Demolition is under way on the historic Forrest United Methodist Church to make way for new apartments.VIDEO
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An 85-year-old church building on Chattanooga’s North Shore was demolished last week to make room for a new apartment complex overlooking the Tennessee River.
Commercial real estate broker Kevin Boehm and a partner bought the old Forrest Avenue United Methodist Church in 2011 after the 126-year-old congregation was shut down because of dwindling membership in 2010.
He’s planning to build a three-story brick apartment building on top of the hill at 120 Forest Ave. The complex will include 30 high-end one, two and three-bedroom apartments, Boehm said, and should be finished by summer 2014.
“We want to make sure we match the feel of the neighborhood,” he said. “We don’t want it to stand out. I grew up in North Chattanooga, so I want to make sure it really blends in and fits.”