Tall grass, dead leaves and a sense of abandonment connected six vacant East and South Chattanooga lots. But no more.
On Wednesday, the Chattanooga Land Bank Authority agreed to donate to three developers one project site each, representing six parcels total.
The city initiative, started as part of the 2023 Chattanooga Housing Action plan, aims to transform neighborhoods plagued with underinvestment by turning vacant, city-owned plots into new, single-family housing at reduced cost.
One project was approved in 2025, from Cleveland, Tennessee, developer Wind River Built, which was also the only applicant during that cycle despite several properties being available.