COVID-19 UPDATE: The FCRA/Chaffee Crossing office is open to visitors by appointment. Staff and visitors are requested to follow safe social distancing protocols. Lease tenants are asked to mail checks or drop them in our mailbox at 7020 Taylor Ave. Public meetings will be held in the Chaffee Crossing Media Center, 7801 Ellis St., Fort Smith, until further notice. Please call 479.452.4554 or email property@chaffeecrossing.com to schedule an appointment or for assistance.
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Chaffee Crossing is the economic development engine of western Arkansas located at the center point of national business.
Over $1.85 BILLION in capital investments have resulted in 17 corporate and regional headquarters, more than 3,800 jobs and 1,050 students by 2026, 38 residential neighborhoods, and a variety of amenities resulting in an exciting, vibrant mixed-use community. People and businesses are drawn to the Chaffee Crossing lifestyle because this is Arkansas’ premier community where Smart Growth planning is key.
Fort Smith Coffee Co. will have its third location in one of the Chaffee Crossing barracks. Owner Kaity Gould said she plans to open the store in about a year. The biggest change for this new location will be that it will have a full menu, offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week.
Census records for 2020 show the number of renters has surpassed the number of homeowners for the first time in Fort Smith.
With the expansion of rental properties in Chaffee Crossing, low supply and high demand for homes, and more jobs coming to the area, what does this mean long-term for the city?
ERC Holdings is expanding its housing developments at Chaffee Crossing in hopes of expanding the area’s live-work-play destination. The new areas are projected to have a combined economic impact in excess of $100 million when completed.
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority
7020 Taylor Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72916
(479) 452-4554