Inside of Knoxville

Century Building Appears to be Headed for Complete Redevelopment

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 10, 2022

I’m sorry about the qualifier in the caption, but I’m a bit cautious when it comes to the Century Building. It’s a beautiful building that, by all rights of downtown development, should have been a slam-dunk...

Holiday Inn Express Planned for Walnut Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 31, 2022

The nine-story Walnut Building at 706 Walnut Street has become the most recent downtown building to be planned for conversion to a hotel. The building, owned by Nadeem Saddiqi, will be transformed by Hitesh Patel and...

$7.3 Million Sale on Gay Street Should Lead to New Mixed Use Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 18, 2022

A transaction took place this week that ripples in multiple directions and is an important story for downtown. It involves large amounts of money, personalities who are shaping the city, and a strong statement on the...

TDOT Talks EV Infrastructure

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 5, 2022

In a sign that actions taken in Washington do eventually impact our lives, TDOT is holding a series of public meetings across the state to discuss the coming investment in electric vehicle infrastructure. The funding in...

Major New Project Will Reconnect the Fabric of Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 12, 2022

In a very significant development for downtown, Hatcher-Hill Properties has introduced a project that will restore the western side of the 200 block of Gay Street. The combination of residential and commercial buildings is one of...

Dewhirst Properties Purchases Greyhound Bus Station: A Conversation with Mark Heinz

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 6, 2022

Dewhirst Properties recently purchased the Greyhound Bus Station at 100 East Magnolia. It’s another signal that much of the focus of downtown development is moving to the north and east. Residential development now sits across the...

Opening Season of Knoxville Smokies Delayed to 2025

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 5, 2022

While the original target had been for baseball to begin in downtown Knoxville spring 2024, reality has forced a delay to the spring and summer season of 2025. To anyone reading current events, the reasons won’t...

Plans Updated and Changed for the AJ Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 1, 2022

What a saga the redevelopment of the Andrew Johnson Building has been. In 2017, the contract for purchase and development plan was agreed upon by Knox County and BNA associates. Knox County Schools, which had housed...

Stockyard Lofts to Open Soon: 152 New Homes for Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 24, 2022

New construction, as opposed to renovating our great, older buildings, is still relatively new in downtown Knoxville. When I first introduced Stockyard Lofts, in July 2017, Marble Alley had been open less than two years. As...

Emory Place Galleries Prepare to Open: More Businesses Coming

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 23, 2022

It was just over three months ago that I wrote about the general plans for Emory Place and the properties purchased by Break Emory, LLC. One gallery was planned and options were available for related businesses...

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Development

Century Building Appears to be Headed for Complete Redevelopment

Holiday Inn Express Planned for Walnut Building

$7.3 Million Sale on Gay Street Should Lead to New Mixed Use Building

TDOT Talks EV Infrastructure

Major New Project Will Reconnect the Fabric of Downtown

Dewhirst Properties Purchases Greyhound Bus Station: A Conversation with Mark Heinz

Opening Season of Knoxville Smokies Delayed to 2025

Plans Updated and Changed for the AJ Building

Stockyard Lofts to Open Soon: 152 New Homes for Downtown

Emory Place Galleries Prepare to Open: More Businesses Coming

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