Crosstown Concourse

Location: Memphis, TN
Client: Crosstown Arts
Completion: 2017
Size: 139,355 sq m

1,500,000 sq ft
Sustainability: LEED® Platinum certified
Collaborators: All World Project Management

Bologna Consultants

Community Capital

Doug Carpenter & Associates

Grinder, Taber & Grinder

Looney Ricks Kiss

Universal Commercial Real Estate
DIALOG Services: Architecture

Planning & Urban Design

Sears built a massive distribution centre in Memphis in 1927, providing jobs and a thriving industry to the community. Over time, shifting demographics and population depletion in Memphis' urban core led to its closure. Architects, planners and urban designers transformed the space into a vertical village, bringing new life, light and vibrancy to the 10-storey building. Crosstown Concourse opened in 2017, and is now home to a high school; a YMCA fitness center; a theater; a free art gallery; a radio station; and the nation’s largest private dental clinic. There are also nearly 300 apartment units in the building for participants in arts programs. Today, Crosstown Concourse welcomes 2,500 visitors per day.

01/09

crosstown concourse exterior memphis carousel 01 — From derelict to animated This massive distribution centre sat empty for nearly 30 years before anyone saw the potential.

crosstown concourse atrium memphis carousel 02 — The building's regeneration into an active community hub integrates a diverse range of programs.

crosstown concourse atrium memphis carousel 03 — Crosstown is an example of regenerative development, the emerging idea that true sustainability comes from the symbiotic relationship between people and organizations, form and function.

crosstown concourse market memphis carousel 04 — Anchored in the arts, education, healthcare, and commerce, the project extends out from its Art Deco shell to represent a purposeful collective of mixed-use tenants.

crosstown concourse residential memphis carousel 05 — 300 private residences are connected to the multi-storey community through a series of open-air plazas and gardens.

crosstown concourse healthcare memphis carousel 06 — Universities, healthcare facilities, eateries, community gardens, a hotel and a 500-seat performance theatre attract 2,500 visitors per day.

crosstown concourse atrium memphis carousel 07 — The connecting corridors and atria inspire movement and exploration through the expansive space.

crosstown concourse atrium memphis carousel 08 — This thoughtful spacial planning, paired with building relics and natural finishes, enhance the entire environment - especially for the community within.

crosstown concourse atrium memphis carousel 09 — In spite of the enormity of this space, Crosstown is still a village. It is a product of a community's ability to achieve what many believed was impossible.

Meet The Team

The building is the emblem. But there is something greater than the emblem itself. It's the members, it's the love, it's the respect Memphians hold for the character of our city.

Mayer A .C Wharton Jr. - Memphis, TN