NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Karl Dean joined the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency to break ground on Ryman Lofts on Wednesday morning.
Ryman Lofts, located in Rolling Mill Hill, will be the first affordable community in Nashville specifically for artists.
The 60-unit apartment complex will include one and three-bedroom units with unique floor plans, large windows, hard surfaces and significant meeting spaces. The $5.3 million complex is scheduled to open in 2012.
Nashville's Historic Trolley Barns, which are not far from where the Ryman Lofts are being built, will also be transformed into more than 80,000 square feet of vibrant spaces that will house some of Nashville's premier non-profit and creative companies.
Tenants include Emma, the Center for Nonprofit Management, Hands On Nashville, The Entrepreneur Center, Centric Architects and MDHA. They will also include a restaurant in the Trolley Barn closest to the river to be announced at a later date.
The first businesses are scheduled to begin moving into the renovated Historic Trolley Barns by the end of 2011.
