Oracle will break ground on its Nashville world headquarters on Nov. 10, starting vertical work on the biggest private project on the East Bank. The ceremony is invitation-only, The Tennessean reported, and it comes more than five years after Metro Council cleared the plan for the River North campus in Nashville, Tennessee.
The price tag has grown a lot along the way. In 2021, Oracle said it would invest $1.2 billion and bring an estimated 8,500 jobs to Nashville. The company later said the total investment had risen to $4.5 billion.
What's being built on the Oracle Nashville campus
The campus covers 82 acres along the Cumberland River. Oracle has already spent at least $335 million on more than 80 acres of East Bank land, according to The Tennessean.
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The site plan the company submitted this fall lays out a full mixed-use district. It calls for office buildings, a Nobu Hotel, retail buildings and a central park, plus a pedestrian bridge across the river to Germantown. Underground utilities and site grading have been underway through 2026, and the riverfront greenway is already finished.
The bridge is its own big job. The company says construction will begin in late summer and take two years.
Public open house after the groundbreaking
Nashville residents get a look three days after the ceremony. Oracle is holding three days of events from Nov. 12 to 14, with three-dimensional models of the 82-acre campus, AI demonstrations and food trucks. It's the first time the company has opened its doors to the community since it moved to Tennessee.
Another downtown groundbreaking the same week
Oracle isn't the only shovel going into the ground. The Nashville Fire Department breaks ground on its new headquarters and Fire Station 2 on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10 a.m., at 500 2nd Avenue North.
How busy Nashville construction is right now
The East Bank start lands in a city that's already pulling a lot of permits. By our count, Nashville issued 854 building permits in the 30 days through October 29, 2026, with $415.0 million in reported value, according to our Nashville building permits page.
Common questions about the Oracle Nashville campus
When does Oracle break ground in Nashville?
Oracle breaks ground on its world headquarters on Nov. 10. The ceremony is invitation-only, with public open-house events from Nov. 12 to 14.
How big is the Oracle campus in Nashville?
The campus covers 82 acres on the East Bank of the Cumberland River, and Oracle has said its total investment is now $4.5 billion.
What will be on the Oracle East Bank campus?
The site plan calls for offices, a Nobu Hotel, retail buildings, a central park and a pedestrian bridge to Germantown.
Sources
- Oracle's $4.5B Nashville campus finally breaks ground on East Bank, The Tennessean (via Yahoo News)
- Nashville Fire Department to Break Ground on New Headquarters and Fire Station 2, Metro Nashville
- Nashville building permits, Morningline Leads
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