Be the Broker: Nashville scrapyard edition

After decades as a scrapyard, this 45-acre East Bank site has sold and is primed for redevelopment — what would you want to see there?

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The property, located near the Korean Veterans Bridge, has been used primarily for metal recycling since the 1960s. | Photo by Mike Gattorna via Unsplash

The scrapyard is out, and a new chapter is in.

The long-debated site on Nashville’s East Bank sold for $245 million — the priciest land deal in Davidson County this year. The 45-acre riverfront property is best known as the former PSC Metals site (now SA Recycling) and is in the hands of a local investment group that sees it as a “blank canvas” for future mixed-use development.

Now, it’s your turn to be the broker. What would you want to see on this prime stretch of the Cumberland River? Here are a few things to consider:

Let us know your ideas, and we may share your responses in a future newsletter.

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