Purchase of 903 College Street — Former BB&T Building
Bowling Green
Summary
In a surprise post-closed-session move, the city is buying the long-vacant former BB&T building at 903 College Street — which hides the historic old opera house — from the Johnson family. The plan mirrors the Southern Queen project: fix it up to code, then sell it to the right private buyer to bring life back to a Fountain Square Park cornerstone.
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Last discussed Feb 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Purchase price not disclosed in the meeting; the city will also spend on bringing the vacant building up to code before resale.
Downtown as a whole — a long-blighted cornerstone of Fountain Square Park returns to active use, and the historic opera house gets a second chance.
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