A Shelby County chancellor has ordered Collierville to approve a proposed Chick‑fil‑A, reversing a multi‑year denial that hinged on traffic worries. The ruling sends the fight back to local officials and the courts.

U of M launched a $90M renovation of the Fogelman business school this week, starting work with a ceremonial "sledgehammer party" to remake two buildings and add a new connector.

Gill Properties plans a $10M two‑story retail-and-office building at 621 S. White Station Road to reactivate a long-dormant East Memphis corner. The project prioritizes street-level shops and parking up front.

A vacant 399-unit high-rise near the University of Memphis is up for sale after a 2024 chronic-nuisance finding and a 2025 closure. Developers are eyeing student housing or mixed-use reuse.

A proposed $19M package would convert historic Melrose High into senior apartments and add townhomes nearby, with a council vote expected next week. The plan leans on federal funds and a long ground lease.

A $35M phase of Providence Place is set to break ground in March, adding housing and retail to Arlington's growth corridor.

Collierville’s board gave preliminary approval to plans that would replace the former Gus’s near Town Square with condos, advancing the project to final design reviews.

MLGW paid $27 million for the Goodlett Farms campus in Cordova, securing office space and a Tier IV data center as it advances grid modernization.

Henderson won a $1.5M Affordable Housing Program award to support Heritage Towers' 75 rental units. The grant is part of a nearly $51.9M AHP round from FHLB Cincinnati.

Compass's 2026 outlook projects a modest 0.9% decline in Tennessee home prices, pointing to a steadier market that could give buyers more negotiating room.

St. Jude says a planned 16-story Advanced Research Center II near downtown Memphis would be a roughly $810M build and could add about 2,000 jobs, the Memphis Business Journal reports.

The city posted the first public draft of a zoning map tied to Memphis 3.0 and is asking residents to review parcel‑level changes. Neighborhood groups have already raised concerns.

Mayor Paul Young has formed a task force to cut red tape and marshal capital toward 10,000 homes in the city’s core by 2030, with a focus on North and South Memphis and downtown.