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Pinch District
North Downtown is rich with Memphis history where immigrants first established this section of town. Poor and malnourished, these immigrants often were described as looking "pinchgut", thus giving the Pinch District its name. The Pinch is experiencing a residential rebirth with new infill projects rising in former surface parking lots and historic renovations of existing buildings. Centrally located amid Mud Island, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Uptown, The Pinch is poised for more growth to serve these thriving populations.
Uptown
This thriving community has received national attention as a model for transforming a distressed area into a successful mixed-income community. In 2002, a local development team embarked on an ambitious plan for this 500-acre area and an adjacent public housing complex to make it a thriving community based on New Urbanism principles.
As such, 1,200 new living spaces have created more affordable home ownership and rental opportunties. Interspersed with new infill construction are many historic and architecturally rich buildings ideal for renovation, many dating back to 1910 when the area was first developed. New apartment communities in Uptown provide affordable housing to support the Downtown workforce.
In addition to residential construction, new retail amenities are being constructed along the outskirts of the neighborhood.
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