Hamilton Development and Clarion Partners, joint venture partners, announced that they have acquired the former Bridgestone tire plant in La Vergne, Tennessee, and unveiled plans to redevelop the site into a Class A+ industrial park. The new master-planned industrial park will offer 1.5 million square feet of space across 10 best-in-class buildings. The 135-acre site in La Vergne sits in the heart of Nashville’s southeast submarket, which has become one of the most dynamic industrial corridors in the country supporting Nashville’s continued growth. The property is located at Located at 1201 Bridgestone Parkway.
“Clarion continues to have high conviction in the industrial sector,” said Clarion Partners Managing Director Elliott Byers. “We are excited to partner with Hamilton Development to continue to grow our Nashville portfolio on behalf of one of our commingled funds.”
“This was a closely watched redevelopment opportunity, and is a complicated, difficult infill site given the scale of the demolition and work required to deliver this new project,” said Whitfield Hamilton, CEO of Hamilton Development. “I am proud of our Nashville Team for creating a new infill park in an irreplaceable location, allowing us to continue our momentum in La Vergne. It was a successful plan and quality execution for all involved. We thank the Bridgestone Team for facilitating a seamless process and are grateful to continue our partnership with Clarion.”
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The site features multiple opportunities for flexible build-to-suit or speculative space, with the ability to accommodate tenants from 80,000 to 250,000 square feet. The site plan also features a future retail building on the corner of Waldron Road and Bridgestone Parkway. Phase One of the project, which will kick off immediately with demolition work of the Bridgestone plant, includes the construction of Buildings 1-6, collectively totaling more than 760,000 square feet of space, and is set to deliver in Q2 2028.
The site will be the Hamilton Development team’s 16th industrial park in the Nashville market, and 9th in Rutherford County. The team has built over 30 industrial buildings in La Vergne alone. Less than one mile away, Hamilton Development recently completed construction on the third building at Co-Op Business Park. The remaining three buildings at Co-Op Business Park are expected to be delivered in Q2 2027.
Jeff Feste, Senior Managing Director at JLL, and Dan McGillicuddy, Vice Chairman of JLL’s Industrial Services team, brokered the transaction. Feste, along with JLL industrial specialists Christopher Gaw, Kelsey Johnson, and Carly Seaman, will lead leasing for the new site.
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