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Dewhirst plans to convert downtown building into apartments, retail shops

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:40:38 +0000

David Dewhirst is juggling plenty of downtown projects, but that didn’t stop the high-profile developer from taking on another fixer-upper. Dewhirst recently spent $1.35 million to purchase the Daylight building, at the intersection of Union Avenue and Walnut Street, and he plans to convert the empty shell into moderately priced apartments and space for retail shops.

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Dewhirst seeks TIFs for projects

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:01:58 +0000

David Dewhirst is looking for help in rehabbing a couple of downtown buildings.

The local developer is seeking county approval for tax-increment financing incentives worth more than $2.1 million, to aid renovation work on the Arnstein Building, at 505 Market St., and the Daylight Building, at 501 Union Ave.

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Dewhirst Pushes for Underground Knoxville Development

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:41:50 +0000

For decades the infernal regions of Gay Street have been the subject of speculation, legend, misconception, and, for those picturing a cavernous Edwardian underworld of barber poles and hitching posts and forgotten saloons, disappointment. What’s really down there is a lot of space, most of it awkwardly arranged in rectangular chambers of assorted sizes. Much of its looks suitable for storage, the purpose most of it has served for the past 90 years.

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