Expanding Downtown

After taking a breather, developers David Dewhirst and Mark Heinz are lining up projects north and east of the city’s core.

A Split Decision

Planning commissioners give a little to both sides of a zoning battle over a
North Knox County subdivision.

Extra Bases

The city sees an Old City hotel project as the first new development generated by the planned multi-use stadium.

Pay as You Grow?

Hardin Valley subdivisions

Two Hardin Valley subdivisions highlight the county’s challenge in funding infrastructure — and the sway it gives developers.

Field Dreams Dashed

Bexhill neighbors

West Knox neighborhoods fail in their efforts to preserve a rare patch of undeveloped land.

Growth on Ruggles Ferry

Despite vocal opposition, the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission approves a 475-unit subdivision for a farm in East Knox County.

Filling In Farragut

Farragut Town Center

A new development aims to provide something the West Knox County suburb has long lacked: a town center.

Best-Laid Plans

Commissioners John Schoonmaker, Larsen Jay and Terry Hill

As Knox County prepares to update its vision for the future, officials confront the difficulty of keeping up with changing conditions.

Contested Development

A controversial Tooles Bend plan is rebuffed by a second court ruling, on the basis of a sewage plant that developers say they don’t intend to build.

Building on Beverly’s Hills

Third time’s the charm at County Commission for a developer planning a subdivision on a steep and difficult site in North Knoxville.