Getahn Ward

The Tennessean

Yazoo has operated its brewery and taproom from the Gulch location since 2010.

The Division Street Extension and Bridge Complete Street Project has boosted interest in properties along Division Street.

In 2010, Yazoo moved from Marathon Village to the Gulch location.

Yazoo's Pale Ale and Dos Perros are among the brewery's offerings.

The Gulch site of one of Nashville's oldest and best-known breweries has been listed for sale as the owners look to cash in on strong interest in properties along Division Street.

Yazoo Brewing Co. said real estate brokerage firm Urban Grout Commercial Real Estate is marketing the .86-acre site at 910 Division, which it has partly owned since 2010. The asking price is $9.75 million, according to the property listing.

Yazoo, meanwhile, said it is closing in on plans for a larger, new long-term home that will be announced at a later date. A contract to buy a potential new site for the brewery could close within two months, said Linus Hall, Yazoo's founder and brewmaster.

“This is exciting news for us and for fans of Yazoo beer,” he said. “Yazoo is preparing for a long-term future with more room to brew, create, experiment and host our friends. The time is right to find a location for us that is a permanent fit for our operations and aspirations.”

Listing of the property where Yazoo moved from Marathon Village near downtown in 2010 comes as the Division Street Extension and Bridge Complete Street Project is nearing completion. That $25 million project, which will improve connectivity between the Gulch and SoBro, has boosted interest in properties along the Division Street corridor.

The .86-acre Yazoo campus at the corner of Division and Overton Streets between 8th and 12th Avenues South is being marketed as one of the top spots left for redevelopment in the Gulch. The property includes the 24,250 square foot building that houses the company's brewery and taproom and has access to SoBro, downtown, Interstate 65, 12South, Eighth Avenue South and other areas.

“The Gulch has evolved into Nashville’s premiere walkable, high density district,” Chad Grout, principal broker at Urban Grout Commercial Real Estate, said in touting location of the property that his firm listed.

Fred Kane, vice president of land services with Cushman & Wakefield Nashville, said $9.75 million, which equates to $260 a square foot, is a fair market price for the site.

"Walkability to the Gulch makes the property more valuable," he said. "As the Gulch pushes east towards SoBro and SoBro moves towards the Gulch, this property is well-positioned."

Yazoo opened in Marathon Village in 2003, selling beers such as its Yazoo Pale Ale and Dos Perros to local bars and restaurants and quickly gained a local following.



“We never expected we’d outgrow our first home in Marathon, and we did," founder and brewmaster Hall said. "And we never expected to outgrow this Gulch location, and we have. Now it is time for a location we can call home for good. It has been amazing to see this area blossom into a thriving neighborhood. While it is bittersweet to leave, we’re thrilled for what is next."

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