River Pier Landing - Chattanooga, TN
Completed in 2005
Scope
River Pier Landing is a $17.5 million mixed-use development in downtown Chattanooga directly across Chestnut Street from the Tennessee Aquarium. When completed, the project will comprise 17,000 square feet of ground floor retail with 38,000 square feet of residential space on floors two through six. A 370-car attached parking garage will serve both the development and the vibrant Ross's Landing entertainment district.
Significance
River Pier Landing is the geographic centerpiece of Chattanooga's ambitious $120 million 21st Century Waterfront Plan. Situated directly amid the Tennessee Aquarium, the IMAX-3D Theater and BellSouth baseball park the building will overlook the sweeping lawn and new riverfront pier that will grace the river's edge near Ross's Landing. The project was awarded through a request for proposals that brought responses from several major Atlanta developers. It writes another significant chapter in Chattanooga's history of public/private partnerships in that the garage, once completed, will be sold to the Chattanooga Downtown Redevelopment Corporation.