How long has this entire project been going on?
The Imagine East Bank Vision Plan process began in November 2020 and concluded in October 2022 with unanimous approval at the Metro Planning Commission.
How did Metro select Fallon as Master Developer?
Metro is required to go through a solicitation for qualifications and proposals for large-scale contracts such as this. After the Imagine East Bank Vision Plan was approved by the Metro Planning Commission, the East Bank team – comprised of subject-matter experts from Metro Planning, Nashville Department of Transportation, Metro Water Services, WeGo, and Metro Parks – drafted a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which was published on January 12, 2023. From there, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was drafted and published on May 9, 2023, and the East Bank team subsequently held various phases of proposal review and interviews with applicants. Metro announced the intent to award the Master Developer contract to Fallon on September 12, 2023.
What is the process for approving the deal?
The Master Developer agreement for the Initial Development Area (IDA) is subject to Metro Council approval. The agreement will be filed in the form of an ordinance, which is subject to three readings at three separate Council meetings.
When will we see work on Metro property begin?
The new Nissan Stadium groundbreaking is set to occur February 29 and will have a 33-month construction duration
There are ongoing utility relocations occurring to make the proposed stadium site available. The utilities that are being relocated are a Metro Water Services forced main, a Piedmont Natural Gas main and a Colonial Gas main. As of February 2024 the Metro Water Services main relocation and the Piedmont Natural Gas mains have been substantially completed and the Colonial Gas relocations are underway with completion in March / April 2024.
Fallon, pending Master Developer Agreement approval at Council, should initiate construction in late 2024 or early 2025.
The proposed Tennessee Performing Arts Center development, pending Council approval, would initiate construction in early 2025.
What will the impacts to traveling through the area be?
The Tennessee Titans' contractor, Tennessee Builders Alliance, Nashville Department of Transportation, Metro Nashville Police Department, Sports Authority, and East Bank Program Team will be developing a public-facing mapping platform that will describe current and proposed road closures, sidewalk closures, bike closures, and their respective detours. This mapping platform will be dynamic and updated frequently so that all those who travel through the area will have an expectation of their commute and access to and through the East Bank.
Do we know a timeline for the full development of the IDA?
At 30 acres, full completion of the development of the Metro-owned land is anticipated to take years.
Pictured is a timeline in the shape of a winding river beginning in 2021.
- February 4, 2021 – Information meeting
- May 11, 2021 – Public Kickoff Meeting
- July 14, 15 and August 19, 2021 – Planning and Design Principles Workshop
- September 21-October 31, 2021 – Multimodal Survey
- November 30, 2021 – Public Study Update
- December 2021 – Summary of Feedback and Public Review Concepts
- August 22, 2022 – Imagine East Bank Vision Plan Released
- August 22-September 30, 2022 – Draft Vision Plan Survey
- October 6, 2022 – Imagine East Bank Vision Plan Presented to Metro Planning Commission
- January 12, 2023 – East Bank Master Developer RFQ Published
- May 9, 2023 – East Bank Master Developer RFP Published
- September 12, 2023 – Metro Awards East Bank IDA Master Developer Contract to The Fallon Company