Downtown Knoxville gap on Gay Street uld be filled wh hotel

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• ONE OF GAY STREET'S 'MISSG TEETH' MAY GET FILLED WH A HOTEL, A CRIL STEP AS DOWNTOWN GROWS
• CHECK OUT THE GEO VIEWS OF GAY STREET OM THE HYATT'S NEW ROOFTOP CKTAIL LOUNGE

ONE OF GAY STREET'S 'MISSG TEETH' MAY GET FILLED WH A HOTEL, A CRIL STEP AS DOWNTOWN GROWS

Market Square Gay Street Old Cy Volunteer Landg World's Fair Park. One shg example of that approach is Embassy Su by Hilton, loted at 507 Gay Street. Knoxville Conventn Center is across the street, and World's Fair Park, historic Gay Street, and the Universy of Tennsee are wh walkg distance.

Plans are motn to fill one of Gay Street's proment "missg teeth, " addg a cril element to downtown Knoxville's rezong is approved by the Knoxville Cy Council, hotel veloper Shailh Patel wants to nstct a mixed-e buildg at 350 S. Gay St. Some know this lot as "the notch, " a gap on Gay Street between Chivo and Mast General store that drops about 20 feet below street level to a parkg lot between the two buildgs.

The hotel brand would pend on the fal sign, but Patel said  would favor nsumer and tourist buildg uld potentially have ndomium and office ponents, Patel said, and would feature pestrian-iendly elements and an athetic that match Gay STREET:PARK(g) Day brgs imagatn to Gay Street spac on FridayJOBS:Manufacturg firm announc new jobs as East Tennseans return to work"We personally, as a velopment fay, three-generatn fay, we’re very keen on that we wanted to make sure fs well, " Patel said.

CHECK OUT THE GEO VIEWS OF GAY STREET OM THE HYATT'S NEW ROOFTOP CKTAIL LOUNGE

Guts would enter the on-se parkg garage om Gay Street and ex through the alley behd the buildg. Infill on Gay StreetWh this project, Patel, owner of The 9 Group, would lnch his send hotel downtown Knoxville.

Patel's proposed project isn't the only Gay Street fill the works.

SMITH:'No one was willg to give me a chance': Prison reform advote shar storyGAY STREET:Knoxville entreprenr turns to real tate, startg wh Gay Street lotThe two projects would help nnect Gay Street proper to s 100 block.