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Knox Heritage Presents 2021 East Tennessee Preservation Awards

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 27, 2021

Each year, Knox Heritage presents awards to the very best preservation projects in east Tennessee. Many of those projects are in or near downtown Knoxville, and this year was no exception. Also, many of the awards...

Development Comes to the 300 Block of West Magnolia

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 21, 2021

A duo of former Olympians, former gymnastic teammates and both named John, have stepped up to the challenge of developing 300 to 316 West Magnolia. The two have lived in the area for about twenty years...

Loghaven Comes Back to Life, Sanders Pace Architecture Wins National Award

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 20, 2021

I’d heard mention of Loghaven in the last few years but didn’t really understand its history or its current purpose. I had no idea that it was so close to downtown, situated just about a three-minute...

Development Updates: Lay’s Packing Plant Demolition, Broadway Viaduct, Supreme Court Site

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 7, 2021

It’s hard to know what to call the plot of land bounded by Willow and Jackson Avenues and Patton and Florida Streets. Do I call it the Lay’s Meatpacking site? It is no longer that, and...

Construction Updates: 125 East Jackson Avenue and Stockyard Lofts

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 6, 2021

Development on any scale is almost always a challenge. Some challenges are anticipated, while others are unpleasant surprises. From a simple bathroom renovation to a renovation of an old building or construction from the ground up,...

An Opportunity to Expand the Urban Wilderness

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 5, 2021

An opportunity has arisen to expand the Urban Wilderness at the William Hastie Nature Area. Twenty-seven acres of wooded land adjoining the wilderness recently became available and the board of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club acted...

Plans Set for Kern’s Food Hall + Market

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 24, 2021

After a long meandering path (I first wrote about it in August 2015, most recently in May 2019), the Kern’s Food Hall + Market is set to begin serious construction by the end of April. The...

Flagship Kerns Opens in South Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 23, 2021

The first of three phases of development of the Kerns Bakery site is complete, with the opening of Flagship Kerns, a 160 unit apartment complex on top of the hill overlooking the Kerns Bakery Building, with...

5th Avenue Plaza Taking Shape

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 9, 2021

Last August I brought news that Jeffrey Nash was redeveloping a building and the land around it at the corner of 5th Avenue and Central Street, directly across from Knox High Senior Living. Portions of the...

Groundbreaking for Dogan-Gaither Flats

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 8, 2021

Last Friday, ground breaking ceremony was held at 211 Jessamine Street just to the east of downtown. The event attracted a crowd of over one hundred and the speakers and crowd included Governor Lee, Lt. Governor...

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Development

Knox Heritage Presents 2021 East Tennessee Preservation Awards

Development Comes to the 300 Block of West Magnolia

Loghaven Comes Back to Life, Sanders Pace Architecture Wins National Award

Development Updates: Lay’s Packing Plant Demolition, Broadway Viaduct, Supreme Court Site

Construction Updates: 125 East Jackson Avenue and Stockyard Lofts

An Opportunity to Expand the Urban Wilderness

Plans Set for Kern’s Food Hall + Market

Flagship Kerns Opens in South Knoxville

5th Avenue Plaza Taking Shape

Groundbreaking for Dogan-Gaither Flats

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