[The Sinclair, 27 stories, 315', 334 residential units; 31,500 sq. ft. retail; 13,040 sq. ft. restaurant; underground garage]

39 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Just curious if anyone here knows anything about the history of that large brick building at the Y intersection of West End, Elliston and 25th Avenue?  I've read it was originally a garage, but when was it built?  I think it was vacant when I first moved to Nashville. I only remember it as a drugstore and I think I may have gone inside it once. 

I found this blurb on Historic Nashville's 2020 list of the Nashville Nine:

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The Firestone Building
2416-2418 West End Avenue

For ninety years, the buff-colored brick buildings have stood on the triangular lot where 25thAvenue North/Elliston Place splits off from West End Avenue. Designed by prominent local architects Marr & Holman (who also designed the Nashville Post Office which is now the Frist Center for the Visual Arts), it was initially Firestone Service Stores, the first “one stop” retail store in Nashville for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. For the past thirty-five years, the main building has housed a series of drug stores, most recently a Rite Aid.

When it opened, the Firestone store was expected to be the South’s largest tire sales building and service station, capable of servicing twenty-five cars at once. Firestone operated here until 1983, with Eckerd moving into the space in 1985.In 1986, the Metro Historical Commission awarded the property with a preservation award, calling the Firestone Building “an example of Art Deco architectural style, rare in Nashville as well as the nation because the style was becoming popular just as the effects of the Depression were being felt.”

Currently, the smaller corner building houses a Smoothie King. Walgreens, which owns theproperty, put both buildings on the market when the Rite Aid closed.  Historic Nashville is concerned that the Firestone Building’s prominent location puts it particularly at risk of development that seeks to create a newer, larger presence at the expense of our city’s historic integrity.

 

 

[Alcove/900 Church St., 34 stories/418 ft., 356 apts, $160 million]

21 hours ago, rolly said:

 I wonder when the first resident moves in?

I went to the grand opening for Alcove's leasing office yesterday. A leasing agent said the official move-in date is May 1, but that some early birds might be able to move into lower floors a week or two earlier. 

The leasing office is at 517 Church, one of the retail spaces in the bottom of the 505 building. They have renderings scrolling on a TV and VR headsets for virtual walkthroughs. I'm impressed with some of the tech features they boasted: digital keys that can be sent to a visiting friend or to a dogwalker/housekeeper, automated shades that are controllable with an app… it will be a cool place to live. 

[Alcove/900 Church St., 34 stories/418 ft., 356 apts, $160 million]

I hadn’t noticed this accent lighting until tonight. Looks like each of the darker grey cubes is going to get a set. 

[Nashville Yards, 15 acres/4 million sq. ft./ $1 billion, Phase I: Grand Hyatt Hotel (25 stories), Phase II: Amazon (26 & 22 stories), Phase III: AEG District (4 K theater, 34 & 35 story apts); Phase IV: Pinnacle Tower (35 stories), Amazon 3 (43)]

Taken from Grand Hyatt’s rooftop bar, lou/na:

[Nashville Yards, 15 acres/4 million sq. ft./ $1 billion, Phase I: Grand Hyatt Hotel (25 stories), Phase II: Amazon (26 & 22 stories), Phase III: AEG District (4 K theater, 34 & 35 story apts); Phase IV: Pinnacle Tower (35 stories), Amazon 3 (43)]

Happy Friday, UP! I’m a longtime lurker, first-time poster. Here is a view of the Yards from my place downtown. I think of these developments as my “front yard,” so I have been following their progress closely and learning so much from this forum in the process.

The view from this place has changed dramatically in the past three years and there is much more coming.