Inside of Knoxville

An Update on Riverwalk at the Bridges (The Baptist Hospital Site)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 5, 2017

It’s been a long and winding road to the ultimate development of the Baptist Hospital site. As far as I can determine, I first mentioned it on the blog in an April, 2014 article looking at...

Merchants of Beer Slated to Open This Fall in Old Diner

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 16, 2016

We’d all be doing pretty well if we had as many lives as the diner located at the corner of Summit Hill and Central. The property and the structure are owned by Hatcher-Hill and have been...

Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott May Come to Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 20, 2016

The vacant property located along State Street from Church over to Cumberland has been the subject of speculation for several years. Once the site of the Knoxville News Sentinel, the building that housed the newspaper was...

Proposals Unveiled for Coliseum and Auditorium

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 15, 2016

Questions about the Civic Auditorium and Coliseum continue to generate strong interest and passionate opinions. The Urban Land Institute was asked to weigh in toward the end of 2014 and directly and indirectly suggested that the...

Amazing New Condo and Retail Project Announced: Regas Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 16, 2015

We’ve talked so many times on this site about good urban development. There are a number of common features – which turn out to be not-so-common. We’d all like to see parking lots turning to buildings...

Vine Avenue Rowhouses Downtown to Break Ground in October

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 13, 2015

It’s a point of continual discussion among downtown residents and would-be residents: There are not enough homes on the market in the downtown area. Given any particular budget – high or low – and, certainly, any...

Development Plans for Depot Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 20, 2015

Last March I took a stroll down Depot Avenue with a large group from Knox Heritage through some of the development projects planned by Dewhirst Properties. David Dewhirst led the way and talked quite extensively about...

Plans and a Look Inside the John H. Daniel Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 15, 2015

It’s really a set of three buildings which have long been internally connected. The oldest is 124 West Jackson which is distinguished by its more ornamental facade. As Knoxville’s economy shifted from mills to the manufacture...

Jackson Terminal Building Renovations Underway

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 6, 2015

Never formally named, the loading docks at 123 W. Jackson have now been named the Jackson Terminal. Originally a freight depot for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, constructed in the later half of the...

The Mews: A New Condo Development on Magnolia

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 3, 2015

Nearly two years ago when Jeffrey Nash bought the property that formerly housed Master Battery and included an over-grown corner lot at Magnolia and Central, it seemed, even then like an odd choice. For those of...

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Downtown Development

An Update on Riverwalk at the Bridges (The Baptist Hospital Site)

Merchants of Beer Slated to Open This Fall in Old Diner

Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott May Come to Downtown

Proposals Unveiled for Coliseum and Auditorium

Amazing New Condo and Retail Project Announced: Regas Square

Vine Avenue Rowhouses Downtown to Break Ground in October

Development Plans for Depot Avenue

Plans and a Look Inside the John H. Daniel Building

Jackson Terminal Building Renovations Underway

The Mews: A New Condo Development on Magnolia

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