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[Bezoar]

My wife and I are currently closing on our first home. It is in Elizabeth Park. We will be living just a house away from the senior center and park. Great to be able to find a place to keep up with the neighborhoods. Anyone know if there is a neighborhood watch in place in Elizabeth Park?

 

I don't know of a neighborhood watch in the area.   I've been in Historic Buena Vista for 5 years and have not ever had any issues, though.    

[Bezoar]

Have any of the homes in Buena Vista Place been sold yet?

 

I think I remember hearing that several of those were under contract before ground even broke.  

[think365]

My wife and I are currently closing on our first home. It is in Elizabeth Park. We will be living just a house away from the senior center and park. Great to be able to find a place to keep up with the neighborhoods. Anyone know if there is a neighborhood watch in place in Elizabeth Park?

Did you buy one of the Kudzo Homes?

[rookzie]

 

My wife and I are currently closing on our first home. It is in Elizabeth Park. We will be living just a house away from the senior center and park. Great to be able to find a place to keep up with the neighborhoods. Anyone know if there is a neighborhood watch in place in Elizabeth Park?

 

I don't know of a neighborhood watch in the area.   I've been in Historic Buena Vista for 5 years and have not ever had any issues, though.

 

I'm gratified tickled that clients like you guys have committed to buying into the segments of HBV, Eliz. Park, and Hope Gardens.  The apparent fact that you have been conscientious to the extent of subscribing to "civic" online discussion forums and posting periodic snapshots of photos and dialog content, generally not found anywhere else, gives grass-roots credence to the uptick in activity in the areas.

 

It's first-hand testimony that neighborhood districts in transition, need not incur wholesale gentrification and market displacement, in order that the districts appreciate in desirability and quality of living.  Yes, over the span of time, many homes had (and have) deteriorated to a state of being dilapidated from neglect and imminently became in need of being razed as a result (from a myriad of socio-economic factors, perhaps).  Even in farther-reaching districts with rampantly mounting property values, crime is by no means rare, with or without established neighborhood watches.  As far as the physical property itself is concerned, it seems that about every 100 years or so, any neighborhood can become subjected to undergoing some form of replacement or "renewal" (as it were) as a municipal institution, often resulting in measurable (if not dramatic) densification.  In many of these cases, I have seen once fabulous, sprawling 1950s-built ranches, antebellums, four-squares, and Colonial revivals, in the "high-price" districts, which IMO probably should have been torn down in a heartbeat, because they became eyesores (with evidence of structural damage).

 

In this respect HBV and Elizabeth Park are fortunate to be evolving during this period of urban and commercial development in Nashville, while many other neighborhoods, such as those subdivisions consisting primarily of newer modest or larger ranch dwellings, have yet to have approached such a state of revitalization.  Despite the bane of the Interstate-freeway dissection of these districts, it's great to see commentaries of these positive changes.

 

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Edited December 12, 2014 by rookzie

[AgentNorth]

My wife and I are currently closing on our first home. It is in Elizabeth Park. We will be living just a house away from the senior center and park. Great to be able to find a place to keep up with the neighborhoods. Anyone know if there is a neighborhood watch in place in Elizabeth Park?

Welcome to North Nashville, feel free to message me in regards to your neighborhood watch inquiry. I patrol your area.

[agentemo1]

Did you buy one of the Kudzo Homes?

 

We are closing on one yes.

Edited December 12, 2014 by agentemo1

[agentemo1]

Welcome to North Nashville, feel free to message me in regards to your neighborhood watch inquiry. I patrol your area.

 

Would love to learn more. I am unable to message you for some reason.

[HGMIII]

Just got a text from a buddy that the lot at 1508 Arthur Ave owned by Augustus Bankhead has a "sold" sign on it.  Bankhead owns 1508, 1510, 1512, and was holding firm on a price for all the parcels of 250,000 last year, will try to follow up and call the listing agent.  

 

[HGMIII]

I spoke with the buyer's agent, Bankhead sold all the lots for 175,000 to a non-developer who will probably sell them to a developer.  The agent said the buyer would have paid up 260,000 for the land.  

[Bezoar]

 

I spoke with the buyer's agent, Bankhead sold all the lots for 175,000 to a non-developer who will probably sell them to a developer.  The agent said the buyer would have paid up 260,000 for the land.  

 

 

That's a a pretty big contiguous chunk of land.  I don't reckon the buyer will have any trouble flipping this around to sell.  

[smeagolsfree]

RD Herbert moving out of Germantown just after the first of the year in anticipation of the Fountains Germantown project starting, which the final site plan is being approved now.

 

https://www.nashvillepost.com/blogs/postbusiness/2014/12/12/herbert_sons_to_move_to_make_way_for_germantown_project

 

In addition two other projects have been approved by the Planning Commission.

 

https://www.nashvillepost.com/blogs/postbusiness/2014/12/12/planning_commission_oks_two_north_nashville_projects

[mundiejc]

Glad to see more folks moving into North Nashville. My wife and I have been on Saint Louis St since September 2013. Got a really cool transitional victorian bungalow that we remodeled

To my knowledge, there isn't an official neighborhood group in Elizabeth Park. I know there's one in North Fisk, and they've been pretty involved with the RM 40 A zoning change for the large parcel on Heiman adjacent to the railroad tracks. Thanks to their involvement, it appears the developers will be getting an SP instead of a wholesale base zoning change.

There have been a lot of artists moving in on Heiman, and there have been several remodels done in the "jones-Buena vista" area. I have a listing on 11th Ave N that's under contract currently. And I'm pretty excited about whatever is going on at 9th and Buchanan. Someone is clearly putting some money into the old Jones Super Saver - they've sandblasted the entire building and brought out the Art Deco brick work, a new roof has been put on, and it appears some work has started on the commercial property across the street.

The investor that I work with has been focusing exclusively on North Nashville, doing remodels as well as doing high quality section 8 rentals as both of us are interested in trying to maintain quality affordable housing in the urban core as well as revitalizing depressed neighborhoods.

Im hoping North Nashville can break the trend of revitalization leading to full scale gentrification. I would like to make some money on my house, but I also think a hallmark of healthy neighborhoods is a diversity of income ranges.

[think365]

The investor that I work with has been focusing exclusively on North Nashville, doing remodels as well as doing high quality section 8 rentals as both of us are interested in trying to maintain quality affordable housing in the urban core as well as revitalizing depressed neighborhoods.

Im hoping North Nashville can break the trend of revitalization leading to full scale gentrification. I would like to make some money on my house, but I also think a hallmark of healthy neighborhoods is a diversity of income ranges.

"High quality" is very subjective.... And all of that talk about affordable housing goes out of the window when an area is gentrified and rental rates double. Investors don't settle for making significantly less return on their investment because it makes them feel good. That saying of "a healthy neighborhood needs a diversity of income ranges", will quickly change to "we need more people in this neighborhood with disposable income to support these pricey restaraunts and $5 coffee".

When an area is gentrified if a lower income person doesn't own their property, then that person will be crap out of luck and will be packing their bags. So if an investor is truely concerned about displacement you would be promoting home ownership or maybe rent-to-own options where the contract is not completely stacked in favor of the owner.

There is nothing wrong with investors making money off these deals, but this "we help people buy providing section 8", is complete BS. Again nothing wrong with making money, but you are helping yourself.

[Mr_Bond]

Has anyone heard when 1212 will open?  I'm seeing more activity in front of the building but no moving trucks yet.

[dmillsphoto]

I thought move-in was on Tuesday?

 

One of the members bought there and is already in. He's hopefully going to get a few of us in for a tour. Speaking of which... 

[philcobizzle]

It's not a developer. I think the person that purchased that house will live there, it just needs remodeling. I walked through that house this summer when it was first listed at about $220K. It was one of the cheapest renovations I've seen...new vinyl floors and laminate counter tops in the kitchen, there were different types of hardwood in each of the other rooms and the second floor was useless unless you were under 5 feet tall. I'm glad someone purchased it with a good vision.

I wish someone would do something with the three brick multi unit complexes that back up to that house on Monroe. One is listed on Zillow with a "Make me move" price of $185k.

 

Hey everyone. I've been paying attention to this thread for a while, first post here.  I'm the guy that bought 1023 Cheatham and I am planning on living in the house. I did a 203K loan on the house and am in the middle of fixing the house from "one of the cheapest renovations I've ever seen" (agreed, @think365).  I am hoping for construction and interior renovation work to be done in mid-January.  I'm trying to return the home to a more classic / craftsman style, nothing obnoxious. 

 

I had been looking at homes in East Nashville (where I lived for 4 years and have my office) for over a year and just happened to land on this property by accident.  I am excited to be a part of the Capitol District and to get involved where I can. 

Edited December 13, 2014 by philcobizzle

[smeagolsfree]

Welcome to the forum. We are getting a lot of new posters on the board for sure. Looking forward to more post.

I am glad to say that members on this forum are making a difference in their neighborhoods and the city.

Keep us informed about the HBV area.

We are getting eyes and ears in all the areas of town.

[smeagolsfree]

I thought it was last Monday. I spoke to Chad W who bought a unit and that is what he said at lunch Wednesday I think it was.

[Leif]

The biz journal had an article that said Tuesday I think and some units have balcony furniture.

[Bezoar]

Demo permit for the Old Cokesbury building issued, inching us closer to the Westin beginning.  

[volsfanwill]

I'll be honest, I haven't been that way in about a month, is it empty now? last time I was there it still looked occupied. 

[Vrtigo]

Demo permit for the Old Cokesbury building issued, inching us closer to the Westin beginning.  

 

Confirmed! On my drive in this morning, I noticed the word "DEMO" sprayed in bright orange on at least one of the structures.

[Bezoar]

Confirmed! On my drive in this morning, I noticed the word "DEMO" sprayed in bright orange on at least one of the structures.

 

What does it all mean?

[UTgrad09]

What does it all mean?

More surface parking!

[rookzie]

Did you see the Google Map version of the current structure?  That thing looks really scary.  I'd be afraid to cross it the way it looks in that image.

 

I'd be a bit edgy about crossing it, because it looks neglected, especially since it was erected so long ago.  Whenever I have ridden the MTA Purple Line circulator bus from Riverfront to the Fulton Complex on Lindsley Ave. (to get my car tags renewed, etc.), I've almost always seen riders get off at the stop at that bridge and cross over toward the Sudekum homes, so it does serve a genuine purpose for those in need of traversing I-40.  But in all, it could stand to be totally replaced, IMO, with a more welcoming-appearing structure, rather than being the rock-throwing-proof, suicide-preventing cage that it has transformed into.

 

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Edited December 15, 2014 by rookzie