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JFG Building Changes Ownership: Units Available

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 10, 2021

A major downtown building is changing hands as the JFG Building (JFG Flats) at 200 West Jackson Avenue is purchased (via Jackson Central Partners, LLC) by Thomas Boyd and Will Sims from Dewhirst Properties (DBA: JFG...

New Development Coming to Emory Place

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 6, 2021

Remember back in those halcyon days before the pandemic. It was July of 2019 when last I wrote about Emory Place. Tim Hill had owned the buildings on the west side of Emory Place for a...

Stadium Plans Take a Huge Leap Forward

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 17, 2021

City Council gathered last night to consider signing off on the Interlocal agreement with both the County Commission, which passed it the night before, and the newly formulated Sports Authority. Lynn Fugate was not present. Community...

First Creek at Austin Signs First Leases Today

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 16, 2021

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...

Hope Building Sold, Redevelopment Plans Revealed

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 19, 2021

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 15, 2021

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 27, 2021

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 20, 2021

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 15, 2021

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 10, 2021

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...

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Development

JFG Building Changes Ownership: Units Available

New Development Coming to Emory Place

Stadium Plans Take a Huge Leap Forward

First Creek at Austin Signs First Leases Today

Hope Building Sold, Redevelopment Plans Revealed

Former TVA Credit Union Building to Become Hotel, Restaurants

Marriott Transforming Former Holiday Inn on Henley

All-Electric Buses Added to City Fleet

New Hotel Possible for the Old City

Planning Commission Votes on Baseball Stadium and Gay Street Development

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