The Boring Company has signed its first residential station agreement for the Music City Loop, bringing underground Tesla transit directly into the lobbies of three downtown Nashville towers. Residents of Prime, Alcove, and Paramount will be able to take an elevator straight down to a Loop station inside their building and board a Tesla — no street-level commute required.
It's a meaningful step forward for a project that has been steadily accumulating approvals since its formal announcement in July 2025. The Metro Nashville Airport Authority signed a 40-year operating agreement with TBC in February 2026, followed by state-level right-of-way approval from TDOT and the Federal Highway Administration a week later. In March, the Music City Convention Center Authority voted 8-0 to grant an easement for tunneling beneath the venue. The residential agreement adds a new dimension: instead of serving only transit hubs and commercial destinations, the Loop is now embedding itself into where people actually live.
The planned system spans 10 to 13 miles of twin tunnels roughly 30 feet below street level, connecting downtown Nashville, Lower Broadway, and the Music City Center to West End Avenue and Nashville International Airport. According to The Boring Company, the downtown-to-airport trip is estimated at 8 to 10 minutes. The entire project is privately funded — no Tennessee taxpayer dollars involved — with TBC projecting construction costs between $240 million and $300 million for the full tunnel network. Passengers ride in a dedicated fleet of Tesla vehicles, initially Model Ys and Model Xs, operated by trained Loop drivers.
Embedding a station inside a residential tower is a different proposition than a convention center or airport stop. It turns the Loop into something closer to a building amenity than a public transit line — a direct, weather-proof connection from a resident's front door to the broader network. Whether that model expands to other residential developments along the route will be worth watching as TBC moves toward breaking ground.
David covers the EV industry, regulatory developments, and accessory ecosystem. 15+ years writing about consumer tech. Based in London.
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