Memphis4ever

Yes at least on the beale street and main street side. There will be a large decorative stair on the beale street face which is why the sidewalk is so wide.

The park is really taking shape there are so many paths and shaded areas and topography. I'm loving it.

Broad Avenue apartments. Orleans station commercial rehab buildings

These are from last week the parking deck is coming out the ground.

The artesian is built and open

I posted renderings and a development map in one of the other sections I'll try to find and post here.

Memphis does have a few issues that make building tall a bit more costly we have clay and silty soil that will liquefy in seismic activity not to mention the Mississippi River which makes all foundations for anything tall downtown require many pilings. Also Memphis has/had lots of existing buildings to fill up or downtown had lots of warehouses and old buildings which have been renovated and converted to many lofts and apartments. Recently we are getting more 5 to 7 story apartment proposals Memphis does like to preserve a street character and sense of place one can talk about tall buildings but the smaller buildings equate to more affordable and more desirable streets. Will Memphis build taller yes now that we have filled most of the empty buildings downtown and have seen new out of state investors with more confidence and deeper pockets larger buildings will be built. I do think however the city does a good job of using minority contracts, affordability and this types of things when receiving public dollars as a tool to keep developments fair. People that don't live in Memphis don't really understand the tremendous growth not just in the city but the surrounding areas. We have a lot not space and vacant land in Memphis so tall building are not a necessity yet with the cost vs profit margin. With these 2000 to 4000 dollar a month apartments being built everywhere and leasing almost instantly I'm sure condos can be supported at those prices. The 1 beale development is a project I think many larger investors are waiting to see finish before they make a move its a process People are not as familiar with Memphis as it works a little different than most cities.

Memphis has some of the easiest interstates to drive on, as far as that comment no one wants to drive through Memphis that sounds a little personal and negative dont speak for everyone. In terms of sprawl as an architect and person in the field sprawl is bad especially in a poor area where there is not enough tax base to fund adequate transportation. new neighborhoods and growth within the existing street system which is great here is the most sustainable and beneficial development. I like to think about sustainable growth vs doing whats the norm. Lets look at the traffic of atlanta, nashville, dallas, houston and very sprawling cities and see how well this idea is working.

We do not need this type of sprawl

Its an ok and fun attraction but it would be better to work out a waterpark or something more substantial for this prime location.

Memphis as a whole the city has a grid pattern with quite a few major corridors which makes our interstates less travelled than most. The biggest issue with our interstate is a consistent 4 lanes around the loop, I40 to frayser interchange needs to be widened to 5 lanes to match all the new lanes from the midtown interchange projects. The old part of the interstate running through city needs to be widened.

The memphis hyatt caption turned out beautifully you guys should really look at my pics in the memphis page to see.

Those are my thoughts kinda like life a bridge the arches are loosing me especially since they are so low it makes them look uninviting for people

At some point we should have 7 on the south end and maybe 10 in all. 2 at the mobility center, 2 for grand hyatt, 2 for the vance avenue apartments which the foundation work has started, 1 maybe for the home 2 suites, there is 1 at lebonhuer childrens hospital, 1 at st jude but it will be gone soon, and 2 at the new apartments in the snuff district. Who knows how many will come if the walk on union project starts construction.

They are literally hammering the retaining wall in the ground to dig out the basement this project is fine they have done too much to not continue. Plus the mayor has already said they will come up with some terms for the agreement. The backstop funding was just a just in case not due to a lack of committed funding. Hyatt has invested in all the other hotels this hotel will definitely stay booked as it will be the only hotel of its kind in the city for a few years. They have closed off beale street and blocked off the adjacent parking lot and fenced it in way before this deal even came up the project is happening.

Memphis mobility center from the Hyatt centric rooftop

Grand Hyatt Construction

7 Vance Avenue apartments walls are in around basement foundation work should begin soon.

Windows have been replaced and offices are opening at the historic building.

Lighting and plantings installed. Misting fountains are being installed

Crane number 2 at the Mobility Center. Concrete is starting to rise out the ground.

Orleans Station in the medical district

Broad avenue apartments.

Crane going up at the mobility center on Main Street.