A Marriott Autograph Collection hotel is planned for SoBro — with the future hospitality business to join the Union Station Nashville Yards as an Autograph Collection property.
Courtesy of White Lodging
Merrillville, Ind.-based hotel development company White Lodging Services will undertake the 750-room high-end hotel building on a 0.61-acre property, with an address of 127 Eighth Ave. S.
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