Vision unveiled for Hawk Hill’s Future
One of the conceptual drawings of Hawk Hill being developed as a mixed-use neighborhood. (Courtesy: River City Company)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Earlier this week, the South Broad Stadium held its groundbreaking, meaning that soon, baseball will migrate to South Chattanooga.
However, when that move occurs, a whole lot of land looking over downtown Chattanooga will be unoccupied.
The Lookouts have been playing baseball on Hawk Hill since 2000.
Previously, the hill was home to athletic fields for Kirkman Technical School.
However, when they move to South Broad Stadium and leave Hawk Hill behind, the question becomes, what does it become next?
On Friday, potential visions of what that could be were unveiled.
The River City Company unveiled concept drawings of what a mixed-use neighborhood could look like on Hawk Hill.
The President and CEO of River City, Emily Mack, said, “I think this is really an opportunity for our Chattanooga community to reimagine and reposition this site.”
They say after discussions with over three thousand residents, focus groups, and other stakeholders, they believe this is the way forward for the site.
“The need for a mixed-use housing development that incorporates green spaces, and trails, and restaurants, and all of these different places for the entire community to come and enjoy, really spoke to most of the folks that were a part of River City’s planning process,” said Jonathan Armstrong, President of the Riverfront Business & Resident Partnership.
With construction underway on the Westside and South Broad, leaders believe this plan can further address a housing shortage.
Mack said, “In the conceptual plans, there are apartments, there are for-sale townhomes, for-sale condos, as well as a concept for a mixed-income tower development.”
“There’s a lot of projects going on simultaneously, and to me that speaks to all the different stakeholders throughout Chattanooga, really advocating for all of the districts we have in the downtown footprint,” said Armstrong.
River City hopes this will lead to a new generation of memories at Hawk Hill.
Mack said, “So many Chattanoogans have only experienced this site for a single purpose, and that was either for a football field or as a baseball stadium, so this is really an opportunity for residents and visitors to experience and discover an urban hilltop neighborhood.”
Mack says we’re likely some time away from any concrete plans being officially proposed.
You can read more about this proposal here.
