Inside of Knoxville

Land Sold at the Corner of Summit and Central (Former Merchants of Beer); Plans Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 10, 2024

The sale closed last week which will begin the transformation of the lot at the northwest corner of Summit Hill Avenue and Central Street. Formerly a diner, then Enterprise Car Rental, and most recently Merchants of...

JFG Sign(s)

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 14, 2024

Just a bit over seven months ago the JFG sign on the south waterfront went missing. In the brief media storm, we learned that the property on which it formerly sat (Kerbella Temple property) had been...

White Lily Building Sold; Some Apartments to be Sold

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2024

A major building, at 222 N. Central Street, owned by Dewhirst Properties, has been sold to Thomas Boyd and Will Sims. Constructed in 1885, the 50,000 square foot building operated as a factory making White Lily...

Three Buildings at 108 – 120 East Jackson Avenue Are Sold

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 28, 2023

A small cluster of investors continue to add to their downtown holdings. In the latest move, Boghani Properties, LLC, in a deal brokered by Will Sims of Oliver Smith Realty and Development, purchased three buildings at...

New Housing Planned for Galbraith School Near Baker Creek Bottoms

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 20, 2023

Thomas Boyd and Will Sims are partnering in a new project at the former Galbraith Elementary School under their Central Jackson Group, LLC. The two are joined by architect Login Higgins and the plan is to...

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...

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...

Clinch River Brewing Not Coming Downtown: Property Purchased and Available

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 3, 2019

It’s been a long and twisting journey for the bottom floor of the Holston building at 531 South Gay. While the upper floors are one of the strongest success stories in downtown, having been converted from...

Artistic Bean Coffee Shop Set to Open at 1322 N. Broadway

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 4, 2016

Jeremy Doss, founder of Artistic Bean (in Townsend), is a study in contrasts. Originally from Alabama, he moved to east Tennessee from New York City. An artist and dancer, he’s quickly becoming an important figure in...

Juice Box Opens at 1324 N. Broadway

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 19, 2016

Just a bit north from downtown on Broadway at Glenwood Avenue, somewhere near the convergence of the Old North and Fourth and Gill neighborhoods, a collection of cool spots has started to aggregate. I’ve written about...

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Land Sold at the Corner of Summit and Central (Former Merchants of Beer); Plans Announced

JFG Sign(s)

White Lily Building Sold; Some Apartments to be Sold

Three Buildings at 108 – 120 East Jackson Avenue Are Sold

New Housing Planned for Galbraith School Near Baker Creek Bottoms

JFG Building Changes Ownership: Units Available

Hope Building Sold, Redevelopment Plans Revealed

Clinch River Brewing Not Coming Downtown: Property Purchased and Available

Artistic Bean Coffee Shop Set to Open at 1322 N. Broadway

Juice Box Opens at 1324 N. Broadway

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