Metro’s permanent supportive housing project has stalled for almost three years as 2021 sees Nashville memorialize a record number of unhoused residents.

Though the city has made significant investments in affordable housing of late, the true value thereof is in the execution of such plans. And in at least one case, an affordable housing project has reached its initially projected completion date without even breaking ground. A Metro-driven permanent supportive housing development slated for 600 Second Ave. N. has progressed at a pace that has frustrated councilmembers since its inception in 2019.