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  1. NashWellington11
    I assume this is a joke but nothing would surprise me at this point...
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    Also, from my understanding the vast majority of the proposed digital signage will face 10th Ave and other streets INTERNAL to the Nashville Yards development. His arguments hold no water. He is being a dic[k]tator.
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    If Amazon sticks with its precedent in other cities of not placing its name on the top of its towers, this stretch of buildings will be a refreshing change from the current trend of names plastered at the top of every new building.
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    If River North ever comes to fruition, Top Golf will likely build a new location in the burbs and sell the land at the current location when everything starts to build up around them. The first Top Golf location in the US was in Alexandria, VA. Top Golf eventually built a new, bigger one across the river in Maryland and sold the old one to be developed as a mixed use development. [Article here.]
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    On the other hand you could look at as they are trying to minimize the impact of the drop offs/pick ups for three large buildings on West End traffic. The driveway gives FedEx, hotel guests, rideshares and taxis a sufficient place to pull in and unload. Compare that to the insufficient driveway at the Omni that causes constant back ups on KVB. They can also program the plaza/park area in the middle of the driveway to provide green space and/or activities that would be a welcome addition to the area.
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    This is great! The West End corridor and midtown generally has so much development potential and could really boom and grow in a short amount of time. There are quite a few large contiguous lots already pieced together by the same owner (car dealerships, medical/hospital groups) that are practically shovel-ready with just surface parking lots and nondescript 1-story buildings. Not to mention that Purity Dairy just filed for bankruptcy and given the land value of their large presence on Church Street, there is no way they can justify keeping that processing facility in that location even if they make it through bankruptcy.
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    "Legislative Plaza" or as I like to call it "the giant parking garage for the state legislature with a barren, rarely-used patio slapped on top featuring some half-assed reflecting pools with 80s mall fountains in the middle."
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    Skipped the Renaissance. The top 5 downtown should be: 800 Omni 673 Renaissance 533 JW Marriott 482 Sheraton 470 Tri-brand
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    Thanks. This confirmed what I suspected. The bridge to the Ryman Lofts is a vehicle entrance/exit, not a pedestrian bridge as the Post article states.
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    Anyone have a link or access to the MDHA filings with drawings/renderings that are less compressed? The images published by the Post are illegible.
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    All of this just begs the question: Where are all of the tax revenues from this unprecedented and largely unexpected tourism and hotel boom? Last time I checked the city was not giving hotels incentives (the Omni excluded) and the city heavily taxes tourists on hotel rooms, rental cars, etc. This is all brand new tax revenue. With all of the new hotels the city should be printing money but yet it is in the red. Something doesn't add up here.
  12. NashWellington11
    Sorry to rain on your parade, but those aren't going to be balconies. That corner is where they recently took down the exterior elevator they were using for construction. It is similar to the exterior elevator on the Grand Hyatt and other projects. This one just happened to be placed on the corner. They have been putting up the cast concrete pieces on that corner but those windows will be the last windows to be placed. See the rendering below and photos of the exterior elevators below for reference. Peabody Plaza Rendering: Peabody Plaza External Elevator: Grand Hyatt External Elevator:
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    There were two HUGE things that hurt Amazon in NYC: First, the neighborhood they targeted was already in the middle of a big gentrification fight and when Amazon announced their intent to move there, they bore the brunt of all of the backlash that had been building up. Second, but most importantly, the HQ2 competition made a ton of cities put their cards on the table as far as how much they are willing to give in incentives. Many have argued that over the long term this cache of incentive data will be hugely beneficial to Amazon as it chooses where to locate and/or expand offices and distribution centers around the country. Many of the non-selected offers were never publicly disclosed by the cities offering them. However, NYC and Virginia had to publicly state their incentive offers once they were chosen. Between NYC and Virginia, it was VERY obvious that Virginia had done a much better job of negotiating than NYC. Virginia offered far less in incentives but they were granted the same amount of jobs and a 50% cut of HQ2 . New Yorkers were pissed when they realized that their lawmakers had given away the farm when they didn't have to.
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    What stucco are you talking about? I don't see any stucco or hardy board-type materials. The lighter colored material on the tower is a precast stone which is pretty much the same as on the Omni. None of the materials on the base are the final cladding. The orange is a weatherproofing material and the cinder-block wall will likely be painted and/or immediately covered up by the adjacent building.
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    In the new renderings, the black and white design on the parking garage for Amazon 1 & 2 looks like it may be the actual finish on the garage cladding instead of a giant mural. There is a separate, much smaller spot shown for a mural (shown in orange below).
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    Lots of new renderings were submitted with their signage application. Finally fleshes out some of the finishings we can expect on the street level and it looks great! PDF: Nashville Yards District Signage
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    The worst part is that the balcony wraps around right up to the tub. Forget telescopes or binoculars, you'll have to watch out for your own guests/family members!
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    The banner is just going to get covered up and in 50 years when they renovate or tear down one of these buildings, it will be treated like a time capsule.
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    There are a number of federal agencies spread out around the city in leased office spaces because there is not enough room for them at the current federal courthouse & office building complex. Bankruptcy courts are also in the customs building. Also, GSA has been consolidating its spaces and favoring GSA-owned buildings to leases over the past few years. All that is to say that while there will certainly be some reshuffling of the courts and other agencies once the new courthouse opens, there most likely won't be any major moves to sell or redevelop the current GSA buildings.
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    The unusually dirty sidewalks next to it with nondescript liquid stains running out from their loading dock definitely enhances the old look. It adds... Grit? Character?
  21. NashWellington11
    There is actually specialized steam equipment for this. Most commonly it is used at airports to clean rubber off of the runways. Ironically enough, another entity that would have these machines would be... NASCAR (for cleaning rubber off the tracks to keep them from becoming too slippery). So there is no excuse for why NASCAR and/or the visitor's bureau didn't anticipate this issue and have it scheduled as part of the initial clean up of the event.
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    My personal dream is that the ASC site would be amazing for an iconic performing arts center with Calatrava or Gehry-level statement architecture (e.g. Sydney Opera House, LA’s Disney Concert Hall, etc.). The visibility of the site plus the views it would have if downtown would be amazing. This is Music City after all and TPAC is terrible. I was just at the new state museum and everyone was talking about how great it is now that it is no longer in the Polk building.
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    I hadn't even thought of that but it would be an AMAZING place to have a LED wall that is a more advanced version of the lights on the Marriott in Kansas City (see below). It could be used for major events, holidays, etc.
  24. NashWellington11
    Looks like that is the core that goes one floor above the rest of the building for some rooftop space as seen in this rendering: And this one:
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    They probably built as big as they could get financing for. What the developer thinks the market can handle vs. what the lender thinks the market can handle are usually vastly different. Lenders tend to be much more conservative and since they hold the purse strings, they always win.
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