Chattanooga’s biggest industrial park built in the past two decades will soon open for business in Hixson on the site of what was once the city’s biggest manufacturing employer.
The developers of the new North River Commerce Center being built on the site of the former DuPont nylon plant are now building out the interior space for a new distribution facility. Home Depot plans to lease nearly a third of the first of four industrial and distribution warehouses and offices planned on the 88-acre park.
A second, similarly-sized facility should open nearby in 2024, and two other buildings are planned in the future on the property originally developed after World War II.
“We’re getting a lot of interest from company leaders, not only in this country but internationally, who are interested in expanding their operations in this area,” Matt Phillips, a partner for the development firm Rise Partners, said in a telephone interview Monday. “Having this Class A industrial space available in Chattanooga is giving us the option to meet the needs and demands of those companies that are looking to expand, relocate or come to Chattanooga with a whole new project.”