Here's why Nashvillians are worried; (plus, Titans break ground on $2.1B stadium)

More than 10,000 Nashvillians shared their thoughts on the city’s growth, and results reveal several red flags.

Imagine Nashville has released the results of its community survey aimed to generate ideas to address the city’s biggest challenges.

Thousands of people who live or work in Music City were surveyed through online, phone and in-person conversations— traffic, lack of affordable housing and too much/unmanaged growth were among their top negatives in Nashville.

Check out the full story to read what Imagine Nashville believes should be at the top of Music City's "to-do" list.

Also in recent news: Nashville Yards snatched another tenant from the Pinnacle at Symphony Place; we revealed the mystery restaurant heading to Lebanon (along with $1.5M in incentives); and local tech company Flora landed backing from a Shark Tank investor.

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Titans break ground on new Nissan Stadium. Here's what to expect

The Tennessee Titans broke ground on the $2.1 billion new Nissan Stadium Feb. 29.

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk and more grabbed shovels and hard hats to mark the official start of the three-year construction of the new Nissan Stadium.

Situated to the east of the current Nissan Stadium, the 1.8 million-square-foot stadium will have 60,000 seats, with sightlines 38% closer to the field than the current stadium, a stage as large as Ryman Auditorium’s and will be the first NFL stadium with a 12,000-square-foot community space.

“A generation ago, my father, Bud Adams, moved the Oilers to Tennessee. He saw a beautiful city here in Nashville, poised for growth and ready for the NFL stage. … Even with all that foresight, I don’t think my father could have dreamed of just how right he was,” Adams Strunk said.??| Read more?

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Mortenson to assess 5 possible MLB stadium sites in Greater Nashville

Music City Baseball has drafted Mortenson , one of the nation’s largest construction companies, to help identify a site for the future Nashville Stars stadium.

The Nashville office of Mortenson will do site and market analysis, site development assessments, cost estimates, schedules and phasing plans for five sites in the Greater Nashville area.

“It's important for everybody who reads our reports and hears us talk, to know that we're not making finite decisions,” said Dan Mehls, Mortenson vice president and general manager in the newsletter. “We're creating ideas and options to see the big picture and the potential of Nashville for a major league team.

Once complete Music City Baseball will share the findings with the MLB and city and state leaders.? |? Read more

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Details revealed for GBT Realty’s Beaman Broadway site

New details have surfaced surrounding a highly anticipated Midtown development.

GBT Realty and global investment firm Monarch Alternative Capital LP are eyeing a seven-tower development on Lee Beaman’s former Broadway dealership site, according to documents filed with Metro.

“This filing by the project team is a normal administrative milestone as part of a 12-month process to further advance the project. … We’re all very excited for the transformative potential of this site and the project team is working diligently to deliver a vision that perfectly reflects the needs of Nashville," said JT Martin, vice president at CBRE Nashville who is handling office leasing for the development.

The development would include office, residential and retail space, according to Metro records.? |? Read more

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East Bank development deal weighs 4.5 pounds. We took our first look.

The legislation that cements Metro's development agreement with its chosen East Bank developer clocks in at 438 pages, nearly the size of a full 5-pound ream of printer paper.

That's not just because lawyers were involved. It reflects the scale and intricacy underpinning the city's sweeping vision of a revitalized area across the Cumberland River from downtown, anchored by a $2.1 billion domed stadium for the Tennessee Titans — and about 30 acres of adjacent mixed-use development created by Boston's The Fallon Company . Those buildings would rise on city-owned land.

The Business Journal took a first-pass through the legislation (available here) and a related non-binding agreement with the Tennessee Performing Arts Center , which has to find a new home and wants to build a venue on the East Bank. The TPAC legislation sets the stage for the organization and Metro to finalize "definitive agreements" that would require Metro Council approval.? |? Here's what stood out to us.

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Rookie developer unveils plans for 73-acre luxury motorcoach resort on Cumberland River

Nashville native and first-time developer Joey Locker is bringing a luxury motorcoach resort to Middle Tennessee.

The community, called Locker’s Southern View, will span nearly 73 acres along the Cumberland River in Ashland City. The resort will offer RV lots for sale and for rent, in addition to luxury cabins for rental.

The resort will also feature a host of on-site amenities including a restaurant, wine and whiskey tasting room, pool and hot tub, game rooms, pickleball and kayaking, as well as an outdoor amphitheater.? |? Read more and see renderings

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This Weekly Edition was compiled by?Alison Nash. Questions? Comments? Concerns??Reach out!?