A low-slung building at 914 18th Ave. S. that once belonged to ZZ Top's longtime manager has hit the market for $5.95 million, the latest Music Row property to hit the market as Nashville's historic music district keeps reshaping itself. The 8,157-square-foot building, built in 1983, currently houses Country Aircheck and Audio Productions. The listing also says two occupants will move out at closing.
According to Nashville Post, the 8,157-square-foot property is listed for $5.95 million.
The building was once owned by ZZ Top's longtime manager. Bill Ham, who was also associated with country star Clint Black, died in 2016.
Music and Radio Businesses at the Address
Country Aircheck and Audio Productions are among the businesses at 914 18th Ave. S. Audio Productions' footprint there includes a recording studio alongside radio, film and television production facilities.
Brokers Stephen Prather, first vice president, and Jamie Phillips, senior vice president, both of Charles Hawkins Co., have been hired to market and sell the property. Nashville Post reported in September that another Music Row listing includes three buildings at 1203, 1205 and 1207 16th Ave. S.
Another Music Row Property Changes Hands
The listing comes amid recent Music Row property sales. In February, the former Emerald Sound Studio facility at 1033 16th Ave. S., a building that hosted recordings by Johnny Cash and Bon Jovi, sold for $3.85 million to corporate buyer TMEC Nashville Inc., as Hoodline reported in its earlier coverage of that sale.
Institutional tenants have been shifting too. TikTok announced in August that it would close its Music Row office in the Moore Building on October 5, cutting 250 jobs just two years after leasing the space, a move Hoodline detailed in its report on the closure. The turnover underscores how quickly corporate office demand in Midtown Nashville has changed even as legacy studio and management buildings continue to trade hands.
Music Row Vision Plan Approved in 2019
Metro Nashville's Planning Commission approved the Music Row Vision Plan in 2019.
Street-level issues on the same block add another layer of complexity for property owners nearby. Nashville's Traffic and Parking Commission voted this month to reject a residential parking permit motion covering the 800 block of 18th Avenue South, leaving local property owners and residents without reserved permit parking, according to Hoodline's reporting on the vote. Neighbors had spent two years requesting the reserved spots before the commission's rejection.
