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Just imagine if the YMCA building was 60 stories....

Hope springs eternal ... I remain hopeful that this and other "Nashville Supertalls" will eventually get built. One is bound to happen sooner or later. I hope while I'm still on this planet. I don't dislike the rendering. However, it is giving me a Four Seasons vibe. If this property along with Paramount and St. Regis are all built, it will really give the skyline a boost from multiple viewpoints.

Well, the building will only have 104 residential units, so hopefully that will make presale requirements (once determined) easier to achieve and make it more palatable to lenders.

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Maybe Storyville Gardens should build on the old prison site. They could incorporate the castle into the park ...

I hope that I'm wrong, but it just seems like there's a lot of BS coming from Tony on this project to cover up that he's no where near getting this project off the ground. I won't be surprised if he announces a much smaller building to be built in its place. Just like what happened with Signature Tower. I say temporarily fill the area in with dirt and create a pocket park and paint the back of the YMCA in some artsy design and let the YMCA use if for outdoor facilities. There are several LA Fitness and Gold Gyms in the DMV with outdoor facilities.

According to the Secretary of State's website, casino gambling is illegal in TN... What gaming events are not allowed? Poker games and/or tournaments, pull-tabs, punchboards, video lottery games, instant and online lottery games, keno, and games of chance associated with casinos including, but not limited to slot machines, roulette wheels, and the like. Events such as bingo or “casino nights” that are purely recreational in nature and in which participants are not required to pay to participate with the promise of a prize, jackpot, or “winner-takes-all” would not fall into this category.

Well, it's not looking good for Nashville for a few more years at least... Furniture and meatballs: IKEA opening new locations in 2025 and 2026. Here's where. Where is IKEA planning to open new locations? According to IKEA, the company plans to open three more Plan and Order points with pick-up and three large-format stores before the end of the year, with at least two more on the horizon for 2026. The three Plan and Order points with pick-up opening include: · Cherry Hill, New Jersey: Opening in June · Beaverton, Oregon: Opening in June · Hunt Valley, Maryland: Opening in July The three large-format stores opening include: · San Marcos, Texas: Opening in July · McAllen, Texas: Opening in October · Dallas, Texas: Opening in December The two large-format stores so far set to open in 2026 include: · Rockwall, Texas · Phoenix, Arizona

I vaguely remember this. I don't recall if it was ever shared on UP, so I thought I'd post it. Glass bubble over Lower Broadway

I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he's saying that the those genres would be received differently because Nashville is so country music centric. So, he may be saying that if a hip hop joint opened on Broadway it might not be as welcomed. I personally wish Nashville would make a greater effort to diversify the music options in the area to attract an even larger tourist base and to live up to the moniker Music City USA. For so many it seems more like Country Music City USA because there appears to be limited options for other genres. I remember when Printers Alley was all jazz. It was the perfect location for that genre in Nashville as jazz is best listened to in small intimate environments. I'm okay with Broadway being what it is. But, it would be nice if other areas in the CBD could focus on other genres. Return Printers Alley to being jazz and blues. Maybe Nashville Yards or the Gulch could be more pop, hip-hop and r&b. I know diversity has now been turned into a negative in this country for a segment of the population. Which is sad because I for one like exploring different cultures, food and music. Yes, I have my preferences like most people. But, I am drown to places that embrace and enhance diversity rather than limit it. I don't know if the commercial ads that Charlotte is airing on TV are running in the Nashville market, but here in the DMV, they are running ads that presents Charlotte as a diverse place that broadly welcomes visitors, families and individuals to explore and live there. In a time in which so many ads like that have been taken down, Charlotte has chosen to do the exact opposite. They are boldly welcoming people of all ethnicities, cultures and yes the LGBTQ+ community as well. While, I will probably never consider living in Charlotte, that ad has made me want to visit it again in the near future since I've not been in a while. Nashville in my opinion could do the same thing as Charlotte to increase tourism and more. But, it can't just welcome all to the city, it has to offer something for people from diverse backgrounds to do when they get there. I hope it is already doing that. But, for many it is perceived as being just for country music fans.

Six Flags is closing the the park in Maryland for multiple reasons. Primarily because it is not performing well overall. And, realistically, Six Flags is to blame for that. They have neglected that park for years. Not really introducing anything new to compete against parks in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They do not maintain the park well. All too often rides would be closed because of maintenance issues. The water park component of that Six Flags location has had to be shut down several times due to water issues. Not sure how you can operate a water park and allow the water to become contaminated to the degree that it turns green and algae is present. Some of the buildings in the park look like they've not been painted or attended to in years. That park has also been understaffed in terms of management personnel and seasonal workers. That impacts day-to-day operations, especially during the season when guests start arriving. They are also understaffed when it comes to security. There have been multiple incidents with teens gathering in the parking lots and unfortunately in todays world, teens gathered without any supervision or presence of security can easily lead to disruptive and destructive behavior. So, unless Six Flags is willing to address those issues, that park will not get better any time soon. Apparently, they have decided not to address the issues. Also, that park is not promoted well at all. I see far more advertisement (televised and print) for the Six Flags Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Hershey Park than the Six Flags America Park. Parents and schools in the DMV tend to go to all the other parks over SF America. I lived in the DMV area for several years before I even knew there was a SF park in Maryland. But, I certainly knew about KD, BGW and Hershey. Also, just to be clear about SF's ownership of Kings Dominion, they didn't take ownership of that park until July 2024 when the merger between Cedar Fair and SF was completed. Cedar Fair took over KD after Paramount sold it. Paramount acquired the park from Family Leisure Centers. So, now residents of Prince George's County Maryland are left wondering if any park operator will try to buy SF America and do it justice. Not only is SF America dealing with competition from other amusement parks within a 200 mile radius of the DMV, it's obviously competing with the other attractions like the Great Wolf Lodge, Kalahari Resort and simply anything up and down the I-95 corridor (and major interstates that connect to it) between North Carolina and New York City. So, if you don't maintain an amusement park very well and invest it, more than likely it will not perform well. SF America has pretty much turned into a local amusement park and it needs more than that to survive.

I really hate that this one is dead. It would have made a wonderful impact on that curve on JRP. If Tony had built his project across the street and the other proposed projects in the same area had been built, it would totally changed the complexity of JRP, making it appear more like an urban corridor than a suburban office park next to downtown... I'm also disappointed to hear about the Sinclair. This is why I don't like to see existing structures razed prior to all ducks being in a row for new development. Now that wonderful intersection will sit as an empty lot for who knows how long. Can they at least do like Louis Vuitton did in NYC and put up scaffolding and wrap it with the image of an iconic structure? Even if it's just 2-10 stories tall. It would be far better than an empty lot.

That was my thought when I saw where the parcels of land are that they recently acquired. While it is frustrating not knowing what the plans are, I think it's important to understand that Oracle isn't just building a typical HQ office. It's an entire campus. Even the build out will take several years. For those who remember Nortel Networks (Northern Telecom), you may recall that their US headquarters used to be in the International Plaza Building (the gold glass building on Briley Pkwy near the old airport entrance). I interned there in 1980 until I graduated college in 1984 when I started working there full-time. Nortel started discussions of building it's own HQ building in the summer of 1980. In either late 1980 or early 1981, they moved to Metro Center to a two story office building on Vantage Way with plans to build a new HQ building nearby. In the summer of 1985 Nortel employees moved into it's new HQ building located at 200 Athens Way. I say that to point out that even for a simple HQ building it may take several years before design is finalized and definitely before construction begins. In speaking with someone I know that works with Oracle in the DMV, they told me that the company is still committed to the campus in Nashville and that the scope of the campus may include more than originally planned. He's going to see if he can find out any specifics that can be shared. So, as frustrating as it is, a bit more patience is going to be needed as Oracle continues to make decisions on their Nashville campus.

Adding the NBA and WNBA would be monumental for the city as well as it would showcase the city in between one off events like the Superbowl and the NCAA Final 4. The WNBA is more likely than the NBA at this time. Which would be a positive for the Nashville sports scene.