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A New Hampshire developer has plans to raise another multilevel apartment building near UTC as student housing continues to mushroom to serve the campus. StoneRidge Development of Durham, N.H., is looking to redevelop a 2.1-acre site at M.L. King Boulevard and University Street, turning some forlorn or vacant parcels into new housing for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students.The so-called Campus Walk Apartments would go in a triangle-shaped tract and hold 481 beds on five stories, according to the company’s website and state documents. Kim White, who heads the nonprofit Chattanooga downtown redevelopment group River City Co., said the array of new housing on or near the campus, particularly around M.L. King, will help spur redevelopment of that historic artery.
A 6.3-acre piece of land just east across the railroad tracks from Jefferson Heights may be the site of a major new multi-use development featuring apartments, townhomes and commercial space.
The partners behind the proposed project – Atlanta architect and Dalton, Ga., native Nathan Kirkman and his brother, Doug Kirkman, as well as Chattanooga residents Dorothy and Towson Engsberg – appeared before planning commissioners last Monday seeking a rezoning to make the project possible.
Currently, the site is zoned for industrial use, which prohibits residential construction. The plan presented last week features 140 apartments, eight townhomes and three lofts, in addition to 18,000 square feet of retail space and 25,000 square feet of office space. The development also features 5,000 square feet of restaurant space.
Some existing space will be rehabilitated, while new construction is also added.