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Paul, haven't you heard? Downtown's too busy, that's why nobody goes there.

My comment may belong in the transportation thread. I really like this (long-overdue) move from Cooper - it's one of those no-regrets actions we can take without a massive referendum or a half decade of study. Establishing dedicated right-of-way for transportation is the most important transit-related action that Nashville can take in the short term. There are a few priorities that this will help Nashville prove out: Bus rapid transit in dedicated bus lanes, where car commuters and tourists in ride-shares can see public transportation passing them, will encourage more people to shift trips from cars to transit Leveraging a rapid transit overlay to enable more density along the corridor will create a positive feedback loop of more residents and businesses that leverage transit for car-light and car-free lifestyle Proof-of-concept partnership with TDOT for dedicated transit right-of-way Richmond, VA just built a BRT line for ~$7M/mile (though only half of the line is truly dedicated right-of-way, so you can argue that the cost/mile is closer to $15M). Recent light rail construction across this country has exceeded $100M/mile. This could be a proof-of-concept that helps build support for further transit expansion (both BRT lanes and light-rail).

Well-said, Craig Bos2Nash. 89% of past Bonus Height has been earned by via parking (underground, lined garages, and public access). As I noted on twitter, the prerequisite of "entirely underground parking" has a real shot to dramatically change the way developers build in Nashville... Lot of podiums under construction today. We could see future use of the bonus height program drop in the future with these changes, especially the "no above ground parking" making office towers (which are generally more-heavily parked) less likely to use the program... makes it increasingly important that the bonuses are lucrative. (As an example, the new 35-story Pinnacle tower uses 5 stories of bonus height in the current program, including 8 stories of fully-lined above-ground parking in addition to the Nashville Yards' 5 stories underground.)

Hyatt's probably got an exclusive as the only hotel in the Nashville Yards development, right?

Grundy Street really stands out in this shot, before the interstate bisected it.

Love to see grocery stores on frequent bus routes.

Went to one of CM Withers public meetings - there's advantages to this going the SP route rather than what's currently permitted by-right: additional density, additional height to offset the public greenspace, and controlling/limiting the amount of STR via SP. I'm with Craig, though - upzoning the residential between 7th & 14th, from Davidson up towards Shelby Ave would be great - we're talking about a neighborhood that's less than a mile from downtown Nashville - it should be zoned for more than suburban form single-family.

Portland and Boise both seem likely in the next couple years. Portland doesn’t have anything direct in the mid south, nearest non-stop options are Atlanta and St Louis.

Missing about ten states based on a quick look at this map, adding the flight to Delaware: https://flynashville.com/flights/nonstop-destinations Alabama, West Virginia, Vermont, Kansas (the KC airport is in Missouri), New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Hawaii, and Alaska

5 retail slots, almost 500 units, and ~0.5 parking ratio on a bus route is just awesome. I want more form-based zoning around Nashville (like the downtown code) to legalize more of these!

The relative restraint in materials and modulation feel like big winners to me (as a hobbyist, not an educated architect) vs a lot of low & mid-rise construction.

This action is a meaningful signal, and we should expect to see smaller parking garages in new hotels downtown. It's 2023 - parking needs in Nashville's downtown loop are much lower than they used to be. Here are two pictures that could make those parking needs even lower!

Forget 'em. This is nearly 400 badly needed homes in a dope-ass location: on a frequent transit line, walking distance to a grocery store, to multiple parks, to five points, to Titans stadium. Shoot I want to live here!

It's the remix to Edition.

These will be nice to live in, and a good way to add density near Gallatin Pike! I rented in the Volta apartment building (developed by one of the pricipals at MW, Nathan Weinberg) and have been in several of the houses he's built around Inglewood through his NXNE development company. Thoughtful layouts, contextual development, seems like solid construction. Love the density, but I hate the way modern development doesn't allow for different lots/developments to build upon each other. If this city had more intentional planning (and fewer development opponents), the driveway/alley would be built along the back of the Greenland lots, starting an alleyway between Greenland and McAlpine, to allow current and future landowners to take advantage of those incredibly deep lots (see below).

I dig their interiors a lot, but their exteriors are straight booty. No engagement with the street, massive garages with little tiny front doors and no front porches on the ground floor, dark hulking behemoths that say "to heck with context." https://www.instagram.com/richland_builders

The Bellevue crowd would have significantly less demand to develop in their neighborhood if more of Nashville's city center was upzoned and allowed far more construction like Belle Meade Plaza. The irony is that because 1.) development is restricted to too few parcels and 2.) these Bellevue people see BMP's approval as a sign that Bellevue projects are going to get approved, folks who would actually gain from BMP are in arms opposed to it.

Oddball question: what's the newest building that's been demolished for new construction in Nashville? (For example Greer Stadium (1978) and Starwood Amphitheater (1986) don't count, because they haven't been replaced with anything. Is it the LifeWay Tower (1990)?

Public or private?

Nashville office developers learned a valuable (and expensive) lesson from that... Asurion, Amazon, 5th&Broad, Nashville Yards all have dedicated signaling for exits. Broadwest could actually end up with some issues with their major exit off Hayes St. when that area builds up.

The outbound part in the evening would be incredibly beneficial to Nashville (though getting onto northbound express lanes would be easier if those lanes were on the interstate instead of in East). The inbound portion in the morning would need a total reimagining of the loop-de-loops and spaghetti junction at the end of Ellington - the backup comes from stoplights at the end of each of the three exits off Ellington (Spring St & Dickerson / Spring St & Main St / James Robertson & Interstate Dr).

The historical knowledge on this forum is amazing.

Great analysis, Craig - thank you! Someone at MDHA needs to get "Envision Vine Hill" as the next big MDHA project when they start wrapping up at Cayce... this is a great place for Metro to build up incremental density with some market-rate cross-subsidization

I've seen some folks bash on the aesthetics of this one. I love the design on this building: paint colors are top-tier and the façade articulation is pretty good (strong horizontal lines play into the mid-century theme really well).