Vanderbilt unveiled renderings for a $300M athletics phase that includes a Football Experience Center and a new soccer/lacrosse stadium on its Nashville campus.

Pan-Asia Supermarket opened in Antioch as the first anchor of Nashville’s planned Chinatown, bringing 10,000+ items and long lines — but state Choice Lanes maps could affect the site.

The Barbershop Harmony Society has its downtown Nashville headquarters under contract to sell as developers pitch a high‑rise hotel that would keep the building’s iconic façade. The nonprofit says proceeds will be invested for long‑term programs.

Fisk unveiled a master plan that would add a large sports arena and new residence halls, reshaping much of its North Nashville campus.

Gov. Bill Lee’s two-week recruiting trip to Asia and persistent in-person outreach helped secure Korea Zinc’s record $6.6B smelter for Clarksville and revived mining plans in Smith County.

A state audit and a TBI probe have put Rutherford County’s property tax roll under scrutiny. Thousands of parcels are being rechecked and the county faces corrections and a state bill.

A historic East Nashville pottery‑era warehouse and adjacent parcels at 515 Foster Street are back on the market, reviving a stalled plan for hundreds of homes and a boutique hotel.

Knoxville’s City Council approved a master plan to guide development along the South Waterfront downriver area, setting priorities including a riverwalk, housing and a pedestrian bridge.

Waverly held a groundbreaking for Cherry Hill, a 62‑unit affordable housing rebuild sited on higher ground to replace units lost in the 2021 flood.

Bell Bird Books, Bower and Culture Club will join AJ Capital’s Wedgewood Village retail this spring, expanding Martin Street’s neighborhood offerings. Perenn Grocery will follow in summer 2026.

UT unveiled a three‑district plan that would push labs, housing and industry into Maplehurst, the peninsula and Oak Ridge — reshaping where research happens in Knoxville. The package pairs property purchases with large new lab projects aimed at boosting research by 2030.

The Bobby Hotel in Printer’s Alley will be renamed The Nash on March 1 after a December sale to an Ocean Properties‑affiliated LLC.

Nearly half the homesites at The Arbors at Leiper's Fork are under contract, signaling strong demand for multi‑acre lots near Franklin and Nashville.