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100 North Main

Tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee

Field	Value
name	100 North Main
image	100 North Main St, Memphis TN.jpg
caption	100 North Main in 2016
location	100 North Main Street
Memphis, Tennessee
architectural_style	International style
completion_date	1965
roof	430 ft
floor_count	37
floor_area	436272 sqft
architect	Robert Lee Hall
main_contractor	Southern Builders, Inc of Tennessee
public_transit	MATA

embed	yes
name	One Hundred North Main Building
added	April 24, 2015
refnum	15000187

Memphis, Tennessee

100 North Main is the tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee. At 430 feet, (131m) it has 37 floors and stands bordering Adams Avenue, North Second Street, and North Main. The building is currently totally vacant and closed to public entry. Plans for renovation to convert the building to hotel and apartments have repeatedly failed. The building stands abandoned and fenced off as of May 2016. The building has been condemned by Shelby County Environmental Court since late 2015 when it was discovered that chunks of concrete were falling from the building's exterior walls, as well as the elevators being inoperable and the fire safety systems not being up to code or functional. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

History

In 2006, the aging office tower was priced for sale at . Due to limited demand for commercial office space in downtown Memphis, much office space began to decline in value. In January 2012, only 30% of the building was occupied.

In February 2014, the building's new owners revealed plans to convert the building into apartments and a hotel at a cost of almost . Construction began in June 2014, after all remaining tenants vacated the building.

The building stands abandoned and fenced off as of May 2016. The building has been condemned by Shelby County Environmental Court since late 2015 when it was discovered that chunks of concrete were falling from the building's exterior walls, as well as the elevators being inoperable and the fire safety systems not being up to code or functional.

On January 8, 2018, the current owner of 100 North Main, New York-based Townhouse Management Co., made public plans to convert the building into a 550-room Loews Hotel with 220 apartment units. The developer also planned to build a new, 34 story office tower on an adjacent property.

On March 9, 2021, the Downtown Memphis Commission purchased 100 North Main from Townhouse Management Co. for . As a part of the agreement, all lawsuits against Townhouse regarding the building were dropped.

In late 2023, renovations of 100 North Main began after a $216 million investment. The plan is to have parking, retail, and office space on lower floors. It also had a hotel and apartments on the top floors with a spinning restaurant at the top of the building. The first phase, construction, started in 2024 and is expected to be finished in 2026.

As of late 2025, 100 North Main has completed the first step of construction, cleaning and interior demolition, and has finished and construction is halted as interior designs are being finished.

Design features

In their 1986 book Memphis: An Architectural Guide, authors Eugene J. Johnson and Robert D. Russell, Jr. called 100 North Main "one of the least interesting" downtown structures.

References

(May 1, 2015). "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 4/20/15 through 4/24/15". [[National Park Service]].
"Downtown Memphis Commission".
"100 North Main to Become Apartments, Hotel in $100M Redevelopment". [[Memphis Business Journal]].
"100 North Main Delayed Again". [[The Commercial Appeal]].
"100 North Main Owner Plans Massive Project". [[Memphis Business Journal]].
Kennedy, Corinne S.. "100 North Main: $12 million loan to buy derelict Downtown skyscraper OK'd by DMC board". [[The Commercial Appeal]].
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/renovations-100-north-main-downtown-memphis/522-d783a9dd-11d5-40a7-a13c-bdc00f66257f
https://downtownmemphis.com/projects/100-n-main-redevelopment-woods
https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/53212/100-n-main-construction-pauses-downtown-memphis

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