The Bend

120-Acre Redevelopment Along the Tennessee River

08/22/2026

Things are looking bright just around the Bend!

We're excited to announce a $350 million open-air retail and residential district is coming to the Bend! Here are the highlights:

🛍️ Retail & lifestyle brands
🍽️ Restaurants & cafés
🏢 Class A office space
🏡 Residential
🎶 Entertainment & public spaces

Partners: Urban Story Ventures | Hill Partners, Inc. | Perkins&Will

⛔️And YES — of course, we are making strategic plans for transportation, parking, sustainability, etc. We are working with the experts. And NO, we are not trying to become "the next Nashville or Atlanta" — we love our Chattanooga and what makes it so special.

🔗 Press Release: bit.ly/350MBendRetail

05/12/2026

Yesss — it's official after months of coordination — Urban Story Ventures has partnered with the award-winning live entertainment and hospitality company VENU to develop Sunset Amphitheater Chattanooga!

The $300M world-class amphitheater will feature:

▪️ 12,500 seats

▪️ Canopied roof, allowing it to act both partially enclosed and open air

▪️ Expansive traditional bowl seating, lawn seating, and a curated selection of premium spaces exclusive to the VENU® portfolio, including Elevated Owners Clubs and the signature Luxe FireSuites™

▪️Wide variety of food and beverage offerings

▪️Artist-focused amenities, such as green rooms and hospitality suites designed to enhance the pre- and post-show experience for performers and production teams

Stay tuned for more details and exciting announcements!

01/23/2026

Hi 👋 it's been a minute...

We've not stopped working behind the scenes and have been waiting for this moment when we could share more exciting news with our community!

TLDR version — see FAQs below ⬇️

Want more detail? 🔗 Read: bit.ly/bendhilco

To answer a few FAQs we’ve been hearing about the Bend — we’re right where we need to be and more energized than ever.

Earlier this month, our developer closed on a $47.5M transaction and is currently finalizing several vertical development projects, representing nearly $1B in new investment along the Chattanooga riverfront.

We’ve also completed $15M (of USV's own private investment) in infrastructure for the North Phase, spanning three new city blocks along 10th St, 11th St, and Canal St, laying the foundation for vertical.

The vision hasn’t changed — we are using the same local developer, and this new funding by helps us bring Chattanooga's Next Great Experience® to life faster. The momentum we’ve built only enhances our plans for a vibrant place for all to work, live, and play on our 3,000 linear feet of riverfront.

📸: Grace Construction Consultants + Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

06/08/2025

This spring is flying by! Utilities for the North Phase are wrapping up, and we are currently adding curb and gutter to 10th Street, 11th Street, and Canal Street. Paving the binder layer will be next! S/O to the teams keeping us on track —

Urban Story Ventures | Grace Construction Consultants | Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. | Talley Construction Company, Inc.

02/22/2025

Current chapter of our story on turning a 120-acre former industrial site into Chattanooga's Next Great Experience — In the Trenches With Utilities.

Utility work continues at the Bend. We anticipate the North Phase of infrastructure will be wrapped up this spring! We have installs currently going on with EPB, Tennessee American Water, Chattanooga Gas, and partners with the City of Chattanooga - Government for sanitary sewer and stormwater. While not that exciting, laying this groundwork is essential to be able to move forward with vertical development.

Urban Story Ventures | Grace Construction Consultants

📷: Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

01/10/2025

SNOW DAY at the Bend! ❄️ Today is one of the very few days our crews have had to shut down due to weather since we started construction last spring. S/O to our partners for all of their hard work. We hope they've enjoyed a fun and safe day off!

11/16/2024

Where are we? We've tied into the main water line along Riverfront Parkway (the major road running from one end of the development to the other). We've brought in hundreds of thousands of pounds of supplies for the stormwater system and are installing major manhole boxes. And, we continue to work on electrical and fiber. While utilities may not be the most exciting hot topic of the day, we sure are pumped about this foundation for Chattanooga's Next Great Experience!

Urban Story Ventures | Grace Construction Consultants | Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. | EPB | Tennessee American Water | Talley Construction Company, Inc.

09/30/2024

Utility work continues at the Bend! Thanks for following along with us as we continue to build Chattanooga's Next Great Experience!

Urban Story Ventures | Grace Construction Consultants | Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

09/16/2024

Anyone remember all that concrete we dug up earlier this summer at the start of construction? Nearly all 12,000+ cubic yards of it has been crushed and turned into RCA (recycled concrete aggregate) and will be used as general fill on site. Throughout this adaptive reuse project, our team will be working strategically to recycle and reuse as much as we safely can.

Urban Story Ventures | Grace Construction Consultants | Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. | Astec

08/27/2024

Canal at 10th | Plan vs. Current State

We're shaping roads, installing utility infrastructure, and looking forward to seeing one of our favorite new roads — Canal Street — come to life!

Question: If you had to choose one shop/restaurant/business to open at Canal Street Plaza, what would it be?

Address

1234 Riverfront Pkwy
Chattanooga, TN
37402

Website

http://www.thebendchattanooga.com/

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