More room to party! The TriStar Space, located in The Emerge Building at 516 Tennessee Street, is slated to open in the circa 1910 building in September.
The 7,000-square-foot venue, which includes a rooftop patio that overlooks the Mississippi River, can be used for weddings, private dinners, corporate events, birthday parties, and other functions. The space can accommodate 125 seated guests and 200 standing.
The interior features exposed wood ceilings, original brick walls, and stained columns.
The Emerge Building is the former home of Emerge Memphis, a nonprofit economic development initiative that provides strategic support to startup companies and entrepreneurs in the Mid-South.
Micah Lacher, owner of Anchor Investments, the company that bought the property in 2019, says, “We are very excited to see our plan come together over the past 2.5 years since buying the property. We have been able to lease many of the available spaces in the building and bring in even more entrepreneurs and companies that believe in our vision for the property. The energy of the tenants and community is what most excites me about where we are and where we are headed. We look forward to making another major announcement about a great retail tenant for the 1st floor in the weeks to come.
“We have done some events on the rooftop since buying the building, but it has never been a strategic focus for us until this point. Our rooftop has one of the best views in South Main. After seeing the interest in the rooftop, we decided to turn the third floor of the building into the TriStar Space. The historic walls and floors have amazing natural beauty and character, and we knew we needed to bring them back to life. Our space will offer one of the best atmospheres in Downtown Memphis for people to celebrate monumental days in their lives. We are very excited to host these days.”
And, Lacher says, “As a Memphis native, it has been a lot of fun to redevelop The Emerge Building and breathe more life into it. The Memphis community has welcomed us with open arms and it makes me very proud to be a Memphis native. We look forward to doing more projects in my hometown.”