[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

Nice pics, @KJHburg.  Fun fact about the glass atriums...initially pitched with the glass conservatories, the ownership doubted they could afford the steel and glass it would take to construct it.  Earl Swensson sold them on the fact that the interior rooms as opposed to the exterior rooms would garner the higher room rate.  He was right.  That additional projected revenue from the higher room rates substantiated the additional costs.  Then...in future phases, Opryland sought to make more INTERIOR facing rooms.

[Surrounding Counties - Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Williamson, Maury, etc.]

@Baronakim this has your fingerprints all over it. Explain yourself!

what’s this castle doing in Clarksville and what did you have to do with it?

[NEUHOFF PLANT DEVELOPMENT, 14 stories, 6-7 stories, 650,000 sq. ft. office, 175,000 sq. ft. retail, 550 apts, 50 hotel rooms, 2,000 car internal garage, $500+ million]

If you haven’t experienced this project at dusk, please do so. Go get a meal at the Optimist and saunter over to take in the majesty of the lighting courtesy of Matteo lighting. Smith Gee Studio (local architects) freaking nailed it on this one.

[East Bank – I-24 to the Cumberland/I-24 Overpass up to Jefferson – 338 Acres, Nissan Stadium, "Imagine East Bank"]

20 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Is Metro even ready to get the job done over here?

No. 

The "East Bank" has to be the answer to everything.  Affordable Housing, Transit, Neighborhood Friendly, an NFL Stadium, TPAC...oh and the infrastructure needs to appear magically for free.  It's too much.  I would not characterize this as a half a$$ job by any stretch.  The expectations are just ridiculously high and the program is too much.

[New Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), $500 million, 3,200 seats, 1,500 seats, 500 seats, site unknown]

3 hours ago, nashville born said:

No challenge here, just a question to garner more perspective for myself.  Isn't the function of TPAC itself tantamount to street activation?  

That was a comment on the limitations of the of the capacity effecting what types of performances we can have there.

[New Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), $500 million, 3,200 seats, 1,500 seats, 500 seats, site unknown]

16 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

I’m waiting on the official rendering, hopefully it’s quality and design outweighs its size 

I’m a big Bjarke Ingels fan (no pun intended). But I’m not thinking they (or TPAC) is going to be overly concerned with street activation. Hope I’m wrong.

[New Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), $500 million, 3,200 seats, 1,500 seats, 500 seats, site unknown]

2 hours ago, subkyle said:

The existing facility seats 2472, so the new facility will be the same size essentially. Kind of a bummer

Kind of really a bummer

[New Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), $500 million, 3,200 seats, 1,500 seats, 500 seats, site unknown]

Being scaled downward so it can be shoved into the East Bank?  Maybe it doesn't belong there?  Putting a limited use building next to another massive limited use building is going to be a struggle for activated streets in this new neighborhood.

[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

It would be a shame of the Board of Zoning appeals allows a variance for this property to allow for less frontage to accommodate a curb cut on Gallatin. This will end up being an extraordinarily dangerous series of T-intersections.

[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

This is the end…my only friend, the end…

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/02/07/whataburger-east-nashville-expansion.html

[Tempo Hotel, 127 Rosa Parks, 16 story, 295 room hotel, 6,500 sq. ft. retail, 200 capacity garage, ground level retail]

Pics above are of the coffee shop that is on the corner.  Lobby will be upstairs.

[Tempo Hotel, 127 Rosa Parks, 16 story, 295 room hotel, 6,500 sq. ft. retail, 200 capacity garage, ground level retail]

Fins will be lit but they can’t be uplit due to Dark Skies regulations. The intent is to be able to see these fins as a wayfinding element. Hop out of the doors of the Music City Center along Demonbreun or 5th Ave…look north. The fins are about all that pop over the Baptist church so it works as intended. So there’ll be light shining down on either side of each fin as of now.

[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

East Nashvillain here. I support Randall’s (Randy’s?) 50 acres. 

[Motto by Hilton Hotel (311 3rd Ave. South Hotel, 13 stories/145', 260 rooms, 3,000 sq. ft. restaurant/retail space)]

3 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

Something sad about that ! That means there’s no upcoming projects needing permits. I can handle a little backlog, but zero !

 

That's only in the downtown code.  Permits are being pulled for projects in Midtown, East, Wedgewood/Houston, etc.

[Motto by Hilton Hotel (311 3rd Ave. South Hotel, 13 stories/145', 260 rooms, 3,000 sq. ft. restaurant/retail space)]

1 hour ago, nashville born said:

That's some deliciously good news.  Thanks to you both for that!

You and I differ on what constitutes "good news".

[Motto by Hilton Hotel (311 3rd Ave. South Hotel, 13 stories/145', 260 rooms, 3,000 sq. ft. restaurant/retail space)]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Permits are probably not backed up any longer from what I have seen.

The Design Review Committee for the Planning Department (that reviews ALL projects looking for a permit within the Downtown Code) had zero projects to review a month or two ago.

[Tempo Hotel, 127 Rosa Parks, 16 story, 295 room hotel, 6,500 sq. ft. retail, 200 capacity garage, ground level retail]

1 hour ago, nashville born said:

Really like how this one turned out.  Very distinctive and stylish look.  Wish it was taller, not for height's sake, but so its beauty could stand out more and not get lost as infill.

As it is, it'll end up being a project one would happen upon rather than a project that would dominate a block.  I'm disappointed it's not taller but it is also one block away from Broadway which is, generally, lower scale.

[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

6 hours ago, Bos2Nash said:

It may just be me, but the way that siding is condensating/wet spotting (?) seems odd.

We sometimes refer to this as "not good".

[Tempo Hotel, 127 Rosa Parks, 16 story, 295 room hotel, 6,500 sq. ft. retail, 200 capacity garage, ground level retail]

HRI Hospitality and Bell Construction need mention in allowing this design to come to fruition. Taken a long time to get to this point…and while it would have been nicer for it to have been the taller dual brand, this will do. The story that the hotel tells from outside to inside is meant to be charming…and a little bit of an inside joke. Gotta finish it up though…still have a little ways to go.

[1111 Church/Gibson Residences, 21 stories, 380 units, 30,700 sq. ft. retail/478 capacity garage, $200 million]

Went to Puttshack today for a Friends and Family event.  Tons of fun.  Those folks are going to KILL IT.  Official opening date is Black Friday.

[1111 Church/Gibson Residences, 21 stories, 380 units, 30,700 sq. ft. retail/478 capacity garage, $200 million]

3 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

This makes me LOL

Ha! Thought that was a weird highlight of their menu too. The food is much better than one would expect.

[Ritz Carlton Hotel /Residential (46 stories & 32 stories, 240 rooms, 150 condos, 185 apts,), 560 capacity garage]

14 minutes ago, Binbin98 said:

How is the edition hotel doing? I know it’s a bit off topic but the edition is apparently owned by the ritz Carlton brand, so if that’s built I suppose Nashville will have a ritz Carlton kind of brand sooner than later.

though I believe the actual ritz Carlton will end up in Nashville at some point as well, they just need to find the right developer. The four seasons is in Nashville and that’s arguably the best luxury hotel chain in the world in my opinion.

EDITION and Ritz Carlton brands are owned by Marriott.  Marriott considers both to be a part of their luxury collection.  This deal should not effect the EDITION's new direction.  Marriott doesn't have much to do with the development of either project...just allowing the "branding".

[Station District Towers (two 31 story residential, two 34 story residential/hotel, and 5 other future phases), Sept, 2019 start]

I would describe the access in and out of this area as "poor".  NDOT won't allow any cuts along Demonbreun or 8th.  Means Clark and 10th have to do all the lifting and 10th is constrained by Cummins Station.  Lea is too close to the roundabout that backs up.

[1111 Church/Gibson Residences, 21 stories, 380 units, 30,700 sq. ft. retail/478 capacity garage, $200 million]

Additionally...the alley belongs to the city.  If a paver breaks, the city would not be interested in replacing it with a more costly piece.

[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

19 minutes ago, WebberThomas4 said:

1200 Gallatin Avenue was a used car dealer up until 2021 and has sat vacant up until a few weeks ago when a new used car dealer moved in. The property is zoned MUG-A and used car dealerships are not allowed under MUG-A.

Can someone explain how this is allowed to happen? I’m sure the use was grandfathered in for the previous dealer, but it has sat vacant for 2 years and the new business does not appear to be related.

If they aren't changing use, it's allowed.  But any SLIGHT change in use would be grounds for a complaint.