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Date set for Poplar and Highland gas station construction
Construction of a gas station convenience store at the former Exxon Hop-In is expected to begin this month.
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Construction of a gas station convenience store at the former Exxon Hop-In is expected to begin this month.
“We need a really nice white-tablecloth restaurant, but not too expensive,” Gill Properties’ president said.
The combined firms have completed more than 100 justice-related projects valued at more than $1.5 billion.
The property has 285 lots, 60 of which are unoccupied. Of those, 30 have no homes on them at all while the other 30 have houses that have been vacant for years.
With one location in the works, the California-based fast-food chain may have found a second spot in the Memphis area.
The main building includes a 200-seat performance hall and office space. The other part is a studio-apartment building.
The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board will review three projects at its Sept. 9 meeting.
Interior designers Cameron Howell and Greg Baudoin are turning a Racine Street building into showroom, with plans to develop it into a resource center for the city’s design community.
A local private investment company bought Sycamore View Plaza, a retail center on Summer Avenue for more than $3 million.
The Lobbyist is advancing to the next phase of a more than $200,000 renovation.
The new owner hopes to bring the Belmont Grill concept back to the space.
Also in this edition of Inked: August homes sales go down while prices go up, Los Angeles firm buys in Southeast Memphis and Litchfield buys on Senator Street.
With more staff, new equipment and expanded outreach, the Downtown Memphis Commission reports record levels of cleanup and maintenance, thanks in part to a bike-mounted street sweeper named after a blues legend.
Also in this edition of Inked: A new Academy Sports + Outdoors is opening in Millington, and a South Memphis shopping center has sold.
The 112‑room Hilton Tapestry will feature meeting space, a restaurant, lobby bar and a 114‑seat rooftop bar.
The Economic Development Growth Engine of Memphis and Shelby County increased its funding for the development that includes single family homes near Colonial Country Club.
A Pennsylvania-based company adds a Cordova apartment complex to its local portfolio.
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage Hospitality Group vows uninterrupted operations for employees and suppliers while Carlisle Corp. positions for additional acquisitions.
“I would say that the repurposing of former retail spaces to owner-occupants or local investors has kind of been our sweet spot,” said one of the brokers in this week’s transactions.
At the corner of Second and Madison, four stories of an 116-year-old building have remained vacant. A local investment team plans to open it up to residents and business once more.
The second oldest church in Memphis, First Presbyterian Church has been at the corner of Poplar Avenue and B.B. King Boulevard since 1832. After 194 years, its flock is searching for a new home.
“Because of the energy infrastructure that (Elon Musk is) getting, not just from Tennessee but also from Mississippi, you could see the greatest boom since FedEx in this town. You need to double down here.”
Starbucks is planning to close about 1% of its 18,000 North America locations.