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Chattanooga’s Explore Downtown Living Tour is coming up in June

Staff file photo by Doug Strickland / Brittany Grant stands in the living room of an apartment in the Market City Center building at 728 Market St. The building houses 125 residential units. Staff file photo by Doug Strickland / Brittany Grant stands in the living room of an apartment in the Market City Center building at 728 Market St. The building houses 125 residential units.

By Staff Report May 1, 2018 2 min read

The Explore Downtown Living Tour of 14 downtown apartment and condo developments will be Sunday, June 3, from 1-4 p.m.

Free and open to the public, check-in will be at Miller Plaza, 850 Market St., and pre-registration is encouraged for the program sponsored by the River City Co.

Gray Line Trolleys, which offers the Chattanooga Hop Trolley Tour, will provide free trolley service along the tour loop for easy access to the developments.

“With over $1 billion of private investment that’s occurred in downtown Chattanooga since 2015 and a majority of that development work going towards housing, we know there are a lot of people who want to explore and eventually live in these new or renovated downtown spaces,” said Kim White, the River City Co.’s chief executive.

This new wave of private investment in downtown includes 3,048 apartment units; 1,968 student beds; 1,075 hotel rooms; 272 condos and townhomes; and 993,100 square feet of commercial space. according to River City.

“Passenger Flats is excited to be a part of the Downtown Living Tour,” said Cat Collier Martinez, apartment manager at Passenger Flats at the development off of Market Street in the Southside. “Whether you end up at one of our studios to two bedroom units located on the Chattanooga Choo Choo’s campus or at one of the many other properties on the tour, downtown living provides an incredible lifestyle for so many packed with unmatched amenities.”

Free tickets for the Explore Downtown Living Tour can be secured at www.rivercitycompany.com. Among other properties on the tour are:

» The Fleetwood Building – 232 E. 11th St.

» The Henry Lofts – 1920 Chestnut St.

» Bluebird Row Apartments – 1350 Passenger St.

» Tomorrow Building – 818 Georgia Ave.

» Market City Center – 728 Market St.

» Walk2Campus – 605 Lindsay St.

» Maclellan Apartments – 721 Broad St.

» Douglas Heights – 930 Douglas St.

» Palmetto Place – 910 E 8th St.

» The Edge – 422 Vine St.

» Vista Cameron Harbor – 805 Canal St.

» Exchange Cameron Harbor – 804 Riverfront Pkwy.

» 10 North – 20 Cherokee Blvd.