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22 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:
Looks to be a new rendering of Modera Germantown Phase II. I do not think the image has been run before but apologies if it has. A 35-million-dollar permit was also pulled.
This shows ground level retail. I wonder if that will transpire? We need more mixed use in the hood.
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On 2/3/2023 at 8:36 AM, chc3 said:
Looks like that liquor store and mart will be razed. I’d love to get his liquor license and open up a place like Woodland Wine Merchant in Germantown.
I'm still salty about Woodland wine. I approached metro and the state about opening that same concept in the same building 3 years prior when I lived in east Nashville. Was shot down. We need a wine and liquor place that is nice and you don't feel like you may be part of a robbery situation.
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11 hours ago, MLBrumby said:
I'd imagine they were late in discovering how expensive custom historical windows are to make.
If that is their issue they have bigger problems. Custom historical windows are expensive AF but in the scheme of things shouldn't kill a project. Some builders go automatically to Marvin or pella windows but jeld wen has a custom division. Marvin quoted me nearly 5k a window but jeld wen was 1.5k.
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2 hours ago, markhollin said:
The Livery Residences (2 stories?) site continues to see slight changes. Fencing is down, and gravel now laid. It had been a staging area for improvements to a structure nearby. No word on if this is every going to get out of the ground.
Looking SW from intersection of 5th Ave. North and Monroe St:
The land is worth a million bucks. No idea why it's just sitting. Maybe turn it into a paid parking lot for taco mamacita
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Personally I think the garage is a prime example of architectural mediocrity. Unless you put on a whole new facade, it's never going to look particularly attractive in my opinion.
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On 7/28/2022 at 5:41 AM, markhollin said:
4th & Monroe Townhomes (3 stories, 6 units) update.
Looking SE from 4th Ave. North, 1/4 block south of Monroe St:
Looking SW from Monroe St., 1/2 block east of 4th Ave. North:
Looking SE from Monroe St., 1/2 block east of 4th Ave. North:
This whole project looks sub-par. Not quite as bad as what went on the lazarollis site, but close. I don't understand how quality is actually decreasing compared to the luxus and gramercy.
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18 hours ago, VSRJ said:
And the time for preparation at 312 is generally limited to deep dish pizzas. True Chicagoans prefer thin crust.
Regardless, I'll never turn down Desano.
I dunno. 312 It's like 45 minutes for a thin crust. Hasn't changed since the day they opened.
Emmy squared is good but Detroit pizza is a bit on the heavy side.
City house has excellent quality pizza but very limited on choices.
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6 hours ago, markhollin said:
DeSano Pizza will be relocating from Midtown to the 1 story, 13,400 sq. ft., 1982 era structure at 10104th Ave. North, just north of Von Elrod's Beer Garden. They plan on a $1 million investment in converting the structure from office space into a restaurant, which will include a large patio area. An ealry 2023 opening is planned. Their current location at 115 16th Ave. South is under contract to be sold.
More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:
This is incredible news. Living in Germantown we are in a good pizza desert. Desanos is excellent.
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16 hours ago, Nashville Cliff said:
Why yes, those of us lacking the capital to compete with deep pocket developers should have no say in the nature of our community. How silly of us.
Correct, you are 100% right that you should have no say. Get investors and get control. All the developers have investors, it's no different than if you have investors.
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On 4/13/2022 at 3:02 PM, natethegreat said:
Their leverage ratio would be extremely high if they funded the entire $2b+ stadium. It’s not my goal to shill for billionaires, but I simply don’t think they have the capacity to do it.
This is 100% correct. It's like buying a Yukon Denali when you make $75k a year. Can you do it? Yes. Is it really dumb. Yes.
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This is a development discussion forum, not a social equity forum. Bottom line is that they are not going anywhere, no matter what is highest and best use for their land. Can we please focus on development?
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8 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:
Darn, when I saw the first shot of the vacant lot, I was hopeful they had decided to just take it all down. Wishful thinking.
Quite honestly I would demolish it for free. It's just sad and depressing.
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On 1/31/2022 at 7:20 AM, markhollin said:
1227 3rd Ave. North (3 stories, 15 townhomes) is finally moving forward. The .62 acre site. is being undertaken by an LLC made up of Michael Hartley (Landmark Realty), Steve Ezell (Tri-Mark Builders), and a silent partner. Allard Ward is the architect; Barge Cauthen is handling engineering/land planning. They go before Metro Planning Commission of March 10th for an SP related to rezoning.
More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:
https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/planned-germantown-townhome-project-sees-movement/article_36146952-8077-11ec-8ca3-f3882f10fb39.html
This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:
I guess the retail component at the corner of 3rd and Monroe got nixed?
I am so looking forward to this project being finished. This and the three corners of 2nd and Monroe are going to make a HUGE difference to the immediate locale.
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16 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:
A very handsome project indeed, but a bit of a bummer that they couldn't also acquire that little sliver of property directly adjacent to the greenway. Does that mean there will still be a bunch of junk piled up there next door?
The property not included looks like it is part of metro public infrastructure. I would say at some point metro will make Toll Brothers responsible for a landscape plan as a condition of approving the SP.
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17 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:
Owned by the people that own Taco Mamacitas. The Monen family.
I'm very interested to see how this progresses. We need another casual option in the area that is not fast-casual.
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Rendering for the proposed 10 storey multifamily project at the site of the demolished O'Reillys at corner of Rosa parks and Monroe. Seems a little tall, but we are half mile from CBD. Big upgrade regardless.
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2 hours ago, markhollin said:
4th & Monroe Townhomes (3 stories, 18 units) Phase I update: topped out.
Looking NW from 4th Ave. North, 1/4 block south of Monroe St:
One of the units in the rear of the site collapsed. My wife was walking the dog when it happened. Was a little concerning to see the framers scrabbling out as it came down. No one seemed to be hurt.
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Anyone have more info on this? Nashville post is being a tease. Could be significant change to height in the area. I think currently the Ludlow is the tallest structure in the area?
Thoughts? Does anyone have access to renderings from behind the post paywall?
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1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:
You have to do the neighborhood meetings and keep the folks that are not in that hood out. It’s Got to be a close working relationship with the council person to get it done. Sorry you had the problem. Better luck on future projects!
You hit the nail on the head - the council person went AWOL.
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On 10/11/2021 at 2:31 PM, smeagolsfree said:The thing is you have to trick the neighbors into liking what you have to offer and educating them. It starts with the Council person. The thing they hate most are the STR’s. If they think that STR’s are involved number one you have lost, but one of the big issue you are facing when you have alleys is front loading garages. You are probably not going to get the waiver. I am not sure where you were trying to get he waiver but I would bet somewhere in E Nashville where front loaders are nasty words depending on the district.
Glencliff area. I wanted rear load in the SP. Specifically no STRP. It got to a point where the community including people who literally lived 12 miles away were getting involved, So I said F it. After I decided that, they were like, oh can you do your original concept plan. I said. Nope. That ship has sailed.
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21 hours ago, MLBrumby said:I have a (recurring) question for Sir Smeagolsopolous! OK.. sorry for that, but it's a weird afternoon. Anyway, to the question... do you think developers in Nashville initiailly "overask" with their proposals with every intention of scaling down after the expected resistance? In effect, are they testing what they might get away with, or do they actually wish to build the bigger (usually) projects they first propose? I get your point that the DT codes will be (should be) changed in response to what's been happening in that area, and it seems this is just an ongoing game between developers and Metro.
Several posters here actually talk with developers regularly and I wonder what the thinking is. I go back to what I've said a number of times in situations like this: If developers showed those in opposition to their grand plans what they would be able to build without any zoning changes (say, an enormous big chunk of a building of 200' that would block views from all around it) would that persuade many in opposition to take the better bargain. I don't know for sure, but it seems to me that the initial plans with the three towers and the open space between them would have given the people in City Lights a better range of views and more sunset light than what could be built there already by rights. If I had a view unit in CL facing west, I'd much prefer to have the views of several different buidings with some sunlight between them than a huge wall of windows directly across the street. No? What am I not getting in this game?
I've been in this exact same scenario. I wanted to do an SP for a more attractive concept and wanted 3 more units to offset the cost of alley loaded garages. The community shot it down because they thought they were stopping development despite me making it clear that I would just go with regular zoning and an inferior concept. So we went with a boring cul de sac with a bulb at the end. Dumb. Nothing I'm going to be proud of creating.
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17 minutes ago, markhollin said:Welcome to the forum, Brit_in_Gtown! : )
Thank you, I have been a long time lurker. I am a developer in the 'burbs and love learning about new projects in my neighborhood (Germantown).
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On 10/7/2021 at 11:52 AM, Bos2Nash said:Yes. My bad for misunderstanding the question. Many times there is early core drilling for a geotechnical report and there is sometimes additional core drilling for confirmation of structural assumptions made during design. One of the challenges with excavation Mark mentioned (beyond rock because that's everywhere here lol) is the amount of top soil that needs to be removed from the site in order to get proper compaction for the first floor slabs.
I own a couple of those types of drills. The drilling on site right now is almost certainly for blasting. The pattern spacing I saw looks to be for mass excavation, maybe for below grade parking or stormwater retention.
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This is an extremely ambitious project that is unprecedented in Nashville. I hope it works out great. Not sure if they have country club money, equity, or a lender to make up the cap stack, but $5M attached townhomes is pioneering for sure. I love it.