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

[chc3]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

Eaton's Creek Commons (200 two story townhomes?) update: foundational work underway.

Looking west from Ashland City Highway, 1/2 block SE of Hydesdale Lane:

Looking SW from Ashland City Highway, 1/2 block SE of Drakes Branch Rd:

Great to see this area improve. The views coming back to Germantown of the skyline are amazing.

[markhollin]

336 Ewing (3 stories, 190 units) update: excavation and infrastructure work continues.

Looking south from Ewing Drive, 1/4 block east from Ewing Lane:

[markhollin]

Civil engineering firm Dale & Associates made a request for final site approval of 154 multi-family residential units located at 2404-2518 W Heiman Street. The development will include 154 single-family homes, an amenity building, community pool house and swimming pool and pickle ball courts.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/06/30/deal-dash-mtsu-engineering-building-multifamily.html

This screen shote from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:
 

[markhollin]

E3 West Trinity Lane (3 stories, 24 units?) update: brickwork and cladding complete.

Looking SW from West Trinity Lane,  1/4 block east of Monticello St:

Looking east from intersection of West Trinity Lane and Old Matthews Rd:

[markhollin]

Cato Cottages (2 & 3 stories, 30 units) update: Phase I is open.

Looking NW from intersection of Ashland City Hwy. and Cato Rd:

Looking SW from Cato Rd. 1/3 block north of Ashland City Hwy:

Looking NW from Cato Rd., 1/3 block north of Ashland City Hwy:

[AsianintheNations]

New mini-roundabout in the Nations with some unofficial reflective pinwheels added by a nearby resident, who stated on Nextdoor that he did so mostly to make them more interesting but also for safety. There are at least 3 or 4 of these guys completed now, but since they're entirely concrete and kind of flat, they can be hard to see depending on the slope of the approach (without the pinwheels). I wish they painted the base yellow or added some reflectors (instead of opting for the splitting yellow lines which are okayish but encouraging veering to the right and potentially hitting pedestrians/cyclists). A point of confusion for me is that they're not standard roundabouts - the stop signs in two of four directions have been maintained, so the normal rules for entering a roundabout don't seem to apply.  Anyway, I'm fine with these as a way of slowing down the crazy race cars, but would also like to avoid flying crazy race cars that see these too late.

[markhollin]

Ascent Apts. (3 stories, 240 units) update: slowly but surely adding more infrastructure for foundations.

Several angles from within site off of Brick Church Pike, just south of I-24:

 

[Bos2Nash]

On 6/27/2023 at 4:24 PM, markhollin said:

A 2 story, 24 unit apartment complex on 2.91 acres at 408 American Rd. is being planned by Guerrier Development, who paid $2 million for the site in 2021.  Consortium will be the architect; Dale and Associates will handle engineering/land planning.  Construction estimated to cost $50.9 million. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/real-estate-notes-historic-sobro-building-to-be-razed/article_35d74dd4-1512-11ee-9ceb-83ec9dede5dc.html

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

Is this price tag correct? That is about $2.1 million per unit which is just insane for apartments.

13 hours ago, AsianintheNations said:

New mini-roundabout in the Nations with some unofficial reflective pinwheels added by a nearby resident, who stated on Nextdoor that he did so mostly to make them more interesting but also for safety. There are at least 3 or 4 of these guys completed now, but since they're entirely concrete and kind of flat, they can be hard to see depending on the slope of the approach (without the pinwheels). I wish they painted the base yellow or added some reflectors (instead of opting for the splitting yellow lines which are okayish but encouraging veering to the right and potentially hitting pedestrians/cyclists). A point of confusion for me is that they're not standard roundabouts - the stop signs in two of four directions have been maintained, so the normal rules for entering a roundabout don't seem to apply.  Anyway, I'm fine with these as a way of slowing down the crazy race cars, but would also like to avoid flying crazy race cars that see these too late.

These are great traffic calming, but our country as a whole needs to revamp how we drive. Part of my European getaway was a week in Ireland and we had a rental car to get around to all our spots. They LOVE their roundabouts in Ireland and use them very effectively. These are very common there and the ones in smaller locales - like this - have very little signage and very little paint because they are simply part of the every day. One thing the US does so poorly with roundabout is Signage. We rely purely on road paint so many times and people just don't pay enough attention to it. the KVB roundabout is the perfect example. 

[markhollin]

1003-1009 West Trinity (3 stories, 38 townhomes) update: excavation on hillside continues.

Looking north from West Trinity Lane, just west of Alice St:

[PruneTracy]

On 7/2/2023 at 11:09 PM, AsianintheNations said:

New mini-roundabout in the Nations with some unofficial reflective pinwheels added by a nearby resident, who stated on Nextdoor that he did so mostly to make them more interesting but also for safety. There are at least 3 or 4 of these guys completed now, but since they're entirely concrete and kind of flat, they can be hard to see depending on the slope of the approach (without the pinwheels). I wish they painted the base yellow or added some reflectors (instead of opting for the splitting yellow lines which are okayish but encouraging veering to the right and potentially hitting pedestrians/cyclists). A point of confusion for me is that they're not standard roundabouts - the stop signs in two of four directions have been maintained, so the normal rules for entering a roundabout don't seem to apply.  Anyway, I'm fine with these as a way of slowing down the crazy race cars, but would also like to avoid flying crazy race cars that see these too late.

The curb at least of the circulating island should be painted yellow per MUTCD. As a design point, not strictly safety-related, the whole island should be paved to allow trucks and other large vehicles to traverse it; I assume Metro learned a lesson on this as older mini-roundabouts in the city have signs in the island.

I personally don't care for Metro's use of them without changing the traffic controls of the intersection as it takes left-turning vehicles from the side streets much longer to clear the intersection and accelerate to the travel speed of the main road. This can be an issue where intersection sight distance is limited, as it is in several locations where they have already been installed. This is setting aside the violation of expectations especially in a region/country where roundabouts are still relatively new.

To solve the sight distance issue, I usually turn left the "wrong" way across the mini-roundabout, much to the irritation of Mrs. Tracy. That's right, ladies... I'm trouble.

[GregH]

They went through on Monday and added signs in the middle of the circles. 

[markhollin]

839 West Trinity Lane (3 stories, 79 townhomes on 7.2 acres) will be getting underway soon as Pivotal Real Estate has purchased the land from Rhythm Development for $4.15 million this week.  Pivotal also landed a $22.5 million loan from Hancock Whitney Bank for construction.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/site-eyed-for-townhome-project-sells-for-4-15m/article_e3827ee8-1b68-11ee-b7cd-eb9b03750f62.html

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[AsianintheNations]

On 7/5/2023 at 1:41 PM, GregH said:

They went through on Monday and added signs in the middle of the circles. 

Yes, I'm puzzled by this. Pinwheel art person was advised that the little pinwheels were not okay because the islands were designed to be driven over by emergency vehicles, but the signs (and now, a cactus and succulent garden in the circle by Cockrill Elementary) certainly prevent that. The Kentucky Ave circle in particular is in a tight enough intersection that any parked cars near the intersection will make it very difficult for emergency vehicles to pass, now that there are four signs sitting in the circle.

[Baronakim]

1 hour ago, AsianintheNations said:

Yes, I'm puzzled by this. Pinwheel art person was advised that the little pinwheels were not okay because the islands were designed to be driven over by emergency vehicles, but the signs (and now, a cactus and succulent garden in the circle by Cockrill Elementary) certainly prevent that. The Kentucky Ave circle in particular is in a tight enough intersection that any parked cars near the intersection will make it very difficult for emergency vehicles to pass, now that there are four signs sitting in the circle.

Remember several years ago, they plastered the roundabout at Musica with signs and metal barriers too and then removed them.   Go figure.

[GregH]

10 hours ago, AsianintheNations said:

Yes, I'm puzzled by this. Pinwheel art person was advised that the little pinwheels were not okay because the islands were designed to be driven over by emergency vehicles, but the signs (and now, a cactus and succulent garden in the circle by Cockrill Elementary) certainly prevent that. The Kentucky Ave circle in particular is in a tight enough intersection that any parked cars near the intersection will make it very difficult for emergency vehicles to pass, now that there are four signs sitting in the circle.

I think it'll be ok, I've seen Charter construction 18-wheelers navigate the Kentucky one without touching it.

[ThunderOne]

On 7/2/2023 at 11:09 PM, AsianintheNations said:

A point of confusion for me is that they're not standard roundabouts - the stop signs in two of four directions have been maintained, so the normal rules for entering a roundabout don't seem to apply. 

This happened to me just now - someone completely ran the stop sign thinking it was a normal roundabout.  I guess I should once again inform NDOT of their traffic engineering flaws.

Edited July 12, 2023 by ThunderOne

[markhollin]

405 40th Ave. North (6 stories, 103 units, 6,000 sq. ft. of retail, internal garage) update: glass being installed.

LookingNW from 40th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of Charlotte Ave:

Looking SW from 40th Ave. North at I-40 overpass:

Looking south from I-40, just west of 40th Ave. underpass:

[markhollin]

The Chelsea at Oceola (3 stories, 32 units) update: a couple structures topped out.

Looking NW from Oceola Ave., 1/3 block south of Lenox Ave:

[markhollin]

Comfort Inn (5 stories, 104 rooms) update: windows being installed.

Looking SW from Old hickory Blvd, at Stonetree Rd:

Looking NW from Old hickory Blvd,  1/4 block south of Stonetree Rd:

[markhollin]

701 40th Ave. North will be 3 stories with 36 affordable residential units on .8 acre by Woodbine Community Organization.  They just landed a $3.64 million permit to get started.  Wamble & Assoc. is in charge of engineering/land planning; and Bacar Constructors is the general contractor. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/real-estate-notes-project-eyed-for-east-side-progresses/article_81eb7ece-24d6-11ee-9fa5-7b536f4d9fda.html

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in red at the center of the frame:
 

[markhollin]

3800 Charlotte (4-6 stories, 322 units, internal garage) update.

Looking NW from intersection of Charlotte Ave. and 38th Ave. North:

Looking NE from Charlotte Ave:

Looking north from driveway to Culture and Company , 1/4 block north of Charlotte Ave:

Looking north from 38th Ave. North at Charlotte Ave:

Looking east from I-40, 1/3 block  east of overpass of 40th Ave. North:

[markhollin]

Wood Partners have announced some more details for their residential project on 5 acres at 210 Cumberland Bend (just north of their recently completed Alta Riverwalk project).  It will be 5 stories with 325 units and an internal garage.  It will face the Cumberland River Greenway and river.  Dynamik Design will be the architect (no renderings yet), and Wood Partners will serve as its own contractor. Wood has applied for 2 permits already. They still need to purchase the land and warehouse that sits on it, which was bought by Dore Frog LLC for $7.1 million 3 years ago. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/sports_business/bristol-announces-benefits-agreement-for-potential-racetrack-improvements/article_c967f8f4-2567-11ee-bdd4-f7a20fdd6f0f.html

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[MLBrumby]

How tall can they go in Metro Center? That site looks like it would have a great view of the skyline but it's 2/3-stories below the expressway isn't it? 

[Bos2Nash]

Just now, MLBrumby said:

How tall can they go in Metro Center? That site looks like it would have a great view of the skyline but it's 2/3-stories below the expressway isn't it? 

It really depends on the zoning. MetroCenter is a lot of historically industrial land that is low-rising. Alot of the developments have been going through the rezoning process to move into the mixed-use categories, but that is always a process. The Community Character Manual (CCM) has this property listed as a "District-Employment Center" which code allow rezoning to MUI (A), which could allow up to 15 stories, but nobody has really attempted to do that. Lastly, the North Nashville Community Plan outlines the area as a Tier Two, Center which is modest investment into support/redevelopment. 

I think one thing that may make developers skiddish about going bigger than the stick built 5+1s in MetroCenter is the levee.  The entire area is in the "500-year floodplain - protected by levee". While the 500 year flood-plain says there is not a huge risk for flood (.2% chance per year), We saw with Hurricane Katrina that levees are not perfect. It definitely held during the 2010 flood, so who knows, maybe if/when larger development moves up Rosa Parks we see developers take a swing at something bigger. 

Also FWIW, Rosa Parks would also be one of the better connections (with improvements) to a proposed MLB/mixed-us district at TSU, so that may spur some larger developments in the area.

[markhollin]

Ariza Bellevue (3 stories, 7 buildings, 417 units) continues to evolve a bit due to public pressure in regards to it being built on 500 year flood plain that could effect other homes/businesses in the area.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2023/07/18/controversial-ariza-bellevue-apartments-set-for-final-vote/70420020007/