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Your weekly snapshot of some of the many development projects slated for the Johnson City area:
The projects can be as far afield as Piney Flats, the west end of Jonesborough, Unicoi and the west end of Elizabethton.
To suggest projects for inclusion, please e-mail jkeeling@johnsoncitypress.com, or call 722-0557.
The online version of this column separates projects by region using the following guidelines:
 Northwest (north of Science Hill High School and west of Interstate 26)
 Southwest (south of Science Hill, west of I-26)
 Northeast (north of Science Hill, east of I-26)
 Southeast (south of Science Hill, east of I-26)
 Greater Kingsport
31 acres at North State of Franklin Road near Knob Creek Road. Purchased in March 2006 for $2,965,000.
DEVELOPER: K.D. Moore
PURPOSE: Retail/professional.
(Site has long been rumored as location for a “big box” retailer along with numerous smaller stores.)
27 acres off Knob Creek Road and North State of Franklin Road (near Kohl’s). Purchased in October for approximately $2.7 million.
DEVELOPER: Johnson Development Associates (Spartanburg, S.C.)
PURPOSE: Multi-family residential — one, two and three-bedroom apartments.
(Site work began last week and first of 372 units should be available for lease by July. Entire project calls for 14 buildings plus 70 detached garages, with one, two and three-bedroom units ranging from 800 to 1,300 square feet and renting from $700 to $1,000. Total project should be complete by end of 2008. Johnson representative Ben Graves says project will have “village environment” with walking trails, courtyards, clubhouse, pool and internet cafe. Primary demographic targets are young professionals, “empty nesters,” and relocating families waiting for home purchases to complete.)
3 acres on Pinnacle Drive (off Boones Creek Road behind Jameson Inn). Purchased May 29 for $899,000.
DEVELOPER: Mitch Cox Development
PURPOSE: Extended stay lodging on 2.4 acres, additional half-acre subdivided for office use.
(121-room lodging facility truly “extended stay” as rooms rent for a minimum of one week, for $189 and up. Target demographics include transient white-collar professionals on short-term projects, transient blue-collar workers — typical length of stay is seven weeks. Projected to open in February.)
17 acres at U.S. Highway 11E and Allison Road in Piney Flats. Purchased in 2006 for $1.7 million.
DEVELOPER: Mitch Cox
PURPOSE: Food City Supermarket with accompanying retail space.
(Cox plans to develop about 30,000 square feet of space connected to the Food City store, due to open in 2008, and also offer outparcels.)
.83 acre at 1750 Old Gray Station Road. Purchased Nov. 16 for $125,000.
DEVELOPER: J.A. Street
PURPOSE: Veterinary Services
(Marcus Wilcox of J.A. Street reported that the site will house a 4,600-square-foot building and it should be ready to open by the first of June. It is a two-veterinarian partnership. Johnson City Codes Enforcement listed permits for the project totaling $526,000.)
39-plus acres on east side of Bristol Highway (behind World of Flooring). Purchased March and December 2006 for a total of $720,000.
DEVELOPER: Gary Phillips Development.
PURPOSE: Commercial on 1.9 acres fronting Bristol Highway. Gated community with 144 residential units, up to six per building, on hillside in back.
(Two and three-bedroom, two or more bath units, 1,200 to 1,650 square feet, in the high $100,000s to mid-$200,000s. Lake frontage, walking trails, dock and boat slips planned. Target market includes “empty nesters” and young professionals, construction should start before 2008 and some residential units may be ready to occupy by late spring or early summer.)
24 acres at Boones Creek Road and Boone Ridge Drive (next to Beef O’Brady’s restaurant). Purchased Nov. 1 by Mountain Commerce Bank for $4.3 million ($179,000 an acre). 18 of those acres purchased Jan. 3 by Cambro Partners (Rab Summers) for $1,475,000.
DEVELOPER: Mountain Commerce Bank and Cambro Partners
PURPOSE: For several acres, Mountain Commerce operational facilities and eventual corporate headquarters. Remainder will be up to Cambro Partners.
20 acres on Great Oak Way (in Gray off Highway 75, near La Carreta). Purchased in several increments for $70,000 to $100,000 per acre.
DEVELOPER: Matteson-Hudson Construction, Steve Goodson
PURPOSE: Commercial, office, retail.
(Named for 500-year-old oak tree left standing on property, around which Matteson-Hudson plans to build its local headquarters. Matteson-Hudson is pre-leasing for 60,000 square feet of “urban-designed” flex office-warehouse space, O’Reilly Auto Parts on 1 acre set to open within weeks, 12 acres remain open for commercial development.)
1 acre on 2500 block of East Oakland Avenue (across from Minco). Purchased in 2007 for $295,000.
DEVELOPER: Caroline Development (Mike Moran)
PURPOSE: Professional office
(Site includes 12,300 square feet of space, with about 9,300 still available in what could be up to six separate spots. Limited retail allowed under R-01 zoning, but Moran expects office use to fill the building.)
11 acres across from Winged Deer Park on Bristol Highway. Purchased 2004 for approximately $550,000.
DEVELOPER: Atlantic Investments
PURPOSE: Multi-family residential
(Atlantic's Bob Garrett said the current phase will add six new units to the condo development on Boone Lake, bringing the total to 36. Units range from two bedrooms and 1,200 square feet to five bedrooms and 3,800 square feet, with prices from $225,000 to $600,000-plus. Development includes a clubhouse, pool, marina and walking trail, and all buildings are built to "energy star" specifications.)
20 acres at 2900 block of East Oakland Avenue. Purchased in 2005 for $588,000.
DEVELOPER: Silver Creek Development (John Isaacs)
PURPOSE: Multi-family residential
(Veteran developer Isaacs plans 120 two-bedroom and 60 three-bedroom apartments aimed at the young professional demographic. Units should be available by summer and include townhouse-style and single-level. Site will have multiple amenities including pool, fitness area, clubhouse and “Internet cafe” style gathering area. Smaller units will have 2 1/2 baths, measure 1,200 square feet and rent for $895.)
78 acres off of Green Valley Drive (off of Bristol Highway near terminus of East Mountain View Road) Purchased in October 2006 for $1,143,000.
DEVELOPER: Red Tree Land Development (Mike Rhodes)
PURPOSE: Single-family residential.
(Phase I under way with five homes expected complete by the end of January, 21 more homes may be complete by July. Five-phase project calls for 191 mostly one-level homes starting in the $215,000-$240,000 range. Project financed by TruPoint Bank.)
14.7 acres on Old Gray Station Road. Purchased in February 2005 for $40,000.
DEVELOPER: Gary Phillips Development
PURPOSE: Multi-family residential
(Phillips plans 100 two- and three-bedroom condos in 17 buildings, ranging from 1,231 to 1,604 square feet and in price from $147,000 to $200,000. Several units on the former farmland are already occupied, and the completed project will include clubhouse and pool, underground utilities and a network of walking paths.)
5.4 acres at North Roan Street and Whitewood Boulevard (just north of Indian Trail Middle School). Purchased in 2007 for $1,150,000.
DEVELOPER: David Lefemine
PURPOSE: Retail/office/commercial.
(Three buildings totaling 30,000 square feet planned for back of property that owner will retain and lease to tenants. Two outparcels facing North Roan have footprints for a 3,000-square-foot bank branch and 5,000-square-foot restaurant. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2008 and space could be available for occupancy by summer.)
4.3 acres in 2900 block of West Market Street (across from Wal-Mart). Purchased 2005 for approximately $664,000.
DEVELOPER: Dan Eldridge
PURPOSE: Commercial/retail
(Mountain Commerce Bank slated to build a new center on two acres, leaving two one-acre parcels still available.)
2.8 acres on 2100 block of South Roan Street (in front of Food City). Purchased in September 2007 for $350,000.
DEVELOPER: Starwood Properties, LLC (Tim Carter)
PURPOSE: Retail/warehouse
(Site projected to include a 6,000-square-foot retail building that could house up to four tenants, and a 5,000-square-foot warehouse. There will be an entrance directly off South Roan. The developer is negotiating with prospective tenants and expects to begin construction within six to nine months.)
8.6 acres at corner of North State of Franklin Road and West Market Street. Purchased in 2003 for $3.1 million.
DEVELOPER: Holston Medical Group (property is owned by Taylor)
PURPOSE: Medical/retail
(HMG has entered a 40-year lease, and HMG’s Craig Kilgore says they are considering everything from Taylor’s initial retail strategy to using the entire site for physicians’ offices to developing ancillary medical services. Kilgore says HMG plans to comply with the city’s development plan for the land, and the group has no set timeline for development.)
3.3 acres at Millennium Park. Purchased September 2007 for $980,000.
DEVELOPER: Carnegie Group
PURPOSE: Professional office, higher education, retail.
(Site work should begin any day. EastTennessee State University will lease at least two floors of six-story tower and hopes to occupy that space by mid-January 2009 in time for spring semester. Some retail is likely on the ground floor.)
46 acres off Greenwood Drive about two miles west of ETSU. Purchased in 2004 for approximately $790,000.
DEVELOPER: Lyndon Gallimore
PURPOSE: Single-family and multi-family (villas) residential.
(Plans call for 89 “villa” attached homes with many ADA-compliant designs aimed at active retirees, as well as 32 single-family homes. Villas prices $220,000 to $260,000, homes $275,000 to $360,000.)
14.9 acres at 2914 Watauga Road. Purchased in June 2007 for $155,000.
DEVELOPER: Universal Development Construction (Shane Abraham)
PURPOSE: Multi-family residential
(Apartment complex with 35-unit first phase expected to be complete by late spring will feature 1, 2 and 3-bedrooms, renting from $525 to $825. Abraham says long-term plans call for a pool and clubhouse, along with 110 total units with a "cottage" exterior.)
Several acres at intersection of West Stone Drive and Bloomingdale Pike. Land owned by Wellmont Health System.
DEVELOPER: Holston Medical Group
PURPOSE: Medical office
(Slated for occupancy this summer, the six-story, 270,000-square-foot facility will be one of the nation's largest clinics unaffiliated with a hospital or medical school. The $40 million building is being constructed using "green" materials and techniques. It will house a wide variety of primary and specialty care as well as a reference lab, pharmacy, bank and retail area.)
Nine acres at 1880 Eastman Road. Purchased January 2006 for $1,327,000.
DEVELOPER: Ball Realty
PURPOSE: Retail/office.
(Three buildings, two connected, will join a Starbucks already on the site, which includes three acres of wetlands. Buildings under construction will total 44,835 square feet and tenants, who include Panera Bread, could be in by late summer. "Village" concept includes central parking lot, and drainage from center flows through wetlands to filter contaminants before stormwater reaches Reedy Creek.)
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