(06-02-2016 09:06 PM)memp600 Wrote:  JerryJeff, you are a true pioneer sir. Amazing sources.

I just know somebody who works there, don't know how "amazing" my source is. I can't believe that this didn't leak out before yesterday. I heard it on Wednesday and looked around and couldn't find anything about it. This will be a great shot in the arm for downtown!

(06-02-2016 10:55 PM)kabluey Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 09:27 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  How do you fit a thousand plus employees into Peabody Place entertainment? That's going to be a whale of a renovation. Even factoring the movie theater.

Good news, no doubt.

i think its more than a thousand? The reports in March were they were seeking 280k ft, and PP mall is about 300k. I assume they know how to allocate space for their employees. But theres a lot of common areas at the mall. Maybe that helps in their recruitment. Or maybe they outgrow it soon.

For comparison, the AutoZone HQ on South Front is about 270k square feet and there are about 1,300 employees there.

Nice.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/...ass-a.html

Update...1,200 SM employees will be relocated. 800 call center employee will not be going to Peabody Place.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/business...57191.html

Next question...where are the Service Master folks gonna park? AutoZone has its own parking garage plus the use of a few surface lots for their 1,300 employees.

(06-03-2016 01:47 PM)3601 Wrote:  Next question...where are the Service Master folks gonna park? AutoZone has its own parking garage plus the use of a few surface lots for their 1,300 employees.

see the massive parking garage connected via a nice glass sky-bridge? I would assume there...

This will be a nice addition.

(06-03-2016 02:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 01:47 PM)3601 Wrote:  Next question...where are the Service Master folks gonna park? AutoZone has its own parking garage plus the use of a few surface lots for their 1,300 employees.

see the massive parking garage connected via a nice glass sky-bridge? I would assume there...

Yea, I guess I should have read the entire story. Looks like Belz is giving them free parking as part of the deal. That garage holds 1,000 cars.

(06-03-2016 09:08 AM)JerryJeff Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 09:06 PM)memp600 Wrote:  JerryJeff, you are a true pioneer sir. Amazing sources.

I just know somebody who works there, don't know how "amazing" my source is. I can't believe that this didn't leak out before yesterday. I heard it on Wednesday and looked around and couldn't find anything about it. This will be a great shot in the arm for downtown!

Hey, I saw it here first. I check in on the CA, MBJ, and Memphis Daily News on regular basis. No body reported it.

(06-03-2016 02:37 PM)memp600 Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 09:08 AM)JerryJeff Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 09:06 PM)memp600 Wrote:  JerryJeff, you are a true pioneer sir. Amazing sources.

I just know somebody who works there, don't know how "amazing" my source is. I can't believe that this didn't leak out before yesterday. I heard it on Wednesday and looked around and couldn't find anything about it. This will be a great shot in the arm for downtown!

Hey, I saw it here first. I check in on the CA, MBJ, and Memphis Daily News on regular basis. No body reported it.

I can't believe nobody reported it. Maybe I should change my name to scoop, or tigerscane2!

(06-03-2016 01:03 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 10:55 PM)kabluey Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 09:27 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  How do you fit a thousand plus employees into Peabody Place entertainment? That's going to be a whale of a renovation. Even factoring the movie theater.

Good news, no doubt.

i think its more than a thousand? The reports in March were they were seeking 280k ft, and PP mall is about 300k. I assume they know how to allocate space for their employees. But theres a lot of common areas at the mall. Maybe that helps in their recruitment. Or maybe they outgrow it soon.

For comparison, the AutoZone HQ on South Front is about 270k square feet and there are about 1,300 employees there.

The Store Support Center is also eight floors of workable space.

Much of Peabody place is wide open. So it will have to be completely renovated to fit an office. Right now the space isn't efficient for that purpose.

(06-03-2016 03:04 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 01:03 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 10:55 PM)kabluey Wrote:  

(06-02-2016 09:27 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  How do you fit a thousand plus employees into Peabody Place entertainment? That's going to be a whale of a renovation. Even factoring the movie theater.

Good news, no doubt.

i think its more than a thousand? The reports in March were they were seeking 280k ft, and PP mall is about 300k. I assume they know how to allocate space for their employees. But theres a lot of common areas at the mall. Maybe that helps in their recruitment. Or maybe they outgrow it soon.

For comparison, the AutoZone HQ on South Front is about 270k square feet and there are about 1,300 employees there.

The Store Support Center is also eight floors of workable space.

Much of Peabody place is wide open. So it will have to be completely renovated to fit an office. Right now the space isn't efficient for that purpose.

I'm sure they'll be fine over there. I'll be shocked if it doesn't turn out much nicer than the SSC.

I wanna walk through the Muvico space one more time.

(06-03-2016 02:32 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 02:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 01:47 PM)3601 Wrote:  Next question...where are the Service Master folks gonna park? AutoZone has its own parking garage plus the use of a few surface lots for their 1,300 employees.

see the massive parking garage connected via a nice glass sky-bridge? I would assume there...

Yea, I guess I should have read the entire story. Looks like Belz is giving them free parking as part of the deal. That garage holds 1,000 cars.

Peabody Tower also has parking garage on its first four or five levels.

Win-Win

(06-03-2016 03:33 PM)memp600 Wrote:  I wanna walk through the Muvico space one more time.

I want someone to build a full service stadium theater downtown which include IMAX. I know Malco is supposed to build one, but still no IMAX.

(06-03-2016 03:46 PM)tigerlands Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 02:32 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 02:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(06-03-2016 01:47 PM)3601 Wrote:  Next question...where are the Service Master folks gonna park? AutoZone has its own parking garage plus the use of a few surface lots for their 1,300 employees.

see the massive parking garage connected via a nice glass sky-bridge? I would assume there...

Yea, I guess I should have read the entire story. Looks like Belz is giving them free parking as part of the deal. That garage holds 1,000 cars.

Peabody Tower also has parking garage on its first four or five levels.

So theres a garage east with the Hooters on ground floor. Maybe thats dedicated to guests, but there may be extra room. It had a car bridge for valets, didnt it? I seem to recall that.

Theres a garage south, next to the Hampton, that seems to make the most sense for PP.

Then the garage west below the tower above the Saucer.

Three attached (via elevated walkways) parking garages: 2nd, Peabody Place, 3rd aka B.B. King.

BTW, Peabody Place retail didn't fail because of the lack of open-air nor did it fail as mentioned in the Daily News due to the recession.

It failed because the city council passed the no cruising ordinance.

Peabody Place was vibrant and active until the ordinance passed. People began parking their cars and started hanging out at Peabody Place.

Many of these people were gang bangers. It got so bad the mall places signs at each of the entrances listing banned items. This list included gang-related clothing. It also banned weapons except for those carried by legal permit holders. Then they later banned those as well.

Our family religiously frequented the mall. Every Tiger home basketball game we would park in one of the garages, have dinner (which validated our parking pass) and went to the game.

As gang bangers started hanging out in increasing numbers the paying-customer crowds rapidly diminished.

That's why it failed. People quit spending money there because they quit going there.

I think a HQ for ServiceMaster is a far better use for Peabody Place...can't wait to see the finished product.

One lane of traffic fenced off on Peabody and some equipment already there this morning.

Let the work begin