When a prospective homebuyer or renter begins the search for housing within the 500-plus square miles that make up Davidson County, single-family homes and mid-rise apartment buildings are plentiful — but expensive. What’s largely absent among the mix is what’s been dubbed “missing middle” housing to include more affordable and attainable neighborhood-scale options.

A study released earlier this year by the Metro Planning Department found that Nashville will need approximately 90,000 additional housing units over the next 10 years to match growth in the area. The report recommends 56 percent of those residences should be for sale.

The Metro Council is taking a deep dive into how to address the area housing crisis through rezoning measures and other local legislation, utilizing the recent

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