Sterick Building News Today

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the first time in 37 years, lights are on at the historic Sterick building in the heart of downtown, giving residents a preview of what’s to come. Constellation Properties purchased the nearly 100-year-old skyscraper in March but said renovations to the building are at least two years away. “It’s just a […]

Older readers may remember a time when Downtown was dormant, but all thats changed in recent years. Samuel X. Cicci offers a quick look at the beating heart of the city.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Arts new Downtown location is intended to establish the city as a world-class destination for art exhibition and tourism.

The new Tom Lee Park is mostly complete, and construction has now paused to allow for Memphis In May events to take place by the river.

Brooks Museum Executive Director Zoe Kahr said the 7,000-square-foot park would have spectacular river views.

On Friday, Stuart Harris, principal of Constellation Properties, announced that his team closed on the purchase of the historic Sterick Building at the corner of North B.B. King Boulevard and Madison Avenue.

The Sterick Building is a 340,000-square-foot, 29-story, Gothic Revival skyscraper that was completed in 1929. It has been vacant since 1986.

Like his work or hate it, the central point is that he followed through into the dark corners of a mutually constituting pair: his psyche and our world. Walker felt he had to go beyond what we think of as “music” to do it. Even if a failure, that’s spectacular, a testament to what human beings can accomplish when our needs are met and fame lays far off. If only 30 Century Man had told that story.

From whats happening at the old Royal Furniture to if a big-name grocery store will come to Downtown Memphis, were answering readers questions.