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Big Changes for Cumberland Avenue
Core Spaces, which is a Chicago based student housing company, is buying up properties on Cumberland. Will Sims from Oliver Smith Realty and Development handled one of the many sales of the Shell Gas station property at 2001 Cumberland Ave, which Core Spaces...
Frothy Monkey on Gay street
Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company has brokered a deal with the owners of Frothy Monkey , Jennifer Sheets and Ryan Pruitt, and the owners of the Kress Building, which is located at 419 South Gay Street. This new location of Frothy Monkey is now open....
West Town Mall’s 50th Anniversary
West Town mall opened on August 2,1972, and to celebrate its 50th anniversary a " blast from the past" gathering was held on August 2, 2022. The event included a live DJ, food, prize giveaways, and other treats from the mall's very own vendors. A memory wall...
Rebuilding the Old City
The deal , which was handled by Oliver Smith and Will Sims of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Co. , completed Ephant Group's $4 million purchase of a prime Old City parking lot. The 130 S. Central Street property is across from bars and restaurants and is a...
Brother Wolf’s is a Bar for Everyone
When Oliver Smith Realty and Development helped Aaron Thompson and Jessica "Rabbit" King get the property at 108 W. Jackson Avenue , Knoxville did not really have a a bar for everyone. They wanted to help give Knoxville an upscale night life. They opened Brother...
Flavortown is Coming to Pigeon Forge
Oliver Smith Realty and Development is excited for our client's new opening in Pigeon Forge, TN with Guy Fieri's Flavortown concept !
Ephant Group is Turning Heads on Gay St.
In a deal brokered by Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company, the downtown hotel developer, Ephant Group, has purchased two properties on the 300 block on Gay Street. They bought the 304 S. Gay St Building and its adjacent lot at 308 S. Gay St. for a total of...
The Art of Beauty
The Southern Surgical Arts Beauty Bar, which partnered with Oliver Smith Realty and Development, is apart of the new obsession that both the young and older generations are loving. In recent years, there has been a growing need to take better care of our own bodies,...
Plans for the Bowery Building
In a deal brokered by Will Sims of Oliver Smith Realty and Development, Hatcher- Hill Properties sold the former Bowery and NV nightclub property at 125 E. Jackson Avenue to Manki 3 Investments LLC for $3.8 million. The new owners are transforming it into a great...
2022 Pinnacle Business Award Recipient Grow- A Shane Archer Concept
Grow -A Shane Archer Concept is the recipient of the Pinnacle Business Award. Shane Archer is the owner of Grow, which is a full service hair salon that also focuses on skin care, and he is also the partner of Oliver Smith Realty and Development. Grow- a Shane Archer...