After multiple delays, Memphis’ sixth craft brewery is set to open this week.
The square footage alone made it an ambitious project. What could possibly make use of 1.5 million square feet?
Crosstown Concourse is now getting a pizza restaurant to go with its hamburger, casual American food, and vegetarian restaurants as well as the ice cream parlor, coffee shop, ice pop, craft brewery, bakery and small grocery businesses.
Crosstown Concourse has just become the world’s largest building to be awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for historic adaptive reuse, according to the Memphis architecture firm that worked on the project.
Crosstown Brewing Company to open taproom in Winter 2018.
Crosstown Concourse hit the world stage on Monday by making the short list for a design honor given by an international architecture publication.
Make plans to come early for dinner or drinks at one of Crosstown Conscourse’s many restaurants.
> >> DIRECTORYCrosstown Concourse is home to residency programs for artists, scientists, musicians, physicians, and teachers.
Lucy J’s Bakery aims to give back through the sale of fresh-baked cakes, breads, muffins, and more.
Make plans to come early for dinner or drinks at one of Crosstown Conscourse’s many restaurants.
> >> DIRECTORYAnyone who has ever fought over the home or office thermostat might appreciate the challenge of heating and cooling Crosstown Concourse.
With Crosstown Concourse open, it’s only a matter of time before the Cleveland corridor is rejuvenated.
Six years ago, in a 400-square-foot space rented for $700 a month, a small group of Memphians hatched a plan to turn the abandoned 1.5 million-square-foot warehouse next door into a “vertical urban village.”