East Tennessee Regional Expansion
Growth and development in the Smoky Mountain region of east Tennessee continues on a grand scale. As these major new attractions open, tourism is expected to increase accordingly. These developments will fuel the lodging industry, with more and more visitors will be seeking overnight accommodations in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg cabins.
Due to the growth in the Smoky Mountains area the number of cabin rentals has increased to meet the demand of the visitors, giving you many investment options with more log cabins for sale. Eden Crest Properties will help you find the right investment property for you so that you can begin earning top revenue and maximize the return on your investment.
Here are a few of the major projects currently underway:
Sevierville Events Center at Bridgemont:
The Sevierville Events Center is wholly owned and operated by the City of Sevierville, Tennessee Public Building Authority. The facility is designed to host large trade shows, expositions, competitive arts events and large retreats that will use lodging accommodations in the Sevierville area.
The events center is already in operation and is part of the larger Bridgemont development project.
• 108,000 square-foot Exhibit Hall
• 19,000 square-foot ballroom
• Two 18-hole golf courses (one of which is championship caliber)
• A large family entertainment zone filled with exciting, fun activities
• More than 1,600 parking spaces
• 1.89 acres of bus, van, and trailer parking
• Drive-in access to Exhibit Hall
• Beautifully landscaped, expansive outdoor exhibit areas
• Nationally known Centerplate, Inc., manages the catering facility and a large food court
Titanic Pigeon Forge:
A 30,000-square-foot structure resembling the romantic cruise ship will open in the spring of 2010, patterned after a successful sister attraction at Branson, MO.
The forward half of the ship will be re-created and will be half the size of the original Titanic.
• $25 million project of Cedar Bay Entertainment
• Being built on a 5.69-acre site on the main Parkway in Pigeon Forge
• Will display hundreds of priceless Titanic artifacts in 20 galleries on two decks
• Will contain exact replicas of the "Grand Staircase," a first-class suite, a third-class
cabin and the Marconi wireless room
• Interactive exhibits for all ages
Pigeon Falls Village / Main Street Marketplace
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Riverwalk Park
This 114 acre site in Pigeon Forge is under development, with roads, parking and infrastructure currently being installed.
The Village will combine theme park and resort elements with entertainment and recreational facilities to create a "totally immersive Smoky Mountains experience." Pigeon Falls Village will be designed on a pedestrian scale in a contained thematic environment.
• Proposed $600 million project
• Interactive entertainment facility
• $10 million, 12-screen movie theater
• Water park
• 70-foot manmade waterfall
• Miniature golf course
Dumplin Creek
Positioned as the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dumplin Creek is the first retail experience for millions of annual visitors who use I-40 and Highway 66 as the main access to the area. This booming retail corridor is the primary access for visitors to Dollywood, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and the Great Smoky Mountains.
• A project by First Commercial Real Estate, developers of Knoxville’s Turkey Creek
• Includes the building of an additional Sevier County interchange, Exit 408.
• Includes Wal-Mart, J.C. Penney, Best Buy and other large retailers
• Dumplin Creek will include a movie theater