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Fairmount Avenue Townhomes Has Grand Opening Celebration

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

  • Prospective residents of Fairmount Avenue Townhomes Bonita Johnson and Deloris Dixon, center, cut the ribbon at the grand opening celebration. The $3.9 million development located in North Chattanooga was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as funding provided by the City of Chattanooga and Chattanooga Housing Authority.

  • Guests prepare to view a furnished three-bedroom model apartment in the 23,000 sqaure-feet development. Fairmount features a total of 18 two- and three-bedroom units.

  • Fairmount Community Manager Yashika Ward chats with prospective residents Chasib Kather and Saheila Mgheir, and their son, Salah Muhsin, at the grand opening.

  • Furnished living room in the model unit. This "green" development includes solar panels on the roof that will generate about 10 percent of the site's energy needs.

  • CHA Executive Director Betsy McCright surprises Richard Beeland, the City's director of communications, with a bouquet of flowers after Beeland previously mentioned he had never before received fresh flowers.

  • CHA Legal Counsel Larry Cash of Miller & Martin, left, shakes hands with CHA Board Chairman Eddie Holmes. Ed Ellis, field office director with HUD's Knoxville Office, is pictured in the center.

  • Among the dignitaries seated on stage at the Fairmount grand opening celebration were, left to right, CHA Board Vice Chairman James Sattler, HUD Field Office Director Ed Ellis, Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield, City Council Chairwoman Pam Ladd and City Councilman Manny Rico.

  • CHA Executive Director Betsy McCright addresses the crowd at the grand opening celebration while several dignitaries look on. Residents are expected to begin moving in to the "green" development next week.


The Chattanooga Housing Authority hosted a grand opening celebration for Fairmount Avenue Townhomes on Wednesday morning.  The 23,000 square-feet development is at 1311 Fairmount Ave. in North Chattanooga.  

CHA’s development partners, Fairmount residents and officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development attended.  Residents and dignitaries participated in a ribbon-cutting. A fully-furnished, three-bedroom model unit was available for guests to tour. 

Fairmount was designed by a local firm, Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects, and features nine three-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units.  The development is anticipated to be LEED-certified, and includes solar panels on the roof that will generate about 10 percent of the site’s energy needs.   

Other development highlights for Fairmount:
Energy efficient windows and doors 
Kynar-coated standing seam metal roofs
White lapboard siding 
“Green” permeable pavers
Stained concrete floors
Environmentally friendly linoleum flooring
Wood veneer cabinetry
All units will be non-smoking
Three all-weather pathways leading down from the housing site and connecting to Dallas Road, Mississippi Avenue and Forest Avenue 

CHA was awarded a $3.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2009 to demolish the former Fairmount Avenue Apartments and build 18 townhomes on the property.  In addition to these federal funds, CHA and the City of Chattanooga provided funding.  




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