100 North Main

{{short description|Tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee}} {{for|the building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina|100 North Main Street}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox Building | name= 100 North Main | image= 100 North Main St, Memphis TN.jpg | caption= 100 North Main in 2016 | location= 100 North Main Street Memphis, Tennessee |architectural_style = International style | completion_date= 1965 | roof= {{convert|430|ft|abbr=on}} | floor_count= 37 | floor_area= {{convert|436272|sqft|m2|-2}} | architect= Robert Lee Hall | main_contractor= Southern Builders, Inc of Tennessee | public_transit= {{rint|bus|1}} MATA {{rint|heritage|tram}} {{RouteBox|Main Street Line|Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)|magenta|white|bold=}} {{infobox NRHP |embed=yes |name = One Hundred North Main Building |added = April 24, 2015 |refnum=15000187<ref name="weekly">{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2015-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 4/20/15 through 4/24/15|date=May 1, 2015|publisher=National Park Service |access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> }} }}

'''100 North Main''' is the tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee. At 430 feet, (131m) it has 37 floors and stands bordering Adams Avenue, North Second Street, and North Main. The building is currently totally vacant and closed to public entry. Plans for renovation to convert the building to hotel and apartments have repeatedly failed. The building stands abandoned and fenced off as of May 2016. The building has been condemned by Shelby County Environmental Court since late 2015 when it was discovered that chunks of concrete were falling from the building's exterior walls, as well as the elevators being inoperable and the fire safety systems not being up to code or functional. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

==History== In 2006, the aging office tower was priced for sale at {{US$|20 million}}. Due to limited demand for commercial office space in downtown Memphis, much office space began to decline in value. In January 2012, only 30% of the building was occupied.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web |title=Downtown Memphis Commission |url=http://www.downtownmemphiscommission.com/develop_availablepropertyresults_NewWin.asp?space=both&go=Search |accessdate=5 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225194947/http://www.downtownmemphiscommission.com/develop_availablepropertyresults_NewWin.asp?space=both&go=Search |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In February 2014, the building's new owners revealed plans to convert the building into apartments and a hotel at a cost of almost {{US$|100 million|long=no}}. Construction began in June 2014, after all remaining tenants vacated the building.<ref name=ref2>{{cite news |title=100 North Main to Become Apartments, Hotel in $100M Redevelopment |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2014/02/27/100-n-main-thomas-apartments-hotel.html?page=all |work=Memphis Business Journal |accessdate=27 February 2014}}</ref>

The building stands abandoned and fenced off as of May 2016. The building has been condemned by Shelby County Environmental Court since late 2015 when it was discovered that chunks of concrete were falling from the building's exterior walls, as well as the elevators being inoperable and the fire safety systems not being up to code or functional.<ref name=ref3>{{cite news |title=100 North Main Delayed Again |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/100-North-Main-delayed-again-379244301.html |work=The Commercial Appeal |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>

On January 8, 2018, the current owner of 100 North Main, New York-based Townhouse Management Co., made public plans to convert the building into a 550-room Loews Hotel with 220 apartment units. The developer also planned to build a new, 34 story office tower on an adjacent property.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2018/02/08/breaking-100-n-main-owner-plans-massive-project.html |title=100 North Main Owner Plans Massive Project |work=Memphis Business Journal |accessdate=22 June 2019}}</ref>

On March 9, 2021, the Downtown Memphis Commission purchased 100 North Main from Townhouse Management Co. for {{US$|12 million|long=no}}. As a part of the agreement, all lawsuits against Townhouse regarding the building were dropped.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Corinne S. |title=100 North Main: $12 million loan to buy derelict Downtown skyscraper OK'd by DMC board |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2021/03/09/100-north-main-downtown-memphis-development-plans/4593567001/ |access-date=2022-02-10 |work=The Commercial Appeal |language=en}}</ref>

In late 2023, renovations of 100 North Main began after a $216 million investment. The plan is to have parking, retail, and office space on lower floors. It also had a hotel and apartments on the top floors with a spinning restaurant at the top of the building. The first phase, construction, started in 2024 and is expected to be finished in 2026.<ref>https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/renovations-100-north-main-downtown-memphis/522-d783a9dd-11d5-40a7-a13c-bdc00f66257f</ref><ref>https://downtownmemphis.com/projects/100-n-main-redevelopment-woods</ref>

As of late 2025, 100 North Main has completed the first step of construction, cleaning and interior demolition, and has finished and construction is halted as interior designs are being finished.<ref>https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/53212/100-n-main-construction-pauses-downtown-memphis</ref>

==Design features== In their 1986 book ''Memphis: An Architectural Guide'', authors Eugene J. Johnson and Robert D. Russell, Jr. called 100 North Main "one of the least interesting" downtown structures.

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==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040904092401/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=125440 Emporis Listing of building]}} {{Commons category-inline}}

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Category:1965 establishments in Tennessee Category:National Register of Historic Places in Memphis, Tennessee Category:office buildings completed in 1965 Category:office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Category:skyscraper office buildings in Memphis, Tennessee