Working a few lots at a time with different developers, the City of Memphis is beginning to connect the vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood to form a pattern of redevelopment.

Memphis Jazz, a residential community of 249 homesites, will be across the street from the Memphis Blues neighborhood. 

Dunkin’ crosses Union Avenue for a new location, Tolteca Foodservice buys a Southeast Memphis distribution center and Welltower buys a pair of local senior-housing facilities.

Ramble on Summer and the latest phase of Union Depot have received recommendations from the Bartlett Planning Commission.

In January 2024, the Exxon/Hop-In on one of the most visible retail corners in the city was destroyed in a fire.

Germantown hasn’t had a Bed Bath and Beyond in six years, but fans of the home goods store won’t have to wait much longer. 

The property was well-maintained for years but started to decline after FedEx left. Weeds have grown around the property, and the air conditioning gave out years ago.

The late-night cookie chain Insomnia Cookies will soon open its third Memphis store on Winchester Road. Tekila Group opened its newest concept in Senatobia. A Downtown patio area up for debate.

Local buyers claim former Daily News building and Fox Run Square. Helen of Troy expands to Southeast Memphis.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is clearing four buildings on its campus to make the property more accessible, add green space and to save money on upkeep.

Demolition of the former Commercial Appeal building could start in late June. DT Specialized Services, an Oklahoma-based company, filed a demolition permit for the property at 495 Union Ave.

Ben Smith opened Tsunami, a Pacific Rim-themed restaurant, in July 1998. He closed it this past February but would like to see it become a restaurant again.

After 12 years, the fondue restaurant is expected to return to the Memphis market in late 2026 or early 2027 inside a former Pyro’s Fire Fresh Pizza.

The privately-held commercial real estate firm bought the warehouse for $4.5 million.

A Dallas-based industrial real estate investment firm has made its first purchase in Memphis, and Village Mart, a local clothing store, has signed a lease for a new location.

A former FedEx office could become upscale medical campus. 

When Royer started his business, he worked with a rotary telephone. There were no computers or fax machines. Now online shopping allows vendors to sell directly to customers.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council has renamed its annual tournament.

The restaurant will open a month early, while Kura House Asian Cuisine is closing and Downtown’s The Artist Table is looking for a new location. 

The historic venue launches the nearly $2 million artist lounge expansion to give artists “the experience they deserve.”

An anonymous local company bought a highly visible retail property in Cooper-Young with plans for an Asian restaurant in the former Alchemy space.

Also, a beauty-supply store is coming to Bartlett, and an electrical-supply company signed a lease in East Memphis.

The former longtime home of Downtown’s Bluff City Coffee will soon be home to coffee again, but this time, with cocktails, too. 

“Some sellers still want those 2021 and 2022 prices, but it’s not there. The houses that sell under 30 days, they’re priced just right,” the president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors said.

The property was used as a hospital and stable by Union troops during the Civil War.