Here's a link to yesterday's article in the MBJ about the first permit being pulled for Highland Row:

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...first-20m.html

"...movement east will only continue...", as the article regarding about the 165 million is revealed in the media. of course to be bold enough to say that more high-end and high dollar housing approaching 500 million, as well as high end shopping and dining. recently, while in chicago, i was told that a number of three of the best department stores in the u.s. was headed for this particular area. that is great for shelby county, but i reckon we will have to knock some of these self-centered developers in the head, stomp on, and cut their hearts out w/ a samovar to get them to give up their greed, while memphis seemingly continues to drag the same old lines about progress and things are changing. and, what i can't believe is the apparent building structure is aluminum. that is sad.

and, is one beale on again, or off again. citizens in this city have so little to hold on as truth, when building announcements are revealed, but it really is easy to see why. i would like to say, the one area that has steadily been worked on and continues to come to fruition happens to be the south main district. we need an iron-fisted leader,
who could come into memphis and see its past, its present, the recent work, and the
new modern memphis w/ a significantly changed skyline.

New owner plans complete redesign for 16-story Horizon

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http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608...d=1.9&rs=0&p=0
Memphis Business Journal:
I Wonder does he plan on finishing the Second Tower which is the proposed tallest.

From the article it sounds like he is still planning on constructing the 2nd tower. I was just expecting the first to be finished.

You're thinking of One Beale, which the Carlisle family is working on, albeit at a snail's pace.

The original plan for The Horizon called for twin 16-story towers. Whether or not the second tower will look the same as or different from the first remains to be seen. Hopefully, in the interim, they do something about the parking garage fronting the property, which was supposed to be enclosed and surrounded by the aforementioned terrace homes in the article.

What was the original idea or theme behind the design of these towers?

I'm not sure, but I'm not a fan. In fact, it's one of my least favorite buildings downtown. It looks like it belongs somewhere along the Gulf Coast. One of the biggest problems I have with it are the sections painted black, which for the longest time I assumed were unfinished.

Hopefully the new owners will do something with the exterior -- even if it's just a new coat of paint.

What about any news of the discussed Hard Rock Hotel Memphis????

I Know this is a little late but


Posh $165M retirement community planned for Collierville

Memphis Business Journal:
Link to the Slideshow http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/g...anned-for.html

I agree. It's hard to look at...something about the massing doesn't sit right with me either, but at the point I'm just glad to see those units coming online.

How far did that actually go? I know that we talked about it quite a bit here, but was that ever actually a thing other than Hard Rock saying that Memphis would possibly be discussed for a hotel?

Hard Rock had said that they weren't opposed to the idea, and the City couldn't confirm or deny if it would go threw but they did say that Hard Rock was serious about enlarging its business in Downtown Memphis. The City also really wants to get the hotel so they could make the site have a combo of a museum, café, and hotel so it would be a HOT Intersection. But I think that buying that Tri-State Bank building behind it would make enough room for a ''comfortable'' hotel.

Apartments approved for South Front

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Commercial Appeal:

[SIZE="5"Memphis being considered for R&B museum][/SIZE]

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^^^Pray that Nashville won't get the R&B Museum over Memphis or some Memphians might go into full protest against Nashville. :haha:


I gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up.

These are pretty sharp. I'm glad to see a design like this rather than the others right down the street at the corner of Florida and Georgia (I think that's the right corner).

I'm out of the loop now that I'm in San Antonio, but I still think that we'll hear something soon from Carlisle about One Beale. The downtown condo market appears to be somewhat back to what it was pre recession (apartments are completely past that point) and with The Horizon getting somewhat back on track with their condos or apartments I think that Carlisle will roll out with something. I don't particularly think One Beale will be as big/tall as it was before, but I expect something.

If they want a business to lease inside the class A office they try to persuade Memphis based Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance. They may want to move considering they are ''kind of'' in Orange Mound.

I thought they were on Union Extended...that's also kind of Chickasaw Gardens...

Yeah they are but, if they consider leasing in One Beale they could get the nice tall riverfront view with brand new office space and we may start seeing renderings and more news and more height.

According to that R&B Hall of Fame's facebook page it has apparently been narrowed down to Memphis, Detroit, and Birmingham...either Memphis or Detroit would be more than deserving...not sure I see the Birmingham connection.

Also, I agree...the Horizon Tower is really rough looking. Not to mention at street level it's a disaster.

For sure. An office relocation would get a larger One Beale rolling a whole lot quicker than residential, imo. With Carlisle courting Raymond James and then RJ deciding to stay put, I think we'll see a One Beale phase released that's similar to what we say 5 or 6 years ago...mainly residential w/ ground level retail that's around 12 or so floors. If and when the time comes for office space that will be the larger tower, around 15-20 floors.

I think it would be financially best and best for the office space to have two completely different towers.