EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 28 MIN
A New Solution for Nashville's Affordable Housing Woes?
from City Cast Nashville · host City Cast
The Cottages at Drakes Creek are being transformed into a limited equity housing co-op, aiming to give residents an ownership stake in their community and, hopefully, provide a new model to address Nashville’s affordable housing crisis. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Andy Zhu, a principal at MFX Ventures, and Stephen Watts, cooperative housing developer at the Southeast Center for Cooperative Development, to learn more. For more information on the Drakes Creek Cooperative or how to start your own, visit co-opsnow.org. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 categories for your vote to count. We’re doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it’s only 7 minutes long. You’ll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card, and City Cast City swag. Learn more about the sponsors of this Aug. 19th episode: Musicians Corner Overlook Maps Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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The Cottages at Drakes Creek are being transformed into a limited equity housing co-op, aiming to give residents an ownership stake in their community and, hopefully, provide a new model to address Nashville’s affordable housing crisis. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Andy Zhu, a principal at MFX Ventures, and Stephen Watts, cooperative housing developer at the Southeast Center for Cooperative Development, to learn more. For more information on the Drakes Creek Cooperative or how to start your own, visit co-opsnow.org. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 categories for your vote to count. We’re doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it’s only 7 minutes long. You’ll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card, and City Cast City swag. Learn more about the sponsors of this Aug. 19th episode: Musicians Corner Overlook Maps Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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