What's being built in Nashville
| Kind of work | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| Commercial renovations and build-outs | 312 |
| New homes | 196 |
| Home renovations and additions | 169 |
| Pools, garages and other residential structures | 76 |
| Demolitions | 74 |
| New commercial and apartment buildings | 27 |
Largest commercial projects this month
- 1301 Donelson Pike: $39.0 million. Headquarters building for second harvest food bank of middle tennessee. To include staff office space, food storage and…
- 401 24th Ave S: $28.0 million. New building, STUDENT HOUSING for existing tenant; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (college / university). Central Neighborhood…
- 2221 Murphy Ave: $20.0 million. Interior renovations for existing tenant; TRISTAR CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER, Women's and Children's Hospital. To…
- 903 Airpark Commerce Dr 301-306: $17.4 million. SHELL PERMIT, white box only for BUILDING 3 (180,000sf). Future tenant build-out, use & occupancy to be permitted…
- 901 Airpark Commerce Dr 201-206: $13.4 million. SHELL PERMIT, white box only for BUILDING 2 (138,250sf). Future tenant build-out, use & occupancy to be permitted…
- 2200 Childrens Way: $10.2 million. Interior renovations for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. To include a portion of 8th floor,…
233 different contractors were named on these permits. A Morningline report names the people behind each new job, every weekday.
How Morningline works
- Overnight, we read the permits. Every new Nashville building permit, the day the city publishes it.
- We pick the jobs that fit your trade and research who's behind each one: the builder, the owner, the company that just bought the house.
- By morning, it's in your inbox: a short call list with phone numbers, so you call first.
Construction research for Nashville contractors and suppliers
This page is a weekly snapshot. Morningline reports are daily. Every weekday morning we pick the new projects in Nashville that fit your trade, research the people behind them, and email you the list. One company per trade in each area.
How we count
Building permits issued from September 30, 2026 through October 29, 2026, the most recent 30 days of Nashville data we hold. Source: public building permit records for Nashville. Each permit is counted once. Values are the valuations reported on the permits, leaving out obvious data-entry errors; a project filed as several permits is valued once. Contractor counts are companies named on the permits.
Our reporting on Nashville
- Oracle Nashville Campus Groundbreaking Set for Nov. 10 on the East Bank
- Second Harvest's New Donelson Pike Headquarters Gets Its Building Permit, Then Breaks Ground
- Vanderbilt's New Science Tower Gets Its Building Permit, and a Price Tag
- Nashville Building Permits: Week of September 28, 2026