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Chermella Dandridge Named Director of Operations at CRA

On October 30, 2026   /   People, Press Release  
Chermella Dandridge
Chermella Dandridge Named Director of Operations at CRA October 30, 2026—The City of Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is excited to announce that Chermella Dandridge has been hired as the Director of Operations. She has more than 25 years of experience in managing operations,Read more →
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Essential Housing Program to Create New, Affordable Housing in Soulsville

On October 15, 2026   /   Housing  
Soulsville Housing
Essential Housing Program to Create New, Affordable Housing in Soulsville October 15, 2026—The Essential Housing program is expanding to Soulsville, thanks to an exciting partnership between the City of Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), City of Memphis, and the Health, Educational and Housing FacilityRead more →
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Essential Housing’s First Female Developers Break Ground on Leon Place

On September 21, 2026   /   Housing  
Tamara Brown and Terica Lamb
Essential Housing's First Female Developers Break Ground on Leon Place Congratulations to emerging developers Terica Lamb of Electrify Me and Tamara Brown of 93 Octane for breaking ground on new single-family housing in Smokey City. Both are graduates of the inaugural 2025 Emerging Developers Academy. “Development initially,Read more →
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Planning has started for a new mixed-use development in Uptown

On July 29, 2026   /   Redevelopment  
Yale University students at Manassas Market
Planning has started for a new mixed-use development in Uptown The CRA was selected to receive visioning and conceptual design services through a partnership with NJIT and Yale Urban Design Workshop. Developer JEL Developments has proposed a grocery store, commercial and retail spaces, and residential units onRead more →
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Rehab Underway on Early 20th Century Building in Smokey City

On July 7, 2026   /   Redevelopment  
989 Looney St. Memphis
Rehab Underway on Early 20th Century Building in Smokey City By Kevin Stubblefield Tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood in North Memphis sits a curious outlier among the houses. A two-story brick structure sits right at the sidewalk’s edge at the corner of Looney Ave and DecaturRead more →
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Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-435-6992
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