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Whatever happened to these 11 ambitious Chattanooga projects?

Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II/The former Eureka Foundry site on Carter Street is pictured on May 6, 2026. Riverside Development plans to turn the land into a mixed-use development with several tall towers, though construction has yet to begin.
Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II/The former Eureka Foundry site on Carter Street is pictured on May 6, 2026. Riverside Development plans to turn the land into a mixed-use development with several tall towers, though construction has yet to begin. Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II/The former Eureka Foundry site on Carter Street is pictured on May 6, 2026. Riverside Development plans to turn the land into a mixed-use development with several tall towers, though construction has yet to begin.

It’s one thing to announce plans for a major development project and another to complete it.

Chattanooga is home to billions of dollars of development that’s either partly completed or sitting in the period between the public fanfare of announcements and the nitty-gritty of construction. Some companies have quietly reduced the scope of projects or stopped pursuing them altogether.

The developments go far beyond high-profile districts like The Bend, a mixed-use 28-block riverfront neighborhood planned at the former Alstom site and the Foundries District around the new Chattanooga Lookouts stadium.

The following list includes other developments that have not received as much attention as The Bend and Foundries District. While residents have wondered whether the projects are still happening, most of the companies behind them say work is underway, even if residents can’t see it.

Here are updates on 11 projects seeking to remake pieces of Chattanooga.