FatherLand

That's cool. Wife and I got a steal on an 1850's historic home downtown Winchester - or at least we thought we got a steal until we added up the renovation costs! We are in the process of moving down and really like the area. Much cheaper and slower pace of life, in a good way. Their quaint little downtown actually has quite a bit going on.

Any Winchester / Franklin County TN folks on here?

Love it! My Eastside 2020 Wish List: 1400 Fatherland gets approved for a new development and the stone house gets razed and we get a tiny mixed use development there. 1311 Fatherland - the long dormant house at the same corner gets renovated while we're at it! (The one that somehow was allowed to have vinyl siding and vinyl windows installed??) Bill Martin's gets renovated...I'm pretty open about what I'd like to see here, just anything except a dormant one story building with white graffiti all over it and a temporary pay parking lot. 1700 Fatherland - the big church that's getting converted to a music studio - hopefully that turns out awesome Frothy Monkey East - hope this turns out well also Publix and Starbucks - please and thank you Bridal Suites - it implodes before construction is completed and is rebuilt as something classy The lot where the used car lot used to be close to The 5 Spot - just hope it turns out to be anything nice Hunters Station - this is an amazing development, wish it continued success

I had not seen that, thank you AronG

Did anyone attend the meeting last Thursday Dec 12th regarding the 1400 Fatherland zoning change? Not sure how to find any notes etc, I was out of town traveling for work

1400 Fatherland St - a unit that I’ve been following for years (and years and years) looks like it’s up for a rezoning. I’m all for any positive change here, fingers crossed. Looks like architect is Kennon | Taylor

Oddly enough I like it...beats a rotting building at least. Don’t like the splotch of color aka “mural”?

A new doughnut and coffee place has opened up in the place of the former Mr. Hats on Gallatin and they appear to be open for business

Random thought thread alert: 1) So, after us being basically 100% sure it was going to be a Publix, but no official announcement, then relatively recent rumors that the development could be at risk......does this mean its officially official that Publix IS definitely coming? 2) I don't know exactly what to make of the Bill Martin's news. Glad to see it getting a facelift at least based on the rendering. 3) I thought it was interesting to see 1629 Fatherland sold and then put up for commercial lease? I suppose this house was zoned mixed commercial/residential, and the previous owners used it for its residential purpose, then sold it, and the new owners are choosing to use it for commercial? (That's my layman's guess?) 4) I've been out of town for work for a while, any progress with the church at 1700 Fatherland?

What is happening, is Sweet 16th being torn down and this being built in its place? Or is this across the street in the vacant lot?

I live at Fatherland and 17th and I’m fully on board with exploring additional uses for Bill Martins

Yes, some excavation. I believe the house has been gone for 2 years or so. So they appeared to be performing additional clearing of a lot that had already been cleared. Perhaps you're mainly referring to tree removal, I cannot recall how many trees were there and might have been removed.

Wow thanks SO MUCH for sharing. I'm becoming more and more excited about this, walk by it twice a day. I'll have to compare the current to the drawings but so far so good!

I also noticed the land to the left of that building was getting some excavation / civil work this week, where the bungalow-style house was a year ago,

I had always personally thought the Cool Springs area would be the perfect location for a very nice, upscale and classy casino development

Store Closing sign on the dollar store / market at Shelby and 6th, just noticed this morning

Man lots of changes going on around Fatherland. The Church @ 17th, Bill Martins. I’m excited for what is in store. A little nervous, but excited

This might be a dumb question, but was there an architectural reason they didn’t start with the units fronting Shelby for an immediate aesthetic transformation of the “Gateway to East Nashville”? Those will be replaced dead last if I understand correctly

@bwithers1 have you heard anything about this one sir?

Wife said she heard that from someone at Nancy B Good's. I personally think upscale townhomes would be a good fit there, with ground floor retail. Especially like the tasteful 3 story directly across the street.

My wife told me 2-3 days ago that it was closing in just a few days. She heard that I believe at a neighboring business, can't recall where - the listing says "Pending Sale" https://www.nashvillesmls.com/listing/1981683-1105-fatherland-st-nashville-tn-37206/

Son of a gun, you're exactly right, The Tennessean just updated their article 8 minutes ago:

You are correct, but that sounds like a massive goal to add a 2nd story AND be open in 11 months? Re-reading it it sounds like the 2 story building footprint is already there...it says a "Converted industrial building", which to me means it has already been converted, which lends credence to the Fluffo building that has ALREADY been converted, and reduces the liklihood of the Industrial Staffing, which has NOT been converted...

It says two story so that doesn't feel like it could be the Krispy Kreme place on Gallatin...unless there's a rear entrance basement? 2 other options - the newly expanded with 2nd story Fluffo Building on Main, formerly home to Fat Bottom Brewery...and this building at Woodland and McFerrin, it appears to have a rear basement:

My first guess is the older building on Main st the "Industrial Staffing" spot: