Work will soon begin on a long-term,

Work will soon begin on a long-term, $193-million, public-private initiative to revitalize the depressed Greenlaw-Manassas area of Memphis. A plan for the 160-block area north of the central business district, now called Uptown Memphis, was created by Looney Ricks Kiss (LRK). The project includes the redevelopment of Hurt Village, a public housing project, into a mixed-use neighborhood including 70,000 square feet of commercial space with apartments above, plus 225 single homes. Another public housing project, Lauderdale Courts, will be renovated. Funding from HUD will total $35 million. An additional $158 million is planned in public and private financing to rehabilitate the rest of the neighborhood. One of the private developers is Henry Turley, the developer of Harbor Town, a successful new urbanist neighborhood located near Uptown Memphis. Turley’s joint venture partner is Belz Enterprises.