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Metro Nashville Authorizes Purchase of Three Flood-Prone Residential Properties for Water Services

  • When: 2025/07/24
  • Address: 5340 Buena Vista Pike, Nashville, TN
  • Address: 218 Blackman Road, 517 Paragon Mills Road
  • City: Nashville
  • State: TN
  • Category: City Properties
  • Subcategory: Land Purchase
  • Asset Class: Land
  • Size (AC): 3.36 AC
  • Size (Dollars): $1,606,100.00
  • Planning Department: True

The Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County authorized the Director of Public Property to exercise option agreements for the purchase of three flood-prone residential properties located at 5340 Buena Vista Pike, 218 Blackman Road, and 517 Paragon Mills Road. These acquisitions, totaling approximately 3.36 acres, are intended for Metro Water Services to address stormwater repetitive flood damage. The properties are valued at a combined fair market value of $1,398,500, with a total project cost of $1,606,100. The Metropolitan Planning Commission approved this mandatory referral on July 24, 2025, recommending approval to the Metro Council. The resolution ensures the acquisition of properties that are a public interest due to their flood-prone nature, allowing for improved flood mitigation efforts.

Source

Applicant - Metro Water Services


Abraham Wescott

Ownership - The Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County


City Representative - Delilah Rhodes