222 2nd Ave. South, 25 Stories|305 Feet, 391,000 sq. ft., $100 million

[markhollin]

Exterior render of Hampton Social.  Restaurant will open very soon.

Looking SW from intersection of 1st Ave. South and Demonbreun:

[NashRugger]

What the hell kind of photoshop of the sign is that?!

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, NashRugger said:

What the hell kind of photoshop of the sign is that?!

If you hit the traffic light pole with your car, the chain reaction may bring the entire building down! 

Edited August 24, 2019 by titanhog

[Nash_12South]

Hampton Social - First 2 floors formally open tomorrow at 3. Friends and family today. Rooftop to follow. Serving lunch within the week.

Very nice build out.

[deletethisaccount]

2 hours ago, Nash_12South said:

Hampton Social - First 2 floors formally open tomorrow at 3. Friends and family today. Rooftop to follow. Serving lunch within the week.

Very nice build out.

We just had the soft opening lunch. Great build out, an excellent addition to the neighborhood. Good complement to the also amazing Liberty Common next door!

Once Four Seasons is online, there will be such an abundance of energy from the new rooftops overlooking 1st and the park.

[markhollin]

Looking NE from the 18th, 8th, and 2nd floors of Drury Plaza Hotel:

[markhollin]

Hampton Social is now open in the 222 2nd Ave. South Building:

 

[markhollin]

Interview with Brad Parker of Hampton Social Club about the opening of the restaurant in the 222 2nd Ave. South Building.  It covers 2 floors, 18,000 sq. ft., and can serve up to 405 people.  The 2,000 sq. ft. patio on the 3rd level will open next month. 

More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/restaurants/article/21112325/three-questions-with-brad-parker

 

[markhollin]

Starwood Capital Group has purchased the 222 2nd Ave. South building for $264.1 million.  At 326,000 sq. ft. of office space, that works out to $729.56 per sq. ft.  That is 2.5 time larger per sq. ft. than the previous Nashville record.  It also includes the 1,100 capacity garage.  The structure opened a little over 2 years ago, and was built for a bit more than $100 million.

The deal does not include about 29,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space in the building, which is separately owned by Nashville's C.B. Ragland Co.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/02/21/downtown-office-building-sale-obliterates.html?ana=twt
 

[nashwatcher]

How are they getting 264 million for a building they just built for around 100 million???

[MLBrumby]

It's a combination of a bet on the future and all the work they did to lease up the building. 

[markhollin]

This view looking south from the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over 2nd Ave. South will soon be blocked forever:

 

[MLBrumby]

If not for the zebra stripes, I thought I was looking at the Alliance Bernstein tower. They both look like you could cut your finger at their top edges.

[rolly]

Yep, 222 looks to have one dimension a fair bit less than the other. Seems the AB tower is a bit more of a full cube.   

I think the garage treatment is a bit nicer on 222. Of course AB can't settle on a choice yet.

[markhollin]

Another casualty of the pandemic:  The Green Pheasant restaurant, which had been receiving great reviews for its 222 2nd Ave. South location, is closing permanently.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/06/04/downtown-restaurant-to-close-permanently.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[Nash_12South]

22 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Another casualty of the pandemic:  The Green Pheasant restaurant, which had been receiving great reviews for its 222 2nd Ave. South location, is closing permanently.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/06/04/downtown-restaurant-to-close-permanently.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

Great reviews but never enough customers. It never seemed even remotely busy. I wanted to try it out but could never see anything on the menu that I wanted, especially when compared to Liberty Common or Hampton Social. I'm not a foodie.

Edited June 5, 2020 by Nash_12South

[Craiger]

I think that locations is still juuust a bit off the beaten path as well. It got traffic from concert goers, but that’s not the type of place you want to eat before an outdoor concert IMO. I liked the food.

[Bark At The Sun]

Alot of restaurants opened up around 222 within a year of each other..........Green Pheasant, Liberty Commons, Genos East, Cafe Intermezzo and Hampton Social.   I thought the food was great at Green Pheasant,  but I never saw it super busy.  

 

 

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[sqw475]

3 minutes ago, Bark At The Sun said:

Alot of restaurants opened up around 222 within a year of each other..........Green Pheasant, Liberty Commons, Genos East, Cafe Intermezzo and Hampton Social.   I thought the food was great at Green Pheasant,  but I never saw it super busy.  

How's the price at these restaurants? Food is pretty pricy at that neighborhood. 

[Bark At The Sun]

1 hour ago, sqw475 said:

How's the price at these restaurants? Food is pretty pricy at that neighborhood. 

They are pricey.......most of them went after the $15 and up lunch crowd from the beginning.  Genos is probably the one place you could get a few things under $10 for lunch (from the ones I listed above).

Edited June 9, 2020 by Bark At The Sun

[downtownresident]

Work has FINALLY started on the mural facing Demonbreun. From this morning: 

[markhollin]

Sign for Hampton Social:

Looking east from Demonbreun St., 1/2 block east of 2nd Ave. South:

[downtownresident]

Mural seems to be wrapping up. I like it! 

[nashvylle]

Not sure what’s going on there... but it’s better than a blank white wall. 

[chris holman]

Has sort of a  3d affect probably the  Purpose of why it has that look