Southaven’s Top of the Sipp reaches 40% occupancy
Top of the Sipp, a $60 million mixed-use sports and entertainment development in Southaven, had reached a reported 40% occupancy milestone by July 9, 2026. The update marks measurable progress for a large private project that is adding recreation, dining and entertainment uses to the city’s commercial base.
The development is associated with SMJ Enterprise. Its first phase includes four named buildings or venues: Bangers Pickleball, Monster Mini Golf, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux and Back Nine Golf. The businesses represent a mix of indoor recreation, sports-oriented dining and entertainment rather than a conventional single-purpose retail project.
What the 40% figure means
The 40% figure is a reported developer or project-status occupancy measure. It should not be read as meaning that 40% of construction is complete. The available reporting does not establish a corresponding construction-completion percentage.
The distinction matters because occupancy describes the project’s operating or tenant status, while construction completion would measure physical work across the development. Based on the approved report, the clearest verified development is that phase-one venues have opened or were preparing to open and that the project had reached the reported occupancy milestone by July 9.
The project’s reported investment value is $60 million. That makes Top of the Sipp a significant private addition to Southaven, although the available sources do not provide an employment count or document a specific number of jobs created.
Why it matters for Southaven
Top of the Sipp broadens the types of commercial destinations available in the city. Its planned and operating uses center on activities that can bring recreation, food and entertainment together in one development, giving Southaven another commercial offering beyond conventional shopping or office space.
The project also fits within a broader period of commercial growth identified by the City of Southaven. In official development context, the city has described major commercial investment as creating anticipated consequences for infrastructure, transportation and public services. That context explains why a project of this scale matters beyond its individual tenants.
However, the approved sources do not assign a specific traffic, infrastructure or public-service impact to Top of the Sipp. They also do not provide the project’s total acreage, a complete tenant list or a final completion date. Those missing details limit what can be concluded about the development’s eventual effect on nearby transportation, city services, employment or surrounding growth.
What happens next
The next known step is continued opening or preparation of the phase-one venues. The available reporting does not provide a final deadline for completing the overall project, so the 40% occupancy figure remains a status update rather than a final project milestone.
For Southaven residents, the immediate change is the arrival of a new sports, dining and entertainment cluster tied to a reported $60 million investment. Further evaluation of the project’s full local effect will require additional information about its remaining tenants, construction schedule, jobs and any project-specific transportation or infrastructure demands.
Sources
- Southaven’s $60M Top of the Sipp development hits 40% occupancy, Memphis Business Journal
- xAI Southaven continued expansion and city development context, City of Southaven
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