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Noticed this today, a report suggesting the MLGW HQ at Main and Beale be redeveloped into office/multifamily/hotel.   Figured this would happen eventually...still nothing official and just part of a report/recommendation but encouraging.   This would really activate street lift between Main/Beale and should be pretty tall on this spot.   

 

 

 

 

Downtown draft plan: Build vertical, include everyone, enforce standards, make it walkable

 

https://dailymemphian.com/section/neighborhoodsdowntown/article/14721/downtown-draft-plan-mglw

 

 

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5 hours ago, DRG901 said:

Noticed this today, a report suggesting the MLGW HQ at Main and Beale be redeveloped into office/multifamily/hotel.   Figured this would happen eventually...still nothing official and just part of a report/recommendation but encouraging.   This would really activate street lift between Main/Beale and should be pretty tall on this spot.   

 

 

 

 

Downtown draft plan: Build vertical, include everyone, enforce standards, make it walkable

 

https://dailymemphian.com/section/neighborhoodsdowntown/article/14721/downtown-draft-plan-mglw

 

 

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It also suggested to develop the parking lot across Beale from The Orpheum and the parking lot where the Tri-State Bank was torn down.  I wish a nice Hard Rock Hotel could be built in that lot next to the restaurant.  

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Good to see this stretch of buildings getting some much-needed TLC.

Building permit sought to renovate historic buildings for restaurant, apartments

https://dailymemphian.com/section/neighborhoodsdowntown/article/14725/mcewen-downtown-memphis

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The owners of McEwen’s restaurant may be pressing forward now with the long-anticipated renovation of four attached, historic buildings surrounding their Downtown restaurant at 118-124 Monroe.

A building permit application has been filed for the development called 124 Newsroom, which comprises renovation of the restaurant and conversion of the buildings’ vacant, upper floors into six apartments.

The construction cost estimate is $1.7 million, according to the permit document. Ybos & Sons Construction will carry out the design of ArchInc.

 

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Great news! I love all the stuff happening in this area.

Developer steps closer to renovation of Edge District’s Glass Factory

https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/14910/developer-takes-another-step-in-renovation-of-edge

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A major developer in the revitalization of the Edge District, Development Services Group, this week submitted its application for renovation of the vacant Glass Factory building at 435 Madison Ave.

In March, the Design Review Board approved the exterior design for the project to renovate about 17,000 square feet of the 31,561-square-foot building to house tenant Memphis Made Brewing.

 

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Finally, been waiting for this to be redeveloped for a long time.

 

Carlisle announces plans for Nylon Net Building .

https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/06/24/carlisle-submits-plans-for-nylon-net-building.html?iana=hpmvp_memp_news_headline

"Carlisle LLC is poised to develop the historic Nylon Net property into as many as 210 apartments. "

"The company will accomplish the density by putting five wood-framed stories above a two-level parking garage, Carlisle said. It plans to preserve the smokestack, the brick facade, and as much of the circa 1907 part of the building as possible.

The five stories of apartments will form an M-shape around a large courtyard, as can be seen in the rendering below. The parking garage will occupy much of the street-level story, Carlisle said, because the building's position away from thoroughfares made ground-level retail or office largely unfeasible."

 

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Looks great.  The article says Carlisle LLC also owns the building across Wagner from the Nylon Net building that faces Front St, but it will be moving to the back burner to do this project.  

This part of downtown is coming together.  This, One Beale, Kemmon-Wilson HQ, and the properties that Intrator has purchased will make the area very vibrant once completed.  

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Nylon Net project approved:

https://dailymemphian.com/section/neighborhoodsdowntown/article/15634/board-approves-210-apartments-for-nylon-net

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A zoning exception to allow the South Main District’s historic Nylon Net Building to be redeveloped with up to 210 apartments was unanimously approved Wednesday, July 22, by the Board of Adjustment.

The board gave the go-ahead despite some relatively mild concerns raised by a neighbor about the development’s impact on traffic.

 

 

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After delay, Virginia Avenue apartment project moves forward 

https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/07/29/downtown-memphis-apartments-advance.html

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The building is located farther south than most recent Downtown apartment developments — behind the pair of abandoned mid-rise buildings at the intersection of Kentucky Street and E.H. Crump Boulevard. But, Carkuff told the MBJ in 2018 she sees those buildings as assets, not liabilities, especially because she thinks they will be redeveloped soon.

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3 hours ago, VSRJ said:

After delay, Virginia Avenue apartment project moves forward 

https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/07/29/downtown-memphis-apartments-advance.html

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Nice.  I remember this project being announced now but forgot all about it.   And the other buildings mentioned are primed for redevelopment.   Would make a nice little area extending the South End all the way to Crump.

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Update on the  Intrator project on Front near Gus's/ Old Dominick Distillery.

https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/15896/apartments-with-a-crust-of-retail-proposed-next-to

A Downtown developer seeks a zoning variance for a $30 million project that would put 165 new apartments and 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail in both historic and new buildings, all within the aroma zone of Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken restaurant.

Representatives for Tom Intrator’s 18 Main LLC will go before the Board of Adjustment at 2 p.m., Aug. 26, seeking permission to exceed the residential density limits placed on new construction in the South Main Historic District.

Intrator, the same developer who plans a $1.1 billion redevelopment of the Pinch District, plans to renovate the 120-year-old brick warehouse at 324 S. Front. The plan includes ground-up construction at 316 S. Front of six stories of apartments on a vacant, adjacent parcel.

 

 

The new building will wrap around a parking structure of about 100 spaces.

The three-story, 21,078-square-foot historic building anchors the northeast corner of Front and Vance.

 

<strong>A rendering shows what the development will look like from S. Front.</strong> (Credit: PMK Architects)

 

<strong>The mixed-use development would blend the renovated, 120-year-old warehouse at Front and Vance with new, taller construction.</strong> (Credit: PKM Architects)

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With this project, One Beale, Nylon Net Building, Ambassador Hotel, and Spaghetti Warehouse/Kemmons Wilson - this area will be really built up.  The main development opportunities left will be the empty lot next to Old Dominick, the empty lot across from Annex Lofts, and the empty building behind Nylon Net that Carlisle owns.  I think they plan on doing something with it after Nylon Net gets finished.  

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The Ravine is about to take shape

This is going to be really cool.

<strong>Rendering shows concepts for the north end of The Ravine.</strong>&nbsp;(Courtesy of Dalhoff Thomas Design Studio)

https://dailymemphian.com/section/neighborhoodsdowntown/article/15958/the-ravine-edge-district

"Construction is to start next week to turn a two-block-long, 25-foot-deep depression that divides the Edge District into a social seam for gathering, playing, entertainment, public art, eating and even shopping.

Phase I alone is to cost about $1 million for The Ravine, a rails-to-park project that’s taken about a year longer than planned to get started."

"The Ravine will emerge from a long-abandoned Norfolk Southern rail spur that once served the old industrial area now known as the Edge District.

The sunken, narrow space extends from Union on the south, passes underneath a Monroe Avenue bridge in the middle and ends 25 feet below a Madison Avenue bridge on the north.

The big trench splits the Edge, a district well stocked with century-old commercial buildings that are steadily being renovated for apartments, breweries and taprooms, office headquarters, an architecture firm, antique car museum, even an Elvis souvenir shop."

"A three-phase, $5.7 million construction plan will eventually convert the gulch into a linear space with high-tone finishes such as public art, a splash fountain, playground and amphitheater seating."

 

A plan designed by Dalhoff Thomas Design Studio breaks The Ravine into five sections. The sections and first-phase work are:

  • The wider, north end. Clear overgrowth and remove a chain-link fence to showcase the old, ornate Madison bridge. Clear the steep hill that will later have amphitheater seating, but save the big shade trees. Replace the old asphalt surface with patterned concrete. The north end is lined by the steep hill to the east and the three- and four-story old Glass Factory building on the west. Memphis Made Brewing Co. is already working to inhabit half the Glass Factory building with the company’s second brewery and taproom. (The other half will be leased for a restaurant or other business.) The Ravine’s first phase includes building a patio by the Memphis Made taproom. Also, a key access point will be created. A public passageway, complete with a public restroom, will be carved out through the building. Visitors from the west can reach The Ravine from Lauderdale Street, the new Rise Apartments and a parking structure by walking through the Glass Factory, past the beer-making operation and into The Ravine.
  • The narrow section between the north end’s entertainment area and the Monroe bridge. Build drainage, water lines and power connections for food trucks. The electric outlets eliminate the need for noisy generators often used by food trucks. Install lighting. Replace floor with concrete.
  • Under the Monroe bridge. Build a flight of stairs for a second access into The Ravine. The steps will come down from the northeast end of the bridge. Install lighting. Clean the span’s underbelly to create a canvas for public art. Install seating. Pour new concrete floor. A bonus from the bridge is that it offers a large shelter from any sudden rainstorms.
  • Narrow section immediately south of the bridge. Install benches on both sides. Form boundaries with planters. This area will offer a quieter space for anyone needing a break from the music or other entertainment on the north end.
  • South end bordering Union. Pour patterned concrete flooring to create a plaza for micro- or pop-up retail. Install planters with landscaping. Install benches. Create pad areas for the retail that will be near and on the same level as busy Union Avenue.

"DSG has saved two, 60-foot-tall silos used by Wonder Bread and, in subsequent phases, will erect them at the north and south ends of The Ravine. The silos, perhaps to be canvases for public art, should become landmarks for The Ravine much like an old water tower is a signature structure for the Broad Avenue Arts District, Knight said."

 

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5 hours ago, dxfret said:

It’s hard to believe that the remodeling of a Walgreens store warrants business news coverage in the Commercial Appeal,,

It’s a historic building downtown that is looking to get $730k in upgrades and add office or apartment tenants also. 
 

If you want to complain about something that’s not newsworthy, complain about the article on the new East Memphis location for Zaxby’s. 

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On 9/12/2020 at 10:21 PM, MDC26 said:

Nice! That location definitely needs a refresh. It's a shame that they're considering leaving. With the growing Downtown population, the area could probably support a second Walgreens.

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On 9/13/2020 at 2:54 PM, dxfret said:

It’s hard to believe that the remodeling of a Walgreens store warrants business news coverage in the Commercial Appeal,,

The Memphis Business Journal has responded do your incredulousness.

https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/09/15/downtown-walgreens-drapac-dmc-renovations.html

 

 

The Canopy Hotel opened yesterday.

https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41005152/canopy-by-hilton-memphis-downtown.html

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