Inside of Knoxville

McClung Warehouse Site Redevelopment In Focus, Again

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 17, 2023

A desire to redevelop the McClung Warehouses on Jackson Avenue and then, once they burned, to redevelop the site goes back well over a decade. The first portion of the building burned in 2007, with a...

What Could Knoxville Be Without All the Asphalt?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 6, 2023

Cities will have asphalt, concrete, and other hard surfaces for as long as they exist into the future. It wasn’t always that way, but with the advent of cars, asphalt dominated cities as the demand for...

2025 Projects Taking Shape: A Look at the Current State of Development

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 20, 2023

As we head into the weekend, let’s take a look at four current projects underway in and near downtown. These are all projects we’ve covered in the past, but they are projects that will take a...

Gay Street Plans Fall Through; Property Back on Market

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 19, 2023

Not all downtown development plans come to fruition and the plans for the former TVA Credit Union Building at the corner of Gay and Wall is the latest on that list. The building housed the TVA...

What is the Missing Middle and What are We Doing About It?

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 28, 2023

Missing Middle Housing is a term coined in 2010 by architect Daniel Parolek. In general terms, the word references types of housing which were common in pre-1940 America, but are no longer common. Duplexes, triplexes, rowhomes,...

What Happened to Those American Rescue Plan Dollars?

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 27, 2023

The city of Knoxville, like all American cities, spends a lot of money on a very wide range of items. While the largest expenditures are salaries for everyone from the mayor to the police force and...

Iconic Sunsphere Getting Much-Needed Makeover

Heather Ryerson·September 7, 2023

Did you know the base of the Sunsphere was originally blue? If you did not, you’re with me and in good company. If you did, you were likely here in 1982, attending the World’s Fair, and...

Randy Burleson Buys Building Beside New Stadium

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 4, 2023

As stadium construction continues, the projected start date for spring of 2025 begins to seem closer. Some of the property around the stadium are owned by Randy Boyd and associated LLCs, but a few properties remain...

South Banks at Suttree Landing Hosts Grand Opening

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 9, 2023

South Banks apartments opened recently overlooking Suttee Landing Park and the Tennessee River and also featuring a view of the Knoxville Skyline. The development, when completed, will include 230 one and two bedroom homes. Sixty-six units...

Three Buildings at 108 – 120 East Jackson Avenue Are Sold

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 28, 2023

A small cluster of investors continue to add to their downtown holdings. In the latest move, Boghani Properties, LLC, in a deal brokered by Will Sims of Oliver Smith Realty and Development, purchased three buildings at...

Development

McClung Warehouse Site Redevelopment In Focus, Again

What Could Knoxville Be Without All the Asphalt?

2025 Projects Taking Shape: A Look at the Current State of Development

Gay Street Plans Fall Through; Property Back on Market

What is the Missing Middle and What are We Doing About It?

What Happened to Those American Rescue Plan Dollars?

Iconic Sunsphere Getting Much-Needed Makeover

Randy Burleson Buys Building Beside New Stadium

South Banks at Suttree Landing Hosts Grand Opening

Three Buildings at 108 – 120 East Jackson Avenue Are Sold

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville

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