the bridge project, in so many ways, is exciting. i wrote a post about three years ago about raising money to paint the bridges a beautiful copper. i would love to see that happen. i noticed that nothing was said about the french fort neighborhood, possible retail, a local restaurant, market, gas station, and perhaps a nice neighborhood park and neighborhood senior citizens building. there was also mention of rehabbing the hotel just above the east end of the bridges. this would be a great area for some of these employees, who might be looking for homes to own or rent, as they are employed by the mitsubitchi and other companies, as they build and expand. i also think it would be nice to see all of this area flow directly as a connected part of the downtown area all the way to the north. i think the horizon looks pretty anchoring where it stands, as does the rivermark (?), i think that name is questionable, but at one time i looked at it to purchase a place for an in-town address, as i was traveling so much.
i checked out my statements re: boyle, the regalia, etc. some of the folks who are talking about a new highrise are referring to the still intended building of the grandview condo, the other building that i read about was a 16 story mixed office space on shady grove, but supposedly, it is not the building announced about two weeks back, which is near or on kirby. as for downtown, the last i heard about looking for land to build downtown was about two years ago. for those who might know, most articles state---and i am told by many investors and developers---that they have been interested in building in the downtown memphis market for many years; however, land is inordinately high, politics, and black-balling is what prevents so many buildings and companies. boyle offers a sensible explanation and, frankly, ridgeway trace is a testament to what their philosophy is regarding building. suburban parks near executives near their homes. still, you see much of shelby county covered w/ wide expanses of office buildings. this is not only in memphis but in murfreesboro, franklin, lebanon, and further and further from the urban areas. i noticed recently that fayette county, near piperton, announced that a warehousing operation was beginning there. it will be interesting to see how many desoto will now loose to fayette, if a trend is established.
Last edited by kingchef; Sep 3, 2012 at 4:30 AM.
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