After years of waiting and more than a few neighborhood debates, Knoxville’s Design Review Board has officially signed off on new townhomes at the northern edge of the former St. Mary’s Hospital campus, nudging the long-discussed redevelopment a step closer to the construction phase.
Board Signs Off
The townhome plan appears on the April 15 meeting agenda as 1914 Huron St. (parcel ID 81 E H 006), listed under case 4-B-26-IH as “new primary structures (townhouses)” for Infill Housing review. According to Knoxville-Knox County Planning, the proposal was part of the board’s regular April docket.
Local Coverage Of Approval
Local TV crews were ready for the news. Coverage of Wednesday’s meeting reported that the Design Review Board gave the townhome designs a thumbs up, moving the concept into the realm of buildable plans instead of just glossy renderings. As reported by WVLT, the decision clears a major design hurdle for new housing on the historic hospital property…