A planning panel on Monday endorsed a proposal to vastly remake the former site of East Brainerd Elementary School in Chattanooga to hold new housing along with retail and restaurant locations.
But a couple of other proposals before the panel to add housing and commercial space in the East Brainerd area were either denied or withdrawn.
The former East Brainerd Elementary tract at East Brainerd and North Joiner roads is to hold about 210 apartments and 26 townhouses, according to Chattanooga developer Clint Wolford. He said the property will have commercial space along East Brainerd Road.
The multimillion-dollar project won approval for a change from zoning for basic retail to a mix of commercial and other uses from the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and is expected to go before the City Council for its approval next month.
City Councilman Darrin Ledford, who also serves on the planning panel, said the proposal is “a bold design.”