Surrounding Counties - Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Williamson, Maury, etc.

[markhollin]

Townhomes at Oakbrook will be 89 luxury-for lease townhomes at 200 Mallory Station Rd. in Franklin.  The developer, Thompson Thrift, secured a $25 million loan from Trustmark National Bank for construction to start, according to NBJ.

[markhollin]

Battleground Academy Performing Arts addition (4 stories) update, courtesy of REI Concrete:

[titanhog]

Anyone seen any information on the huge racetrack facility someone is planning to build on the Rutherford / Williamson County line next to the Tenn. Renaissance Festival location near Triune / Almaville?

Seen it all over Facebook...and residents are fighting it.  Just haven't found a link to all of the information.

[smeagolsfree]

Be more specific as to what kind of track and the location.

[gnash_nelson]

It is supposed to be located in Arrington. The website for the developer is :

themotorenclave.com


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[donNdonelson2]

22 minutes ago, gnash_nelson said:

It is supposed to be located in Arrington. The website for the developer is :

themotorenclave.com


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So this is an exclusive automotive storage development for wealthy car enthusiasts that includes a performance track. Pretty specific targeting of customer base. I have a vague recall of the project announcement, but have no idea if plans/approvals have come to fruition.

Edited August 22, 2020 by donNdonelson2

[smeagolsfree]

I remember the announcement. Now I just have to figure out where Arrington is!

[FranklinTn]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

I remember the announcement. Now I just have to figure out where Arrington is!

Just east of Franklin on Murfreesboro Rd

[titanhog]

It's actually in Rutherford County (the track they're talking about building)...with an entrance that comes from Williamson County (they'll probably try to call this a Williamson County project...but it's really Rutherford).  I would call this land more in Almaville, between Almaville and Triune..and it's adjacent to the Tn Renaissance Festival grounds.  It's right on Spanntown Road.  The only reason I know this is that I saw the flyers the residents are passing out to attempt to block this.  Still haven't found a link online that talks about this land or the development...other than those protesting its development.

 

[donNdonelson2]

Themotorenclave.com is an active website, though short on details. They promote plans for locations across the country.

[markhollin]

Royal Oaks office complex (two 3 story buildings, 100,000 sq. ft?) update courtesy of REI Concrete:
 

[markhollin]

Dover Motorsports has hired Erik Moses at the new president of the Nashville Superspeedway to help guide its return to NASCAR races in 2021.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/08/24/dovor-erik-moses-president-nashville-superspeedway.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

Ascension Saint Thomas has had their plans approved by the Tenn. Health Services and Development Agency for a $25 million, 2 story, 32,000 sq. ft. hospital at the intersection of Veterans Pkwy and Shore Road. Construction will begin this fall, and completion is planned for early 2022.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:
 

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/health-care/article/21143081/saint-thomas-beats-out-vumc-to-establish-facility-in-murfreesboro

 

[AsianintheNations]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

Ascension Saint Thomas has had their plans approved by the Tenn. Health Services and Development Agency for a $25 million, 2 story, 32,000 sq. ft. hospital at the intersection of Veterans Pkwy and Shore Road.

I'm confused as to why St. Thomas would want to build a "microhospital" only ~5 miles from their existing, much larger St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, on the same general side of Murfreesboro, when there's tons of underutilized land around to just add to the existing hospital. I would understand a standalone outpatient clinic facility, but the render suggests emergency services and probably a tiny inpatient wing. Just seems like a recipe for having to transfer patients down the street if any sort of specialist or overnight imaging/procedures are needed . Was part of the purpose just to block Vanderbilt from entering the region with a larger facility? I don't see how adding a handful of beds would adequately address the massive population explosion in Murfreesboro (+113% in the last 20 years).

This is probably all explained in the article past the paywall, which I will one day pay to get past ...

[satalac]

21 hours ago, AsianintheNations said:

I'm confused as to why St. Thomas would want to build a "microhospital" only ~5 miles from their existing, much larger St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, on the same general side of Murfreesboro, when there's tons of underutilized land around to just add to the existing hospital. I would understand a standalone outpatient clinic facility, but the render suggests emergency services and probably a tiny inpatient wing. Just seems like a recipe for having to transfer patients down the street if any sort of specialist or overnight imaging/procedures are needed . Was part of the purpose just to block Vanderbilt from entering the region with a larger facility? I don't see how adding a handful of beds would adequately address the massive population explosion in Murfreesboro (+113% in the last 20 years).

This is probably all explained in the article past the paywall, which I will one day pay to get past ...

I can't figure it out either. I live close to the area, and can get to the hospital quickly. I know the area is growing quickly, especially along the Veteran Pkwy corridor, but enough to build two hospitals across from each other while being 15 mins away from a major hospital? 

[markhollin]

Sumner County Jail update, courtesy of REI Concrete:

 

[markhollin]

The Tennessee government on Wednesday denied Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the largest and most sophisticated hospital in Nashville, permission to build a 48-bed medical center in Murfreesboro.

State officials instead approved a much smaller facility (Ascension Saint Thomas) proposed by a competing company that plans to expand a local hospital into almost the exact same location.

It is unclear if Vanderbilt will appeal the denial or abandon plans for expansion into Rutherford County, which hospital leaders described as needed to alleviate crowding at its main campus in Midtown Nashville.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2020/08/30/vanderbilt-not-allowed-build-new-hospital-murfreesboro/5647274002/

[UTgrad09]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

The Tennessee government on Wednesday denied Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the largest and most sophisticated hospital in Nashville, permission to build a 48-bed medical center in Murfreesboro.

State officials instead approved a much smaller facility (Ascension Saint Thomas) proposed by a competing company that plans to expand a local hospital into almost the exact same location.

It is unclear if Vanderbilt will appeal the denial or abandon plans for expansion into Rutherford County, which hospital leaders described as needed to alleviate crowding at its main campus in Midtown Nashville.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2020/08/30/vanderbilt-not-allowed-build-new-hospital-murfreesboro/5647274002/

I don't get why there can't be competing hospitals in certain areas -- especially given that people have insurance that only works in certain facilities or groups. I think it would be best to have much more coverage, not less.

[Nashvillain]

2 hours ago, UTgrad09 said:

I don't get why there can't be competing hospitals in certain areas -- especially given that people have insurance that only works in certain facilities or groups. I think it would be best to have much more coverage, not less.

Is this part of the free and open market for health care? Seems like competition would help spur innovation and drive down costs for consumers (patients). Why is the government in the business of preserving market share for certain providers? Sorry, politics 

[satalac]

Personally, I'm happy it was stopped. It's more selfish reasons of course since I live out here, but I just don't understand why there needs to be two hospitals on this exit. It's too close to Williamson Medical, St Thomas Rutherford and Stone Crest.  I highly doubt this would make costs go down for anyone either, this is healthcare we're talking about.  The only argument I could see is, as was brought up, is having more providers when it comes to insurance. But once again, it's not like we're lacking in choices for the area.

Edited August 30, 2020 by satalac

[titanhog]

I would rather see Vandy out here than another St. Thomas add-on.  I know a lot of people who refuse to use MTMC because of the way they've been treated there...so they either drive all the way to Stone Crest or into Nashville.  I think Vandy would give residents in a county nearing 300k another choice, at least.  You already have St. Thomas and Tri-Star...so Vandy would be a welcome alternative.

[markhollin]

YMCA of Middle Tennessee is going to streamline their Brentwood operations by closing/selling their 17 acre Maryland Farms property and expanding their Concord Rd. facility.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21143114/ymca-to-close-maryland-farms-location

Rendering of expanded Concord Road facility:

[CenterHill]

23 hours ago, UTgrad09 said:

I don't get why there can't be competing hospitals in certain areas -- especially given that people have insurance that only works in certain facilities or groups. I think it would be best to have much more coverage, not less.

Tennessee is a certificate of need state, which requires approval of the TDOH to add or expand acute care beds and certain other services based on community needs.    The rationale is that, left to the free market, essential health care services would be reduced as providers moved to expand lucrative, profitable services and reduced or eliminated basic services.     The knock against CON laws is that they are an artificial restraint on competition, but the majority of states have some form of CON law.                    

[Bark At The Sun]

The Incredible Christmas Place, Mt Juliet

[MLBrumby]

Harpeth Square is "done"... looks pretty nice. Haven't seen it from the outside. A small slide show from The Tennessean: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2020/09/03/harpeth-square-franklin-tn-project-complete/5696320002/