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[bluff2085]

Ok so all these projects have been announced and can mostly be found on the CCC's website, but for those at UP who are unaware of the HUGE amount of projects going on in the Downtown area, here is a summary. The Medical Center (adjacent to downtown) is really beginning to take off, as is the residential community in the southern half of downtown.  Because of the numerous residential projects in the southend/south main district, I am only posting a handful of the projects in this area for now (those labeled in bold), and I will post the rest (and there are many) later on.  Also, I did not include conversions of apartments into condos.  

St. Jude expansions
addition of 5 new buildings
$500,000,000 (u/c):



UT Baptist Research Park
$450,000,000 (demolition underway, final completion 2016):



Le Bonheur Children's medical center expansion
includes 650,000 sf, 12 story tower
$300,000,000 (planning):



One Beale
27-story building (luxury hotel w/ condos on upper floors)
$250,000,000 (to be completed in 2008/2009):



Uptown Housing Infill
Mixed income housing including 500 single-family affordable homes
$150,000,000 (u/c)
NO RENDERING


The Horizon
Construction of two 16-story upscale condo towers, a 5-story parking garage, and a 4-story building containing 60 townhomes (350 total units).
$90,000,000 (2007):




State Place
Construction of 96 condos
$49,000,000 (almost complete):



The Vue on Main
28-story apartment building with 284 units, 412 new parking spaces, and 14,000sf of retail
$46,000,000 (2007):



Court Square Center
Renovation of historic 22-story building into 74 apartments and 39,000sf of retail
$43,000,000 (planning):



UT College of Pharmacy
new 200,000sf building to house UT College of Pharmacy
$43,000,000 (planning)
NO RENDERING


University of Memphis Law School
relocation of law school to downtown in historic Customs house
$42,000,000 (2009):



Mirabella
Renovation of historic 8-story building into 60 luxury condos
$40,000,000 (planning):



New Regional Medical Center Building
$37,000,000 (planning)
NO RENDERING


Westin Hotel and Lee's Landing
new 9-story, 220 room Westin and adjacent parking garage (530 places) with 14,000sf of retail
$30,000,000 (u/c):



67 Madison
Renovation of historic 12-story building to include 157 apartments and 18,000sf of retail/commercial space
$38,000,000 (planning):



Memphis Mental Health Institute
$28,000,000 (u/c)
NO RENDERING


Beale Street Landing
new docking facility including a 500-foot floating dock, a ticketing/operations building with a small restaurant, a river park that serves as a terminus to historic Beale Street, and a 150-car underground parking garage
$27,000,000 (2007):



UT Basic/Clinical Research Sciences Building
$22,000,000 (u/c):



Riverside 648
Renovation to existing building into 66 condos
$16,000,000 (u/c):



The 444
new 9-story building containing 42 condo units, 74 parking spaces, and 1000sf ground floor retail
$12,000,000 (planning):



Carolina Lofts
New building containing 12 townhomes
$12,000,000 (u/c):



The Nettleton
Renovation of existing building into 34 condos
$12,000,000 (planning):



CityHouse
New building containing 36 manhattan loft-style condos and 5,000sf groundfloor retail
$12,000,000 (u/c):



City Commons at South End
42 new condos divided into units of 6, includes parking garage
$10,000,000 (u/c):



Goodwyn Institute
Renovation of historic 18-story building into 26 condos
$9,000,000 (u/c):



Pinch Place
new 5-story building with 64 condos and 2500sf of retail space
$8,000,000 (planning):



456 Tennessee St.
New 7-story steel and glass building containing 26 condos and 6000sf of commercial space
$6,000,000 (planning):



Harbor Lights
new 4-story building with 24 luxury condos
$6,000,000 (u/c):



The Phoenix
new 4-story building with 8 condos and ground-floor retail
$2,000,000 (planning):

[Rural King]

Thanks for putting together such a great list. There is definately a lot going on in Memphis that many folks outside this forum don't know about yet. I have a feeling though, that soon enough Memphis will start getting more recognition for the progress it is making  in regards to its various urban development projects.

I already have some of these listed on the Memphis development map which is in progress.

[soverbey]

Bluff thanks for posting all of these projects, it's great to see the renderings of some of these new buildings! My favorite design out of all of these is One Beale, I think that building will be beautiful when completed, and will complement its position on the bluff overlooking the harbor.

[Clobber]

Thanks for assembling that list!

[soverbey]

don't forget about the new blue monkey that will be rebuilt at the corner of Calhoun (GE Patterson) and Front.....

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[northernbizzkit1]

I used to not like the winning design for Beale Street Landing...LOVE the rendering in this list, though...Hope it starts soon!

[bluff2085]

northernbizzkit1, on May 4 2006, 03:48 PM, said:

I used to not like the winning design for Beale Street Landing...LOVE the rendering in this list, though...Hope it starts soon!

I agree.  This latest rendering is amazing and almost sexy.  With the older renderings the project seemed smaller and a little awkward, but now I am convinced this project is one of the most important developments in downtown.  I wonder how this will tie in with One Beale across the street, should be interesting.

Edited by bluff2085, 04 May 2006 - 04:48 PM.

[sleepy]

Here's another list for downtown:

Total Number of Condominium Units Complete, Planned or Under Construction: 2,855

Prepared By:
Center City Commission
Updated March 2, 2006

New Upcoming Condos
Name Units
2 W GE Patterson 19
420 S Front 36
456 Tennessee 26
92-96 S Main 18
Front Bluff 34
Front Street Condos 12
Hoover Building 42
Hunt Phelan Phase 2 24
Machine Shop Condos 14
Metal Museum 30
Mirabella 60
One Beale 160
Pinch Place 64
River Crest 11
The 444 42
The ForeFront 26
The Horizon 350
The Nettleton 34
The Phoenix 8
Total 1010 Condos

Conversions In Progress
Name Units
River Tower 153
Shrine 75
The Lofts 115
The Residences 15
Total 358

Condos Under Construction
Name Units
130 Keel 6
496 S Main 3
648 Riverside 66
83 S Main 3
85-95 S Main 17
Carolina Lofts 72
City Commons 42
City House 36
Gardens of South Main 7
Goodwyn Institute 8
Harbor Lights 24
Main St Flats 36
State Place 204
The Lawrence Building 8
Total 532

Completed Condos
Name Units
378 S Main 8
415 Front 20
493 S Main 2
Ambassador 18
Barton Flats 20
Bellevue Terrace 16
Brodnax 2
Bryton Tower 124
Candy Factory 9
Central Station Lofts 24
Chickasaw Bluff 12
Claridge 158
DT Porter Condos 18
Fogelman YMCA 24
Front Row Condos 14
GE 5 5
Harbor Town Centre 4
Hayes Building 2
Hotline Lofts 15
Hunt Phelan 12
Paper Works 62
Portico 21
Potter’s Lofts 28
Quetzal 3
River Bluff Place 37
River Row 25
Roof Tops 12
St Marten’s Place 21
Talbot Square (complete) 8
The Beacon 20
The Cottages 12
The Gallery 16
The Regatta 36
Timpani Building 4
Turning Pointe 8
Union Commons 12
Waterford Plaza 100
William Farrington 17
Vance Station 6
Total 955

[cdarr]

Great list, sleepy.  I find it interesting that there are more proposed units right now (1,010) than existing (955).

[sleepy]

Well there are also 358 in conversion and and 532 under construction which aren't included in the 1010 proposed figure.

[Bears]

Never seen that rendering on Beale St. Landing!!! Its a vast improvement. When is construction supposed to begin again?

[Clobber]

Whatever happened to Terry Plaza at the cobblestones (fountain)?  Is it still going to happen?

[Bears]

Clobber, on May 9 2006, 11:04 PM, said:

Whatever happened to Terry Plaza at the cobblestones (fountain)?  Is it still going to happen?

Didn't hear they were gonna change the plans at all. The RDC's websites renderings shows fountains but not on cobblestones

[cheeriokid61]

Wow, that looks cool.

And that's quite an impressive list you've got there. If I added right, which I'm sure I didn't, then there is at least 2,254,000,000 dollars worth of projects going on in Memphis. But I bet that the many more unlisted projects could bring that total even higher. I would definately say that Memphis is booming!

[Clobber]

Bears, on May 10 2006, 12:23 PM, said:

Didn't hear they were gonna change the plans at all. The RDC's websites renderings shows fountains but not on cobblestones

Do you remember the project I'm talking about though?  It was a special feature at the entrance of the cobblestones where it hits Union, I think.  The sidewalks have been fixed up, just like the renderings, all nice and wide, but I don't recall anything happening at the entrance.

I think the Beale Street Landing fountain is different; someone forked over money for the Terry fountain, for it to be named after the dude.  It was a beautiful rendering, I hope it still gets done, in addition to the Landing's water features.

[bluff2085]

Well the other day while I was downtown, I stopped by the Horizon Sales Center.  The scale model was very nice--the Horizon will be a robust 16 stories!  They told me they plan to break ground in late August/September.  They also seemed to have more knowledge about One Beale than they were willing to share.  The only impression I could get was that One Beale will exceed the Horizon Towers when it comes to luxury.

[northernbizzkit1]

bluff2085, on Jul 12 2006, 08:07 PM, said:

Well the other day while I was downtown, I stopped by the Horizon Sales Center.  The scale model was very nice--the Horizon will be a robust 16 stories!  They told me they plan to break ground in late August/September.  They also seemed to have more knowledge about One Beale than they were willing to share.  The only impression I could get was that One Beale will exceed the Horizon Towers when it comes to luxury.

I REALLY want to know what type of hotel is going to be at One Beale...part of me really thinks it could be a Four Seasons just because it would be similar to how the Four Seasons occupies a few floors of the Mandalay Bay in Vegas...but I guess any hotel could do that

[sleepy]

The newly announced Fourth Street project at Union has also proposed a hotel.

[chris holman]

When does construction of One Beale begin?

[smeagolsfree]

Haven't been able to get over here for a while to look at the forum. Great list of projects. Hope to see a bigger list later.