Inner Loop - CBD, Downtown, East Bank, Germantown, Gulch, Rutledge

[17thandFisk]

This looks like the design of someone with no budget and certainly no imagination.  My daughter can build this in minecraft.  LOL

[ZestyEd]

Can always convert that garage to something like this!

https://www.citylab.com/amp/article/366357

[PaulChinetti]

"Cities can take the lead by rewriting zoning and building codes to require garage developers to meet the minimal adaptability requirements."

Can't even imagine the ruckus that would cause if Nashville tried to do that. Change, CHANGE, WHHHHYYYYYYY! 

Maybe I'm just being cynical. 

[mundiejc]

Its not my favorite design - but I think most of the money went into the main infrastructure. This was all steel beams... no stick framing on this thing. For at least that, I am appreciative. 

 

This is DJ's first project of this scale, and I'm listing some spec homes he's designed, and they are much better. So we'll see with his other properties what ends up happening.

[markhollin]

Metro Council member Angie Henderson is pushing for MDHA to put more emphasis on green space and parks in central core, and less on parking...all toencourage people to use more public transport and walking.

http://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/metro-government/article/20847793/council-member-wants-mdha-to-update-priorities

[markhollin]

From today's Nashville Post:

Atlanta-based TriBridge Residential and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group are planning to soon close on bank loan that will help the team move forward on its Germantown project Hammer Mill, Nashville Business Journal reports.

The site is located at 1390 Adams St. It straddles the Neuhoff complex on the west bank of the Cumberland River.

The partners are providing equity of up to 50 percent of the $65 million price tag for the project, NBJ reports. The development will include a 258-unit apartment building and three restaurants from Atlanta-based chef Ford Fry. The site includes a building in which wood handles were once made and that will accommodate Fry's trio of restaurants, NBJ reports.

The Business Journal story does not note a start date but does say a 2018 completion is targeted. Of note, Stockbridge, which primarily invests via six pension funds, spent approximately $200 million on Cool Springs properties in 2016.
 

[bmkTN]

On ‎1‎/‎5‎/‎2017 at 2:33 PM, Canuck87 said:

"$20M expansion aims to help Nashville beat other cities for more conventions"

Several new additions are in store for the Music City Center, including a 4,350-square-foot market offering food and other necessities. Other changes include enclosing an outdoor terrace along Korean Veterans, allowing the adjacent ballroom to be expanded. Officials hope that these improvements will give Nashville a competitive edge over other cities in attracting conventions.

NBJ Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/01/05/20m-expansion-aims-to-help-nashville-beat-other.html

 

I was just reading this article.  Did anyone else notice how Sichko worded the part about how Turnberry was working on the rest of its property by JWM. Maybe it's just me, but it almost sounded like something might by imminent.  I guess we'll see.

[smeagolsfree]

11 hours ago, bmkTN said:

I was just reading this article.  Did anyone else notice how Sichko worded the part about how Turnberry was working on the rest of its property by JWM. Maybe it's just me, but it almost sounded like something might by imminent.  I guess we'll see.

I was talking to a worker on site a couple of months ago, and he said they were going to start on another high-rise at that location in March or so. Guess we will see, but my guess is either office or condo if it happens.

[LA_TN]

28 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

I was talking to a worker on site a couple of months ago, and he said they were going to start on another high-rise at that location in March or so. Guess we will see, but my guess is either office or condo if it happens.

I would not be shocked if they built a 15-20 story condo tower. An office tower would be a bit of a surprise

[titanhog]

2 minutes ago, LA_TN said:

I would not be shocked if they built a 15-20 story condo tower. An office tower would be a bit of a surprise

I wish they would just go back and build that original office tower they had planned.  It was a nice, complimentary structure.

Edited January 10, 2017 by titanhog

[PillowTalk4]

Just now, titanhog said:

I wish they would just go back and build that original office tower they had planned.  It was a nice, complimentary structure.

I agree.  It was a good fit for the site.  Maybe an alternative to the it being solely an office building would be a combination office/residential tower.  That could be a good fit. 

[PaulChinetti]

Saw this bridge design online today. Just day dreaming about a smaller version for the Gulch bridge, ha.

[CenterHill]

I hated it when my slinky ended up looking like that.  

[PaulChinetti]

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/01/10/name-plans-unveiled-huge-project-cumberland-rivers-east-bank/96355154/

That building with the offset top is pretty badass looking.

 

*pretty sure this is the proper thread?

[titanhog]

^^There's a River North thread below that has a lot of info in it.

[markhollin]

Criminal Justice Center demo continues.  Looking NE from corner of James Robertson Parkway and 3rd Avenue North:
 

[markhollin]

The restaurant development that will include several eateries at the SE corner of Taylor and 6th Avenue North in Germantown.

Looking west along Taylor Street:

 

Looking SW from Taylor Street:

 

Looking east from 6th Ave. North:

 

Looking east from 6th Ave. North a bit further south on the block:

[markhollin]

The 8-story storage unit that was planned for the NW corner of 8th AVe. South and Drexel, has been nixed.  I am glad about this.  I don't like the idea of monolithic structures like this with no street activation along major thoroughfares.  This lot has much better potential in the coming years.  

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20848917/storage-building-project-eyed-for-sobro-nixed

 

[titanhog]

^^GREAT news!

[think365]

On Monday, January 09, 2017 at 1:25 PM, mundiejc said:

Its not my favorite design - but I think most of the money went into the main infrastructure. This was all steel beams... no stick framing on this thing. For at least that, I am appreciative. 

 

This is DJ's first project of this scale, and I'm listing some spec homes he's designed, and they are much better. So we'll see with his other properties what ends up happening.

DJ did not design this project, doesn't own it, and didn't finance it.  He's a front man plain and simple.  This project stands out like a sore thumb compared to the other buildings on Jefferson St.

Edited January 13, 2017 by think365

[markhollin]

From today's Nashville Post:

Lipscomb University has launched its first-ever graduate business classes in downtown Nashville through the institution’s new Spark initiative housed there.

Lipscomb’s downtown Spark is a 20,100-square-foot facility located in a building at the northwest corner of the intersection of Fourth Avenue North and Commerce Street. The facility’s renovation is expected to be completed this spring. In the interim, LU courses are being offered at the Nashville Downtown Partnership, which is located across the street from Spark.

On Jan. 12, Lipscomb’s College of Business began its downtown MBA program with 22 graduate business students. Classes being offered are “Leadership and Organizational Behavior” and “Accounting for Executive.”

“This is an exciting milestone as we engage the downtown community and offer them convenient access to a Lipscomb education that will not only benefit them personally and professionally, but will benefit their companies and as a result the city of Nashville as well,” John Lowry, LU vice president of development and external affairs and executive director of Spark, said in the release. “Instead of professionals who work downtown having to drive 30 minutes in rush hour traffic to get to [the main LU campus], they can now simply walk a few blocks to Lipscomb’s downtown classes. We are pleased that Lipscomb is able to serve the city in another way through our presence downtown and to have a role in shaping its bright future.”

Last week, Lipscomb’s College of Leadership & Public Service also began offering courses downtown as part of its Masters in Leadership and Public Service degree. These courses will also be held at Spark once construction is complete. A variety of academic programming and leadership development resources are planned for the site as well as a Spark: Lipscomb’s Idea Center, which will be similar to the Spark facility located in the Cool Springs area of Franklin.

Since Spark opened in Cool Springs in November 2012, the facility has hosted 1,086 meetings; 25,444 people who have participated in a class, meeting, workshop or other event; and 162 organizations.

 

[jmtunafish]

Lipscomb's Spark center in CoolSprings is dazzling.  Opening a Spark center downtown is a stroke of genius and is a real asset to downtown.  Nashville is fortunate to have so many institutions of higher learning willing to enhance our quality of life.

[HGMIII]

Someone on Reddit said Fresh Market grocery is going to Germantown in one of the new mix used, unconfirmed but the poster was knowledgeable about other grocery locations downtown and in the pipeline. 

[CenterHill]

On 7/7/2016 at 1:51 PM, markhollin said:

Broadway Hotel LLC is targeting a March opening for its Moxy Hotel by Marriott to be located in SoBro. Originally, the 161-room boutique hotel was to have opened by the end of the year.

 Work appears to have stalled on the Moxy Hotel renovation of the former Richards Storage building.   Or at least nothing appears to be happening on the exterior and rooftop expansion.  Anyone have an update? 

[dmillsphoto]

31 minutes ago, HGMIII said:

Someone on Reddit said Fresh Market grocery is going to Germantown in one of the new mix used, unconfirmed but the poster was knowledgeable about other grocery locations downtown and in the pipeline. 

That's also been mentioned on here.