Plans to turn Hotel Knoxville into apartments take next step with name, signs approved

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Work to turn one of the most unique buildings in Knoxville into apartments is moving forward with designs plans for public-facing signage approved by the city.

The Design Review Board on Wednesday approved sign plans for Hotel Knoxville, the angular concrete building that has remained empty since March 2020.

The approved signage uses the name “Vision at Knoxville.” Signs would be placed on exterior walls on the east and south elevations.

The building was sold to a California-based investment firm in October 2020 for nearly $17 million. Plans brought before the Development Committee of the Downtown Knoxville Alliance called for units to be refurbished with the majority becoming studio apartments.

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