One of the most innovative schools in the country is located in one of the most innovative buildings in the country. Students at Crosstown High spend most of their school day on the fourth and fifth floor of Crosstown Concourse, a million-square-foot renovated Sears office and distribution center opened in 2017 just east of downtown Memphis (see feature).
Read MoreBetween the World Wars, Sears built 10 giant centers around the country. The one-to-three million square foot fortresses served as department store, regional office and fulfillment center for the catalog business. As Sears’ business dwindled in the early 1990s, the centers were closed. Most sat idle for years. Three were eventually demolished. The one in Seattle became the headquarters of Starbucks. Some turned into condos. The one in Memphis turned into the most interesting adapted use project in America.
Read MoreWhile Collage Dance Collective prepares to move into its new $11 million location in Binghampton, it was once far from certain it would remain in the neighborhood.
As discussions began over where the black-owned dance school should relocate after outgrowing its Broad Avenue location, two differing opinions were discussed among the board and leadership at Collage.
Read MoreWith demonstrated demand for an outdoor venue, the City of Germantown contributed $2.5 million toward completion of The Grove, which is opening to the public in May
Read MoreAfter decades headquartered on Wilson Street in Soulsville, road construction firm Lehman-Roberts Co. moved to Midtown's Cooper Street in September.
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