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title: "Midtown / Music Row, Nashville — Class A submarket"
description: "Healthcare and music-industry corridor."
canonical: https://classa.info/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row
pageType: neighborhood
lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)."
---

> Midtown / Music Row is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Nashville with average asking rent around $40/sqft/yr.

## TL;DR

- Healthcare and music-industry corridor.
- Prime tier — ~$40/sqft/yr.
- Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

# Midtown / Music Row, Nashville — Class A submarket

*Healthcare and music-industry corridor.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: $40/sqft/yr

## TL;DR

- Healthcare and music-industry corridor.
- Prime tier — ~$40/sqft/yr.
- Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

## Overview

Midtown and Music Row anchor Nashville's healthcare and music-industry HQ tenancy, with proximity to Vanderbilt University and Belmont University.

## Tenant profile

Healthcare HQs (HCA satellites), music industry, professional services, university spinouts.

## Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

## Transit

WeGo bus.

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

## Amenities

Music Row studios, Vanderbilt campus, West End retail.

## Comparable buildings

- **1801 West End** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1801%20West%20End%2C%20Midtown%20%2F%20Music%20Row%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Midtown%20%2F%20Music%20Row%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJaQNNTgtnZIgR_pI52jQnV04)
- **Cummins Station** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cummins%20Station%2C%20Midtown%20%2F%20Music%20Row%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Midtown%20%2F%20Music%20Row%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJ9Z0q_XJnZIgRYWBzTXaGZH0)
- **Roundabout Plaza** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Roundabout%20Plaza%2C%20Midtown%20%2F%20Music%20Row%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Midtown%20%2F%20Music%20Row%2C%20Nashville%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJid7lf5JmZIgR6juNeuQNt6A)

## Where Midtown / Music Row sits in Nashville

Midtown / Music Row is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Nashville, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around $40/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader Nashville Class A stock, Midtown / Music Row typically attracts Healthcare HQs (HCA satellites), music industry, professional services, university spinouts and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation).

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Midtown / Music Row: [Downtown](/cities/nashville/downtown), [The Gulch](/cities/nashville/the-gulch), [West End / Vanderbilt](/cities/nashville/west-end-vanderbilt), [Cool Springs (Franklin)](/cities/nashville/cool-springs). The full Nashville submarket atlas is at [/cities/nashville](/cities/nashville).

## Topic deep-dives for Midtown / Music Row

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Midtown / Music Row, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

- [Midtown / Music Row — ](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row/rents-and-availability)
- [Midtown / Music Row — ](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row/tenant-profile)
- [Midtown / Music Row — ](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row/transit-and-commute)
- [Midtown / Music Row — ](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row/amenity-and-lifestyle)
- [Midtown / Music Row — ](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row/trophy-and-comparables)
- [Midtown / Music Row — ](/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row/fit-out-and-spec)

## Related glossary

Terminology specific to Nashville Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier).

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards).

### Primary sources for this page

- [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE
- [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL
- [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield
- [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills
- [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers

[Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections)

## Related topics

- [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal.
- [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce.
- [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease.
- [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies.
- [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex.
- [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/nashville/midtown-music-row), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.
