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First, the developers plan to tear down the eight-sided building on the property, which was developed in the s by members of Elvis Presley 's backup group, The Jordanaires. The nine-story building, later known as United Artists Tower, would become the latest building removed from the Music Row landscape.

Such demolition has become a hot-button issue on this mile-long stretch of Midtown where the country music recording industry was born more than 60 years ago, a heritage that's under pressure as development swirls all around.

The hotel investor group, operating as Sai Ram LLC, has owned the building for almost four years. Patel said his group has had a series of stakeholder meetings about its plans, including a two-hour session at the end of with more than 30 people present. The building is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Patel said the group has a loan agreement in place to fund construction, from a bank that he declined to identify. On March 2, Patel reaffirmed that the hotel will be a Hilton brand; he declined to specify which one.

While final designs are ongoing, Patel said he's applied for Metro permits to start removing asbestos from the building and preparing for demolition. Patel's group has hired Nashville's Manuel Zeitlin Architects to design the hotel. NBJ reports Patel has confirmed that the hotel will be a Hilton brand but declined to specify if Tapestry is still an option. Nashville-based Manuel Zeitlin Architects will design the building.

Opened in and owned at the time by some members of Elvis Presley backup band The Jordanaires, the building long provided office and recording studio space. However, that effort failed to materialize. The building also has a complicated past involving legal issues stemming from its partial use as a residential space and regarding naming rights read here.

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