Maddox Retained to Market 1890’s Knitting Mill

KNOXVILLE, Tenn- Maddox Companies has been retained by Volunteer Knit Apparrel, Inc. to assist in the disposition of a historic knitting mill on approximately 2.46 acres. According to property tax records, the building measures 76,000 SF. Originally the Knoxville Knitting Factory, the main structure was built sometime between 1890 and 1900. Most recently, the space was occupied by Volunteer Knit Apparel, Inc. The property is visible to I-40 east of Downtown Knoxville, and is centrally located in the metropolitan area. Access to the property is via a traffic signal at Gill Ave’s intersection with Hall of Fame Drive. The site has convenient access to I-40 exit 392. 

The property is currently zoned I-3, which allows a multitude of industrial uses including retail, service, eating and drinking establishments and brewpubs, building material sales and lumber yards, etc... Under the city’s proposed new zoning ordinance, ReCode, the property is slated for I-G General Industrial. Rezoning for redevelopment as commercial or other mixed use would be a down zoning, Phase I and Phase II environmental analysis has been completed.

910 Gill Ave is on the market for the first time in over 100 years! The area is surrounded by redevelopment including the recently announced redevelopment of the main Standard Knitting Mills property and the Magnolia Avenue Streetscaping project by the City of Knoxville. The property is for sale for $1,750,000.

To inquire about this listing, please contact Brandon Clark at 865-522-9910 ext. 102 or fill out the form below.