Nashville Shed Draws Interest

Nashville’s Metropolitan government is redeveloping downtown’s Nashville Thermal Transfer Plant, along the Cumberland River, at a $35 million cost that will include the venue, a park and a pedestrian promenade, according to the Tennessean.

So far, the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville Symphony and Marathon Music Works are among those interested in running the shed.

The Nashville predators said they would be willing to do “anything we can do to help the initiative come to life,” according to the paper.

The venue, which will be the summer home to the Nashville Symphony, will have a 6,500 capacity with 2,500 removable seats.

Mayor Karl Dean has made it clear it’s too early to estimate how many concerts the venue could accommodate each summer.

Meanwhile, the site of the city’s old Starwood Amphitheatre has been bought for $5.5 million at a foreclosure sale.

Vastland Cos. and a partner bought the shed for $4.25 million six years ago and tore it down to build a $100 million complex including 250 town homes.

Metro approved the land as a temporary music venue but the plan never materialized.

The new owner, California-based Orange Murfreesboro LLC, bought the property for $5.5 million.