Building the Future: Inside Nashville’s Biggest Developments of 2025
Nashville’s skyline and neighborhoods are evolving in dramatic ways — and 2025 feels like a turning point. At the heart of much of this change is Oracle’s massive East Bank campus, a $1.35 billion riverfront development that signals the tech giant’s long-term commitment to Nashville. Oracle has acquired more than 70 acres on the Cumberland River, aiming to bring as many as 8,500 jobs to the area by 2031. The fully realized campus, designed by Norman Foster, will include office space, parkland, a pedestrian bridge, and even a hotel and concert venue — making it not just a headquarters, but a cultural and community centerpiece.
Adjacent to that, the East Bank redevelopment is taking shape on nearly 30 acres of Metro-owned land, under a master development agreement with The Fallon Company. This area is being reimagined as a walkable, multimodal neighborhood, with a new boulevard, mixed-income housing, retail, transit options, and even a childcare component. On top of all that, TPAC (the Tennessee Performing Arts Center) is relocating to the East Bank, in a deal that will see Metro and TPAC sharing infrastructure costs — and giving Metro 30 days a year in the facility for public programming.
Downtown itself is not immune to the boom: Paramount Tower, a 60-story skyscraper at 1010 Church Street, has broken ground. At 750 feet tall, it will be Tennessee’s tallest building, with 360 apartments, 140 condos, and amenities like rooftop decks, lounges, and a pool. Just west of downtown, 5 City Blvd has recently opened — a sleek, 15-story premium office tower anchored in the OneC1ty development. The building includes over 360,000 sf of Class A office space, ground-floor retail, terraces, and wellness-focused design.
The longtime Belle Meade Plaza, anchored on Harding Pike, is undergoing a dramatic transformation into what will be called Belle Meade Village, a 780,000-square-foot mixed-use development led by AJ Capital Partners.The project will feature roughly 388 residential units (both condos and rentals), a boutique hotel of about 78 rooms, and around 80,000 square feet of retail space — all within several thoughtfully designed buildings. More than half of the 10+ acre site (about 60 percent) is dedicated to green space, parkland, and pedestrian walkways, including reactivation of Richland Creek and a new riverwalk that connects to the local greenway.
Meanwhile, Tennessee State University (TSU) is investing heavily in its future. The university just broke ground on a $90 million agriculture research complex, with labs, classrooms, and faculty offices focused on soil science, water management, and precision agriculture. In addition, TSU is transforming its historic Davis Humanities Building into a modern, student-centered hub — part of a broader revitalization that includes updated infrastructure, energy-efficient systems, and improved technology.
And on the river’s Germantown-side, the Neuhoff District is reclaiming a former meat-packing plant into a 914,000 sf mixed-use gem. The development includes a 14-story office tower, adaptive reuse of historic brick structures, hundreds of apartments, first-floor retail, and a future riverfront hotel — all connected via greenway paths and a planned pedestrian bridge to Oracle’s campus.
Finally, Nashville International Airport (BNA) itself is growing. As part of its “New Horizons” expansion, the airport has unveiled a major addition: Concourse D, featuring five new gates, eight restaurants and shops, and an outdoor terrace with panoramic city views — all under a sweeping design meant to serve the region’s growing travel demand. Up next, there are three major projects over the next three years: Concourse A reconstruction, baggage handling system improvements and terminal access roadway improvements. A second terminal is in the planning stage as well.
These projects together weave a powerful story: Nashville is not just expanding, but rethinking how we live, work, and connect. From riverbanks to university campuses, we’re building for the next generation.