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A Ferris wheel in downtown wouldn't look so bad.
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On 7/17/2022 at 10:28 PM, PostRural said:
Just for fun...
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I got a little impatient and wanted to see what all these projects might look like added to our skyline. So i had a little fun in Google Earth Pro. I could only do straight vertical lines and the buildings are in no way accurate as far as shape, but they are fairly accurate in height for the most part. I frequently browse Smeags development map and it was the inspiration for this rough draft of a 3D version. It doesn't have all projects and my key (see below) probably isn't totally accurate, but I thought I'd share what i have so far. I took some creative liberties on a few, but again, it's just for fun. See some screen shots i took below.
Red - Under Construction
Blue - Proposed
Purple - Planning
Yellow - stalled or dead or who knows.
And by the time this is completed, the interstate probably won't change either LOL
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6 minutes ago, samsonh said:
The biggest issue is how small the TV market is. They would forever be an uncompetitive team just for that reason.
That's true, I was thinking of game attendance from a visitor teams aspect. However, the Cleveland Guardians have a fairly small market and is surrounded by a bunch of franchises too. So it's still possible for it to work in Nashville.
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There's complaints saying that Nashville doesn't have the population to handle a MLB expansion, but I disagree. Nashville may not quite have the population figures, however the major benefit of Nashville is how centrally located it is. Nashville is a 3-5 hour drive to 3 franchise cities such as Atlanta, St.Louis, and Cincinnati . That's not including the influential market areas involving those 3 locations.
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22 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:I was opposed to this from the start, but now that I know that it would require the city pony up $100 million it doesn't have and require locking down half our CBD including our entire tourist/nightlife district for an entire month, in the words of Randy Jackson, "It's gonna be a (HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL) no from me dawg." Seriously, why would any city subject itself to hosting either political convention other than to bring in tourists, which Nashville has no problem doing to begin with?
Not sure if it actually makes an impact, but for what it's worth here is an online petition to stop it from happening which is already up to 21K signatures:
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-cooper-metro-council-ncvc-no-nashville-gop-convention
EDIT: I know, the above has some political language in it, but if you're against the convention for any reason then it shouldn't matter if your reasons for opposing don't line up completely with everyone.
And the complaints about the city investing "tax payers money" into mass transit and affordable housing is too expensive. However the GOP convention wants us to pony up 100 million and then shut down most of the CBD and downtown area for 32 days isn't?
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Nashville before the creation of Percy Priest lake "Reservoir". I wonder what Nashville would look like today without Percy Priest lake. Would Nashville have been more dense and populated where Percy Priest sits?
http://assets.midnightcheese.com/images/stones-river.jpg
http://assets.midnightcheese.com/images/percy-priest-lake.jpg
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7 hours ago, DMilner said:
It's already a nightmare. My in-laws live in Murfreesboro and it took my wife and I 45 minutes to travel 8 miles after picking up dinner for them one evening.
The crazy thing is that there's still room to grow, but the infrastructure is the problem. It's a couple decades behind.
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Rutherford Co. will eventually need some kind of inner loop. The population is reaching 400k+ in the next decade. At that rate, I don't know if the traffic within Rutherford Co will be manageable.
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The alcove is probably the sexiest building Nashville constructed.
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On 5/23/2022 at 3:21 PM, markhollin said:
Wilson County: Lebanon Outlets (228,000 sq. ft. w/ 45 tenants on 47.3 acres at 1 Outlet Village Blvd.) has been purchased by Berry Land Solutions for $9.2 million. They plan to add high-end shopping and dining, Class A office space, and a residential component. No further specs or rendering at this time.
More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:
https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/lebanon-outlets-site-to-gain-office-residential-components/article_64a21ef0-dac1-11ec-b025-934519508d6d.html
And at NBJ here:
https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/05/23/lebanon-outlet-malls-sell-for-9-3-million.html
The site as it looks currently:
Hopefully they do some revitalization to this area, it's nearly dead. Maybe they can turn this area into cool springs 2.0
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Isn't there going to be two of these towers?
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11 hours ago, jjbradleyBrooklyn said:
This is a good picture indicating growth to the ride side of downtown (south) in this image, but overall, it's probably one of the more lackluster downtown Nashville images I've seen during the building boom in the last 2-3 years.
For me, I think it may be the green hill around the capital building, or the parking lot across the street from it, along with the not yet green trees. And then the brick building (what is that building?) with the chimney has that "1940s vintage" sort of look. It makes downtown appear smaller than what it is, to me anyway.
The hill and high elevation of that area kind of blocks the view from the rest of the skyline. The capital hill area is definitely lacking when comes to development, at least comparing to the rest of the city.
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So Nashville's metro could have in actuality been off by a few 100k population during the 2020 census?
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The population census metrics seems off for the Nashville metro. I wonder if this has a connection to the metrics.
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3 hours ago, markhollin said:
Nice feature on Tony Giarratana and his vision for downtown behind The Tennessean paywall. In it, he speaks of a new 31 story affordable housing tower he has in the works somewhere near Church Street.
Giarratana LLC is investing $1 billion to build four high-rises in the heart of the city that will transform the skyline."The city needs density," said Giarratana, who has already built four Church Street high-rises among other local projects in his 40-year career. "In my opinion, tall buildings create a more walkable environment and prevent urban sprawl. Tall residential is good for the city, it doesn’t hurt anybody."
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"He’s not afraid to pioneer something new," says Morgan Stengel, his VP of Development. "It actually motivates him when people tell him something can’t be done."
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While working on the 505, Giarratana went so far as to negotiate with the Federal Aviation Administration to reroute planes to allow a 750-foot-tall building downtown. The 1010 Church tower will be the first to take advantage of the height allowance."He loves a puzzle," his wife Lisa Giarratana said. "He has great vision and he can see a site and say: 'I’m imagining this…' but I’d never have seen it. He thrives on problem-solving."
His wife and colleagues also cite his creativity in deal-making.
For example, he often negotiates perks that will add to synergy between residents and businesses downtown. He’s helping to rebuild the aging downtown YMCA next to 1010 Church into a six-level modern facility opening in fall 2024.
When he opened the 31-story Viridian in 2006, it was heralded as the first luxury-living tower in Nashville’s recently-rezoned residential downtown. He offered H.G. Hill five years free rent to open a market in the Viridian because downtown was a food desert.
"He has continuous self-improvement," Nashville Downtown Partnership CEO Tom Turner said. "I would describe him as inquisitive. He’ll ask questions about how to make something better instead of assuming he already knows."
His approach to design rests on adding touches to "surprise and delight" residents, Giarratana said. He bought high-speed Mitsubishi Electric elevators, installed heated floors in bathrooms, built internet infrastructure, and doubled down on design.
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While he's created affordable housing for several projects, he's searching for a way to make it work on a large scale and with luxury offerings. The first of these concepts would rise near his many Church Street developments.
- - -He believes he's hit on a meaningful solution to Nashville’s growing affordable-housing crisis.
Government-based programs to stimulate low-income and workforce housing have failed to create enough affordable units in cities like Los Angeles and San Diego. But he’s pursuing a market-based approach in collaboration with the state to encourage developers instead of penalizing them.
He’s planning a fourth affordable-living tower near the YMCA campus. He wants to build a series of towers that are a "self-sustaining solution to affordable housing."
The first 31-story building would be in his own backyard on Church Street, according to his pitch. Designs are based on luxury buildings and include varied styles to differentiate the units.If it works, like many of Giarratana's big ideas, it could be game-changing.
"My goal, and it’s not fully baked – I’m speaking to the state and city – is to do this building and prove that this works. Instead of having to go beg for money, we’re not going to take any fees. The fees earned in the building stay in the affordable-housing program. And the success of this first building funds the next two buildings. And the success of those two buildings funds the next four buildings."
To those who question his unique idea, he says: "Think out of the box, man."
More at The Tennessean here:
https://www.tennessean.com/in-depth/news/2022/05/16/tony-giarratana-llc-investing-1-b-transform-downtown-nashville-skyline/9701369002/
I'm getting Al Capone vibes from the photo
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I really wish this building was around 600 ft. It has such a cool design.
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700'-750' version would have been nice if built, especially with a spire. We're seriously in need of a high-rise with a spire. These lego blocks are nice for infill, but it doesn't bring much character to the skyline.
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The thing is, was the CC the catalyst of our growth? Would we still have grown as quickly if we never built the CC?
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On 4/25/2022 at 7:59 AM, go_outside said:
Downtown Nike store buildout continues, directly beneath Blue Sushi Sake Grill.
Nike has the right idea, not like H&M
I don't get Swedish companies. Nashville = Tourism = Money. I guess they just don't like Nashville.
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Last night while heading to downtown Nashville from Murfreesboro, I see that the "smart corridor panels" are finally up. I'm still skeptical, but lets see how "efficient" it really is.
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34 minutes ago, KJHburg said:
There needs to be an extension of I-840 north from I-40 near Lebanon to connect to I-65 north of Nashville maybe as far north as just south of the Kentucky border. . You have all the Southeast (Atlanta Florida bound traffic) and all Midwest coming from the south traffic converging on your downtown. Tennessee needs to fix this or the growth engine of the entire state (metro Nashville) will be so choked with traffic that business will go elsewhere. Memphis distribution going eastbound can bypass Nashville on the current 840. But what I have seen have far more traffic heading down I-24 and I-65 into the metro area that shoots out mainly down I-24 towards Chattanooga and Atlanta and points south. The nations 4th biggest container port is beyond Atlanta that being Savannah.
Here is how you can make it less commuter friendly and less sprawl inducing limit the number of interchanges along the route. And think about tolling it. Time is money for truckers and sitting in your downtown traffic costs money if they are heading from the midwest to Atlanta. Florida and Texas have no income taxes either but somehow they have beltways after beltways. Our state capital in NC is working on completing its 2nd beltway! Parts tagged I-540 and parts NC 540 the tolled parts. Charlotte's 485 beltway is 67 miles a mile or so shorter than Atlanta's 285. If you did this one extension of I-840 I dont think you would need to close the loop fully as this would take so much truck traffic and other passing through traffic out of your city.
and yes you need some sort of rapid transit whether it be Bus Rapid Transit like Raleigh is doing or light rail like Charlotte has. But something on that front needs to be done.
Shhh.. you can't let the secret out.
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14 hours ago, markhollin said:
Looking south yesterday from Fern Ave. overpass of I-24/65:
Imagine having a 800-1000 footer
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With how fast Gallatin and Hendersonville is growing, either 31E or Vietnam Veterans will eventually need an expansion.
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On 3/30/2022 at 9:04 AM, Luvemtall said:
Just found this article on Fox17 about this park in Hendersonville! What gives, there is now a cloud of confusion as to what is happening. Why would the top guy of Wilson County development say on Monday that he believes it’s happening in Lebanon, then this story about it on Fox17 happening in Hendersonville?
I hope Storyville doesn't get built in Hendersonville. I can't imagine the traffic..
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I'm surprised this hasn't been done yet.