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Join us on a Civic Tour of Neuhoff Campus led by past President of the Board of Civic Design Center and Founding Principal of Smith Gee Studio, Hunter Gee.
Neuhoff is a special place for the Civic Design Center. It is a part of our full 20+ year history, having hosted so many events and meetings there prior to its renovation, when owned by the McRedmond Family, and it has been a design inspiration for countless Nashville creatives. Now that the redevelopment of the former slaughterhouse turned creative industrial haven is nearly complete and ready for tenants, it’s time to walk through the doors and share the story.
Neuhoff Campus is located in Historic Germantown along the Cumberland River. If you are new to Nashville, you may have only had a small glimpse of this historic area through Monday Night Brewing’s current location, boasting the spectacular outdoor patio in the shell of an old powerhouse building. However, if you have been in Nashville for the last 20 years, you might know Neuhoff as a temporary host to creatives and non-profits. It is a location where our early Urban Design Forums were held with the infamous uncomfortable folding chairs and the cooler full of beer. In 2016, the University of Tennessee Knoxville Urban Design Studio created design visions for the arts complex that Neuhoff Campus might one day become. In-fact, Ponce City Market in Atlanta served as a precedent for the students, (the same Atlanta-based development group - New City Properties - is responsible for buying and redeveloping Neuhoff).
We can thank the late Stephen McRedmond “who saw life where others only saw a killing floor,” to quote our co-founder, Christine Kreyling. His family came into the property in the late 90s, and it has been a visionary’s dream project ever since. Today, it is a reality.