As part of the landmark community benefits agreement that paved the way for Metro Nashville approval of the construction of Nashville SC’s Geodis Park, team ownership pledged to dedicate a portion of an adjacent development on city-owned land to affordable housing and a child care facility.
Now, nearly eight years since the CBA was struck and four years since the stadium opened, one of three phases of the development is complete, but future phases, including the child care space, are on hold.
“As of now our future plans are on hold at the site because of the difficulty capitalizing those projects while a potential racetrack expansion is being contemplated,” said a spokesperson for MarketStreet Enterprises, the developer partnering with Nashville SC on the project. “The reality is that the overall viability of those future projects would be in question as they include a child care facility and family-focused affordable housing units made possible by the community benefits agreement.”…