Metro defers vote related to historic Midtown buildings

The Metro Planning Commission has deferred voting on a rezoning that would allow the demolition of three of Nashville’s few remaining pre-World War II-constructed masonry apartment buildings.

Sometimes collectively known as the Louise Douglas Apartments — and considered by many locals as charming and historically noteworthy — the trio of buildings sits in Midtown near Vanderbilt University one block north of West End Avenue. The addresses are 2221 Elliston Place (pictured), 114 Louise Ave. and 118 Louise Ave.