Zoning Battles, Aba Buzz, and the End of an Iconic Nashville Bar?

Live Nation’s “The Truth,” Ritz Moves in the Gulch, + a Faster BNA Exit

Live Nation drops details on “The Truth,” a new 4,400-cap venue landing in Wedgewood-Houston, while Ritz-Carlton resurfaces in the Gulch via fresh permits. Plus: a new eastbound I-40 ramp at BNA to ease airport traffic, a Tokyo Confidential pop-up, WeHo/Eastland food-and-bev tidbits, and a quick-hit Punchlist on Vanderbilt’s ALS license plate campaign. Show notes * Live Nation unveils “The Truth” music venue in WeHo (4,400-cap; Fall 2026). https://www.wsmv.com+2News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF) [https://www.wsmv.com/2025/10/28/live-nation-nashville-announces-new-music-venue-wedgewood-houston/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Ritz-Carlton planning moves to the Gulch (1100 Demonbreun; ~900k sq ft; 182 keys + 140 condos). WhatNow [https://whatnow.com/nashville/restaurants/ritz-carlton-planning-nashville-location-in-the-gulch/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * New I-40 eastbound ramp now open from BNA’s Terminal Drive (collector-distributor road). Tennessee State Government [https://www.tn.gov/tdot/news/2025/10/22/new-ramp-and-road-near-nashville-international-airport-to-open.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Tokyo Confidential “Tokyo Meets Nashville” takeover at Silo (Nov 5–6, 8p–12a). Nashville Lifestyles [https://nashvillelifestyles.com/events/tokyo-confidential-x-silo-takeover/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * WeHo sports bar eyed; former Portland Brew Eastland space activity. X (formerly Twitter) [https://x.com/nashvillebiz/status/1980372242514010516?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Punchlist: Vanderbilt ALS Research Center specialty license plate campaign (goal: 1,000 pre-orders by June 30, 2026; $5M over 3–5 years). Axios [https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2025/10/27/vanderbilt-als-research-center-fundraiser-campaign-tennessee?utm_source=chatgpt.com]

Nashville Boom Continues: $65M Cool Springs Project | East Bank Hotel | Elon’s Tunnel News

This week on On the Curb: 💰 A $65M construction loan lands in Franklin for a new luxury apartment community 🏗 Developers plan a new Marriott hotel on Nashville’s East Bank 🏛 Elon Musk’s Boring Company drops its first big update on the Music City Loop 🍜 New openings from Eleven11 and Black Dynasty Ramen — plus a farewell to Lil Cee’s ⛽️ Buc-ee’s breaks ground in Murfreesboro Grab your coffee and catch up on what’s shaping Nashville’s skyline and neighborhoods. 📚 Show Notes – Sources & Links 💰 Bag Drop of the Week * $65M construction loan secured for luxury Franklin apartments – Nashville Business Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/10/03/franklin-apartments-embrey-financing-thatcher.html] * SouthStar’s 22-acre Aureum mixed-use development background – NBJ [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/06/18/developer-hunts-big-tenant-not-equity-for-700m.html] 🏗 The Lift * Developers eye new hotel on prime East Bank site – NBJ [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/10/02/revpar-development-east-bank-marriott-hotel.html] * Oracle Campus infrastructure update – NBJ [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/15/oracle-infastructure-permits-sewer-water.html] * New Hilton hotels planned on East Bank – NBJ [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/10/03/new-hotel-planned-east-bank-oracle-campus.html] 🏛 The Boring Segment of the Week * Music City Loop Update Blog – The Boring Company [https://www.boringcompany.com/music-city-loop-blog?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * NBJ Coverage of Boring Co. tunnel plan & route [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/10/02/boring-co-tunnel-blog-update.html] * Tunnel cost estimates and route info – NBJ [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/08/27/boring-co-tunnel-lee-memo-construction-cost.html] 🍽 Table Talk * Eleven11 opens in Cleveland Park – Nashville Banner [https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/30/vietnamese-cuisine-eleven11-cleveland-park/] 📋 The Punchlist * Buc-ee’s to break ground on new travel center in Murfreesboro – Rutherford Source [https://rutherfordsource.com/buc-ee-s-to-break-ground-on-new-travel-center-in-murfreesboro-tn/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Pinnacle Partners “Hotel Silver” Development - Here Nashville [https://www.herenashville.com/hotel-sliver-nashville/] | City Now Next Report [https://citynownext.com/2025/10/06/plans-emerge-for-a-new-15-story-hotel-in-downtown-nashville/] * Sennheiser Group Relocating to Nashville - Here Nashville [https://www.herenashville.com/sennheiser-relocation-nashville-2/]

$95M Wellness Community, Nashville Food Award Winners, & Elon buys at BNA

This week on On the Curb, we cover the biggest moves in Nashville’s real estate, development, and food scene: * 💰 Bag Drop of the Week: Big Plan Holdings launches The Lanes, a $95 million wellness-focused residential community in North Nashville. Biz Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/25/big-plan-holdings-the-lanes-residential-debut.html] | The Lanes Website [https://www.thelanesnashville.com/] | CityNowNext [https://citynownext.com/2025/06/18/wellness-branded-community-starts-construction-in-north-nashville/] * 🏗 The Lift: Clarksville approves two new hospitals from TriStar and Ascension to meet surging population demand. Biz Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/25/clarksville-tristar-ascension-hospitals-growth.html] * 🏛 The Boring Segment of the Week: Elon Musk’s Boring Company buys land near Nashville International Airport. Biz Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/30/boring-buys-land-tunnel-airport-murfreesboro.html] | Boring Q&A [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/05/boring-metro-tunnel-questions-answers.html] | Metro Responses [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/08/metro-tunnel-questions-boring-responses.html] | NFPA Safety Standards [https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-130-standard-development/130] * 🍽 Table Talk: Nashville’s food scene shines with Peg Leg Porker named to Southern Living’s Top 50 BBQ Joints and Locust ranked #20 on the inaugural 50 Best Restaurants in North America. Peg Leg Porker – Biz Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/06/12/peg-leg-porker-tasting-room-bourbon-carey-bringle.html] | Locust – Biz Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/29/locust-north-america-50-best-nashville-resataurant.html] | 50 Best List [https://www.theworlds50best.com/northamerica/en/list/1-50] * 📋 The Punchlist:Members-only Intown Golf Club opens in 12South. - Intown Golf Club [https://www.intowngolfclub.com/nashville] * “Underground” on Broadway, has been listed for sale for $79M - NBJ [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/29/broadway-nashville-underground-building-for-sale.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s] * Puesto’s first expansion announced at Nashville Yards - CityNowNext [https://citynownext.com/2025/09/23/puesto-to-open-its-1st-location-outside-of-california-at-nashville-yards/] * Nashville Industry Fund offers up to $6,000 in down payment assistance for music & hospitality professionals. Nashville Industry Fund [https://www.nashvilleindustryfund.org/] | Income Limits – THDA [https://thda.org/pdf/Acquisition-Income-Limits-Web.pdf] | Grant Application [https://forms.gle/v4BXkm2cdzEaDedi6]

Robotaxis, $170M WeHo Deal & Bridgestone’s $750M Facelift

🎙 On the Curb — Sept. 24, 2025 This week’s On the Curb covers the latest in Nashville real estate, development, and business: * Housing Crisis & Zoning: Metro Councilman Rollin Horton calls zoning “the whole show” behind Nashville’s housing affordability issues, sparking debate on supply, NIMBYism, and policy. Read more → Nashville Business Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/19/sycamore-institute-rollin-horton-metro-council.html] * Bridgestone Arena Renovation: The Nashville Predators unveiled video renderings of their $650M–$750M arena facelift, set to begin in 2026. Arena plans → Nashville Business Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/19/nashville-predators-bridgestone-arena-renovation.html] | Background on development [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/06/27/haslam-bridgestone-arena-development-plans.html] | WNBA connection [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/03/27/wnba-bill-haslam-confirms-relocation-expansion.html] * AJ Capital in Wedgewood-Houston: Nashville-based AJ Capital secures a $170M loan tied to its 18-acre Wedgewood Village project—home to Pastis, Aba, and future offices for ASCAP and WME. Loan story → Nashville Business Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/17/aj-capital-170-milion-loan-wedgewood-houston.html] | Project overview [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/02/28/wedgewood-village-aj-capital-new-renderings.html] | Recent loan [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/06/04/aj-capital-wedgewood-houston-loan-music-venue.html] | Aba opens [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/15/lipstick-lounge-chaptstick-aba-nashville-restauran.html] | WME office move [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/07/17/wme-talent-move-nashville-office-wedgewood-houston.html] | ASCAP office move [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/03/ascap-nashville-office-music-row-wedgewood-houston.html] * Data Center Breaks Ground: RadiusDC starts construction on a $150M colocation facility on Brick Church Pike—the largest of its kind in Nashville. Groundbreaking story [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/19/radiusdc-data-center-groundbreaking-brick-church.html] | TVA power & jobs angle [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/09/11/tva-power-jobs-data-centers-capacity-nuclear.html] | Original development announcement [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2025/03/06/data-center-radiusdc-nashville-colocation-facility.html] * Waymo Robotaxis in Nashville: Self-driving cars arrive in 2026 through a Lyft partnership. Nashville joins Atlanta, Austin, LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco as Waymo cities. Axios Nashville [https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2025/09/17/waymo-self-driving-robotaxis-lyft-nashville] | Earlier Tennessean report [https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2025/03/27/nashville-self-driving-cars-waymo/82651831007/] | Robotaxi criticism [https://www.axios.com/2023/07/14/robotaxis-san-francisco-sabotage] | Safety concerns [https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/business/self-driving-cars-waymo-zoox-regulators-investigating] | Labor group warnings [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/la-waymo-driverless-cars-union-teamsters-rcna136836] | Fox5 Atlanta report [https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/waymo-responds-criticism-over-vehicles-stopped-atlanta-roads] 📌 Subscribe to On the Curb on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for your weekly Nashville real estate, development, and business updates.

Zoning Battles, Aba Buzz, and the End of an Iconic Nashville Bar?

🎙 On the Curb – Nashville’s Zoning Bills, Aba’s Grand Opening, & Remembering Santa’s Pub This week on On the Curb, we cover some of the biggest stories shaping Nashville right now: * Metro Council’s new housing & zoning bills – Nashville faces a projected shortage of 20,000 housing units over the next decade. We break down the four new zoning ordinances—BL2025-1005 [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639642&GUID=96017288-C7B7-4CA9-AFC9-537582A5DB22], BL2025-1006 [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639643&GUID=89F4CECD-9770-439B-985F-B92F384CA857], BL2025-1007 [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639644&GUID=45E2F5DA-7D4A-4979-98DE-40BD2B8833CE], and BL2025-1008 [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639645&GUID=5B9A9F39-2E16-4235-884D-545B355C8907]—that aim to close the housing gap and reshape development across Davidson County. * Nashville’s new public safety dashboard – The Nashville Alliance for Police and Public Safety [https://www.thenashvillealliance.org/public-safety-data-dashboard] has launched a tool that lets residents and real estate professionals track crime stats in their neighborhoods [https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2025/09/12/new-public-safety-dashboard-lets-nashville-residents-track-crime-stats]. * Aba opens in Wedgewood-Houston – Chicago’s acclaimed Mediterranean restaurant Aba makes its Nashville debut on September 15th with its largest space yet. The two-story, 12,000-square-foot restaurant [https://nashvillelifestyles.com/dining/food-and-drink/aba-renowned-mediterranean-restaurant-set-to-open-in-wedgewo/] will anchor the WeHo dining scene. * Remembering Denzel Irwin & Santa’s Pub – We close with a tribute to Denzel Irwin [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/12/01/wedgewood-houston-santas-pub-denzel-irwin.html], the Franklin native and owner of Santa’s Pub, who became a Nashville icon for preserving one of the city’s most beloved dive bars. Whether you’re a Nashville professional, real estate agent, or just someone curious about how the city is growing, this episode will keep you in the loop on the stories shaping Music City. 🔗 Sources & Further Reading * Axios Nashville – Public safety dashboard [https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2025/09/12/new-public-safety-dashboard-lets-nashville-residents-track-crime-stats] * Metro housing gap study – Nashville Banner [https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/01/13/metro-planning-study-housing-infrastructure/] * Nashville zoning reform coverage – Nashville Banner [https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/03/28/nashville-zoning-reform-housing/] * Metro Council leadership – Nashville Banner [https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/03/metro-council-elects-new-leaders/] * Metro Nashville zoning bills overview – Nashville Banner [https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/12/metro-nashville-zoning-bills-housing-gap/] * BL2025-1005 – Legistar [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639642&GUID=96017288-C7B7-4CA9-AFC9-537582A5DB22] * BL2025-1005 Exhibit D [https://nashville.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14733710&GUID=0B525968-4A94-48F0-849D-5377D148E775] * BL2025-1006 – Legistar [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639643&GUID=89F4CECD-9770-439B-985F-B92F384CA857] * BL2025-1007 – Legistar [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639644&GUID=45E2F5DA-7D4A-4979-98DE-40BD2B8833CE] * BL2025-1008 – Legistar [https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7639645&GUID=5B9A9F39-2E16-4235-884D-545B355C8907] * Metro affordable housing authority – Nashville Banner [https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/05/09/metro-affordable-housing-bills/] * Aba opening – Nashville Lifestyles [https://nashvillelifestyles.com/dining/food-and-drink/aba-renowned-mediterranean-restaurant-set-to-open-in-wedgewo/] * Santa’s Pub founder Denzel Irwin – Nashville Business Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/12/01/wedgewood-houston-santas-pub-denzel-irwin.html] * The Nashville Alliance – Dashboard [https://www.thenashvillealliance.org/public-safety-data-dashboard]