Private company

Belz Enterprises

American company

Belz Enterprises, Inc. is a major American-based developer of hotels, retail, and commercial properties, including shopping malls. Belz owns and operates the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Previously they operated two other Peabody Hotels, one in Little Rock, and another in Orlando, however both of these hotels were sold in 2013 becoming a Hyatt and Mariott respectively.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Belz Factory Outlet Mall Atria
Photo: Justin Cozart, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Belz Enterprises, Inc. is a major American-based developer of hotels, retail, and commercial properties, including shopping malls.2

The story

The company was founded in North Memphis in 1940 by Philip Belz (1904–2000). The firm's earliest projects included small retail and residential spaces and soon expanded to industrial development, starting with a roofing materials factory on the former site of the North Memphis Driving Park (horse racing track).

From Wikipedia’s article on Belz Enterprises, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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