Nashville-based Blackbird Capital announced Monday it has finished assembling four Midtown parcels at the West End Avenue and Broadway split, creating a suitable site for future redevelopment.
Relatedly, a building located on the overall site will soon be home to a branch of investor Gaylon Lawrence’s F&M Bank.
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