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The Tennessean’s longtime pressmen reflect on their jobs as the presses print for the last time on Sunday, March 3, 2019. The paper will be printed at sister papers both in Knoxville and Louisville.
Ayrika L Whitney, The Tennessean

The Tennesseean moved from its home of 82 years this week into new Midtown offices at 1801 West End Avenue. 

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Now, the multimedia news organization’s former 1937-era complex at 1100 Broadway is being prepared for demolition.

Raleigh, North Carolina-based Highwoods Properties bought the 10-acre Gulch-adjacent property in February 2018 for $50 million.

The company plans to erect new upscale offices wrapped in retail shops at the site. But final design plans haven’t been decided.

“We’re pursuing prospective tenants for the property,” said Highwoods Senior Vice President Brian Reames. “We’re really excited to be getting in a position to pursue the many opportunities in the urban core.”

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Aerial of The Tennessean building at 1100 Broadway in downtown Nashville. (Photo: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean)

Demolition will take place in phases. The buildings, which still house printing press equipment, must first be gutted.

Then they will be knocked down in pieces beginning in mid-summer.

“It’s going to be a more structured type of a demolition than an implosion event,” Reames said. “Until we were able to do demolition, that site had not really been viable. It’s going to be something to watch.”

Developer Jim Caden bought The Tennessean’s former newsprint storage warehouse last summer. It has addresses at 1100 McGavock Street and 1111 Broadway, but future plans have not been announced. 

The former Tennessean site is in a prime redevelopment area surrounded by ambitious new projects.

Ayrika Whitney works on the online desk in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Michael, "Mo" and Judy Pourviseh and Winston Franklin have served in the cafeteria for years at 1100 Broadway.

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Content Strategist Duane Gang, left, talks with reporters Nate Rau and Joey Garrison in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Autumn Allison records video as Tom Kreager interviews top high school football prospects in The Tennessean's newsroom Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, in Nashville.

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Jay Wright and Marlin Eades lay out advertising at The Tennessean on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Maria De Varenne hugs Jeff Walter during his retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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The lobby at The Tennessean at 1100 Broadway in Nashville

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Karen Grigsby is a producer in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Engagement Editor David Plazas chats with Mary Hance in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Jackie Cooper handles legal notices along with other advertising at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Ricky Rogers views old negatives before scanning them and putting them into a digital format in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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VP and Editor Michael Anastasi speaks during a retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Planning Editor Heather Fritz-Aronin speaks during a retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday,Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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A mural on the third floor at 1100 Broadway depicts the newspaper community of the Tennessean and the Nashville Banner in a long-ago era.

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Staff members listen as Editor Michael Anastasi speaks in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Kent Travis and Jeff Walter address the newsroom during their retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Columnist Mary Hance listens during a retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Beverly Burnett talks with colleagues in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Donna Schroeder works the front counter and gets copies of recent papers for customers at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

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Engagement Editor David Plazas listens with the staff during a retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Jeff Walter talks with Beverly Burnett in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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"Mo" Pourviseh is all smiles as he serves a customer at the 1100 Broadway cafeteria Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Kent Travis, left, talks with Mary Hance as George Walker IV looks on in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Jared Goenner is an account executive at 1100 Broadway.

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Anita Wadhwani talks with Kent Travis in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Steven Ward lays out advertising at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Editor Michael Anastasi speaks about Kent Travis during Travis' retirement party in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Staff members gather for the retirement party of Kent Travis and Jeff Walter in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Jonathan Curry and Adam Gee take care of advertising accounts at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

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Staff members listen during a meeting in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Lisa Clarke lays out advertising at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Producer Kevin Procter works in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Angie Murray is the ad planning manager at 1100 Broadway.

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Content Strategist Duane Gang works in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Brad Schmitt and Jessica Bliss interview a subject in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Crystal Elliott lays out advertising at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

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Storytelling Coach Marcia Prouse talks with Tommy Deas in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Kimber Beeler is the regional sales manager at 1100 Broadway.

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Education reporter Jason Gonzales works in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Country music reporter Cindy Watts and music reporter Dave Paulson talk in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Sports reporters Mike Organ and Adam Sparks work in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Wilson County reporter Andy Humbles takes a call in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.

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Producer Brian Minges works in The Tennessean newsroom Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

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Members of the 1100 Broadway party planning committee work out the details Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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The Broadway Cafe at 1100 Broadway

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Judy Pourviseh dishes out food in the cafeteria at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Michael Pourviseh and Winston Franklin talk during their shift in the cafeteria at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

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"Mo" Pourviseh rings up customers in the cafeteria at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

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Customers know they can get a "meat and three" or burger to go in the cafeteria at 1100 Broadway.

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Winston Franklin works the grill in the cafeteria at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nashville.

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Michael Pourviseh gives his dad, "Mo," a back rub as their shift ends in the cafeteria at 1100 Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

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