Franchisee Loay Abdallah, who signed a five-location, five-year deal with Bonchon, tried Korean fried chicken in Chicago and couldn’t forget the taste.

The six-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentive, approved Monday night, Oct. 23, comes as Campbell Clinic officials look to build a facility at the northwest corner of Bailey Station Road and Poplar Avenue.

The building’s owner plans to change its rooftop sign, which reads “LYFE Kitchen,” with one that would read “The Chisca.”

After Boyle Investment Co. eliminated apartments in the project, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the Viridian development plus the final 216 homes in Glasgow. 

According to an application filed on behalf of Memphis-based High Mountain Investments, the developer plans to bring retail stores, as well as a coffee shop, to the Broad Avenue Arts District.

The 169-year-old Mallory-Neely House will open again for Friday and Saturday tours beginning Nov. 3. 

The Memphis Escape Rooms owners are back with a brand-new creative endeavor.

Memphis River Parks Partnership officials say plans to replace Vice & Virtue Coffee are tentative with no timeline because the organization wants “to make the right decision rather than a quick decision.” 

With an increase of residents expected to accompany the construction of BlueOval City, higher-density, New Urbanism could help meet the need for housing.

Bill Ganus, Andre Jones and Chuck Pinkowski discussed development projects with an attentive audience at Memphis Botanic Gardens on Thursday, Oct. 19. 

100 N. Main Development Partners plans to use the 15th through 22nd floors for hotel space, according to an application filed with the Land Use Control Board.

“More people are choosing Memphis as other cities have gotten more expensive,” said Mark Fogelman, president of Fogelman Properties.

Earlier this year, Memorial Park’s plans for the facility received significant pushback, particularly among its Jewish neighbors. Plus, an aviation-themed cigar lounge lands a Downtown location. 

The $500 million to $700 million Mid-City Memphis development will include a 260,000-square-foot hotel as well as office space, multifamily housing, age-restricted housing, townhouses, retail space and a 500,000-square-foot parking garage.

An expert panel will talk about the area’s development projects during the Developing Memphis Seminar next week. 

The partnership means B.R. Distilling will grow from 30,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet at its 802 Royal Ave. location, the site of the former Pepsi bottling plant.

Lakeland officials have begun the 30-month process to prohibit short-term rentals in the suburb.

September’s monthly sales volume was $366 million, down 28.2% compared to the $510.1 million recorded in September 2022, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors September market report.

Paul Young was named the head of the DMC in early 2021, emerging from a pool of 30 applicants. Now, two-and-a-half years later, the DMC will once again be looking for a new leader. 

The application includes the outline plan for Mid-City at the former Racquet Club of Memphis site.

“The extended-stay market is going to continue to grow, and it’s going to continue to grow at a faster rate than the average hotel market,” said a local hotel expert.

Feast & Graze owner Cristina McCarter said she plans to close her shop on South Main at the end of the year in favor of a new location.

According to the initial application, Juan Montoya hopes to turn the 127-year-old castle-style Ashlar Hall into an event center “of limited scale and character in conformance with the city’s ordinances.”

The developer expects 18 months of architectural work before breaking ground. The renovated building could also include up to 260 multifamily units and hotel space. 

The Economic Development and Growth Engine of Memphis & Shelby County approved two amended tax incentive plans for LaSaint Logistics and Medtronic Logistics with partner CEVA Logistics.