Dolly Parton has obtained a permit valued at $45 million to convert a portion of her offices into a hotel. According to The Nashville Business Journal, Parton paid $75 million for the 211 Commerce office building, where she plans to build her Songteller Hotel. The hotel will include a museum filled with Parton’s fashion pieces and artifacts from her career. The multimillion-dollar permit, issued this month, encompasses the renovation of seven floors of the 233,324-square-foot building to accommodate the future hotel.
D&S Builders is handling the renovation. The general contractor led the construction of Parton’s two Pigeon Forge hotels.
While the Songteller Hotel is her first Nashville hospitality project, Parton owns several attractions in East Tennessee. Nearly 40 years ago, she opened her massive entertainment district Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, which now includes two hotels, a water park and a theme park. Last November, HeartSong Lodge & Resort, Dollywood’s second resort, opened in Pigeon Forge.