessories, Etc. for 14 years, Janet Rast Williams decided it was time to shift gears.

She is closing the East Memphis boutique to concentrate on her latest venture, Midsouth Motorcoach Rentals, the recreational vehicle (RV) rental company she opened in October.

44. Self-Storage Industry Meets Growing Demand - Monday, August 22, 2005

With more businesses and residents leaving the city for the rural charm of DeSoto and Fayette counties and the small-town feel of the suburbs, Brown Gill has noticed one big retail opportunity that has followed them.

45. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Friday, May 6, 2005
Gerland Creek Property

Gerland Creek Property

Financed for $1.9 Million

Whisper Ridge GP has financed 21.83 acres in the proposed eighth phase of the Gerland Creek Planned Development, located at the northwest corner of Shelby Drive and Hac...

46. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, August 2, 2002
Childrens Museum is going places with expansion

CMOMs new look unveiled at Saturday event

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

Children of all ages have a treat in store Saturday.

After 6 years of planning and construction, the Childrens Muse...

47. Archived Article: Main St - Monday, April 1, 2002
Former pharmacy, turned Wolworths has plans for redevelopment Former Woolworths renewal target By SUE PEASE The Daily News A building built in 1900 in the heart of Downtown will be transformed into apartments and commercial storefront space when a d...

48. Archived Article: Real Focus (aging) - Tuesday, May 16, 2000
By LAURIE JOHNSON Home designers, builders planning for aging buyers By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau projections, several upcoming demographic shifts are expected to throw a few twists and turns into tradi...

49. Archived Article: Real Bott - Tuesday, September 28, 1999
Real Review 09-28-99 Waynes Candy is a sucker for expansion Construction is underway on a 10,000-square-foot addition to the Waynes Candy Co. distribution and storage facility at 164 E. Carolina Ave. in Downtown Memphis. The new building is being bu...

50. Archived Article: Real Fcs (lux Apts) Lj - Tuesday, September 29, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Apartment evolution Apartment community developers are adding bells and whistles to attract todays lifestyle renter By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Ask former apartment dwellers about the last place they rented and chances are the...

51. Archived Article: Mini-storage Lj - Friday, December 13, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Downtown apartments get new life as storage facility By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News A derelict Downtown apartment complex is undergoing a transformation into something that could be a benefit to residents and businesses in the area: ...

52. Archived Article: Appling Way Shop Lj - Friday, August 2, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Two commercial projects to begin soon in Wolfchase area By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News As construction on the Wolfchase Galleria Mall continues in high gear through the summer building season, commercial development also progresses a...