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For purpose-built buildings (whether owned by the company or leased) companies tend to be more conservative because they are on the hook for the rent for the whole building no matter what. They can somewhat mitigate this risk by subletting to other tenants if they don't need end up needing all of the space or are intending to grow into the space. When leasing at a non-purpose built or spec building, companies are still pretty conservative but negotiate up front for expansion rights into other parts of the building (usually contiguous space and/or floors if they are available).

Someday (hopefully soon) the city will redo 5th with "streetscaping improvements" and bury them all while tearing up these perfectly good sidewalks. Coordinating the burying of the lines and having some sort of consistent streetscaping plans/requirements for the developers as each block is developed would save the city TONS of money in the future BUT... efficiency and coordination are not Nashville's strong suit these days.

Copied from my recent comment from the Centric forum since it is relevant to this: "Street and sidewalk closures should be the exception but in Nashville they are the rule. These projects are VERY doable within a confined footprint but only if the city makes them (see Manhattan, DC, Chicago, and pretty much every other major city). As long as Nashville allows construction crews to shut down streets whenever they want there is no incentive for them to use their space/time efficiently. Otherwise, they will always take the cheaper/easier option of encroaching on everyone else's space at will." For this project specifically, tower crane would go up the elevator shaft, most materials stored offsite but close by (pick any surface parking lot nearby and strike a deal with the owner, here the HUGE surface parking lot behind the old Ben West library comes to mind). Close the lane of Anne Dallas Dudley closest to the site (for staging and temporary COVERED sidewalk) and make half the block one way north (to counter 6th Ave N on the other side which is one way south) but on the north end of of the street, leave it two way for non-through traffic to not impede access to the Hermitage Hotel and other businesses. No need to shut down an entire street for 2-3+ years. However, of all of the streets to shut down for that long, Anne Dallas Dudley is only a block long with dead ends at either end so this would probably be the LEAST disruptive street closure of all of the ones Nashville has allowed before or currently.

Correct. This hotel project has Molloy shut down permanently during its construction and the same owner owns the parking lot across Molloy from this project with plenty of staging space. Street and sidewalk closures should be the exception but in Nashville they are the rule. These projects are VERY doable within a confined footprint but only if the city makes them (see Manhattan, DC, Chicago, and pretty much every other major city). As long as Nashville allows construction crews to shut down streets whenever they want there is no incentive for them to use their space/time efficiently. Otherwise, they will always take the cheaper/easier option of encroaching on everyone else's space at will.

You are correct. I certainly hope for the best for Fisk. I lived near Howard in DC and it was thriving despite its own financial woes and mismanagement. A thriving HBCU would certainly be a huge boon for Nashville's continued growth and increase opportunities and diversity in Nashville's professional class.

How late are these pours going? It seems odd to me that they are able to pull permits for night time work right next to two residential buildings.

Everyone was so focused on the office tower shrinking with each new rendering that we all failed to notice that the utility space on top of the residential building grew substantially between renderings.

If Fisk keeps its current trajectory, someday this will be a beautiful mixed use apartment/condo building...

True but Apple was kinda late to this party. Also, the rooftop amenities on top of the Apple store will be set back and won't be visible from the street.

Rooftop will be usable but will not be part of the Apple store. It will be a rooftop patio for a currently unannounced restaurant tenant.

And 13th/14th Ave are wrong. 13th Ave runs on the East side of the interestate (next to One22One) and 14th Ave is on the West side.

I really like the design of this but I kinda wish the upper portion was white instead of the silver. The renderings made the upper portion look much lighter. Watching it go up with the white protective film on the siding really made the design pop and stick out on KVB. The silver just doesn't have the same effect.

That is actually the secret prototype for Cooper's affordable housing plan. Once every residential building downtown turns into an Airbnb hotel, residents can be moved to rooftop Hoovervilles (or Cooper-villes, if you will).

Did they paint it too? It looks a lot cleaner and whiter than it used to.

awesome view that they killed half the Four Seasons project trying to keep! FTFY

There is also an "A+" tier that the industry calls "trophy class". It would be interesting to see how many of these would be in that category. My guess would be Pinnacle, Bridgestone, 222, and maybe Gulch Crossing and/or 1201 Demonbreun.

Is the new garage going to replace the surface parking at Ryman Lofts or the green space between the surface parking and the Lea Avenue?

It went quick. It was half gone by 8:30am this morning.

Or team up with with a developer for upgraded/new YMCA facilities with residential on top? YMCA in DC did it a few years ago. Before: After:

It is doable but there would likely have to be a lot of public support. Also, even though Metro commissioned it and likely outright owns it, there are usually lengthy agreements with the artist about how the piece is to be displayed, maintained, etc. Metro would likely have to (i) move it somewhere else that falls within whatever parameters are in the agreement, (ii) store it, or (iii) sell it. If it is widely hated enough to get the support to remove it, it will probably be hard to find a buyer.

I would hope that the Four Seasons would welcome a building of a decent height on the Trail West site. Broadway/2nd is not a particularly attractive view from above and an 18 story building wouldn't block much of the skyline since it is on a higher elevation in that direction. Taller would also act as a sound barrier since apparently Metro has no plans for any sort of reasonable noise regulations for Broadway. Kid Rock's is unreasonably LOUD. At least 3x as loud as any other place on Broadway and can be heard for blocks even during the day on weekdays. Not surprised at all that Baker Donelson is moving out of their building because of it.

New Giarratana Tower proposed for 900 Church Street. See Post article: https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21094216/giarratana-eyes-church-street-for-next-skyscraper

One of the captions on the NBJ site specifically mentions that the windows are single pane. YIKES! I know single pane is cheaper and this is being built on spec but... with the Ascend amphitheater right there pointing speakers and subwoofers straight at it, this will be a nightmare for the office tenants during the summer. It's not just concerts at night for people working late, there are sound checks during the day that are also very loud. 222 specifically double paned the front of that building because of the amphitheater and it apparently works well, but I have a friend who works on the back of the building where the windows are only single pane and he can hear the pedal taverns 23 stories up and the amphitheater sound that bounces off of the other buildings. Also, I can clearly hear the bass of most concerts inside my apartment which is further away and has a few buildings between it and Ascend PLUS my windows are double paned glass.

Of course it would still work as a restaurant but the revolving part was often the gimmick that got people in the door.

You are correct. I misread. 1001 is across from the Amazon Tower going up now. See the Post: https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/commercial-real-estate/article/21046303/nashville-yards-office-tower-work-starts