Inside 440 - Berry Hill, Midtown, Vanderbilt, 12S, WeHo, Fairgrounds, etc.

[MLBrumby]

Yep... that building was built in 1957... I used to have some ROTC events in it.  It sucked!

[volsfanwill]

3 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

What they did with Hutton was to completely gut it and renovate. It used to be offices and old ones at that.

yes, my grandfather's office was in that building when they moved here, in 1966.

[bhibbs]

Adam Sichko ‏@NSHBIZSichko 24s24 seconds ago

and here it is, subscribers. The first look at Pat Emery's Midtown/Music Row office project:

[MLBrumby]

A strange twist on a cliche design, although I like the street level retail.  He really ought to get the old CC site underway before biting off any more projects.  Is that on the site that was originally proposed for a 12-story residential building? 

Edited June 22, 2016 by MLBrumby

[titanhog]

What's the address on this Emery project?

[CenterHill]

18th and Chet Atkins.     yes, it is the same site that Terwilliger Pappas planned to build the 12-story residential project on.   

[BnaBreaker]

Squarely decent looking if not a bit awkward.  

Edited June 22, 2016 by BnaBreaker

[MidTenn1]

I like a lot about it (the 18th and Chet Atkins proposal above), except for the 'pop top' thing on the front. It is a good scale for the area and has a lot of durable materials on the facade. 

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, PHofKS said:

I like a lot about it (the 18th and Chet Atkins proposal above), except for the 'pop top' thing on the front. It is a good scale for the area and has a lot of durable materials on the facade. 

But what you don't know is that if you pull that "pop top" thing down, there is a center section of the building that rises to over 700', making it the tallest building in Nashville. 

[BnaBreaker]

I want to use it to open a beer bottle.

[MidTenn1]

37 minutes ago, titanhog said:

But what you don't know is that if you pull that "pop top" thing down, there is a center section of the building that rises to over 700', making it the tallest building in Nashville. 

I thought maybe it shoots out string confetti.

[fieldmarshaldj]

9 hours ago, bhibbs said:

Adam Sichko ‏@NSHBIZSichko 24s24 seconds ago

and here it is, subscribers. The first look at Pat Emery's Midtown/Music Row office project:

[titanhog]

4 hours ago, PHofKS said:

I thought maybe it shoots out string confetti.

That too.  It rises to 700'...then shoots confetti out of the top. 

[markhollin]

Belcourt Theater to have grand reopening on July 22nd after $5 million make-over and expansion:

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2016/06/23/the-belcourt-sets-reopening-date.html

[markhollin]

Another West End Avenue luxury condo is in the works:

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20826567/west-end-site-eyed-for-luxury-condo-building

 

[donNdonelson2]

Remember the Alamo?

[claya91]

That design with some cold hardy palmettos out front would really be quite the sight on West End.

[BnaBreaker]

Another inward facing fortress that greets the general public with a giant garage door.  Great way to build a community.  

[Hey_Hey]

I think that area has firmly decided that creating community is not the goal.  I think privacy, security, and convenience is driving the decisions when building these. It's like a more urban Belle Meade. 

Edited June 26, 2016 by Hey_Hey

[smeagolsfree]

11 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

Another inward facing fortress that greets the general public with a giant garage door.  Great way to build a community.  

In fairness to the developers, there is not an ally that runs in the rear and the site is very tight, so I don't think they have much of a choice in the matter, but I do feel your pain.

I think there is a bit of access in the rear but I believe that would require a right of way issue with an adjacent property owner.

[MLBrumby]

It's a pretty ugly stretch of West End too... right next to "garden" apartments. So it might just be a marginal improvement. 

[Neigeville2]

I have to say the eaves/soffits and the arched windows and openings are vastly more appealing to me than another gray and tan industrial pile of rectangles.  It may not evoke the local architectural vernacular, but then again I'm not sure we have one.  However I have to wait to see the actual landscaping--sans the moderate sized trees in the illo, it may just come off as another naked box anyway.

[markhollin]

Metro Planning Dept. unveils new concepts to preserve Music Row:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/06/27/metro-unveils-protections-music-row/86444610/

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2016/06/28/music-row-protections-unveiled-at-community.html

 

[samsonh]

24 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Metro Planning Dept. unveils new concepts to preserve Music Row:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/06/27/metro-unveils-protections-music-row/86444610/
 

Seems like an idea that will keep music row in the poor shape it currently is in. 

[markhollin]

Chicago group buys 100+ year-old house in Midtown, has plans for the Hopsmith Tavern bar/restaurant at 1903 Division Street. They will incorporate an addition into the 2-story, 4,500 sq. ft. home (for many years utilized as an office). Rendering below.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2016/07/06/chicago-group-plans-new-midtown-barrestaurant/86757674/