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

[Edgefield D]

I wonder if this is an Amazon Go store?

 

https://epermits.nashville.gov/#/permit/3679994?page=556&searchText=2126 Abbott Martin&searchCode=ADDR&searchType=permit&orderBy=permitNumber ASC

[Edgefield D]

13 hours ago, Mr_Bond said:

A sign on the door at Colt's Chocolates in The Gulch says, "Closed for moving.  Look for us soon in Green Hills Mall."  Has anyone heard about this?  Do you have an idea where they might go in the mall?

https://epermits.nashville.gov/#/permit/3667331?page=555&searchText=2126 Abbott Martin&searchCode=ADDR&searchType=permit&orderBy=dateIssued ASC

[smeagolsfree]

Story from last month.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21069051/colts-chocolates-to-leave-gulch-for-inglewood

[markhollin]

Stocking 51, Phase IV (1, 2, and 4 stories, 75,000 sq. ft. of office/retail) update. 2 more levels of steel aded this week.  Up to 4h floor.

Looking NE from intersection of Centennial Blvd. and Louisiana Ave:

 

[AsianintheNations]

On 2/22/2019 at 3:31 PM, markhollin said:

Regarding the vines on silos, my guess is the plan will be to try and grow those. 

There was an old question about whether the ivy would be painted on. As Mark had mentioned and as you can see in his photo above, they're already growing it, whether intentionally or not. I'm guessing it wasn't initially intentional .. my house nearby is pretty new and I've already got ivy growing all over my fence, trash cans, and garage. Compared to the little bit on the front of the silos, the back side is a lot more impressive. I'll try to grab a photo of this when I'm over that way again. It looks pretty cool in a post-apocalyptic sort of way.

[markhollin]

Lipscomb Academy is starting a $6.5 million expansion of their Lower School (2 year-olds to 4th graders) at 4517 Granny White Pike. It will include 22,000 sq. ft. of new space and 1,500 sq. ft. of renovation. 3 homes facing Harding Lane will be torn down as part of the project.  Should be complete by fall of 2020.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21073345/lipscomb-academy-eyes-2020-finish-for-upgrades
 

 

[AsianintheNations]

Alright, I swung by Project 615 and snapped a shot of the backside of the silos. They are indeed covered in vines, but they're not looking terribly green right now. Hopefully they're just dormant?

[Andy20]

Signs with renderings on the lot cornered in by Charlotte, 31st Ave N, and 440. Looks like 2 midrise (8-10 stories each) buildings. Didn’t see anything on the development map though.

[smeagolsfree]

10 minutes ago, Andy20 said:

Signs with renderings on the lot cornered in by Charlotte, 31st Ave N, and 440. Looks like 2 midrise (8-10 stories each) buildings. Didn’t see anything on the development map though.

Those are massing diagrams that Gilbert Smith had put together in order to generate interest in that property. That is what is allowed at that location.

[Nash_12South]

Trader Joe's pulled a building permit for their new White Bridge Rd/Lion's Head location. 

[dxfret]

Odd that the building permit was just pulled as they have been construction workers on site for the Trader Joe’s White Bridge for the past 2-3 weeks. 

[CenterHill]

On 6/17/2019 at 5:54 PM, AsianintheNations said:

Alright, I swung by Project 615 and snapped a shot of the backside of the silos. They are indeed covered in vines, but they're not looking terribly green right now. Hopefully they're just dormant?

  Welcome to the forum!     About the vines, I think more likely they were sprayed with roundup and will be scraped off.      After all, this is peak "vine season" here in Middle TN.  

On 6/17/2019 at 5:54 PM, AsianintheNations said:

Alright, I swung by Project 615 and snapped a shot of the backside of the silos. They are indeed covered in vines, but they're not looking terribly green right now. Hopefully they're just dormant?

  Welcome to the forum!     About the vines, I think more likely they were sprayed with roundup and will be scraped off.      After all, this is peak "vine season" here in Middle TN.  

[Nash_12South]

56 minutes ago, dxfret said:

Odd that the building permit was just pulled as they have been construction workers on site for the Trader Joe’s White Bridge for the past 2-3 weeks. 

In looking, they began pulling sub contractor permits for the space in mid April. Likely for demolition and new wall layout. You can do a lot of work pre actual permit.

Edited June 19, 2019 by Nash_12South

[markhollin]

The Manning (7 & 4 stories, 36 units) at 120 Woodmont Blvd. has secured a $55.7 million construction loan from Simmons Bank out of Little Rock, AR. A completion date of late 2020 is still set. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21074094/ballpark-building-lands-bowl-business

[CenterHill]

On 6/17/2019 at 8:18 AM, markhollin said:

Lipscomb Academy is starting a $6.5 million expansion of their Lower School (2 year-olds to 4th graders) at 4517 Granny White Pike. It will include 22,000 sq. ft. of new space and 1,500 sq. ft. of renovation. 3 homes facing Harding Lane will be torn down as part of the project.  Should be complete by fall of 2020.

The 3 homes in the lower right facing Harding Pl were torn down 3 or 4 weeks ago and all the trees cut down.      Grading is well underway.   

[MLBrumby]

Gucci will open their first store in Tennessee at the Mall of Green Hills in December 2019. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/06/20/gucci-gang-luxury-goods-store-coming-to-nashville.html

[BnaBreaker]

3 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Gucci will open their first store in Tennessee at the Mall of Green Hills in December 2019. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/06/20/gucci-gang-luxury-goods-store-coming-to-nashville.html

@FromParkAveToTN where you at?  lol

[markhollin]

Work is underway on the new 23,500 sq. ft. Trader Joe's at 90 White Bridge Rd. at the Lion's Head Village shopping mall. It is the slot that was once Lion's Head Cinemas, and most recently an office furniture store.  An $800,000 permit has been issued for the build out. 
 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21074120/work-to-begin-on-trader-joes-space

[markhollin]

Green Hills Mall to debut $200 million overhaul with new wing, more stores, more parking.

Tenants opening in the mall’s new two-level wing this week will include Foot Locker, Forever 21, G-Star RAW, Cinnabon, GNC Live Well and Auntie Anne’s/Jamba Juice. Vans will open June 26.

Retail tenants coming soon to the entire mall will include Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie Kids, Aerie, American Eagle, Casper, Crate & Barrel, David Yurman (relocating), Dry Goods, Soft Surroundings and Warby Parker.

New dining options coming soon will include Cava, Chopt, North Italia and kiosks from Colts Chocolates and Coco’s Italian Market.

These new tenants are on top of a slew of recent additions to the mall, including Altar’d State, Indochino, Journeys, Johnny Was, Peloton, RH Nashville – The Gallery at Green Hills, Sundance and Untuckit.

All told, The Mall at Green Hills will house about 55 retailers that are unique to the market, including Tennessee’s only Nordstrom store. The mall has more than 100 stores and eateries.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/06/21/mall-green-hills-nashville-new-stores-renovation/1476864001/?utm_source=tennessean-Daily Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero

More at Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/article/21074476/the-mall-at-green-hills-opens-new-segment

[Bos2Nash]

Did a building tour of the Hillsboro High School last night. Great to see the progress of the project. They will be moving students into the new portion next school year. Freshman will be temporarily in the “global annex” building for a year before they tear it down next year. They mentioned around $20 million is dedicated to site improvements as well. 

Looking from the new parking lot  

Full remediation and asbestos abatement in the existing to remain  the new hallway continues as a straight shot off the existing too  

 

The auditorium will have some work done  the balcony seating is original and will remain  They want to rate the space as a FEMA style shelter so the high windows were designed to be debris rated, but so far they have been VEd out and to be filled in with CMU  

New lower gym has been striped. This is sized to host wrestling competitions as well as other practices  

Impressive internal courtyard balcony  this will have plenty of sitting on upper and lower level  

The classroom spaces are very generous and well laid out.  this is a multi purpose classroom where several classes can come together. This will be a temporary theater practice space for the next year while the final phases are finished.

Partially completed “bridge” that goes over the parent/student drop off area  this will have outdoor sport facilities and a dance room.

This bridge will also connect to phase II and the flex field over parking structure. 

 

Overall it it is a really impressive project. Blending the new with the historical building that is going to remain. The new site layout will be great. We were told the new track around the new football field will be 8-lanes so the school will be able to host their first big tournaments ever. 

[AsianintheNations]

On 6/19/2019 at 11:14 AM, CenterHill said:

Welcome to the forum!     About the vines, I think more likely they were sprayed with roundup and will be scraped off.      After all, this is peak "vine season" here in Middle TN.  

Thanks for the welcome! Agreed that they look dead. I posted that photo in reference to the render that @markhollin had posted (on page 56, reproduced below), since the render seemed to really double down on the whole ivy-covered silos aesthetic and I recalled there being quite a bit of it to begin with, which at least a year ago looked pretty alive. But it looks like only the ivy on the front corner is alive, whether intentionally or not (the back ivy may have already been dead, or they might have hit the roots during construction), and I suppose if they want that post-apocalyptic reclaimed-by-nature feel, they can always grow/paint more later. Another mural could be cool, too ... as long as it doesn't say "Nashville" or "Nations" on it - we have enough of that already.

Edited June 24, 2019 by AsianintheNations

[Nash_12South]

Went by the Malls new expansion area on Sunday. Very nice with lots of new seating areas (with power for charging). Not a lot open in the new area but if all the signage is correct it will be fairly full by the holidays.

One downside, it was 90+ outside and very warm inside with all the skylights and sun pouring in. That was an issue in the older part (on hot days) that I'd hope they'd have fixed.

Edited June 24, 2019 by Nash_12South

[Mr_Bond]

51 minutes ago, Nash_12South said:

Went by the Malls new expansion area on Sunday. Very nice with lots of new seating areas (with power for charging). Not a lot open in the new area but if all the signage is correct it will be fairly full by the holidays.

One downside, it was 90+ outside and very warm inside with all the skylights and sun pouring in. That was an issue in the older part (on hot days) that I'd hope they'd have fixed.

My wife and I walked through there Friday evening and I got the same impression you did.  Instead of sunshine and heat, we spent 20 minutes in a back tunnel during the tornado warning.

Looking at the new eating choices, I think Chopt will do very well in this mall.  For years, there has been no quick place to grab a decent bite to eat.

[Nash_12South]

I used to work with the mall under previous ownership(s) and they were loath to have any food options. They never wanted a food court or anything beyond unique offerings (like Nashville's first Cheesecake Factory). Now they need to fill the spaces. I agree that Chopt should do well. 

[GregH]

Looks like demolition is underway on the formerly state-owned property at 42nd between Charlotte and Alabama / I40. I believe it was a facility for the blind at some point in the past but had been vacant for some time.