Turkey Creek, Knoxville
{{short description|Mixed use retail and commercial development in Knoxville, Tennessee}}
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{{Infobox urban development project
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| location = West Knoxville-Farragut, Tennessee, United States
| address = Parkside Drive from North Campbell Station Road to Lovell Road
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| constructed = 1995
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| use = Retail, commerce, medical, professional, multi-family residential
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| developer = Turkey Creek Land Partners
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| cost = $50 million USD
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| size = {{convert|410|acre}}
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| number_of_tenants = 215
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| website = {{URL|http://turkeycreek.com}}
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Turkey Creek is a shopping complex and mixed-use commercial development located in western Knox County, Tennessee, in the city of Knoxville and the town of Farragut.
Overview
The development stretches for {{convert|3|mi}} adjacent to a concurrent section of Interstates 40 and 75, spanning the distance between the Lovell Road and Campbell Station Road interchanges.{{cite web |url=http://www.turkeycreek.com/faq/ |title=FAQ |work=Turkey Creek official website |access-date=July 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223014403/http://www.turkeycreek.com/faq/ |archive-date=December 23, 2009 |df= }} Shopping centers in the complex include The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek (formerly Colonial Pinnacle & Promenade) featuring approximately 65 stores and restaurants, covering a gross leasable area of {{convert|654000|sqft|m2}}.[http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=TN0063 Colonial Pinnacle at Turkey Creek], International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed December 2, 2007. Colonial Promenade contains 20 stores, with a gross leasable area of {{convert|280776|sqft|m2}}.[http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=TN0056 Pavilions of Turkey Creek I & II], International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed December 2, 2007. Both were developed by Colonial Properties. A city of Knoxville greenway is located within the area, adjacent to the Turkey Creek wetland, which is managed by the Izaak Walton League.[http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/greenways/parkside.asp City of Knoxville - Turkey Creek Greenway]
History
The Turkey Creek development project started in 1995 when a group of investors and developers who called themselves Turkey Creek Land Partners led by John Turley and Kerry Sprouse paid $7 million to buy {{convert|410|acre}} of undeveloped land south of the interstate highway. Their project included $30 million of developer-funded infrastructure and other improvements. Publicly funded road and highway improvements in support of the project included widening of the Interstate, reconfiguring the Lovell Road interchange, and local street improvements, at a total cost of $50 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2006/May/15/gobbled-up/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025052719/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2006/May/15/gobbled-up/|archive-date=October 25, 2008|title=Gobbled Up |last=Harris |first=Roger |date=May 15, 2006 |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel}} The city of Knoxville spent about $5 million and Knox County government contributed $1 million to extend Parkside Drive from Lovell Road to Campbell Station Road.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.turkeycreek.com/}}
- [http://www.pinnacleatturkeycreek.com/ The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek]
{{Knoxville area malls and shopping centers}}
{{Knoxville neighborhoods}}
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