Davidson West: Bellevue, Bordeaux, Green Hills, MetroCenter, Nations, N Nashville

[rookzie]

On 9/25/2019 at 8:30 AM, markhollin said:

A nice summary piece on what is developing around Centennial Blvd. in The Nations, and where things are headed.

Michael Kenner, Miken Development founder who has long focused his efforts on The Nations and nearby Charlotte Park, says the intersection of Centennial and 51st Avenue North is becoming the “epicenter” of the area. He points to looming mixed-use projects (retail and apartments) from Phoenix-based Alliance Residential and Lifestyle Communities (LC) of Columbus, Ohio.

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Kenner says it is unfair to compare Centennial Boulevard to Nashville streets that move through popular commercial districts as they terminate into downtown or Midtown — for example 12th Avenue through 12South, Woodland Street through Five Points, 21st Avenue through Hillsboro Village and Eighth Avenue through Melrose. 

“Centennial is not a gateway into the city,” he says. “And that’s why it’s key to get the right mix of retail and residential.”

 

 

In part, the isolation of Centennial Blvd. was the direct result of the I-40 interchange network at 46th near Alabama Ave.  and the city's decision to close off Centennial Blvd. between 39th and 40th avenues.  Centennial Blvd used to serve as a direct connection to the North Capitol sub-district, providing a path straight through the main campus of TSU (Tenn. State Univ.) and aligning with Jefferson Street at 28th Ave.

Indeed this had been problematic with commercial industrial vehicles, particularly petroleum tank semi's, passing through that point, en-route to or from river terminals and the state highways.  In this respect, Centennial had been somewhat of an arterial (along with Charlotte Ave.) for the Cockrill Bend industrial area.  Additionally, the absence of direct conveyance for motorists between certain major job centers and the neighborhoods adjoining the western-most portion of Jefferson Street and beyond only became exacerbated, when Tennessee State University was granted permission during the early 1990s, to permanently close John Merritt Boulevard (formerly the eastern end of Centennial Boulevard) at 33rd Ave., for construction of the university's Floyd-Payne Student Center, opened in 1992.

While construction of an entirely new roadway, Walter Davis Blvd., and the realignment of 28th Ave. north of Jefferson St. (to form Ed Temple Blvd.) were undertaken to allow Centennial Blvd. traffic to bypass TSU, this might have had the unintended effect of further disconnection of the Nations and North Nashville from activity centers closer to the urban core.  On another note, Jefferson Street itself has become a major source of gridlock with induced demand at 18th Ave (D.B. Todd), 10th, and 8th avenues, mainly the result of severe reduction of surface-road connectivity with the construction of I-40 during the late 1960s.  That actually had been predicted by the former Tennessee Highway Department during the planning of urban I-40, when change from the initially proposed more socio-economically neutral path paralleling Charlotte Ave to the current alignment through North Nashville had been finalized without notice.  Some concessions offered during the construction to help compensate for the predicted increase in surface congestion were never implemented (for reasons beyond this comment).  Before Jefferson Street could have been capable of accommodating former traffic lost through changes just cited, choke points would have to be addressed that now cause traffic nightmares, during weekdays and now even weekends.

So historically the reasons become apparent that Centennial Blvd. would be somewhat sequestered today.  It's a shame that contiguous North and West Nashville in the Centennial Blvd area, remain invisibly separate from each other to this day.  That may change within one or two generations, with increased density and new activity centers rise within the Nations.  The demands on the infrastructure and may evolve with an urge to re-establish a more seamless connection to downtown to relieve pressure on the interstate and on Charlotte Ave.

Edited October 7, 2019 by rookzie

[MLBrumby]

Why does Nashville insist on renaming portions of streets and naming them in full after the person honored by the renaming?  For example, why Walter Davis Blvd (not to mention who he is?)... and just name the whole darn street Davis Blvd? All these names become a jumbled mess when trying to give directions. I'd even add that would contribute to the disconnect between the numbered streets (and there ought to be a law against renaming any numbered street!!!). And is there any rhyme or reason behind what street is officially a "boulevard" or "avenue" or "street"? I know! I know! Some council unit thinks s/he's doing some member of the community an honor and then the whole damn street system gets out of whack.  OK... rant done. 

[rookzie]

On 10/4/2019 at 12:46 PM, MLBrumby said:

Why does Nashville insist on renaming portions of streets and naming them in full after the person honored by the renaming?  For example, why Walter Davis Blvd (not to mention who he is?)... and just name the whole darn street Davis Blvd? All these names become a jumbled mess when trying to give directions. I'd even add that would contribute to the disconnect between the numbered streets (and there ought to be a law against renaming any numbered street!!!). And is there any rhyme or reason behind what street is officially a "boulevard" or "avenue" or "street"? I know! I know! Some council unit thinks s/he's doing some member of the community an honor and then the whole damn street system gets out of whack.  OK... rant done. 

That practice has annoyed me, since I returned to Nashville in late 1992, particularly "Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Blvd."  To me it still remains as 18th Ave., from Charlotte to Clay Street, as it had been prior to the renaming.  And "Reverend Dr. Enoch Jones Blvd". is an even bigger atrocity, considering how narrow it is ─ a Chihuahua with a wolfy bark.  It should be all of Madison St., as part of the historically named "presidential series".  I'm OK with major nationally adopted names such as "Rosa Parks" and "MLK", although I admit that I had to look up MLK to see just where it was, when I tried to find Grainger Supply Company a month ago.  I found out that it simply had been a renaming of lower Charlotte near 11th Ave.

Not trying to sound racist (of all dudes), but, as opposed to other sub-districts, that pattern of renaming seems prevalent among the predominantly Black sub-communities, as with the much shorter segment of 10th Ave. South between Caruthers and Gilmore avenues ("D/Elder W. W. Harris Ave"., most likely a posthumous tribute to a member at the nearby Greater Christ Temple Church).  The portion of Wharf Ave. north of Lafayette St. (Cameron - Napier area) was "rediscovered" as "Charles E. Davis Blvd"., honoring a current Nashville native and former Vanderbilt and NBA basketball player.  I had been familiar with that portion of Wharf Ave. during the 1960s, prior to the completion of the southern portion of the inner loop (I-40) through South Nashville, and which used to connect directly with Hermitage Ave. and into downtown.  It was "cordoned" off (truncated), by the planning of I-40 during the late 1950s.   BTW "Dr. Walter S. Davis Blvd." was named after the President of what later became TSU (Tennessee State University).  Dr. Davis (a long deceased friend of my parents) had been president of Tennessee A and I State College (Agricultural and Industrial),  which became Tennessee A&I State University right after I had been born.

A trivial fact is that I was born in Nashville, instead of in Dover, DE, my parents' home, because Dr. Davis offered my father a position at "A&I" during the early summer of that year 1951.   Dr. Davis tenured from 1943 to 1968, the year that the school name was changed to the current TSU.  Davis, who had been an athletic coach and professor at A&I during the 1930s, also hired  John Merritt (also a former family friend), who had been head football coach during the early 1960s through the early '80s.  As I had mentioned in a previous post, the closing of Centennial Blvd. through the TSU campus was what resulted in the renaming of the closed eastern stub of Centennial to "John Merritt Blvd.", and the creation of a new alignment named after the former university president.

Back to the naming/renaming of streets into Boulevards with long-aSS names,  I think it's a matter of grandiosity and being over-formal in the application requests for renaming.  IMO it's OK to honor persons with moderation, but Metro should have some policy to limit the application to simplified, generic  format and syntax in naming convention, without all that "Reverend Doctor Elder" redundancy and "Jr/Sr" title.  For one, the printed characters have to be reduced in font size to fit on a standard street sign, making me have to squint just to read the freakin thing.  Otherwise the freaking sign has to be made bigger, which in turn makes the streetscape look tacky.  It's bad enough that the city had two separate and parallel roadways of McGavock Pike between Curry Rd. and Murfreesboro Pk.  Finally in July 2018 Metro Bill BL2018-1252 was passed to change the name of the longer segment (extending to Harding Pl.) to “Knight Valley Drive”.  Of course, there remain streets scattered throughout the city with duplicate primary names (e.g. Craighead Ave, Craighead St.), largely the result of expanded corporation limits with the city-county consolidation of 1963.

Edited October 9, 2019 by rookzie

[markhollin]

Faith Family Clinic (2 stores, 12,000 sq. ft.) update.  Land cleared, leveling foundational gravel.

Looking west from NE corner of the lot, 1/2 block east of  20th Ave. North, 1/2 block south of Charlotte Ave:
 

Looking south from NE corner of the lot, 1/2 block east of  20th Ave. North, 1/2 block south of Charlotte Ave:

[smeagolsfree]

On 9/30/2019 at 11:52 AM, dxfret said:

Apparently it is only 2-3 clinical departments that will have facilities at the BM Town Center. The underground garage there has several levels and elevator access.   Not sure if the property next door (former Jamie’s store) is involved,  but if VUMC also buys that property and builds additional space they could have a another significant satellite facility right in the midst of Ascension St Thomas West.   I understand VUMC has already converted several floors at Medical Center East on the main campus into acute care patient facilities. This has pushed out several outpatient/same day surgery clinics to 100 Oaks and now apparently to Belle Meade. 

Someone did some checking and evidently this is an old rumor and from what I can find out Vanderbilt is not pursuing a lease here.

[markhollin]

TriStar Centennial Hospital Garage ( 8 stories, 2,280 spaces, ground level retail) update. At full height in all sectors.

Looking south from intersection of 23rd Ave. North and Patterson St:

Looking west from intersection of 23rd Ave. North and Patterson St:

Looking east from intersection of Patterson St. and Leslie Ave:

Looking west from Patterson AVe., 1/2 block east of 23rd Ave. North:

Looking NW from 23rd Ave. North near intersection with State St:

Looking NE from Centennial Sportsplex parking lot:

[markhollin]

Frothy Monkey interior at Stocking 51:

[markhollin]

Bellevue Ford Ice Center Grand Opening yesterday:

https://www.nhl.com/predators/photos/ford-ice-center-bellevue-grand-opening/g-310029920/p-310029662

[markhollin]

The second Trader Joe's Nashville location opens today at 90 White Bridge Rd. in Lion's Head Village:

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/10/16/trader-joe-s-second-nashville-store-opens-today.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline
 

[GregH]

I believe that 2nd one is the same ownership as The Centennial.

[Andrew_3289]

21 hours ago, GregH said:

I believe that 2nd one is the same ownership as The Centennial.

You are correct, its supposed to be a burger/sandwich place 

[downtownresident]

Anyone know what this is for? Just past the White Bridge Rd/Harding Pike intersection on Woodmont Blvd. 

[dxfret]

That would be a crane for construction of The Manning, a very high end condo on Woodmont  Blvd

[smeagolsfree]

Yup! I was wondering when that one would rise.

[OnePointEast]

3 hours ago, dxfret said:

That would be a crane for construction of The Manning, a very high end condo on Woodmont  Blvd

$1.185 million for the smallest floorplan, right? And a full-time concierge team. Wow.

[markhollin]

The Manning (7 & 4 stories, 26 condos) update.  Tower crane up.  Foundation dig for underground garage underway.

Looking SE from Woodmont Blvd., 1/2 block SE of Harding Pike:

Looking SE from Woodmont Blvd. at intersection with Park Manor Blvd:

Looking east from Woodmont Blvd. at intersection with Park Manor Blvd:




Looking NE from Woodmont Blvd. at intersection with Park Manor Blvd:

[smeagolsfree]

Retailer Golden Goose taking space at GHM. Still not sure if it is a pop up or permanent. They are only in very select cities.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/apparel/article/21094924/highend-italian-sneaker-retailer-nashville-bound

 

[BnaBreaker]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Retailer Golden Goose taking space at GHM. Still not sure if it is a pop up or permanent. They are only in very select cities.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/apparel/article/21094924/highend-italian-sneaker-retailer-nashville-bound

 

Wow, you weren't kidding!  Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Boston, San Francisco, The Hamptons, and.... Nashville!  We sure have come up in the world in the retail sector in recent years!

[markhollin]

Tobacco Barn/The 1865 (46 condos) update.   The 1865-era structure (1/2 block north of Clifton Ave. on 21st Ave North) is looking good in this creative rehab. Exterior work nearing completion.  Will post some of interior progress soon.

This may be the smallest "swimming" pool in Nashville:

The new additional residential building to the east:

[AsianintheNations]

Hey guys - got this in the mail today. Any idea what is being planned for this site?

I think it corresponds to the land circled in red in this screenshot from smeagolsfree's excellent development map:

Edited November 3, 2019 by AsianintheNations

[smeagolsfree]

I cant remeber if this was the land that recently sold and the owner had plans for or not. Either way, thanks for the heads up. I think the owner is pretty wealthy from what I can find out.

[smeagolsfree]

Looking at the parcel viewer, the project would only take up three of the six parcels on that block. It would be the three parcels to the west that border Cali & 54th. I now have it on the map and the boundaries are very close to correct.

[Nash_12South]

On 10/31/2019 at 6:10 PM, smeagolsfree said:

Retailer Golden Goose taking space at GHM. Still not sure if it is a pop up or permanent. They are only in very select cities.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/apparel/article/21094924/highend-italian-sneaker-retailer-nashville-bound

 

In looking at the construction drawings (epermits), I'd say this is a permanent site. 

[smeagolsfree]

The dollar figure of the permit suggested that as well.

[markhollin]

The 1.5 triangular site for medical office building slated for 500 28th Ave. North has finally been purchased for $4.45 million.  The 3 story, 39,000 sq. ft. is being designed by STG, and some newly modified renderings are available.

More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21095730/site-set-for-medical-building-sells-for-44m