Nashville is beginning to see the ground break on significant new projects. First and foremost is the 500+ million dollar Music City Center. It will replace the current 1 1/2 block convention center with a six block center. It is currently well under construction and will be complete in a couple of years. Something the USA's seventh most popular convention destination has needed.
This leads to a couple of other projects including the 28 story, 260' tall Omni Hotel;
A rough sketch of the hotel to MCC orientation;
The second development will be a Medical Mart which will occupy the site of the current Center. Nashville is a major force in the health care industry and this trade mart will draw health care professonals from around the country.
The MCC area, locally know as SoBro will likely include a second major hotel, an amphitheatre and possibly a minor league ball park.
A couple of other projects further north include the proposed Federal Courthouse which is scheduled to be funded next year. It is a Michael Graves design which will fit well downtown as seven story, 170' +/- structure.
And residential construction is back as ground will break on a large apartment complex in the Germantown area just north of downtown.
In the midtown area, ground is supposed to break this month on a nine story Marriot which will add density and infill to this fast growing part of town.
Things are starting to look up (no pun intended) in Nashville, and I would suspect this is just the start.