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

[markhollin]

Westerly House (6 stories, 246 units, ground level retail, internal garage) update: up to 4th level.

Looking NW from Hamilton Ave. overpass of CSX tracks:

Looking NE from Hamilton Ave., 1/4 block east of Fort Negley Blvd:

Looking SE from Fort Negley Court, 1/2 block east of Fort Negley Blvd:

[nashville born]

How so projects like Emblem Park get approved while others get told to beef up their plans???

Edited January 16 by nashville born

[PaulChinetti]

What's wrong with it? There are balconies, it's not just glass, adds some color to the neighborhood, if that is still the plan. They have a pool. 

And it's some great infill. 

https://emblemparknashville.com/about/

[Rick Dalton]

The problem is that is looks like soviet housing and won't be able to withstand a stiff breeze

[PaulChinetti]

Agree to disagree I suppose.

If anything it looks like something that you would see in 30A. 

[BnaBreaker]

1 hour ago, PaulChinetti said:

What's wrong with it? There are balconies, it's not just glass, adds some color to the neighborhood, if that is still the plan. They have a pool. 

And it's some great infill. 

https://emblemparknashville.com/about/

I do appreciate how it addresses the street for sure... much better in that regard than many other Nashville projects... but the overall design I definitely do not care for.  

[markhollin]

Ashwood 12 South (1-3 stories, restaurants, retail, office space, underground garage) update: steel superstructure for tallest portion on the south end has topped-out.

Looking NE from intersection of 12th Ave. South and Linden Ave:

Looking south from intersection of 12th Ave. South and Ashwood Ave:

[MontanaGuy]

51 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

I do appreciate how it addresses the street for sure... much better in that regard than many other Nashville projects... but the overall design I definitely do not care for.  

I agree, it has kind of a military barracks feel to it. 

[markhollin]

445 Park Commons (6 stories, 335 units, ground level retail, garage) update: all windows and balconies installed; retail slots being set.

Looking SW from Benton Ave.,  1/2 block east of Rains Ave:

Looking south from Benton Ave.,  1/4 block east of Rains Ave:




Looking SE from intersection of Benton Ave. and Rains Ave:

Looking NE from plaza between complex and GEODIS Park, 1/2 block south of Benton Ave:

Looking SE from plaza between complex and GEODIS Park, 1/2 block south of Benton Ave:

[markhollin]

Tennessee Oncology Center (5 stories, 144,000 sq. ft. medical space, internal garage) update: 2nd floor of underground garage underway.

Looking north from intersection of Patterson St. and 22nd Ave. North:

[thenorthchannel]

On 1/16/2024 at 10:05 AM, PaulChinetti said:

What's wrong with it? There are balconies, it's not just glass, adds some color to the neighborhood, if that is still the plan. They have a pool. 

And it's some great infill. 

https://emblemparknashville.com/about/

Somera Road's other projects in town have all been much better.  So that's the let down for me. 

[henburg]

14 hours ago, markhollin said:

445 Park Commons (6 stories, 335 units, ground level retail, garage) update: all windows and balconies installed; retail slots being set.

Looking SW from Benton Ave.,  1/2 block east of Rains Ave:

Looking south from Benton Ave.,  1/4 block east of Rains Ave:




Looking SE from intersection of Benton Ave. and Rains Ave:

Looking NE from plaza between complex and GEODIS Park, 1/2 block south of Benton Ave:

Looking SE from plaza between complex and GEODIS Park, 1/2 block south of Benton Ave:

This construction has disappointed me so far, the apartment building is adequate but so colorless and uninteresting in its design. Even worse is the garage, which better have something applied later to mask the walls, because it is the unfortunate combo of ugly and prominent.

[markhollin]

The Higgins Firm (2 story office building) update: topped out, windows installed.

Looking NW from intersection of 2nd Ave. South and Hart St:

Looking NE from Hart St., 1/2 block east of 3rd Ave. South:

[MLBrumby]

Great scale to that infill. I never would recognize that corner from before/after. Even the utility poles are being replaced. Looks like that little cinder block building along Hart St. at the alley was also demolished.  Is there a bigger new building just to the north on 2nd Avenue? 

[PaulChinetti]

There is new infill behind it on the corner of Hart and 3rd Ave S. North on 2nd, there are some new houses that have went in. 

That corner has changed a lot, pretty cool. 

[markhollin]

Vanderbilt Univ.  Power Plant (4 stories) update.

Looking NE from Children's Way, 1/4 block west of 25th Ave. South:
 

Looking north from Children's Way, 1/8 block west of 25th Ave. South:

[CenterHill]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

Vanderbilt Univ.  Power Plant (4 stories) update.

Looking NE from Children's Way, 1/4 block west of 25th Ave. South:
 

Looking north from Children's Way, 1/8 block west of 25th Ave. South:

Ugh, what an unfortunate structure to put in that spot on campus.  The Highlands, just across 25th where Morgan tower is seen at the far right, is next up for replacement with a new residential college.    

[MLBrumby]

I agree! It's smack in the middle of campus... at least the old smokestack had some charm ... I remember feeling the coal ash raining down as I walked from the post office behind Rand to Vanderbilt Place (ahh, great times!) Frankly, it's an eyesore... it was then too, but that old smokestack was dang tall! Last image from Google SV is from April 2014. 

[markhollin]

Broadstone Berry Hill (4 & 5 stories, 303 units, internal garage) update: most external work complete.

Looking SE from intersection of Bransford Ave. and Rosedale Ave:

Looking NE from Bransford Ave., 1/3 block north of Fessey Park Rd:

Looking south from intersection of Bransford Ave. and Craighead St:

Looking west from Rosedale Ave. at Grissom Drive:

Looking NW from Grissom Drive, 1/4 block south of Rosedale Ave:

[PaulChinetti]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

Broadstone Berry Hill (4 & 5 stories, 303 units, internal garage) update: most external work complete.

Looking SE from intersection of Bransford Ave. and Rosedale Ave:

Is that front corner just for leasing? 

[Rick Dalton]

Hideous 

[BnaBreaker]

What is even the point of building this up to the street if you're just going to wall it off and put all of the entrances at the back of the building where the car parking is?  Developments like this do almost nothing to foster a pedestrian friendly environment.   They're masquerading as urban residential buildings.  You'd have to walk a quarter mile around the building just to 'begin' your walk.  

Edited January 20 by BnaBreaker

[markhollin]

Oxenfree Townhomes (3 stories, 96 units) update: About half of the units are topped-out.

Looking north from Interstate Blvd. South, 1/3 block SW of Herron Drive:

Looking NW from Interstate Blvd. South, 1/4 block SW of Herron Drive:




Looking west from intersection of Interstate Blvd. South and Herron Drive:

Looking NW from intersection of Interstate Blvd. South and Herron Drive:

[Auntie Yock]

^Ugly ugly Oxenfree.

[PaulChinetti]

Man that area is blowing up. Some solid infill up there. Replacing parking lots and empty lots.