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Next year the transformation of the Cumberland River’s East Bank will pick up steam. Here’s a recap of its progress in 2022.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 19, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, activity on Nashville’s East Bank is picking up. 2023 is when decisions need to be made.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: CREA, Davidson County, John Cooper, Metro East Bank committee, Metro Government, Riverchase, Sports Authority, Tennessee Titans, top stories 2022

Riverchase Apartments are gone. Now the Metro Council clears the way for a mixed-use development to be built.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 16, 2022

A Texas-based developer will build a mixed-use development where an East Nashville apartment complex once stood. It will include housing, retail space and changes to the street connections.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: CREA, East Bank, McFerrin Park, Riverchase, sean parker

How Tennessee lawmakers tilted the scales toward developers to make it harder for cities to get affordable housing

Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 14, 2022

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Earlier this month, Nashville residents told Metro Council they want the city’s help getting community needs met.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, Beacon Center, CREA, Ethan Link, ferrell haile, Melissa Cherry, Riverchase apartments, Stand Up Nashville

Rezoning for land of Riverchase apartments is delayed for the sixth time, as larger housing crisis looms over conversation

Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 6, 2022

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The Metro Council is stuck on how to address community concerns over the future of an East Nashville property.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: CREA, Riverchase, Riverchase apartments

Texas developer promises displaced Nashville residents they can return, but right now it’s up in the air

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 8, 2022

There are six families still living in the Riverchase apartments in East Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, CREA, displaced, LIHTC, Oracle, Riverchase apartments, Stephen Buchanan

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