Iconic Nashville property, Pilcher Building, hits the market
ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2025 – JLL Capital Markets announced that it has been exclusively retained to market the sale of the Pilcher Building, a 38,684-square-foot multi-use property located at 144 2nd Ave. N in the heart of Nashville's iconic Broadway entertainment district.
The property represents a rare opportunity to acquire a generational asset in downtown Nashville, one of the most dynamic and sought-after submarkets in the United States. Built in 1900 and extensively redeveloped in 2018, the Pilcher Building offers investors exceptional growth and value-creation potential through its diversified income streams from luxury short-term rentals, office and retail tenants.
Current tenants include Boot Barn Holdings, Travel + Leisure Co., Liquor Lab and Creed Investment Co. The building also has three luxury Pilcher Lofts short-term rental units that have earned recognition as the #1 Airbnb in downtown Nashville by Time Out magazine and has housed numerous high-profile guests including the following: Maren Morris, Derek Henry and Taylor Lewan.
The five-story building is zoned DTC, which allows for multiple uses including residential multifamily, short-term rental, hotel, office, retail, restaurant, bars and more, proving full optionality for a future owner.
JLL Capital Market’s Investment Sales and Advisory team is led by Managing Director Brad Buchanan and Senior Managing Director Jim Hamilton.
JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, equity advisory or a recapitalization. The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.
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