ABOUT CCC

ccdc board


The Center City Development Corporation (CCDC) is a nonprofit entity with a nine-member volunteer board, including the chair, vice chair, and secretary of the CCC Board, and six others appointed by the Center City Commission.

The CCDC was chartered by the City of Memphis, Shelby County, and the State of Tennessee to promote redevelopment and combat the deterioration in the Central Business Improvement District (CBID). Additionally, the CCDC acts to expand employment opportunities, increase personal income, establish and finance business ventures, coordinate governmental planning, promote housing development, and promote the common good and general welfare of the Center City.

The CCDC acts as a developer for key Downtown projects and offers low-interest development loans to property owners who renovate, redevelop, or stabilize properties in the CBID.

CCDC Incentives:
Development Loan
Retail Forgivable Loan for New Businesses
Façade Improvement Grant
Office Grant

Current CCDC Board Members:
Jay Lindy, Chairman
Craig Dillihunt, Treasurer
Eric Mathews, Secretary
Bobbi Gillis
Mark Hendricks
Melvin Jones
Zakiyyah Langford
Angel Price
Ernest Strickland

CCDC meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 9 am in the CCC office, 114 North Main. For meeting information or minutes, contact development@downtownmemphis.com or 901.575.0540.

Board Minutes