Core drilling equipment has been seen on The Gulch site for which a Ritz-Carlton hotel building seemingly is being eyed.

As reported in March (read here ), local real estate firms MarketStreet Enterprises and Corner Partnership are considering partnering to develop the site of the Bohan Building with the hotel. The Bohan structure, with an address of 124 12th Ave. S. , is home to Studio Bank and Bohan Advertising, among other businesses.

Now, the core drilling machine (which is designed to remove a cylinder of material to allow for the examination of rock and soil samples) is located on the site.

Nashville Business Journal previously reported Marriott International Inc. is no longer pursuing an arrangement to have M2 Development Partners develop a SoBro site with a $540 million

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