AT&T 2nd Avenue Rebuild Completed at 185 2nd Ave N
The nine-story AT&T telecommunications building at 185 2nd Ave N has completed its rebuild, with design by ESa and a block-long Phil Ponder mural.
The AT&T 2nd Avenue Rebuild at 185 2nd Ave N is complete. The nine-story, 99,640-square-foot telecommunications building was damaged in the 2020 Christmas Day bombing. ESa led the design.
Construction ran from 2021 to 2022, and ESa said in March 2023 that the recladding was set to be finished early 2023. The project replaced the dark mid-century exterior with silver-gray metal panels.
The façade features a nearly block-long aluminum-etched mural of Phil Ponder's "Market Street Too," plus ghost-image façade artwork. MDHA said in December 2025 that crews were still installing lighting on the AT&T wall to highlight the mural. Principal Ron Lustig led the ESa design team, alongside Cyril Stewart and Kem Hinton.
The project is part of the broader Second Avenue Rebuild led by MDHA after the bombing damaged 65 buildings.
- Address
- 185 B 2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201
- Floors
- 9
- Sq ft
- 99,640
- Completion
- Mar 2023
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