FatherLand

Thanks Cliff, those are great thoughts. My wife is a social worker and I am an accountant, so we discuss these things from polar opposite view points. I suppose my views about East Nashville gentrification are based mainly on the opposite neighborhoods I've experienced, I bought a terrible house that no one will buy from me in a neighborhood that no one will move to, vs. now, I lucked out and bought a house that everyone wants to buy in a neighborhood that everyone wants to move to. But my view is not necessarily the right view, and I understand and appreciate that. I will see a tiny house that looks terrible, it has a choppy floor plan that no current buyers want, it has no redeeming qualities that I can see, and then I see on Zillow that it has been sold, and I get so excited to see it torn down and a beautiful new house replace it owned by a family that will maintain it, and that makes our neighborhood nicer, and our houses worth more money. Then I read the developer cannot tear it down because it was built during a certain time period, and it is a 'contributing structure'. To me, it just looked like a crappy house that hasn't been maintained in decades. So living in this neighborhood and experiencing this boom, it has been a big learning experience for me. I'm 33, not 53, so I admittedly don't have the 'historic perspective' that others speak of. I love older homes with architectural detail, and it also angers me when those get torn down and replaced with an umbilical duplex. But what I fear is a knee-jerk reaction by "NIMBY's" - a term I learned due to living here! - that prevent older homes from being replaced with nice new ones, simply because of their age. And I'm not sure if NIMBY is a derogatory term? If so, I sure don't mean it negatively. I'm kind of the opposite of a NIMBY, I enjoy seeing development generally speaking, and to me, the guy who used to live in Bordeaux, development was synonymous with progress, because no one invested a red cent in my old neighborhood. And people are lining up requesting to throw money at our neighborhood! But some of them get told no? No, you can't fix this house up. No, you can't tear that old house down that actually does not "look" nice, and build a nicer one. No, you can't make this neighborhood nicer. How is that possible?! I'd think. But hearing this gentrification talk has caused me to think a little more about my position.

Here are my thoughts on the ongoing gentrification debate, curious everyone's take. Not meant to argue, just a matter of perspective maybe? I am a younger guy who's only lived in 2 neighborhoods: I bought a fixer upper in Bordeaux when I was 21, and a fixer upper on Fatherland when I was 27. When I lived in Bordeaux, the only gentrification I ever witnessed was when my next door neighbor who sold crack moved out, and a pot dealer moved in. That was gentrification. Property values were stagnant over 10 years, (and probably decades before me) and probably went down. So then I moved to Fatherland street and I was part of a thriving community where families walked their dogs and children RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. That was unheard of in Bordeaux. Then 7 years later, property values have skyrocketed, and I am SO HAPPY! I made a great investment, if I sold my house I could make $100,000 (or more!) But others are mad that the area is nicer. Others don't want developers knocking down a decrepit, old, run down eyesore of a house and building a beautiful huge newer home that a family will want to buy. Why??? I've never heard of such a thing! So it was such an odd thing for me when I read about run away property values, because I am so happy, but others are mad. I understand affordability of neighborhoods, but my view is no one is mad when some people can't afford to live on Tyne Boulevard, because, well, it's really expensive there. Not every neighborhood has houses that everyone can afford. Some areas are affordable, some are moderately priced, and some are very expensive. That's just the free market working it's magic I reckon. If East Nashville is transitioning from affordable to moderately priced to very expensive, I mean, that's just the proximity to downtown, the restaurants and bars within walking distance, the brand new beautiful homes, and the renovated homes like ours that we've poured 10's of 1000's of dollars into, that are driving the prices up. It is what it is, I thought that's what we wanted? (That's what I wanted anyway, I invested all this money so my house WOULD be worth more money!) Should we enact legislation for rent control? I have no idea. It's just a natural business cycle. No one wants to draft legislation to cap the prices on the mansions on Tyne Blvd, because that's what they're worth, because that's what a willing buyer is willing to pay for them in an arms length transaction. Am I way off? Am I a bad person?

Any news from LSNA meeting last night? Unfortunately couldn't make it. Specifically curious about church @ 17th & Fatherland.

Wow Hunters is for sale. Those are big numbers. Regarding your 'make me move' comment, recently talked with new owner of Top of Woodland, they bought it for $915,000 and are converting it to a 9 room Urban Cowboy BNB

Has anyone seen the cottage neighborhood being built down in the 'gully' around Shelby & 14th? There might be 6-8-10 units down there, they added 'driveways' from Boscobel & from 14th, and looks like 3 units under construction with 2 other units demo'd at 16th & Boscobel

1400 Fatherland pending, rehab or demo. I have to assume (prefer?) demo...its tiny and seems to not have been taken care of too well over the decades...depends on whether or not its age alone qualifies it as contributing? 1311 sold 6 months ago, that intersection is gonna be looking good soon

It didn't come through well in the text, but as I typed it I muttered "gentleman" as Seinfeld would say "Newman" if that makes you feel any better.

A gentleman posted this to EN FB page...I kept thinking 'Down goes Diner!!' to the tune of 'Down goes Frazier!!" When I first saw this pic

917 Woodland The Screen Printing company looked to have renovations ongoing, March 2015 permit says bar or nightclub? Parcel ID 08212033600 Permit Number 201446829 Permit Type BUILDING COMMERCIAL - REHAB Date Issued 3/13/2015 11:50:49 AM Scope BAR OR NIGHTCLUB, TAVERN AND BARS Purpose Contractor KEY COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION LLC Valuation $250,000 Status OPEN

Its gonna be a brewery

Sorry for bad pics, but just drove by Turnip Truck site

What used to be Worms Way is getting renovated 901 Main, says off market, do we know whats going there?

608 Shelby sold in December, and looks like a demo permit is pending: http://www.padctnwebpro.com/WebproNashville/Summary.asp?A1=1909467&A2=1 Saw a few large dumpsters full last day or 2

Is there any news about 918 Main St, the black cinderblock building? I always thought that bldg/location had a ton of potential. And looks like they're building out / rehabbing space between Anode and Vibrance in the strip right next door...not sure if it's a general reno or if a new business has leased it

Heard Eastland Kroger will be taking over Attached Citi Trends and significantly expanding? Anyone else read/heard that? Good news if true

Is the former Watanabe building still on the market for lease? Assumed a new business would pick up that corner space pretty quick

http://nashville.eater.com/2015/1/9/7520669/east-nashville-dinos-miranda-whitcomb-pontes-opens-for-business-today

Gallatin Road preps for car lot Olympian has the $1.7 million permit to build a new complex for the Music City Autoplex used-car lot at 2430 Gallatin Road. https://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2014/12/29/permit_patrol_29_december_2014

Grimey's "The Basement" coming to Woodland: http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2014/12/22/new-venue-alert-the-basement-to-open-east-nashville-location

Steak N Pizza for sale: https://nashville.craigslist.org/bfs/4815524495.html

VERY glad to see Stacks on 6th moving forward. If for no other reason than to provide some stability & clientele for The Vine!

Yes that one sold two years ago, the one next to it 1710 is the one that went up for sale yesterday

You're right, but so many things are being rehabbed right now on that one block it's unbelievable...Recent or current renovations: 1628 Fatherland - Olive and Sinclair 1700 Fatherland - sold in Oct - Potential church repurpose into botique hotel 1701 Fatherland - The Post coffee shop 1702 Fatherland - addition wrapping up right now...this house was already really nice though, now its just getting bigger 1703 Fatherland - Full gut happening right now, huge addition in rear 1704 Fatherland - Full gut happening right now, huge addition in rear - this one is pretty close to being done 1706 Fatherland - Duplex had workers cleaning interior today, was recently FSBO, would guess full gut 1708 Fatherland - The split foyer ranch referenced above...was sold 2 years ago and looks great after being fixed up a little and exterior paint 1710 Fatherland - See above, FSBO as of last night Everything else looks amazing already

Noticed a FSBO sign on 1710 Fatherland last night...this house has had 19 property complaints filed on it (or 19 entries, at least), looks like 2 warrants served for refusal to maintain property, and a recent drug arrest a few months ago of a convicted felon, houses a registered sex offender (granted, it was many years ago), and shadetree mechanic work going on, deep oil stains all surrounding house... in other words, will be nice to see this rehabbed, great corner lot Complaints: https://permits.nashville.gov/kivanet/2/rfs/summary/index.cfm?rs_num=13-1098401&problem=CAH&jur=NASH&rs_problem_id=196457 https://permits.nashville.gov/kivanet/2/rfs/summary/index.cfm?rs_num=13-1091732&problem=CAR&jur=NASH&rs_problem_id=189706 Arrest: http://spotcrime.com/crime/54094730-81c8f1a4b1d684bd0cf0a2fd72c9ca5c

Heard a juicy tidbit last night during Lockeland Tour of Homes....the large church at 1700 Fatherland sold last month to 'James Brantley' of 2J LLC and they intend to open a boutique hotel with restaurant & bar...if done right this could be amazing for this little intersection, after Olive and Sinclair and now The Post http://www.padctnwebpro.com/WebproNashville/Summary.asp?A1=1559460&A2=1