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THE CHATTANOOGAN: Infrastructure Construction To Start At The Bend Riverfront Project
Real estate development group Urban Story Ventures broke ground on Wednesday afternoon on the North Phase of The Bend, a 120-acre mixed-use redevelopment along the Tennessee River.
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THE CHATTANOOGAN: Approval Given For $115 Million TIF For Westside, Bend Projects
The City Industrial Development Board on Monday gave final approval to a $115 million Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan for the Westside rebuild and The Bend project at the 300-acre Alstom site.
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TFP: Former casino boat coming to The Bend in Chattanooga
Urban Story Ventures has opened up an informal survey for feedback on the future of the "Leisure Lady'" on the web.
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TFP: Chattanooga City Council unanimously approves Westside tax zone, paving the way for huge investment
The Chattanooga City Council unanimously approved a special Westside tax district Tuesday, paving the way for billions of investment in The Bend and Westside Evolves, together dubbed as One Westside.
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TFP: Residents in Chattanooga’s Westside eager for redevelopment, worry about crime
Even as city and county officials move forward with plans to redevelop the area, Victoria Gray, a nearly three-year resident of College Hill Courts, doesn't intend to remain in the Westside neighborhood. Crime is a problem, she said.
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TFP: Hamilton County Commission briefed on tax plan for The Bend ahead of vote next week
Ahead of a scheduled vote next week on the project, private developers briefed the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday on the redevelopment of a 120-acre plot of land on Chattanooga's Westside dubbed The Bend.
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TFP: The Bend developers are trying to bring headquarters-type jobs to Chattanooga
The developers of the large former Alstom tract downtown said Monday they're talking with two or three national companies looking at moving headquarters-type jobs to Chattanooga.
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THE CHATTANOOGAN: Over 150 Attend Community Meetings To Discuss Zoning For Westside Community
The Chattanooga Housing Authority along with members of the Westside Evolves planning team provided information about an upcoming rezoning request for the community at five neighborhood meetings.
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WDEF CHANNEL 12: Planning Meetings Held on Chattanooga Westside
August 24, 2023
Plans have been in motion for several months to transform Chattanooga’s Westside into a prime retail, entertainment and residential district.
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TFP: New zones proposed for rebuilding Chattanooga’s oldest housing project
August 23, 2023
Westside Evolves plan takes shape for College Hill Courts, Gateway and other development.
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THE CHATTANOOGAN: Developers Of $2 Billion Bend Project Ready To Start When TIF In Place
June 15, 2023
Developers of a $2 billion project at the former Alstom site on the Tennessee River said they are ready to get started on phase 1 with permits already in place and detailed drawings in hand.
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LOCAL 3 NEWS: 'Chattanooga's next great neighborhood': Mayor, developers present 'One Westside' plan to Hamilton County Commission
June 14, 2023
The City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County are both one step closer to delivering a major transformation of Chattanooga's Westside.
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TFP: Hamilton County commissioner urges colleagues to embrace aid for Westside revitalization plan
June 14, 2023
Arguing it could boost the financial security of the county, Hamilton County Commissioner Warren Mackey, D-Lake Vista, urged his colleagues Wednesday to embrace a plan in his district to revitalize approximately 300 acres of riverfront property on Chattanooga's Westside
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THE PULSE: Chattanooga, Hamilton County Unveil Partnership To Revitalize 300 Acres On City’s Westside
May 26, 2023
An historic agreement unveiled Friday will revitalize 300 acres of downtown riverfront adjacent to Chattanooga’s core, expand downtown education opportunities, create more affordable housing for more than 2,000 residents of Chattanooga’s Westside, and enhance public infrastructure along 3,000 linear feet of the Tennessee River.
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PRESS RELEASE: Chattanooga and Hamilton County unveil partnership to strengthen education, enhance affordable housing, and revitalize 300 acres on city’s Westside
May 26, 2023
Plan will create downtown education opportunities, affordable housing, and new green spaces as part of the development of 1 million square feet of commercial space and thousands of new homes.
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TFP: Special tax zone proposed to spur redevelopment of The Bend and Chattanooga’s Westside
May 26, 2023
Two decades after Chattanooga redeveloped the downtown riverfront with its 21st century waterfront plan, city and county leaders Friday announced an even more ambitious effort to revitalize 300 acres of the Westside with more than 1 million square feet of commercial space, thousands of new homes and a new riverfront park.
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FOX 17 NASHVILLE: 'One Westside Plan' to convert 300 acres of downtown Chattanooga's Riverfront
May 26, 2023
Changes are coming to a large section of Chattanooga's Westside neighborhood, Hamilton County and Chattanooga city leaders announced Friday morning.
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NOOGA TODAY: Chattanooga + Hamilton County partner for Westside development project
May 26, 2023
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly and Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp announced a partnership that will revitalize the Westside urban area that spans over 300 acres on the riverfront.
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LOCAL 3 NEWS: Chattanooga City Council Adopts Westside Plan
November 2, 2022
By a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the city council agreed to support the Westside Evolves Plan. It's a ten year plan to transform the city's oldest public housing community.
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NASHVILLE NOW NEXT: Chattanooga Puts The Southeast On Notice With 120+Acre Megaproject – The Bend.
October 11, 2022
The Bend is a new megaproject situated on 120+ acres of riverfront redevelopment in Downtown Chattanooga. Developed by Urban Story Ventures, the Bend includes a mix of commercial, residential, hotel, dining, entertainment, and recreational uses.
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THE CHATTANOOGAN: $3 Million In Federal Funds To Aid Westside Evolves Project; AGC To Have Career Academy
August 23, 2022
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3) announced Tuesday an appropriation of $3 million to be used in the Westside community, Chattanooga’s oldest public housing neighborhood.
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FOX CHATTANOOGA: Hamilton Co planning authority approves multi-million dollar renovation for Westside
August 23, 2022
Hamilton County's Regional Planning Authority approved a multi-million dollar "Westside Evolves" plan. It would create new housing, parks and open spaces. The plan focuses on the College Hill Courts and Gateway towers sites.
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NOOGA TODAY: Introducing the Westside Community Evolves Transformation Plan
August 23, 2022
The plan lays out an ambitious long-term road map that takes into consideration all underutilized properties within the community by connecting streets, expanding open spaces, and adding housing.
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WDEF CHANNEL 12: ‘Westside Evolves’ project funding
July 21, 2022
Hamilton County Commissioners approved $2 million from America Rescue Plan (ARP) funds on Wednesday for the Westside Evolves project.
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TFP: More than 20 Chattanooga area companies participating in The Bend job fair
February 18, 2022
Novonix, the battery materials maker that's one of downtown Chattanooga's newest companies, will be among more than 20 businesses looking for employees at a job fair next week at The Bend.
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TFP: Cooper: Slow, careful, collaborative process one day will reveal reimagined Westside housing
April 30, 2021
In two decades, the Chattanooga landscape between Highway 27 and the Tennessee River will look significantly different from how it looks today.
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TFP: Opinion: Our Westside renewal 'plan' should be the one that finally works as planned
March 26, 2022
Altogether, the Westside is one of Chattanooga's oldest neighborhoods and still is home to about 1,500 families - mostly with very low incomes and many of whom live in public housing properties owned by the Chattanooga Housing Authority.
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LOCAL NEWS 3: Timeline for 'The Bend' project continues to move forward
September 17, 2021
The recent growth of Chattanooga during the pandemic could mean that a billion-dollar project is completed sooner than expected.
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TFP: Nearly 1,000-space garage, 10-story office building planned for The Bend near Chattanooga's riverfront
September 9, 2021
A nearly 1,000-space parking garage planned at the former Alstom site has won approval from a Chattanooga panel and will help spur a proposed nearby 10-story office building, a developer said Thursday.
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TFP: The Bend in Chattanooga makes a major move with Novonix plant
July 10, 2021
When battery materials maker Novonix was looking for a new factory site in the Southeast, access to lots of power was one box that was checked by a former Alstom plant in Chattanooga.
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TFP: Westside evolves: Chattanooga's oldest and largest public housing complex to get makeover
March 5, 2021
Chattanooga's oldest and biggest public housing complex will get a new look as the Chattanooga Housing Authority seeks ways to maintain and grow both affordable and mixed-used housing and commercial development on the Westside of Chattanooga's downtown.
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NEWS CHANNEL 9: Chattanooga City Council gives green light to rezone former Alstom site
December 11, 2019
The Chattanooga City Council has voted to approve Urban Story Ventures’ request to rezone most of the former Alstom manufacturing site along Riverfront Parkway.
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THE CHATTANOOGAN: City Council Approves "Transformational" Project At Alstom Property With 20-Story Skyscraper
December 10, 2019
The City Council on Tuesday night approved rezoning for a "transformational" project at the former Alstom property, including allowing one building to be as tall as 20 stories.