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Hyatt Place Holds Ribbon Cutting, Prepares to Open

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 19, 2017

Hyatt Place Knoxville, located in the historic Farragut Hotel Building, held its ribbon cutting at 10:30 this morning and should welcome guests by the end of the year. Developed and owned by Dover Development and...

2017 Stars of Knoxville Preservation Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 8, 2017

A mixture of buildings and the people who brought them back to life were honored last night by Knox Heritage. Kim Trent, Executive Director, presided over what will be her last awards ceremony, as she has...

Dispute Threatens to Derail Preservation and Development of Pryor Brown

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 26, 2017

The trail to this point is a long one. For those of you who may have missed, or don’t remember the earlier developments, I’ll recap. Pryor Brown Garage is a building located on the corner of...

Knoxville High School Senior Housing Nears November Opening Date

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 31, 2017

Just a few short years ago, the old Knoxville High School building was considered in danger of being lost. Built in 1910 and designed by Baumann and Baumann (same as the Andrew Johnson Hotel), the building...

Supreme Court Site Proposal Advances

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 17, 2017

The city of Knoxville sent out a request for proposals for redevelopment of the Supreme Court Site, received four, and has selected one to move forward. The selection process was held outside public purview in order...

A First Look at Designs for The Residences at Pryor Brown

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 19, 2017

Preliminary designs have been released for the Pryor Brown Garage as it shifts to The Residences at Pryor Brown. Things can change, so take these for what they are, but they are likely a close representation...

New Location Announced for the French Market

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 12, 2017

The struggles of the French Market at their current location have been well documented. At odds with Rick Dover, the developer of the Farragut, the business has not, by any account, had an easy last year...

French Market and Dover Development At Odds

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 8, 2016

I’d heard the relationship wasn’t going well, but Monday night when Allen Tate, co-owner of the French Market Creperies, took to Twitter and Facebook to air complaints directed at Dover Development, the controversy blew into the...

Pryor Brown Garage: From Potential Rubble to Vibrant Landmark

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 3, 2016

This is the way preservation stories are supposed to end in 2016. Gone should be the days when historic or simply solid and usable buildings are destroyed when they could have another life. But we know...

The Farragut Hotel Building to Become a Hyatt Place Hotel

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 5, 2016

It’s been a long and tortured journey for the former Farragut Hotel. Under utilized, forlorn and nearly abandoned for decades, its become a point of discussion in recent years. One ambitious plan to return it to...

Rick Dover

Hyatt Place Holds Ribbon Cutting, Prepares to Open

2017 Stars of Knoxville Preservation Announced

Dispute Threatens to Derail Preservation and Development of Pryor Brown

Knoxville High School Senior Housing Nears November Opening Date

Supreme Court Site Proposal Advances

A First Look at Designs for The Residences at Pryor Brown

New Location Announced for the French Market

French Market and Dover Development At Odds

Pryor Brown Garage: From Potential Rubble to Vibrant Landmark

The Farragut Hotel Building to Become a Hyatt Place Hotel

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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