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Public Meeting Notice, 12/3/2025
The City of Knoxville's Housing & Neighborhood Development Department staff will host a public meeting on December 3, 2025, at 6:00 pm at the Knox County Health Department (140 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917) to discuss and answer questions regarding the disposition of Serene Manor. The meeting will also be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. The Teams link will be available on this webpage the day
prior to the meeting.
Serene Manor, located at 970 Wray Street, Knoxville, TN 37917, was previously operated as a hospital and residential care facility. The City of Knoxville, after acquiring the property in August 2024, will be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the reuse of the property to address the community's needs for permanent supportive housing or transitional housing according to the Office of Housing Stability's three-year strategic plan and the City's Attainable Resilient Knoxville plan. City staff encourage housing providers, neighborhood groups, and interested parties to attend to learn more about the property, the RFP, and the disposition process. For more information or questions, please contact Jillian Love — Economic & Community Development Project Manager — at [email protected] or 865-215-2042.
Individuals with a disability who require an accommodation in order to participate may contact the City of Knoxville’s ADA Coordinator, Stephanie Brewer Cook, at 865-215-2034 or [email protected] no less than 72 business hours (3 business days) prior to the public meeting. If you have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and want to request language translation services, contact the Human Resources Department at [email protected] or 865-215-3100 at least 48 hours (2 days) prior to the public meeting.
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"The City of Knoxville's PY2024-2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) was submitted on September 26, 2025, and can be found in Reports and Plans."
The Housing and Neighborhood Development Department has submitted its 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025-2026 Annual Plan to HUD. Please CLICK HERE to view it.
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The Housing and Neighborhood Development department focuses on the following areas:
Initiatives to improve housing opportunities
for lower-income homeowners, tenants,
and home buyers
Addressing homelessness in concert with numerous external community partners
Steer the redevelopment of vacant,
blighted, or challenging properties
into productive use
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Administer and strategically leverage federal, state, and local grants to support the City's goals related to housing and healthy neighborhoods
Supporting accessibility across city facilities, parks, neighborhoods, and disability-related programs and policies
Current and archived reports and plans for Annual Action Plan, Cares Act, Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Reports, Fair Housing, meetings and more
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If you need assistance, call 211 or view the 211 Resource Directory for help with housing, shelter, social services and other related resources.
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