By Tom Bailey, Daily Memphian The new White Oak at White Station commercial center rose last year in East Memphis as both the pandemic and e-commerce soared like humidity levels in a Memphis August. Yet, 96% of its 27,000 … Continued
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The (deep) dish: Rotolo’s Craft & Crust coming soon to East Memphis
By Susan Ellis Mitch Rotolo is living the dream. Back in 1996, he ditched his nine-to-five job to open Rotolo’s Pizzeria in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, near Louisiana State University. “Mitch Rotolo was nine-to-fiving it and decided he didn’t want … Continued
Why is a hotel company starting a Cordova project right now?
With the future of business travel uncertain, the development of new hotels remains a relatively unpopular investment. And yet, North Carolina-based StayAPT Suites recently submitted plans to develop a 76-room hotel in Cordova primarily targeted toward corporate travelers. StayAPT real … Continued
Fast-growing hotel company plans Memphis location
A new and fast-growing hotel company seems intent on opening a Cordova location. StayAPT Suites, which opened its first hotel in October 2020, is listed as the applicant on a Memphis & Shelby County Land Use Control Board application. It … Continued
Retail phase of Oxford Commons complete and leased
The Blackburn Group has announced the completion of the Terrace at Oxford Commons, with 100 percent of the 16,000-square-foot retail center preleased. The Oxford Commons is a projected mixed-use traditional neighborhood of 1,500 to 1,600 residences – free-standing, condominiums, townhouses and apartments – on about 700 acres in … Continued
Stretch Zone to expand footprint with East Memphis location
Stretch Zone will open its second local spot in April near the old Racquet Club of Memphis site in East Memphis, according to franchisee Jonathan Boyd. Boyd said the Germantown location, which opened in January 2020 at 2037 Exeter Road, … Continued
New retail center may conjure spirit of the hip Bitter Lemon by Tom Bailey
Developer Ray Gill just bought a corner lot on Poplar, where he will erect a new retail building and somehow pay homage to a hip coffee shop that once operated there, The Bitter Lemon. Gill Properties on Wednesday, Feb. 3, … Continued
Local Sonic franchisee turns his attention to Slim Chickens by Susan Ellis
Scott Davis runs 31 Sonics across Arkansas and Tennessee. He recognized that he was at the end of the line when it came to expanding that brand. That’s why he latched onto Slim Chickens, vowing to open as many as … Continued
Staks Pancake Kitchen headed to Southaven’s Silo Square By Tom Bailey
A Staks Pancake Kitchen is coming to Southaven’s giant new mixed-use development. Construction is to start next month on the breakfast/lunch restaurant, which is to open this spring. Staks will be on the ground floor of one of Silo Square’s … Continued
New retail building coming to East Memphis By Tom Bailey
At the east end of the Poplar Viaduct, construction should start by March on a retail building anchored by an Xfinity store, said a commercial real estate broker involved in the project. The new retail building will rise at Poplar … Continued