Lance Wiedower's Latest Articles
Growing smart: Urban Land Institute brings know-how to city building
Behind many local neighborhood revitalization initiatives and real estate projects is the expertise of Urban Land Institute Memphis. Their work is varied and often complex, but their vision is simple: convene smart people to build better communities.
Affordable housing enters downtown equation
Residential development is once again booming downtown, successfully attracting new downtown-dwellers into market-rate properties. But a smattering of recent news has given hope to those would-be residents who have been priced out.
Shopping for new life: The future of Memphis malls
The national decline of the quintessential enclosed shopping mall left Memphis with a number of abandoned shopping centers in need of a new future.
The next chapter for Whitehaven
Whitehaven boasts a high rate of home-ownership and is the "front door" for Memphis tourists, but the area has struggled with attracting fresh developments and investment. Now with multi-million dollar projects from Elvis Presley Enterprises in the works, community leaders are optimistic about what's next for the neighborhood.
