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Agreed — I would love to see it repurposed and brought back to life. Not sure office is feasible, but you never know...

More info: https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/08/17/aloft-hotel-expected-to-open-fall-jefferson.html

Renderings of The Standard Germantown, Phase 2: The Standard Germantown finalizes plans for $90M phase 2, with 320 lofts, commercial space https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/08/14/standard-germantown-final-plans-lofts-mixed-use.html

Things are still moving forward, albeit slowly: 100 N. Main developers seek loan from EDGE; see development agreement progress https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/08/14/100-n-main-developers-seek-loan-from-edge.html

Plus it sticks out like a sore thumb in "classic" angles of the skyline. When the light hits it just right, it looks like a block of dead pixels on a screen.

This thing is a swing and a miss from top to bottom.

A few from the drone:

First AC Hotels in Memphis coming to Poplar. No renderings yet. Hotel developer moving forward with new-to-market AC Hotels by Marriott flag on Poplar Avenue https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/07/12/hotel-developer-progress-ac-hotels-marriott-poplar.html

Wow! Those are some interesting facts. I had never noticed the spires in older photos.

Vertical construction has begun on the first phase of the Carrefour redevelopment (now called The Standard Germantown) at Poplar and Kirby, which is technically Germantown. More info from last December: https://dailymemphian.com/article/32716/memphis-area-new-redevelopment-plan-for-carrefour-gateway-germantown

I do wonder how the Liberty Park mixed-use development will affect things. I believe construction has already started. Is there enough demand in that area for two mixed-use developments?

What a bizarre story. Another break that Memphis can't catch. Sheesh.

A lot of free spaces.

The former Malco theater in Bartlett being converted into an indoor pickleball complex was not on my 2023 bingo card. Bluff City Pickleball coming to former Malco theater in Bartlett https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/36983/memphis-business-bluff-city-pickleball-bartlett-malco-cinema

New renderings: Latest design of $99M Dream Hotel on South Main keys in on high-class style https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/07/05/dream-hotel-south-main-design-high-class-style.html

A few aerial shots of the storm rolling in earlier today:

Obviously not an MLB stadium, but I think AutoZone Park in Memphis is beautiful and blends in seamlessly with the older buildings around it.

For the love of god, guys, relax, it was an exaggeration. But sort the tallest buildings in Nashville list on Wikipedia by year — glass box has certainly been a recurring theme.

Memphis will be the recipient of two major RAISE grant awards: https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-announces-significant-raise-grant-funding-382-million Fact sheets on all the grant funding recipient: https://www.transportation.gov/raisegrants/raise-2023-fact-sheets Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant funding CROSSTOWN CORRIDOR SAFETY AND MULTI-MODAL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM Project Description: This project will fund complete streets improvements and Bus Rapid Transit service along an approximately 26-mile corridor. Improvements include sidewalks, enhanced bus stations, intersection improvements and signalization, traffic signal prioritization (TSP), and ADA enhancements. Project Benefits: The project is strong in safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, mobility and community connectivity, economic competitiveness and opportunity, state of good repair, and partnership and collaboration. The project implements transit-oriented development that benefits residents and businesses, low-income and disadvantaged communities, and minimizes displacement with the expanded transit and active transportation network along the Crosstown Corridor. It provides transit access to medical centers, jobs and regions where mobility on-demand is available which increases employment opportunities for these communities. The planning efforts involved MATA’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise office to ensure proactive inclusion of these businesses in the project development and transit jobs opportunities. ELIMINATING BARRIERS ON NORTH WATKINS (PROJECT ELBOW) Project Description: This project will fund the design and reconstruction of the bridge over the Wolf River, which will be upgraded to seismic standards and more accessible during emergency and evacuation events. The project also includes approximately 3.3 miles of complete streets multimodal infrastructure elements, including a separated bicycle lane, mid-block crossings, ADA improvements, and sidewalk improvements on the North Watkins Street corridor at Delano Avenue to North Parkway. Project Benefits: The project is strong in safety, environmental sustainability, mobility and community connectivity, economic competitiveness and opportunity, and partnership and collaboration. The project will provide enhanced bicycle and pedestrian connections from North Memphis through the addition of sidewalks, bike lanes, multi-use paths, and high visibility crossings. It also provides direct access to transit, which will reduce vehicle dependence. The project includes dedicated time for community engagement during planning and a DBE goal of 12-15%.

Before too long, Nashville will be 90% glass box.

The popsicle-stick apartment building that I used to live in — built in 2013 — was completely re-cladded in 2020 (during the height of the pandemic when everyone was working from home...great timing). What is the expected lifespan of these shoddy buildings?

New multifamily housing development coming to the vacant lot at 1126 Peabody Ave.: https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/business/article/36729/memphis-inked-india-cultural-center-and-temple-road-peabody-vance-project

Infill is great, but I wish these designs were a little more imaginative. Cerpa Construction proposes infill apartment project in the Medical District https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/06/08/cerpa-infill-apartment-project-medical-district.html

I'm not a fan of this (very) generic design, but it's at least provides some nice mixed-use infill: Cycle Shop developers propose six-story Tomorrow Building concept for Edge District https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2023/06/07/cycle-shop-developers-tomorrow-building-edge.html

Interesting - another office building proposed for mixed-use/heavy residential: Midtown landmark could switch from office to apartments https://dailymemphian.com/section/neighborhoods/article/36624/memphis-1331-union-avenue-blue-dog-building-apartment-plan