First Creek at Austin Signs First Leases Today
The former site of Austin Homes is the new location for First Creek at Austin, a name that tips the hat both to the physical location near First Creek, as well as the fact that Austin...
Development
Hope Building Sold, Redevelopment Plans Revealed
The Hope Building, an attractive five-story building constructed in 1897, at 428 South Gay Street is under new ownership and will be redeveloped as a boutique hotel. The building, owned for years by Dewhirst Properties, was...
Former TVA Credit Union Building to Become Hotel, Restaurants
The former TVA Credit Union Building, located at the corner of Gay Street and Wall Avenue is finally getting the make-over that it deserved. A great example of a good use for its era, the building...
Marriott Transforming Former Holiday Inn on Henley
Constructed as a Holiday Inn in anticipation of the 1982 World’s Fair, the hotel, along with the adjacent Tennessean came under new ownership in February 2019 and the former Holiday Inn is being changed into a...
All-Electric Buses Added to City Fleet
As promised earlier this year, electric buses have begun to join the fleet of buses deployed by Knoxville Area Transit. The buses were officially introduced to a small crowd on Thursday at Caswell Park. The two...
New Hotel Possible for the Old City
Local developer Nick Patel has made a direct public statement regarding stadium approval as it relates to surrounding development. The latest proposed hotel project for his Turkey Creek Hospitality Group is slated to sit on the...
Planning Commission Votes on Baseball Stadium and Gay Street Development
The Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission discussed proposed development for the baseball stadium and its surrounding area, as well as for the recently discussed new development on Gay Street. While there were numerous additional topics, but the...
Major New Development Possible for Gay Street
In a very significant potential development for Gay Street, one of the empty spaces dotting the corridor may soon be filled. A rezoning request was recently filed for 350 South Gay Street, which is currently a...
Looking For Inspiration in Another City
A couple of recent articles have caught my attention from my hometown, Mobile, Alabama. It’s where I spent my first twenty-one years on planet earth, so a piece of my heart is there. I first named...
Is Knox County Growing? Knoxville? Downtown?
For cities, counties, and states, the decennial census is a high stakes moment. Money, representation, power, even bragging rights flows from the numbers. The constitutionally required census provides a wealth of information for planners, demographers, and...