2nd Ave Bombing: Rebuilding The Community After Tragedy

Dec 22, 2022

At 6:31 a.m. on December 25th, 2020, a lone bomber in an RV loaded with explosives blew himself up in front of the AT&T building on 2nd Avenue.  Sherry and I were in bed at our home in Hillsboro Village and heard a muted boom, which woke us both up.  It was not...

NEXT Awards Recap

Dec 6, 2022

On October 24th, my wife Sherry and I co-hosted the NEXT Awards at the Schermerhorn  Symphony Center. We had so much fun hosting this Nashville black tie event again. We are grateful for the opportunity to honor some of the most impressive, established, and emerging...

In The News: Core Buys Memorial Hospital

Oct 25, 2022

In early 2022 my company, Core Development, purchased a 9.2-acre section of an 18-acre property that was once home to Nashville Memorial Hospital.  I learned about this property when my real estate sales team, The CityLiving Group, listed for sale The Yarra, a...

Exciting news from Core Development! Chattanooga, here we come!

Sep 14, 2022

Over the past year, Core has been working to launch a series of projects in Chattanooga, working with an established family business, Perimeter Properties, to activate sections of a 140-acre gateway site that they control. If one is driving from Nashville, coming into...

Helping Nashville Corporations Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Jul 21, 2022

In February 2020, Mayor John Cooper established a Sustainability Advisory Committee(SAC), and I was asked to serve. Eric Kapstain and Linda Breggin were selected as co-chairs and served admirably in that capacity. Part of our work was passing the resolution to reduce...

Nashville Infrastructure and Available Opportunities

Jun 16, 2022

Nashville is growing fast. Because it is such a booming city, there is a great need to advance various aspects of our infrastructure, including our transportation systems, greenways, and increasing connectivity with complete streets and bike lanes throughout our...

Nashville Envisions East Bank

Jun 2, 2022

East Nashville is located across the Cumberland River from Downtown. In 2021, phase 1 of the East Bank development process began; this was to establish the overall vision and define the infrastructure needed to administer the future growth of this unique and historic...

The Importance of Nashville Greenways

Apr 25, 2022

During the COVID Pandemic, I made it a mission to walk or bike all of the greenways in Nashville. Our greenway system never closed, remaining open to supporting the health and well-being of our entire community, allowing us to escape from the craziness and isolation...

Greer-Fort Negley Site: An Opportunity to Honor History and Create Green Space

Jan 6, 2022

Nashville has a golden opportunity to transition a 68-acre park system, formerly hosting Greer Stadium, into much-needed green space for the neighborhood and the entire growing community. Nashville Sounds minor league baseball team left the 41-year-old Greer Stadium...

STRs: Good for Investment and for Corporate Stays

Nov 30, 2021

With more companies relocating to Nashville, short-term rental (STR) communities have become a good investment and are ideal for corporate stays. Both my development company and my real estate group are currently involved with two such properties. STRs are a good...