Nashville-based commercial real estate and design firm Southeast Venture announced this week that it has landed an urban grocery store concept for The Flats at Silo Bend in The Nations, with a summer opening planed.
Located at 5500 Centennial Blvd., Silo Market is described as an “upscale bodega” in a release. It will take up about 1,630 square feet in the Southeast Venture-owned building,
Silo Market will offer daily essentials and groceries, as well as wines, cheeses and craft beers with a focus on local brands. The space also includes a covered patio.
Brothers Drew Watson, principal of Drew Watson Holdings, and Luke Watson, co-founder of Third Coast Comedy Club in Marathon Village, will own the business. Terms of their lease with Southeast Venture and the cost to get operational are not being disclosed.
“Having a convenient, neighborhood-focused urban market committed to providing quality groceries, prepared foods, craft beer and other essentials was very appealing to our project,” Jon Petty, Southeast Venture principal and director of retail services, says in the release. “Silo Market will bring a much-needed amenity not only to The Flats at Silo Bend, but to the entire Silo Bend campus and The Nations.”
Of note, the Watsons’ great-grandparents operated Brittain’s Grocery in Nolensville. That store has been closed for about 40 years.
“We were drawn to the concept because it fills a need for more access to grocery items in the neighborhood,” Drew Watson says in the release. “We truly feel like this is the last piece for The Nations to have it all, along with its incredible restaurants and breweries and the fact that it’s a great place to live. With the apartments above and the surrounding residential areas, as well as the area’s continuous growth, we know Silo Market will be successful, and we’re excited to serve the community with it.”
The Flats at Silo Bend offers 193 apartment units and 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. The 38-acre Silo Bend, master-planned by Southeast Venture, also consists of single-family homes, condominiums and the 80,000-square-foot retail and office complex Silo Studios.
