I. Fact Sheet
Address: Northshore Drive and I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway ), Knoxville, Tenn.
Closest major city: Knoxville, Tenn.
Developer: James Doran Company, Charleston, S.C.
Architects: Randall-Paulson Architects, Inc.; Looney Ricks Kiss; The Housing Studio; Design
Works, PFVS Architects Inc.; CRJA (Landscape Architects)
Civil Engineers: Paulson Mitchell, Inc.
Total acreage: 155 acres
Retail square footage (approved): 500,000 square feet
Office square footage (approved): 300,000 square feet (Class A)
Commercial square footage (under development): 34,000 square feet
Number of residential units (approved): 700
Number of apartment units (approved): 430
Number of town homes (under development): 40
Number of single-family homes (under development): 30
Zoned: TC-1 (Town Center District)
Amenities Planned: Five-acre natural lake featuring fountains and a lakeside boardwalk; numerous parks and plazas; jogging/nature trail; outdoor public amphitheater.
Delivery: Now leasing office, restaurant and retail space.
Total population within three miles: 23,082; Census estimates indicate total MSA population is over 724,000.
Average annual household income within three miles: $115,000
Phone: (843) 881-7550 (James Doran Company, developer)
Contact for commercial leasing information:
James Doran Company, Christian C. Chamblee
(843) 284-5132 or cchamblee@jamesdoranco.com.
Contact for residential sales information:
Realty Executives Associates, Kerry Queener
865.693.3232 or kerryqueener@realtyexecutives.com
Web site: www.northshore-towncenter.com
II. Background Information
1) What is Northshore Town Center?
2) What will I find at Northshore Town Center?
3) Where is Northshore Town Center located?
4) Who is the developer of Northshore Town Center?
5) What will Northshore Town Center look like?
6) Who designed Northshore Town Center?
7) Explain the design strategy of NSTC that combats urban sprawl?
8) Who is building the single-family homes on the property and when will construction begin?
9) What are the demographics of the surrounding area?
10) Who do I contact about residential sales at Northshore Town Center?
11) Who do I contact about leasing commercial space at Northshore Town Center?
12) What is the web site address?
1) What is Northshore Town Center?
Northshore Town Center is a 155 acre mixed-use community lying at the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains in Knoxville, Tennessee. Retail, office, residential and leisure uses combine into an upscale environment reflective of the popular “new urbanism” style of community planning. Sophisticated living spaces, vibrant commerce and a variety of open spaces characterize a setting reminiscent of the traditional urban downtown, with all of the conveniences of living in the suburbs.
2) What will I find at Northshore Town Center?
Northshore Town Center will feature a variety of upscale retail stores, restaurants and service-oriented businesses, as well as offices and residential housing. Projected offerings include 425,000 square feet of retail space (including retail/restaurant and retail/bank parcels), 720,000 square feet of “Class A” office space and approximately 1800 residences comprised of single-family homes, town homes, condominiums and/or apartments.
The Village at Northshore Town Center is an ‘urban enclave’ nestled next to the site’s natural five-acre lake. The Village will enhance the urban lifestyle through a mix of urban town homes, residential lakefront condominiums and retail commercial buildings. Tenants will include lifestyle retail anchor, restaurant, specialty, entertainment and service companies.
Intentionally designed to encourage interaction and promote quality of life, other amenities include parks and plazas, docks, fountains, a 5-acre natural lake and boardwalk, a jogging/nature trail and a clubhouse and pool complex.
3) Where is Northshore Town Center located?
Northshore Town Center is located in the heart of one of the fastest-growing and most affluent areas of Knoxville, Tennessee, southwest of the city and at the northwest intersection of Northshore Drive and I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway).
4) Who is the developer of Northshore Town Center?
James Doran Company, established in 1882, is a privately-held real estate investment and development company based in Charleston, S.C. Currently focusing on high-end, mixed-use town center developments throughout the Southeast, the company specializes in projects that combine retail, office, residential and leisure usage into "new urban village" neighborhood environments. Current projects under development in Knoxville, TN, Orlando, FL, Winter
Springs, FL, Daniel Island, SC and Richmond, VA have a projected build-out value exceeding one billion dollars.
5) What will Northshore Town Center look like?
The architecture of Northshore Town Center recreates the old-world charm of an urban downtown. Featuring trellises, porches and rooftop decks and gardens, stone and ironwork will be used throughout the community. Views overlook the town center's 5-acre natural lake and the Tennessee River. The homes are configured to maximize interaction with neighbors on front porches, around parks and on interactive nature trails.
6) Who designed Northshore Town Center?
Architects for Northshore Town Center:
Randall-Paulson Architects, Inc.; Looney Ricks Kiss; The Housing Studio; Design
Works, PFVS Architects Inc.; CRJA (Landscape Architects).
PFVS Architects and Randall-Paulson Architects, Inc., both from Atlanta, Ga., were the lead architects on the project. PFVS designed Buildings 500 and 600 and Randall-Paulson designed Building 400. Looney Ricks Kiss designed the master plan.
Civil Engineers for Northshore Town Center: Cannon and Cannon
7) Explain the design strategy of NSTC that combats urban sprawl?
In an attempt to combat the appearance of urban sprawl while still allowing higher densities, the design of the development is characterized by mixed use buildings that allow residences to sit above retail and office space, concealing parking areas behind multiple street-front levels.
8) Who is building the single-family homes on the property and when will construction begin?
Mike Stevens Homes purchased 62 lots and has built the initial 22 homes in the Beau Monde residential section of Northshore Town Center. There are a total of 270 residential lots (single family and town homes) in the Beau Monde section of NSTC, and both single family lots and townhome lots are now being sold. For more information, contact Mike Stevens Homes at (865) 450-9790.
9) What are the demographics of the surrounding area?
Northshore Town Center is located in the heart of one of the fastest-growing and most affluent areas in Knoxville, Tenn. More than 22,000 people with an average income of $115,000/year live within three miles of the development. Population of the MSA of Knoxville is an estimated 724,000, according to the 2000 Census count.
10) Who do I contact about residential sales at Northshore Town Center?
Realty Executives Associates
Kerry Queener
865.693.3232 or kerryqueener@realtyexecutives.com
11) Who do I contact about leasing commercial space at Northshore Town Center?
James Doran Company
Christian C. Chamblee
(843) 284-5132 or cchamblee@jamesdoranco.com.
RM Moore Real Estate Company
Joy Armstrong
865.862.6412 or JArmstrong@rmmoore.com
12) What is the web site address? www.northshore-towncenter.com
