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Construction on Methodist University Hospital’s $275 million tower is officially halfway done, and the tower now has a new name. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, hospital leaders, employees, and members of the project team gathered for a “beam signing.” “This is not just a building; this is an economic impact in this community,” said Michael Ugwueke, […]

The top executives of Memphis’ largest engineering firm were climbing stairs, scaling catwalks and shining flashlights down vacated corridors of the Mid-South Coliseum Friday. Charles “Chooch” Pickard, a preservation architect and urban designer who recently joined ArchInc as partner, led Allen & Hoshall president Harry Prattand Micheal Young, president emeritus, on a tour of the Coliseum Sept. 1. To take your […]

Two proposed developments in two of the city’s high-profile areas – a 130-room boutique hotel near Shelby Farms Park Conservancy and to support the existing neighborhood,” land planner Brenda Solomito Basar said in a letter to OPD planning director Josh Whitehead. “Our teams look forward to working with the Shelby Farms Conservancy on such important […]

The developers behind a planned $200 million mixed-use project near Shelby Farms Park have now added a boutique hotel to the mix. In December, DB Development Co. closed on its purchase of a 55-acre tract of land at Mullins Station and Whitten Road for $4 million. The project is also set to include apartments, restaurants, […]

Allen & Hoshall employees volunteered their time at the PGA’s FedEx St.Jude Classic golf tournament. Several of our land surveyors were right at home using survey equipment to locate the golf balls on the fairways and greens at the TPC Southwind Golf Course.  Using a combination of conventional total stations, RTK GPS receivers and laser […]

Methodist University Hospital is seeking a $2.5 million building permit to continue work on its $280 million modernization project on its campus, 1265 Union Ave. The application filed with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement describes the scope of work simply as “alterations.” It lists Juan Self of Self-Tucker as the architect, Mike Sheridan of Allen & […]

Allen & Hoshall supported the Memphis in May organization’s 2017 World Champion BBQ Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park by volunteering to ‘stake-out’ all 240+booths.  In preparation of the staking, our surveyors used Trimble R-10 RTK units to map the entire  park for organizers to place each BBQ cooking contest participant’s booth.  Once designed, our team returned to […]

With more than 800 million passengers zipping through U.S. airports in 2016 and air cargo accounting for more than one-third of the world’s trade by value, the nation has become increasingly dependent on air travel to stay competitive. To benefit the economy, America has to ensure that tourists are constantly flying in and out of […]

Construction crews on Thursday were completing a renovation to Lafayette’s Music Room in Overton Square, even though the long-closed, colorful bar was revived, restored and re-opened just three years ago. The ownership group led by Tommy Peters — who also heads the owners of the five B.B. King’s Blues Clubs across the South — decided […]

DeSoto County Career Technology Center West, Horn Lake, Miss. DeSoto County School District had a goal to strengthen work force development in the region with a learning environment for vocational students at DeSoto County Career Technology Center West. The career center offers programs in automotive repair, carpentry, culinary arts, digital media, engineering, health sciences, HVAC, […]