Vanderbilt University is now seeking a rezoning that would allow about 40 underutilized acres located on the western segment of the campus to be transformed with a mixed-use innovation district.

Specifically, and according to a release, Vanderbilt will seek from the Metro Planning Commission a specific plan zoning for an area dominated by a sea of surface parking. The land mass is essentially bordered by Vanderbilt Place, Natchez Trace and 31st Avenue South. Notwithstanding an athletics field and a solid number of trees, the area differs greatly from the Gothic-inspired architecture integral to the character of the renowned university. The area also includes buildings Vanderbilt owns and that are located on the north side of Vanderbilt Place.

A specific plan (SP) rezoning, if approved, w

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