A 16-story apartment tower planned for a sliver of land just south of downtown Nashville is down to its last vote.
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Metro Council is scheduled to take up the third and final reading of BL2026-1553. The bill would rezone 300 McCann Street, at the northwest corner of McCann Street and Third Avenue South, from Core Frame to a Specific Plan district. The council's own records say the change would allow 311 multifamily homes on 0.69 acres.
The bill has moved quickly. The Metro Planning Commission voted 7-0 on Aug. 13 to approve it with conditions, according to the commission's action agenda. The commission's approval depends on the developer meeting every condition, including those in a staff memo. The council held its public hearing and passed the bill on second reading Oct. 6. Council records show the bill was filed Aug. 25, passed first reading Sept. 1 and was advertised for its public hearing Sept. 4. A companion bill, BL2026-1554, would set building material rules for the project. It is also up for third reading.
What the plans show
The preliminary plan filed with the council, dated July 23, calls the project "McCann Street Multifamily." Its site data table spells out the building:
- 16 stories, with a maximum height of 179.3 feet
- About 360,943 square feet of total building space
- 308 apartments plus 3 live-work units, for 311 total
- 36 studios, 166 one-bedrooms, 71 two-bedrooms, 35 three-bedrooms and the 3 live-work units
- Structured parking, a leasing office, resident amenities and a courtyard
- Zero-foot front, side and rear setbacks
That works out to 451 units per acre. Under the plan, the garage must be screened from public streets and blended into the building's design. Trash goes in a first-floor garage area.
The plan also lists uses that are not allowed. These include short-term rentals, whether owner-occupied or not, plus bars and nightclubs, liquor sales, self-storage, gas stations and drive-throughs.
The plan defines a live-work unit as a single home with a work area used by the person who lives there. It says the unit may also be used only as a residence.
Who is behind it
Planning records list TDP Acquisitions LLC of Roseville, Minnesota, as the applicant and developer, and Motosound Group LLC as the property owner. Bohler is the civil engineer and MZA Architecture is the architect on the plan set. The site is in Council District 17, represented by Terry Vo.
The plan set does not name a general contractor, and none has been announced. The documents reviewed for this story also do not include any income limits or affordability requirements for the apartments.
If the council approves the bill on third reading, the zoning is in place. The developer would still have to win final site plan approval and building permits before any construction could begin. The plan notes that roads, utilities, stormwater and other details are reviewed at those later stages.
Why it matters for Contractors
This is a high-rise on a site with no room to spare. The building fills less than an acre and has zero setbacks on every side, so crews would be working with tight staging, careful crane placement and deliveries timed around city traffic. Shoring, concrete, curtain wall and elevator trades would all play a big part.
The scale is worth noting too. At about 361,000 square feet and 179 feet tall, with its parking built into the structure, the tower would mean a big concrete and structural package. The companion materials bill could also shape what goes on the outside of the building.
The one fact that matters most right now is the date. If the council approves the bill Tuesday, the project moves on to final site plan review and permitting. The developer has not said when it expects to choose a builder or start pricing the work.
Contractors who want to follow the project can watch the Metro Council agenda for Oct. 20 and track the bill numbers BL2026-1553 and BL2026-1554 in the council's online legislation system. Subcontractors may want to reach out early to Bohler and MZA, the engineer and architect of record, to learn when bid documents might come out. The developer has not released a construction schedule, and no groundbreaking date has been announced.