TONE is an organization based in Memphis, Tennessee, whose mission is to elevate Black artists as innovative thought leaders, courageous storytellers, and risk-taking problem-solvers through intentional exhibitions, conversations, concerts, and artist development. In partnership with the CEO of record label Unapologetic, James Dukes, TONE purchased the former United Equipment building site on Lamar Avenue (a major thoroughfare) to turn it into a hub of Black creativity and innovation. The site has been vacant since 2010. It is located in the historic Orange Mound neighborhood, the first neighborhood built by and for Black people in the United States. TONE is working with community members to reimagine it as a multi-use, community-owned, and governed asset that meets the needs and dreams of Black Memphis. It is a 10-acre industrial site comprising a group of buildings once used as a grain operation, including a grain elevator known by neighborhood residents as the “Tower.” Over the last year, TONE has made significant progress. With a community-informed plan, the site secured, and an architect identified (the award-winning Germane Barnes), Orange Mound Tower recently took one step closer to ground-breaking with a generous $1 million grant from a national funder, to support the second phase of a multi-faceted and multi-year design phase, culminating in construction-ready plans. AmbitioUS provided $50,000 of renewed project support for TONE’s work on the Orange Mound Tower.