'What's that?' How to ask Knox News for a cure to your Knoxville curiosity
Curiosity often starts with two words, one question: "What's that?"
It seems like a question that's waiting around every corner in Knoxville, as flaggers guide motorists through new roadwork and construction equipment moves dirt on vacant properties to make room for modern projects.
Curiosity killed the cat, so don't feel like you have to claw for answers all on your own. If you see new construction or anything funky around town, send an email to knowyourknox@knoxnews.com.
We'll work to get you an answer and may share our findings with Knox News readers!
Here are some questions we've answered so far.
A new project next to Sevier Avenue Burger Company will bring a four-story condo building to a prominent corner in South Knoxville. A Monolith Construction sign and fence recently popped up on the plot of land at 1108 Sevier Ave.
A new student apartment complex is in the early stages of construction to add to the student housing market around the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knox News reported in April.
The large concrete structure going up across the river from Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is for new apartments being built near the proposed pedestrian bridge site on the South Waterfront. (But will the pedestrian bridge still happen? That's iffier amid changes by the Trump administration.)
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville broke ground in August 2024 on a new, $227 million Haslam College of Business building near the corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Cumberland Avenue. The state-of-the-art Haslam building is slated to open in fall 2027 and will be the largest building on campus.
UT students are slated to move into The Mark, a brand new five-story housing project, in August 2025. A Georgia-based developer built the structure at 124 S. Concord St., previously the location of a commercial trucking company depot, to providing housing close to campus but not right on the Cumberland Strip.
Ryan Wilusz is the business growth and development editor. Phone: 865-317-5138. Email: ryan.wilusz@knoxnews.com. Instagram: @knoxscruff.
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