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

[PruneTracy]

4 hours ago, Bos2Nash said:

Very Interesting road work here.  I will be interested to see how the final configuration of Buckner Lane and the existing, smaller road works out

The existing Buckner Lane (or should I say the pre-construction Buckner Lane) will be abandoned.

[markhollin]

Franklin's Historic Zoning Commission gave final approval for The Middle Eight, a proposed multifamily development located near The Factory at Franklin.

Franklin-based Truland Development Co., which is led by Christian rapper and producer TobyMac, along with his wife, Amanda McKeehan, and their business partner, Charles Rulick, is leading development for the major mixed-housing project.

Plans for the development feature a total of 275 housing units across 15 total buildings. Additional details include:

• 45 large apartment units and penthouses
• 21 townhomes and single-family homes
• 103 midsize apartments
• 106 smaller apartments

  Architect: Antunovich Associates (Chicago)

  Landscape architect: Kiser Vogrin Design (Franklin)

  Branding: Streetsense (Washington, D.C.)

  Civil engineer: Fulmer Lucas (Nashville)

  General contractor: Hardaway Construction

  
  More at NBJ here:
  
  https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/14/middle-eight-factory-at-franklin-approval.html

[markhollin]

Williamson County: Nashville-based Southern Land Co. last week broke ground on its 735-home master planned community in Nolensville.

The community, named Storyvale, will be built in seven phases. A spokesperson for the company said the company expects sales to begin in late 2024, with the first homes completed early the following year.

The community will be built on 372 acres of open land at the intersection of McFarlin and Fly roads and will feature a mix of housing ranging from townhomes to estate homes built on half-acre lots.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/13/storyvale-nolensville-southern-land-co-wiliamson.html

[markhollin]

Williamson County: Franklin's McEwen Northside is continuing with its 45 acre development by adding the 9 story, 300,000 sq. ft. office building (Block E), along with a new 900 capacity garage, 

The new block has already welcomed one of its anchor tenants, Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS), a supply chain company specializing in designing and building material handling solutions for warehouse operations. DCS leased 46,000 sqft for its corporate headquarters, which includes a technology-enabled showroom.

The new addition is expected to be finished by spring 2025 and will bring the development to 80% completion.

More at NASHtoday here:

https://nashtoday.6amcity.com/real-estate/construction-underway-on-expansion-mcewen-northside?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday
 

[markhollin]

Montgomery County: Clarksville's $3.2 billion LG Chem EV battery plant will break ground on 420 acres on Dec. 19.
 

[nashscan]

On 11/14/2023 at 8:27 AM, markhollin said:

Franklin's Historic Zoning Commission gave final approval for The Middle Eight, a proposed multifamily development located near The Factory at Franklin.

Franklin-based Truland Development Co., which is led by Christian rapper and producer TobyMac, along with his wife, Amanda McKeehan, and their business partner, Charles Rulick, is leading development for the major mixed-housing project.

Plans for the development feature a total of 275 housing units across 15 total buildings. Additional details include:

• 45 large apartment units and penthouses
• 21 townhomes and single-family homes
• 103 midsize apartments
• 106 smaller apartments

  Architect: Antunovich Associates (Chicago)

  Landscape architect: Kiser Vogrin Design (Franklin)

  Branding: Streetsense (Washington, D.C.)

  Civil engineer: Fulmer Lucas (Nashville)

  General contractor: Hardaway Construction

  
  More at NBJ here:
  
  https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/14/middle-eight-factory-at-franklin-approval.html

Some of my fellow Franklinites have absolutely lost their mind over this relatively small development. 

[markhollin]

Williamson County: Brentwood's East Park development will be modernized by Boyle Investment. 

The three-building, 167,000-square-foot Class A office complex is expected to receive a hotel, retail, and restaurant uses in a multimillion-dollar revamp.

A freestanding, 6,000-square-foot building would be built to bring in restaurant and retail space. One of three buildings, developed in 1974, would be demolished to make way for the hotel.

The plan is for Chartwell Hospitality to build and manage a 120-key TownPlace Suites at East Park. It is projected to open in Q3 2024.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/20/next-boyle-investment-office-multifamily.html

[markhollin]

The expanded YMCA of Brentwood has been complete for a while.

Looking SE from Concord Rd., 1/3 block west of Sunnyhill Rd:

Looking east from parking lot:

[markhollin]

Williamson County: Franklin has more plans for the In-N-Out burger chain's 100,000 sq. ft. eastern corporate HQ and a new restaurant on 29 acres at Goose Creek Bypass and Lewisburg Pike. Groundbreaking will be about a year from now, and plans are for opening in 2026.  The corporate office will create 275 new jobs averaging $91,000+ per year. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/27/in-n-out-files-plans-for-first-restaurant-franklin.html
 

[Bos2Nash]

31 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Williamson County: Franklin has more plans for the In-N-Out burger chain's 100,000 sq. ft. eastern corporate HQ and a new restaurant on 29 acres at Goose Creek Bypass and Lewisburg Pike. Groundbreaking will be about a year from now, and plans are for opening in 2026.  The corporate office will create 275 new jobs averaging $91,000+ per year. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/27/in-n-out-files-plans-for-first-restaurant-franklin.html
 

Took me a second, but I found the parcel on google maps haha. Glad they aligned the primary curb cut with a signalized intersection. both of those restaurants are gonna be PACKED at the drive-thru lol

[markhollin]

Williamson County: Franklin will see the Wyelea luxury subdivision near the intersection of Mack Hatcher Parkway and Del Rio Pike. It will feature 68 large homes on 600 acres. The lots will range from 1 to 10 acres each.
 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/29/luxury-community-unveiled-for-franklin.html


And behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/community-planned-for-600-acres-along-west-harpeth-river/article_83076a56-915b-5899-859d-01355f60a0fd.html

[smeagolsfree]

What a holy waste of land! Only 68 homes on 600 acres.

[Luvemtall]

The long awaited Barton Village in Lebanon @ Hartmann Drive has finally started. This will be a major step towards fulfilling the city’s vision for the South Hartmann Drive corridor. Jonathan’s Restaurant has already announced its intention to be part of the retail space, more information to follow. Also the One Lebanon Place development is proceeding, as the structures of the old outlets have been razed. They are however keeping one old building and remodeling it to fit into the new design standards. 

Forgive my crude computer skills, I’m of the older generation and have trouble getting images to work 

[andywildman]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

What a holy waste of land! Only 68 homes on 600 acres.

That has to be a function of Franklin / Williamson County growth boundaries, right? That close to downtown Franklin, half a mile from Westhaven, most developers would be density-maxing!

[CenterHill]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

What a holy waste of land! Only 68 homes on 600 acres.

Agree.  Very sprawly.  

[smeagolsfree]

Franklin, it seems needs to update their land usage policy. This is IMO a crime of the highest urban degree. Franklin needs to step it up about 10 notches because in about 10 years or so they will find out the hard way that they have no room for the things they want in their urban core because they allowed stupid crap like this to be built.

[BnaBreaker]

What on earth are these people even going to do with ten acres of land?  

Edited November 30, 2023 by BnaBreaker

[Bos2Nash]

23 hours ago, andywildman said:

That has to be a function of Franklin / Williamson County growth boundaries, right? That close to downtown Franklin, half a mile from Westhaven, most developers would be density-maxing!

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Franklin, it seems needs to update their land usage policy. This is IMO a crime of the highest urban degree. Franklin needs to step it up about 10 notches because in about 10 years or so they will find out the hard way that they have no room for the things they want in their urban core because they allowed stupid crap like this to be built.

This is operating under the presumption the Franklin WANTS to be urban. They have their downtown, but the question is, do folks want to have urban conditions there? Main Street is one thing, but Franklin doesn't have a ton (they have some) residential there.

[Luvemtall]

44 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

This is operating under the presumption the Franklin WANTS to be urban. They have their downtown, but the question is, do folks want to have urban conditions there? Main Street is one thing, but Franklin doesn't have a ton (they have some) residential there.

I’m thinking they are way past the “WANTS “, with all those corporate headquarters and mixed use complexes it’s going to be urban if they like it or not. If they wanted to be rural/ suburban then they shouldn’t have allowed the building that they did. 

[Baronakim]

41 minutes ago, Luvemtall said:

I’m thinking they are way past the “WANTS “, with all those corporate headquarters and mixed use complexes it’s going to be urban if they like it or not. If they wanted to be rural/ suburban then they shouldn’t have allowed the building that they did. 

There is a great deal  of difference in the"urban"  character of Franklin between the area over at I-65 and the old core downtown,.  Unlike Murfresboro, you won't see high rige towers next to the square there in the next couple of decades.  The remodel of the First Horizon Bank on the Square and the city government buildings over by the Carter House I think is evidence that Franklin will keep the scale in the downtown at a smaller impact even if they don't put up absolutely fake Victorian facades.    I think this project with only 68 homes on varying sized lots will hep preserve some integrity of the green space along the riverway rather than carving up 600 acres with 1200 cookie-cutter lots..  It is my observation that filling the land with a high number of single family lots means that EVERY nataural feature will be bulldozed flat and clean.  

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Baronakim

[Luvemtall]

Oh to the contrary, maybe you or I won’t be around to witness it. But give it another 15-20 years , and you’ll see higher density growth infringe upon even the beloved Franklin square. As people move into the area, and the currently under construction and planned development comes to fruition throughout the region. That little town square can only hold out so long, ask around Murfreesboro and you will hear the stories of times past . Like my neighbors who lived here since the early 70’s and tell us of a time when there was no high rise building in town, even some of the now 5 lane major roads were just gravel roads, but yet look where Murfreesboro is now and its distinction as one of the top 15 fastest growing cities in America 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Luvemtall

[Luvemtall]

Remember all the new “transients “ moving here have no history of what it was or care for that matter. Soon there won’t be many natives left to overthrow the decisions of the newbie’s 

[BnaBreaker]

1 hour ago, Baronakim said:

There is a great deal  of difference in the"urban"  character of Franklin between the area over at I-65 and the old core downtown,.  Unlike Murfresboro, you won't see high rige towers next to the square there in the next couple of decades.  The remodel of the First Horizon Bank on the Square and the city government buildings over by the Carter House I think is evidence that Franklin will keep the scale in the downtown at a smaller impact even if they don't put up absolutely fake Victorian facades.    I think this project with only 68 homes on varying sized lots will hep preserve some integrity of the green space along the riverway rather than carving up 600 acres with 1200 cookie-cutter lots..  It is my observation that filling the land with a high number of single family lots means that EVERY nataural feature will be bulldozed flat and clean.  

 

Or they could have put vastly more lots there and then preserved some of that green space as actual usable green space for everyone in Franklin to use rather than it just being handed to some rich folks to fence off and plant their flag on.

[smeagolsfree]

I have to give them some credit as they did not elect Hanson for Mayor so there are some sane people there.

[markhollin]

Wilson County: Mt. Juliet is moving forward with the Golden Bear Place development that will feature 370 multifamily units, 103 cottages/townhomes for ages 55+, 187 other apartments, a bowling alley, restaurant, and convenience store at Beckwith Road and Golden Bear Gateway near Interstate 40.

More at TheTennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/mt-juliet/2023/11/28/mt-juliet-golden-bear-place-plans-bowling-alley-hyatt-hotel-homes-more/71721265007/