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More North Shore apartments proposed in four-story project

Staff Photo by Mike Pare / A vacant parcel at North Market Street and Bell Avenue, pictured Monday, could hold new apartments. Developer John Wise is seeking variances on the project from a city panel
Staff Photo by Mike Pare / A vacant parcel at North Market Street and Bell Avenue, pictured Monday, could hold new apartments. Developer John Wise is seeking variances on the project from a city panel Staff Photo by Mike Pare / A vacant parcel at North Market Street and Bell Avenue, pictured Monday, could hold new apartments. Developer John Wise is seeking variances on the project from a city panel


A developer is eyeing a new four-level apartment building on Chattanooga’s North Shore in the company’s third such complex within a few blocks on North Market Street.

Dave Fidati, project manager for Chattanooga-based Wise Construction, said there’s no slowing down of activity in that area of the city.

“The North Shore and the Southside — as long you buy the land for the right price, the rest is a no-brainer,” he said in a phone interview.

Wise Construction is seeking variances from the city’s Form Based Code Committee on Aug. 10 for the latest project on a vacant tract at North Market and Bell Avenue. The site is across Bell from a 45-unit apartment complex Wise opened about a decade ago, which is known for its alternating exterior color scheme.