12South Development in the Works

Nashville City Paper
BY RICHARD LAWSON

Burgeoning 12South is on course for another redevelopment, this one on a significant amount of property along the strip. Baker Storey McDonald Properties says it has plans to break ground this spring on a 28,000-square-foot mixed-use building along 12th Avenue South.

Named 12th South Station, the development will cover property now occupied by Middle Tennessee Roofing Co. at 2310 12th Ave. S. and neighboring 12 South Taproom and Grill at 2318 12th Ave. S. The developer plans to have 10,000 square feet of street level retail, including restaurants. The second and third floors will have office space. The developer and the contractor, Carter Group, will move their offices into the building.

Allen McDonald, a principal in the development firm, said the two might occupy about 8,000 square feet, leaving 10,000 square feet to lease. The developer doesn’t have retail tenants lined up yet but has had interest from retailers in Green Hills and Belle Meade. “We’ve had preliminary conversations with folks,” Mc-Donald said. “It’s going to be more local oriented.”

Talk has circulated for some time that both properties were in play for some kind of development. McDonald said Baker, Storey has been working on the deal for nine to 10 months, working with other local merchants in the process.

The three-story building will add to a cluster of businesses along the street — Mirror, Rumours, Frothy Monkey, Portland Brew, Mafiaoza’s as well as clothing retailers such as Summer Classics. “It’s going to be exciting for the whole area,” said Mike Dolan, an owner in Mafiaoza’s, adding that the clustering of restaurants will help all of them.