East Bank Development Authority approves short‑term office lease, plans move to larger long‑term space

The East Bank Development Authority voted to approve an office lease that will put the authority into temporary space in Lindsley Hall and preserve a plan to move the office into a larger second‑floor suite of the renovated former Nashville Fire Department headquarters within three to five years. The motion was made and seconded and the chair announced, “All in favor,” with no oppositions or abstentions recorded in the meeting transcript.

The staff presentation said the lease contains two premises: an immediate location to house the authority and a longer‑term space intended for growth. Mr. York said the contract went to Metro Council and that outside counsel reviewed the agreement and supplied “a couple of minor comments.” He said the board would add a clarification about which party would be responsible for long‑term physical maintenance of the building.

If the board approved the lease at the meeting, staff said they were tentatively scheduled to move into the Lindsley Hall space the following Monday. Board members asked for confirmation about rent and move timing during discussion; staff answered that the same rent would apply to the larger space and that more details on maintenance responsibility would be memorialized in the lease.

The board set no additional conditions on the public record. The chair closed the agenda item after the vote and moved on to the next presentation.

A follow‑up memo or lease exhibit was not distributed in the meeting packet included in the transcript; staff said they would return with any final documentation as needed.