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Commercial Real Estate

Development deals, office and retail, and who's building what.

Aerial view of the undeveloped parcels (outlined and labeled A through D) across from the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson.

The Lot

An essay: for twenty years Jackson couldn't give away a downtown lot — and when investors finally arrived with a private jet and a yacht, they turned out to be the FBI.

Investor Kumar Bhavanasi stands before the office towers he has acquired in downtown Jackson.

Commercial Real Estate

One Investor Just Bought the Heart of Downtown Jackson, and He's Just Getting Started

In barely a year, New Jersey tech founder Kumar Bhavanasi has quietly bought five of downtown's most important buildings — and he's planning to spend more than $100 million bringing them back to life.

An aerial view of a large data center complex next to a suburban subdivision.

Commercial Real Estate

Data Centers Are Coming to Metro Jackson, and the Debate Is Heating Up

A New Jersey firm wants to rezone 190 acres for what looks like a data center, just as the City Council weighs a moratorium — part of a boom that's made Mississippi one of the country's hottest markets.