Oak Ridge Growth
The Oak Ridge Observer (free weekly newspaper) included a 32 page supplement in its Feb 1, 2007 edition on community growth. The town game plan has always been to grow the town from approximately 27,000 to 35,000 by 2012. I thought I would list some of the new growth or growth planned for the town – housing, retail and business/government - because even if you don’t plan to live in Oak Ridge, some of you may be interested in jobs or shopping. If you are interested in any of these new places for jobs, living or shopping, you are on your own to do more research about them.
New Housing
Crossroads at Wolf Creek (near the Boeing Plant): 112 single family homes, 64 townhouses
Royce Hill Towns and Gardens (Highland View): 52 single level apartments, 20 townhomes
Not Named (land near South Hills Golf Course): 300 homes (Spring construction)
Rarity Oaks (near Oak Ridge Country Club): 550 lots
Rarity Ridge: (in Roane County) 2,500 – 3,000 families, town center, mini water park
Bristol Park Apartments (Emory Valley Rd): 208 units (under construction now)
Centennial Village: (Edgemoor Rd): up to 900 houses, condos, townhomes, luxury apartments
Businesses/Government New and/or Expanding in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Spallation Neutron Source, Center for Nanophase Materials Science
Y-12 – new Jack Case Center (offices for 1200 people, cafeteria, occupational health center laboratory, conference space)
Y-12 – New Hope Center (offices for 300, visitor’s center, badging office, public exhibit center)
Nucsafe (scientific instruments/integrated systems)
Methodist Medical Center – New endovascular surgical suite, new sleep diagnostic center, new wound treatment center, plans for robotic surgery
Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering
Pro2Serve (technical and engineering services)
Estates of Oak Ridge – (assisted living) adding Alzheimers suites plus 22 additional assisted living suites
Oak Ridge Country Club
Staybridge Suites (upscale hotel) going up near Outback
Philotechnics Ltd – Radioactive Waste Management Headquarters at the Horizon Center
National Fitness Center
Flatwater Grill (restaurant seats 150)
Sonic
Razzleberry Ice Cream Lab
Citizens National Bank (new branch)
Oak Ridge Science and Technology Park
Answer Financial
Oak Ridge High School (upgrading mechanical and electrical systems, replacing the science wing, the cafeteria and the area behind the stage, building new vocational and art facilities and building new physical education space).
BRI Energy (alternative energy company) (has announced plans to build $300M plant and hire hundreds of workers)
Roane Community College (Oak Ridge Campus) plans for new 80,000 sq ft building on current campus
Thousand Suns International Road Course (not a done deal – meeting opposition) – international road racing facility
Shopping
Pace Square (retail, offices, restaurants) (11 – 15 tenants) Near Outback (designed like “Merry Old England”)
Super Target anchored shopping center in Pine Ridge area (not definite)
Pet Supplies Plus
Rumor
New off-leash dog park at Big Turtle Park
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