[1100 Porter EDITION Hotel & Condos, 28 stories/355', 272 rooms, 72 condos, 10,000 sq. ft. commercial space, 126 capacity garage)]

The Tampa EDITION has exceeded their RevPAR and ADR expectations.  EDITION was a troubled brand for a while due to launching during the GFC - they had a couple of hotels stumble initially - but they've found their footing and Tampa has proven they can really excel in secondary markets.  I think this hotel will perform very well when it opens.  The only high-end Marriott flag here now is the Joseph which, though an excellent hotel, has a different guest than the EDITION.    

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

Word on the street is the Ritz project may head to another urban location instead of the KVB Roundabout site. 

[Nashville International Airport PHOTOS (BNA), Airlines and Flights General discussion]

On 7/21/2023 at 1:30 PM, Nathan_in_DC said:

Concur with Smeags here. I don't have any insider knowledge or anything, but I certainly wouldn't count out a LH flight to Frankfurt or Munich, especially if no flights to CDG or AMS materialize. Nashville would fit well in their network. Another European option that would be interesting and feasible would be a Condor flight to Frankfurt, or even Berlin.

On 7/21/2023 at 4:58 PM, NashRugger said:

AMS (Amsterdam) is pretty much going to be off the table for new US cities in general with the Dutch government taking a huge chop to slots at the airport. So that's not really a factor hear and then you here about how CDG is just atrocious as a destination and also connecting airport. 

You can look at the success of the STL-FRA Lufthansa flights as a good signal for the company to want to expand to other mid-size markets in the US, such as BNA. 

Do not count out LH.  AMS isn't off the table, but is unlikely for the reason listed above.

On 7/22/2023 at 3:49 PM, GreenHillsBoy said:

I'm happy for the growth and the look of the new terminal, BUT the departure drop off and the arrival pick up is completely a disaster.  Twice in the last month I've taken family and the exit off I-40 is backed up to near the new Ferrari dealership and literally inches toward the drop off point.  To make it even worse, more and more people are picking up deplaning guests in the departure level which makes it even worse instead of the second level arrival area.  The new cell waiting area is off Murfreesboro Rd near the old Genesco building and this past Thursday after a near 25 minute ordeal to drop off family after hitting the back up on I-40, I finally went toward Murfreesboro Rd to avoid I-40 and passed the rather large cell phone waiting area....THREE cars were there on an incredibly busy Thursday.   Based on the current structure I really don't see a way to correct this issue as the parking garages and terminal have somewhat hemmed in the lanes to departure and arrivals. What a mess!!!

I am interested in this as well.  Does anyone know if the arrival and departure lanes/roads/ramps will be expanded once the "loop" is relocated farther away from the garages after Donelson Pike is moved?  There isn't a ton of room, but both the arrival and departure levels could be expanded by one, perhaps two lanes (see diagram below with area for expansion outlined in red):

On 7/23/2023 at 7:45 AM, tragenvol said:

It's 3.5 miles from  the terminal, but apparently it's only the temporary cell waiting area.

It is only temporary.  Not sure where it's going, but once the Donelson Pike relocation is complete it will be moving closer to the terminal.  It is very underused now, for good reason.  Totally inconvenient.

[Nashville International Airport Development thread]

Very interested to know if CLEAR will come to the south checkpoint.  It has been frustrating as a sometimes Delta, sometimes Southwest, sometimes AA flyer to not be able to utilize it recently.

Also, what's the latest on timeline for adding additional gates?  Every time I have been to BNA recently it has been absolutely jam packed to the gills.  The amount of gates we have just isn't going to cut it over the next few years.  Can they expand B?  Can they expand A?  What about that satellite concourse?  

[Nashville International Airport Development thread]

Delta SkyClub in B Concourse will resume construction later this summer, per the check-in agent.  It is still planned to be the largest non-hub club in the system.  He has been told that BNA will eventually become a focus city again at some point once Delta schedules ramp up.  Said something like, we can’t have a club this big without the flights to support it.  

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

Hearing rumors that Vandy is planning to shut down one or both courses at Legends with plans to convert the land to a medical use.  Anyone heard or know something similar?

[Inner Loop - CBD, Downtown, East Bank, Germantown, Gulch, Rutledge]

Anyone know what is going in next to Scout's on 5th Ave in Salemtown?  Looks like food (there's a hood inside and a service window on the patio).

[Tapestry at The Printing House (Hilton brand), 11 stories, 181 rooms, 3rd South & Peabody]

Demo of the existing structure is slated for Q1 2019.  This project is not dead.

[Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, 40 stories, 542', $400 million]

On 8/26/2018 at 4:22 PM, Pdt2f said:

I’m assuming you don’t mean Q1 of FY 2019? (Not a financial whiz but aren’t we in that Q right now?). Although I’d be happy to the point of dancing if it started in the next month. 

Ha, no - Q1 of calendar 2019. 

[The Dave Luna Urban Planet Forum Meet-Up (online, too), Sat. June 1st, 10 AM to noon; Copper Branch patio at Downtown Library at 6th Ave. North and Church St.]

It's been a while, but I hope to attend this weekend. 

[Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, 40 stories, 542', $400 million]

I am hearing Q1 2019 start. It will almost certainly be a Four Seasons. 

[Inside 440 - Berry Hill, Midtown, Vanderbilt, 12S, WeHo, Fairgrounds, etc.]

Anyone know what's going on with the Shur-Brite Car Wash at 17th and West End?  It's closed and chained off as of this past weekend.

[Tennessee State Museum, SE corner of Rosa Parks Blvd. and Jefferson St.]

Do we know what will go in the old museum space in the CBD once the new facility opens?

[222 2nd Ave. South, 25 Stories|305 Feet, 391,000 sq. ft., $100 million]

My understanding is that it will not be a chain.

[222 2nd Ave. South, 25 Stories|305 Feet, 391,000 sq. ft., $100 million]

On 7/10/2017 at 3:56 PM, Nash_12South said:

I want to know the retail/food they will be getting on the ground floor. Directly across from Ascend will be a big draw.

Think signature restaurant for the food piece.  It's a sizable portion of the GF but there is still room for multi-story "flagship" retail on the corner towards Broadway, IIRC.

[Inside 440 - Berry Hill, Midtown, Vanderbilt, 12S, WeHo, Fairgrounds, etc.]

3 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

They will be using a large chunk of the park for construction staging. This was approved some time back. I saw it on either the Planning agenda or the Metro Council agenda. As I was looking at the fencing yesterday, they are taking a lot more of the park than I thought they would.

It is quite literally half the park.

Are there any plans for them to hopefully fix the (entire) park up afterward to compensate?  This is a major loss of space for such a long time, in such an important park in the area.

[Inside 440 - Berry Hill, Midtown, Vanderbilt, 12S, WeHo, Fairgrounds, etc.]

Anyone know what's going on with the construction fencing currently going up around half of Tony Rose Park (between Hawkins St and Music Cir)?

[Virgin Hotel on Music Row, 15 stories, 262 rooms, music club]

Construction fencing with wrap/images is up on the site.

[Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood]

On 6/10/2017 at 1:35 PM, thenorthchannel said:

With a few of our more respected posters panning the 8th Avenue multimodal, as well as, the signs of protest on 8th avenue, I decided to research the multimodal plan in more detail.    Here is the Franklin Pike Final Report.

 http://www.nashville.gov/Portals/0/SiteContent/Planning/docs/trans/8thAveSMultimodal/FranklinPikeFinalReport.pdf

 

A few things I found interesting.  Traffic volume has stayed the same on 8th avenue from 1985-2015.    There is an accident roughly once a week, about half of them are rear-end collisions.    Among, the considered nick names for the corridor 'Frank and Berry.'  LOL 

 

This slide best underscores the decisions the city faces regarding the corridor.  In general, after reviewing the report and considering the reality of increased density in the area, I am in favor of the changes.

 

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Thanks for posting this.

I live in the Gulch and use 8th every day.

As many, including me, have said before, when the only way to get around is via car, all you get is traffic.  If you encourage other methods of transportation, people use them.  Traffic and roads always suffer from induced demand; i.e. eventually, any lanes you have always fill up.  That 8th Ave already has the "no turn lane, so the inner lanes become turn lanes" problem, this is an ideal corridor for a road diet.

What kind of city do we want long-term?  One where all you can do is drive?  Or one where you have a variety of options for getting around?  I prefer the latter.

[Davidson West: Bellevue, Bordeaux, Green Hills, MetroCenter, Nations, N Nashville]

On 6/13/2017 at 7:25 AM, Nash_12South said:

I have to ask - Who is going into 125,000 sf of new retail space? Restoration Hardware is moving soon, opening up a big chunk of space, on top of the already several vacant spaces. Even high end retailers are shuttering stores. I agree that GH Mall can survive, but the rents may drop a lot. I read that retailers are renegotiating leases with the warning, lower our rent or we're history.

I'd like a Crate & Barrel. They could take a lot of space in a new addition and would do well here.

The demolition is not exactly going as quickly as I would have thought.

Word from multiple sources is that Crate and Barrel is coming, so stay tuned...

From a more macro perspective, high-end malls like Green Hills have nothing to worry about for at least the next couple cycles.  There is nowhere else for luxury brands that want to be in Nashville to go.  

[Tapestry at The Printing House (Hilton brand), 11 stories, 181 rooms, 3rd South & Peabody]

8 hours ago, urbanplanet17 said:

True. I don't think if any US city outside of NYC has the entire latter list of hotels.

Washington, DC is the only other one to my knowledge.

[222 2nd Ave. South, 25 Stories|305 Feet, 391,000 sq. ft., $100 million]

16 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I stand corrected, but no one will build a building without parking if they want anyone to live, work or visit retail and commercial space. As long as there are cars, there will be parking somewhere close, and this is a money maker for them to lease out space. Try this is some of the districts and the neighbors will demand parking, otherwise, people  that do not live in that specific area and visit will be taking their spaces. 

Yes, exactly - downtown office buildings 20-30 years ago would typically have 1.0-2.0 spaces per 1,000 sf of office; nowadays there's no way you can get away with less than 3.5/1,000 at minimum.  The office market demands parking, and your building will be at a disadvantage in leasing if you don't provide it.

[222 2nd Ave. South, 25 Stories|305 Feet, 391,000 sq. ft., $100 million]

On 5/9/2017 at 9:22 PM, smeagolsfree said:

There are regulations in place in the CBD and redevelopment districts requiring a certain ratio of parking based on the number of units, the type of unit, such as 1,2 or 3 BR, and if there is a commercial and or retail element involved. It does not have to be a garage, but it would be cost prohibitive to buy enough land for a surface lot.

This is actually not true.  Go to page 80 of the Downtown Code, accessible here:

http://www.nashville.gov/Portals/0/SiteContent/Planning/docs/dtc/DTC_150819.pdf 

Parking Requirements • No parking is required within the boundary of the DTC.

[The Transportation and Mass Transit Megathread]

43 minutes ago, fieldmarshaldj said:

...but the auto represents freedom...

I would argue that freedom to choose between various viable transportation modes to get you between your current location and desired destination - i.e. you could walk, bike, take BRT, take light rail, take a rideshare, or drive - would really represent freedom.  If a private car is your only option for getting from Point A to Point B, well, that isn't really freedom at all.

[Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood]

Didn't quote because there are several posts about this, but just to circle back on the 8th Avenue S discussion:

The traffic counts are important to a degree, but it's really about a larger philosophical question - should this road be designed only for cars, or should it be designed for cars, bikes, and pedestrians?  As it is currently designed, 8th Avenue S is designed only for cars.

When roads are designed only for cars, they create congestion, because (a) car trips are forced, increasing traffic, as there is no safe way for people to walk or bike even if they wanted to, and (b) they serve to funnel people to developments farther down the road (think Brentwood, etc) which in turn creates more traffic.  Conversely, if you design a street for cars, bikes, and people, more people that live in the area will choose to utilize the street for bike and foot trips instead, which reduce car traffic, and to the extent that vehicular traffic capacity is reduced, people will change their behaviors to either avoid the street by either driving less, taking their cars on other roads, utilizing other transportation modes, or by over time moving to areas that reduce their need to rely on the street in question for their driving trips.  

When you design places for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic.  When you design places for human beings on foot and on bikes, you get people walking and using their bikes.  If we change 8th Avenue S to not exclusively serve cars but rather a broader segment of the mobility options available to us, more people will choose to use non-car options to get around.