The City Council on Tuesday night approved rezoning for a $31 million student housing project on Riverside Drive.
The project by Wes Bradley of University Housing Group would provide housing for 612 students.
It is the latest proposal to fill the need for the overflow of UTC students as well as Chattanooga State students.
The applicant’s site plan shows four four-story buildings, one three-story building, and 619 surface parking spaces.
The 13.5-acre vacant site is located on the south side of Riverside Drive approximately 1,000 feet from where Citico Creek joins the Tennessee River.
Currently, access to the site is from Riverside Drive. However, the applicant plans to provide additional access from the proposed Central Avenue extension.
The site is a former landfill.