Reports & Studies
Annual Reports
- 2021 -2022 Annual Report
- A Lookbook & Look Back at 2019: 2019 Annual Report
- The A-Z of 2018: 2018 Annual Report
- Programs, Projects & More that Shaped the Year: 2017 Annual Report*
- Building to $1 Billion: 2016 Annual Report*
- Build, Support, Engage, Collaborate: 2015 Annual Report*
- Living, Planning, Creating: 2014 Annual Report
- The Data of Downtown: 2013 Annual Report
*print copy available upon request
Strategic Market Analysis
River City Company engaged RCLCO Real Estate Consultants, to complete a detailed market analysis to assess the forward-looking market opportunity for multi-family rental, for-sale residential, student housing, office, retail and hotel development in Downtown. With the anticipation of significant developments like The Bend and U.S. Pipe and Wheland Foundry site, the market analysis assists with identifying how planned supply and future redevelopment of sites may impact Downtown prospects across a wide range of uses.
This new report outlines target market audiences for various residential and commercial land uses in Downtown, identifies the potential depth of market demand for resident and commercial land uses, opportunities and differentiation to maximize market potential and the impact of planned public improvements on market evolution. Read the Summary Report Here | View the Full Report Here
ONE Riverfront
The renaissance of Chattanooga, which spanned the last decades of the 20th century and saw significant investment in the riverfront in the early 2000’s, was punctuated with many landmark projects in the Riverfront District: the Tennessee Riverwalk, AT&T Field, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the 21st Century Waterfront Park to name a few. These investments have anchored the tourism and hospitality industry, spurred signature annual events, and have become fixtures of the popular image of Chattanooga. Though Chattanooga has made significant strides reinvigorating its riverfront and Downtown core, the Riverfront District is seen today as more of a tourist destination than a community gathering place. The Riverfront District also shares, along with the Greater Chattanooga community, the tremendously important civic responsibility to improve social and economic equity. This plan strives to address these contemporary challenges, build on the successes of the past 30 years to re-energize the District and create ONE Riverfront for all Chattanoogans.
Health & Wellness CoRridor; 2019
This roadmap outlines a plan for the development of a first-class health and wellness district that will serve as a new center of innovation, economic growth, and opportunity for the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, and the State of Tennessee. The district, situated along a 3-mile stretch of the 3rd & 4th Street Corridor, will build upon the historic level of recent investment by institutional and corporate anchors and the public sector, and leverage the city’s growing innovation ecosystem, to drive research, attract talent, create jobs, spur business, and create opportunity for existing and new residents, workers, and visitors of Chattanooga.
2019: Full Health & Wellness Corridor Plan
2013 - 2017 Tax Revenue; 2018
Property taxes are the primary source of stable revenue for nearly all local governments. This revenue is what determines a municipality’s capacity to provide essential social services, invest in roads and infrastructure, and educate its youth. A sound and well-functioning property tax system is an important consideration in evaluating overall municipal fiscal health.
Downtown Chattanooga Parking Study; 2018
This is the most comprehensive such inventory of parking that has been developed for greater downtown Chattanooga and served as the basis for recommendations and decision-making throughout the study. It also allows Chattanooga’s various civic organizations and public agencies to continue to update this information in a consistent framework, thus allowing the findings and recommendations of this study to be assessed as downtown grows
Downtown Market Analysis; 2016
The City of Chattanooga has grown slightly faster than the metro area the last four years, averaging 0.9% annual household growth. The Downtown has seen a resurgence in people wanting to relocate to the city core and has developed many lifestyle amenities that today’s renter and intown purchaser are seeking including walkability, access to restaurants, entertainment, and parks and trails. The city is experiencing record job growth, largely a function of continued infrastructure investment including being home to the country’s largest fiber network.
City Center Plan
Between the river and the railroads, at the base of Chattanooga’s mountains and ridges, City Center is a historic hub of commerce, government, lodging and entertainment. The last half of the 20th century was not kind to such districts as suburban development and the expansion of highways bled much of the lifeblood of cities to their edges. As economies and demographics changed, city centers lost their traditional positions.
The Value of Downtown; 2015
The City of Chattanooga has experienced an urban renaissance in the last 30 years. From the dirtiest city in America to the thriving, revitalized area of the present, downtown is the most prominent example of this astonishing evolution. Chattanooga has much to celebrate as downtown continues to improve. With well executed open spaces pulsing with events and activities and the banks of the Tennessee River alive with recreation, downtown is a blooming urban hub of the South.
Downtown Chattanooga Study; 2014
Downtown Chattanooga sits on an accessible and attractive riverfront lined with a park, aquarium, museums and an expanding state university. The greater downtown area is positioned to become the heart of Chattanooga’s dining, retail entertainment and office markets, much of which is due to strategic planning and vison over the past decades. However, a lack of downtown residential housing options has kept the downtown district from reaching its full potential.
US Pipe/Wheland Foundry Master Plan; 2008
The US Pipe / Wheland Foundry master plan is a vision plan for the reuse of a 141-acre industrial site in Chattanooga based on sustainable development principles. The plan outlines a mixed-use development based on current commercial and residential market studies, and establishes an urban design framework of development blocks, streets, parking, and open space. The mix of uses is flexible within that framework to respond to future market conditions and demand
21st Century Waterfront Plan; 2002
Twenty years ago, Chattanooga took a bold step into the future by taking a bold step back toward its riverfront. In making the commitment to reconnect with their river, Chattanoogans set the stage for the development of the Tennessee Aquarium, the Riverpark, the Walnut Street Bridge and Coolidge Park. In the past decade alone, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in the riverfront and downtown Chattanooga. The resulting revitalization has won international recognition for the city and its commitment to planning and implementation.
Tennessee Riverpark; 1985
The Tennessee River has always been Chattanooga's lifeline. It is the reason for the city's being. Along its banks can be traced the geological, cultural and economic history of this urban region: its origins, its growth and the seeds of its future. Now Chattanooga has the chance to grasp that lifeline anew. By reconnecting with this great river, the city can make over its image, find new sources of pride for its citizens, and fuel the engine of central economic development. These are the purposes of the Tennessee Riverpark Master Plan.
Financial Reports
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