The East Bank Development was born out of a two-year community visioning process led by the Nashville Planning Department called Imagine East Bank. The process included some of Metro's most robust community engagement efforts ever and resulted in a vision plan built off the ideas of Nashville's residents. That vision plan was unanimously approved by the Metro Planning Commission in October 2022
Today, the East Bank is comprised of mostly asphalt parking lots, industrial and commercial uses, and Nissan Stadium. The East Bank is a 550-acre area adjacent to the Cumberland River, running from River North and the planned Oracle campus all the way to I-24 to the south, and includes 130 acres of Metro-owned land. The size of the development is nearly 10 times the size of Nashville's Gulch neighborhood. In April 2024, Nashville's Metro Council unanimously approved a Master Developer Agreement for the first 30 acres of Metro-owned land.
Pictured here is an illustrative map from the Vision Plan showcasing the entire East Bank.
- Beginning at the Interstate 65 crossing over the Cumberland River as the Northern boundary, moving South through the proposed Oracle Campus, River North Development
- Continuing South over the Jefferson Street Bridge into the "Jefferson-Spring" and "Capitol Crossings" neighborhoods bounded by James Robertson Parkway to the South
- Next is the Central Waterfront district that makes up the Metro-owned land where the new Nissan Stadium is being built, which is bounded by the Korean Veterans Boulevard to the South
- The final section is Shelby's Bend which is situated between Korean Veterans Boulevard and Interstate 24
In September 2023, after a lengthy Request for Proposal (RFP) process, Metro selected The Fallon Company to serve as the Master Developer for an Initial Development Area (IDA) of 30 acres of Metro-owned land. Negotiations between Metro and The Fallon Company began in October 2023, shortly after Mayor Freddie O'Connell and his administration took office.
Seven months later, Metro Council approved the agreement and Metro continued foundational work to deliver the vision in Imagine East Bank.
The Metro Nashville Planning Department expanded the Downtown Code (DTC) to include a new, 30-acre subdistrict for the East Bank. Creating a design-based zoning tool is a key component of implementing Imagine East Bank.
Details about the East Bank DTC Subdistrict
In June 2024, the Metro Council voted unanimously to establish the East Bank Development Authority to oversee work on the East Bank, following approval by the Tennessee General Assembly enabling the authority's creation in April. The East Bank Development Authority will provide greater continuity as Metro starts construction on the East Bank and will help deliver the neighborhoods Nashvillians envisioned during the Imagine East Bank process.
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