State of Downtown
State of Downtown 2023
STATE OF DOWNTOWN 2022 REPORT
State of Downtown 2022
Annual Report - State of Downtown 2022 Presentation
State of Downtown 2022 Video
Vision Award Winners:
Individual Vision Award:
- Lucille Catron – for Randle* & Lucille Catron
- Jerry & Marsha Burt
- James Clark
- Mike Glenn
- Preston Lamm
- Sandy Robertson – for John* & Sandy Robertson
- Joellyn Sullivan – for Silky* & Joellyn Sullivan
- John Elkington
- Tommy Peters*
- Bud Chittom*
- Jeff Cerrito*
* In memory of these individuals
Entrepreneurial Vision
- Lansky Bros. Clothier to the King
Organizational Vision
- Hospitality Hub
Community Vision
- The Memphis Grizzlies
From the Desk of Paul Young, DMC President/CEO
2022 was a year of expansion for Downtown Memphis. With climbing residential numbers, a return to the vibrant nightlife and restaurant scene that defines the entertainment district, the league’s hottest NBA team, and live music 365 days a year – Downtown Memphis saw tourism rebound and pedestrian counts return to pre-pandemic levels.
We incentivized thirty-eight projects. We hosted or sponsored 249 free events, which were attended by over 500K attendees – including people from every zip code in our region. And we grew our social reach to 200K followers, demonstrating our community’s interest in Downtown progress.
We supported seven Open on Main vendors in our award-winning retail program. We also won an International Downtown Association Pinnacle Award for our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work – our second since 2020. Furthering that work, we made an even deeper commitment to equity by taking over our region’s Emerging Developer curriculum, encouraging a developer community that looks more like our general community.
Our stewardship of Downtown is critical to our entire community. Downtown is the Memphis the world recognizes: We are Beale Street, the Grizzlies, Sun Studio, and the National Civil Rights Museum. We are also the neighborhood of choice for Autozone, St. Jude, and FedExLogistics, as well as six breweries, one world-class distillery, and countless innovators in the arts, music-tech, med-tech, and ag-tech space. Our work at the DMC supports the innovative spirit and diversity of the Central Business Improvement District. With more cranes and more historic preservation dotting the landscape, our Downtown feels authentic because it is. We are a community of trailblazers, and diversity is our superpower.
Our community of stakeholders, developers, and business owners create the Downtown that is the Memphis experience. The staff at the DMC works strategically alongside our volunteer boards to advance and promote a Downtown for everyone.
Downtown for everyone is more than a slogan. It is the fight song for our entire community. We take it seriously. We are Downtown Memphis.
