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  1. andywildman
    Mark, this is a fair consideration - this is less parking than would be required if you expect most people to drive to the venue in 1s and 2s. I think I fall on the other side of the issue, though: every project inside the downtown loop and inside the 440 loop that has too little parking will nudge public behavior away from cars and take Nashville toward a more balanced share of transportation. This is a short block away from a top-5-ridership bus route (Nolensville Pike), there are a lot of places to walk & bike from around Wedgewood-Houston, and being this proximate to downtown, there will be a lot of patrons taking rideshare.
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    RIP to the 10-story Oxford House building. My only experience with that building was the barbershop on the ground floor, it was probably the last affordable place to get a haircut in Midtown.
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    Not bad! Design is strong. And three retail spots on the ground floor!
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    Got a lot of office space coming online at the same time - imagine there are some deals to be had.
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    This is why I'm so excited for Alcove. I think it'll be successful (though not in a crazy paradigm-shifting way), and likely to be replicated a couple more times in the downtown core over the next decade. It's good to have options - whether that's reliable & frequent transit, protected bike lanes, or a place to park the car that 95.8% of households in Nashville have.
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    Compare that growing travel to the fear mongering FOX17 piece on “declining sentiment” about tourism…
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    Maybe, but maybe not? Fire codes, building codes, parking requirements, and lender requirements are a major reason for a lot the ugliness we see, especially in that development. Lose the parking and add in mature trees and that Meridian Park development gets a whole lot more palatable. Not every development needs to be gorgeous - in a market like Nashville, I don’t mind an emphasis on more (quality) units to meet demand as a bigger priority.
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    Do you think they thermally break all those patios?
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    Let’s goooo! The city should aim to lay down several miles of this a year, with a focus on building a connected network. If you combine these with our (currently fragmented) greenway network, you could end up with a solid system that anyone from age 8 to 80 could use - and it benefits our commuting residents, tourists on scooters, and even disabled people on motorized scooters.
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    100% against hosting either one. The only silver lining is the lockdown of the CBD to car traffic would be cool to see how a “pedestrian-first” downtown would look.
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    What's it going to take for the Carell family to sell that huge lot across from the Courthouse?
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    I think I disagree somewhat here. If you changed the base zoning in 37216 (Inglewood / Outer East Nashville) to allow 12 units/acre, you would absolutely see significantly more construction building homes at a price point that is affordable "relative to current new build detached homes & HPR duplexes" … this has played out in the price difference between the Nations (lot of $600k-$800k homes on split lots) and Sylvan Park (mostly >$1M homes on unsplit lots). Undeniably, materials and labor have risen in cost dramatically, but land costs have also risen significantly in the last five years, and the largest appreciation is in locations with more strict zoning laws.
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    Cut transportation funding by $1M this year.
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    Branding geniuses. Nashville's next 600' tall residential tower? The Nash. Franklin's next 100' tall residential "tower"? The Frank. Madison's next 200' tall residential tower? The Mad. Can't believe somebody got paid for that branding.
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    I like the visible vertical concrete between window panels on this one - provides at least a touch of visual interest to the big glass box.
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    Fifteen years from now, when half of these blue blocks are under construction or completed, where will the next set of big projects and tall towers go? More infill? Further down midtown? River North? Aggressive rezoning in Cool Springs?
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    Feels like Robertson County needs a large employer to move in to jumpstart its population growth - the near part of the county is all hills. But maybe the I-65 expansion up there is enough to lure the big subdivision developers up there.
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    Bridal Suites on Main Street are the absolute worst and probably one of two newish buildings that I’d actually advocate for tearing down. Rhythm at Music Row is definitely ugly but that tower actually provides some of the more relatively affordable condos in the neighborhood.
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    Interesting link to the history of the neighborhood: https://inthevintagekitchen.com/tag/stockyard-history/ I knew nothing about Nashville's stockyards, or how Butchertown Hall got its name from the neighborhood.
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    Been on a bit of a streamline moderne / art deco kick recently - would love some throwback architecture in that space, something like The Fitzroy in Manhattan?
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    mmm all that NES land just ripe for public-private partnership to build a ton of housing.
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    I love that those trucks then drive through the parking deck on the Pinnacle side to get out of the pit via the ramp on the other side.
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    On one hand, I don’t love Main Street as a STR strip. On the other hand, I love the density that’s building, the restaurants those tourists support, and the proximity to transit.
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    You're very right. And I understand the bean counters drive a lot of milquetoast development. But that quote from Patrick Poole in the press release of "Aspire Midtown’s location will be one of its many selling points to residents. With the appeal of walkability and a vibrant restaurant scene, we envision Midtown to be the next Gulch, and we are eager to be a part of its redevelopment.”" feels a little unaware that his development isn't exactly contributing to walkability or a vibrant restaurant scene. Undeniably, 277 more homes is awesome, and absolutely necessary and beneficial. But if this building replaces a hospice care office with a restaurant and maybe one commercial space, that's barely helping that selling point. The Encore building at the corner of 3rd & Demonbreun is one of Nashville's best street-activated buildings: 3 restaurants (Bakersfield, Etch, Farm House), a Starbucks, and another 4+ small commercial units (including a liquor store and a Jimmy Johns). That's 18,000 sq ft of retail on a 1.05 acre lot - about 40% of the first floor! I know not every tower will come with 8 units for retail & restaurants, but it'd be a lot cooler if they did.
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    I like the units surrounding the garage, but that feels like very little public street activation.
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