A flurry of large-scale build-to-suit projects north of the Tennessee-Mississippi state line – the first of their kind in a decade – capped off a busy 2017 for the Memphis industrial market, which closed the fourth quarter with 665,896 square feet of net absorption, according to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors’ latest Marketbeat report.

2. Financial Federal Hits $500M in Assets - Thursday, June 1, 2017

Financial Federal has hit a milestone in recent weeks – reaching $500 million in assets – that bank president William Tayloe said confirms the plan the bank is following to achieve organic growth is working.

3. Obscure Midtown Warehouse to Become Company’s HQ - Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The warehouse looks like a foreign object that sprouted in the middle of a Midtown neighborhood. Surrounding the two-story warehouse at 802 Rozelle St. are two-story, single-family homes with fenced yards. The adjacent CSX and Union Pacific railyard is the only indicator that this enclave was once an industrial area. After a $2 million renovation, the dated warehouse will emerge as a highly modern neighborhood asset.

4. Big Deals Highlight 2014 Real Estate - Thursday, January 1, 2015

In Inked, we like to highlight local real estate transactions and the often-interesting companies leasing or buying commercial real estate space in the Memphis market. We also like to keep you informed about major deals before they happen and track companies that are critical to the local economy. Here are some important items that appeared in Inked in 2014.

5. Hillwood to Launch Two Spec Buildings in DeSoto County - Friday, November 14, 2014

A Texas-based development firm will start turning dirt soon on a massive new business park in DeSoto County.

Hillwood Investment Properties is expected to begin site work in around 30 days on Legacy Park, a 266-acre distribution and business park on the south side of Goodman Road, just east of Hacks Cross Road near Polk Lane.

6. FedEx Decides Not to Renew a Renaissance Center Lease - Thursday, September 4, 2014

FedEx has decided not to renew a lease at a prominent East Memphis office building.

FedEx Services is not renewing a roughly 11,000-square-foot lease at the 189,644-square-foot Renaissance Center office building at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive that expires Oct. 1. Employees affected by the decision will be moved to FedEx facilities, part of a broader consolidation and efficiency plan the company has been pursuing.

7. Pathmark Inks Lease at I-Bank Tower - Friday, July 11, 2014

A longtime third-party logistics company is on the move.

Pathmark Transportation Co., which was started in 1984 as a subsidiary of petroleum marketing company Pathmark International before becoming a national logistics provider, has signed a new lease for 3,800 square feet at the i-bank Tower on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis.

8. Waller Lansden Leases in Renaissance Center - Saturday, July 5, 2014

A Nashville-based law firm is moving into permanent space at the Renaissance Center office building.

Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis LLP, which opened a Memphis office in February, has leased 10,000 square feet in the East Memphis office building at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive.

9. Waller Lansden Leases Space in Renaissance Center - Wednesday, July 2, 2014

A Nashville-based law firm is moving into permanent space at the Renaissance Center office building.

Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis LLP, which opened a Memphis office in February, has leased 10,000 square feet in the East Memphis office building at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive.

10. Financial Federal Sees Progress, Prepares for New Digs - Saturday, May 10, 2014

A business that handles client money and assets naturally occupies an ideal perch from which to survey the financial landscape and general economic conditions.

And the Memphis-based bank Financial Federal is one such institution in a position to do that.

11. Legacy Wealth Management Grows Staff, Relocates - Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Legacy Wealth Management is starting 2014 with a handful of new faces and a move to a new office soon.

New additions to the ranks at Legacy include Brent Westbrook, who’s joined the firm as managing director of business development and client service. He came to Legacy from Argent Financial Group and will be working to introduce Legacy’s services to individuals, families and business-sponsored retirement plans.

12. Office Occupancy Ends 2013 on High Note - Tuesday, February 4, 2014

An unusually strong fourth quarter helped push the overall Memphis office market occupancy rate into positive territory for 2013, according to year-end commercial real estate market reports.

The Memphis market recorded absorption of 225,338 square feet in the fourth quarter – the largest positive absorption the market has experienced during any quarter in more than 10 years – to end the year with positive net absorption of 40,558 square feet, according to CB Richard Ellis Memphis.

13. Leases Push Renaissance Center Near Capacity - Friday, November 22, 2013

The Renaissance Center office building in East Memphis should be near capacity early next year, following a series of recent lease signings.

Financial Federal signed a lease on Tuesday, Nov. 20, to occupy 27,000 square feet on the first and second floors of the Renaissance Center, 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive. In addition to the new location, the growing financial firm will have signage atop the East Memphis office building along Poplar Avenue east of Interstate 240.

14. Financial Federal Moving to Renaissance Center - Thursday, November 21, 2013

Financial Federal is moving into 27,000 square feet on the first and second floors of the Renaissance Center at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive.

15. Legacy Wealth Management to Relocate Office - Monday, November 18, 2013

Legacy Wealth Management Inc. is moving to the Renaissance Center.

The financial planning and portfolio management firm will take approximately 7,500 square feet in the building located at 1715 Aaron Brenner Dr., relocating from its current office at Atrium I.

16. Two Memphis Law Firms Combine Forces - Thursday, August 16, 2012

Two Memphis law firms announced a merger earlier this week.

The nine attorneys of 45-year old Williams McDaniel PC are merging with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP to form one of the largest estate planning law groups among regional firms in the country.

17. New Owner For Bartlett Car Wash Property - Friday, May 4, 2012

A former car wash site in Bartlett has traded hands. Nyan Jaf acquired the 0.71-acre lot at 5960 Summer Ave. from Mr. Carwash LLC for $65,000.

18. Office Opportunities - Thursday, May 3, 2012

Memphis’ office real estate landscape is changing, and for three firms, those changes are creating opportunities.

Orlando, Fla.-based Parkway Properties Inc. in March completed the sale of its interest in Renaissance Center – a 190,000-square-foot office building at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive in the Poplar Avenue corridor – to partner Parkway Properties Office Fund LP.

19. Parkway Completes Sale of Renaissance Center - Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Parkway Properties Inc. has completed the sale of its interest in Renaissance Center – a 190,000-square-foot, Class A office building at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive in the Poplar Avenue corridor – to partner Parkway Properties Office Fund LP.

20. Former Mazda Warehouse Sells for $13.5M - Friday, February 10, 2012

The former Mazda North America Inc. distribution center in DeSoto County has been acquired by Hillwood Investment Properties for $13.5 million.

21. Lockton Inc. Signs New Office Lease - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Lockton Inc. has moved to a new office space in the Renaissance Center at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive.

22. New Law Scholarship Honors Dr. Hooks - Thursday, August 11, 2011

Corey Strong, a graduate of White Station High School and the U.S. Naval Academy who recently returned home to Memphis from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, is the first recipient of a new college scholarship in honor of the late civil rights pioneer Benjamin L. Hooks.

23. CBRE Lands Leasing Contract With Parkway - Friday, October 1, 2010

The Memphis office of CB Richard Ellis Inc. will handle marketing and leasing services for Parkway Realty Service’s Memphis office building portfolio, the company announced this week.

24. Miss. Accounting FirmOpens Office in Memphis - Thursday, June 21, 2007
     The Jackson, Miss.-based accounting firm HORNE LLP has opened an office in Memphis at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive in the Renaissance Center.
     HORNE's Memphis office initially will focus on a

25. Archived Article - Tuesday, January 9, 2007

1715 Aaron Brenner Drive
Memphis, TN 38120
Sale Amount: $38.1 million

Sale Date: Dec. 11, 2006

Buyer: PKY Fund Memphis I LLC

26. Latest Advances in Law Firm Technology on Tap During Seminar - Thursday, November 2, 2006

When attorneys need to communicate with their clients, most of the time the easiest way has been to send an e-mail.

However, attorneys now can direct their clients to a Web site where they can discuss anything and manage information more quickly and easily.

27. Music Foundation BeginsSearch for President - Friday, October 20, 2006
     The Memphis Music Foundation's board of directors has formed a search committee that is now accepting applications for the position of president.
     Former president Rey Flemings resigned

28. Parkway PropertiesExpands Memphis Portfolio - Wednesday, October 4, 2006
     Jackson, Miss.-based Parkway Properties Inc. plans to buy the Renaissance Center at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive for an undisclosed amount, according to a story in the Memphis Business Journal.
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29. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, May 31, 2005
50

Lauth Plans Business Park Near Holmes and Getwell

50.09 acres near

Getwell Road

Cost: $26.7 million

Borrower: DeltaPoint Park Partners LLC

Lender: Mellon Bank NA

Trustee: Joseph B. Pitt Jr.

Property: 50.09 acres near Holme...

30. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, September 23, 2002
Outplacement firm Lee Hecht Harrison moved to 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 318 at the Renaissance Center

Outplacement firm Lee Hecht Harrison moved to 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 318, in the Renaissance Center. Jill M. Stem, vice president...

31. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, December 13, 2001
Meet Me in Memphis is the theme of the Arkansas Bar Association's annual mid-year meeting, Jan A holiday open house is 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the new offices of Weintraub, Stock and Grisham at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 512. This is the la...

32. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, May 17, 2001
David F Weintraub, Stock, Bennett & Grisham PC has relocated its office to the Renaissance Center, 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 512. The firm concentrates its practice on representing employees in labor and employment matters. John Sandford w...

33. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, November 20, 2000
Nominations now are being accepted for Women of Achievement Inc Nominations now are being accepted for Women of Achievement Inc., an organization that cuts across all lines in the community and draws together the strength and talents of women and wo...