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

[volsfanwill]

Two new restaurants going into Encore. Jimmy Johns and Daily Juice.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/food/2015/05/13/jimmy-johns-daily-juice-cafe-open-encore/27239381/

for jimmy johns to deliver as fast as they claim, downtown they will need to deliver by bike.

[CenterHill]

for jimmy johns to deliver as fast as they claim, downtown they will need to deliver by bike.

They do. There is a small fleet of JJ bike delivery guys at the 5th Ave location. All riding fixies.

Edited May 14, 2015 by CenterHill

[CenterHill]

There will be a tower crane at the project next to Yazoo. It will go up in about two weeks.

Great. I was surprised at how deep they went here given the relatively small lot size.

Wonder if anyone tracks the volume of rock being excavated from inside the downtown loop. I'd like to see that stat. Where does it all go? I keep expecting to see a new mountain rising on the horizon any day.

[nashvillwill]

Great. I was surprised at how deep they went here given the relatively small lot size.

Wonder if anyone tracks the volume of rock being excavated from inside the downtown loop. I'd like to see that stat. Where does it all go? I keep expecting to see a new mountain rising on the horizon any day.

I can think of one place in particular that I would like to see it go to. A particular hole they could fill. At a particular high traffic intersection. Owned by a particular guy.

[UTgrad09]

^^^

What he said.

 

I think this is smart on the Jimmy John's franchise guys. The 5th & Church location is perfectly located to hit all of the major office buildings. The location in Encore is sandwiched between the future SoBro and the future Bridgestone...blocks from the MCC and Omni, and there will be a number of other hotels and apartments going up in the vicinity.

[jmtunafish]

^^^

What he said.

 

I think this is smart on the Jimmy John's franchise guys. The 5th & Church location is perfectly located to hit all of the major office buildings. The location in Encore is sandwiched between the future SoBro and the future Bridgestone...blocks from the MCC and Omni, and there will be a number of other hotels and apartments going up in the vicinity.

 

I see what you did there, Kevin.

[Vrtigo]

Great. I was surprised at how deep they went here given the relatively small lot size.

Wonder if anyone tracks the volume of rock being excavated from inside the downtown loop. I'd like to see that stat. Where does it all go? I keep expecting to see a new mountain rising on the horizon any day.

 

Go check out Stacks on Main (the lot next to 5th & Main in East Nashville). As Paramount747 has noted, we have a veritable mountain going up on that site.

[CenterHill]

Go check out Stacks on Main (the lot next to 5th & Main in East Nashville). As Paramount747 has noted, we have a veritable mountain going up on that site.

 

Yes, I drove by there this morning.     It's odd looking, to say the least.    I assume some engineer has gotten comfortable with putting a 5-story building on a platform of loose rock.    

[farm_boy]

LifeWay going to 400 1st Ave, as reported by NBJ. That is the grass field south of KVB. Very high profile location

[markhollin]

LifeWay going to 400 1st Ave, as reported by NBJ. That is the grass field south of KVB. Very high profile location

That's a great spot.  Any ideas when formal announcements, renderings will be forthcoming?

[BnaBreaker]

I can't believe how fast this Lifeway Campus development has gone from what seemed like just third-person hearsay to 'holy crap they're going to demolish some buildings and already have a new site locked down!'

[Vrtigo]

Well, considering they have roughly 1,000 employees looking for a new home and this site, given its slightly oblong shape, is roughly equivalent to that of the Bridgestone HQ site...

 

Assuming they go with this site and are the sole tenants of the building, I don't think 15 stories is unreasonable. Would be a very nice addition to the skyline and would expand the footprint of SoBro by a sizable margin.

[CenterHill]

The choice of that location for Lifeway surprises me, but I'm glad they want to stay downtown.    That would shift 1000 employees from the west to the east side of downtown.   

 

btw, NBJ reports Lifeway and MDHA are still negotiating for the thermal site, haven't signed the deal yet.   

[Guest]

I can't believe how fast this Lifeway Campus development has gone from what seemed like just third-person hearsay to 'holy crap they're going to demolish some buildings and already have a new site locked down!'

When people make decisions quickly things can move.

[dmillsphoto]

When people make decisions quickly things can move.

 

"When people give you $125M, things quickly move"

[Bezoar]

Channel 5 story about Buena Vista (historic and regular flavor) focusing on the G word: http://www.scrippsmedia.com/newschannel5/news/Buena-Vista-Could-Be-The-Next-Gentrified-Neighborhood-303660031.html

[TheRaglander]

That little grass triangle is not a very large footprint at all. They're doing sidewalk and utility improvements to the area right now. Traffic is an uber nightmare at this location already. Wow.

[Guest]

That little grass triangle is not a very large footprint at all. They're doing sidewalk and utility improvements to the area right now. Traffic is an uber nightmare at this location already. Wow.

Which makes it a great utilization of space in my book. That is a dense program for that triangle shaped site.

[Guest]

I venture the rest of my information was also correct.

[FrankNash]

Nashville has a great opportunity to line the new riverfront park with world class architecture. Addressing the park from top to bottom, particularly the street level along 1st avenue will make for an engaging place to stroll while taking in the view of the river. Fingers crossed.

[RonCamp]

Per the Nashville ECD Twitter feed:

 

Mayor Dean announces reopening of Walk of Fame Park with induction of Loretta Lynn and Jack White on June 4! (https://twitter.com/Nashville_ECD/status/598852423776612352)

 

Will be nice to see the park reopened in time for summer.

[markhollin]

NBJ article on the Lifeway to 1st & KVB location:

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/real-estate/2015/05/exclusive-lifeway-plans-to-move-hq-to-sobro-site.html

 

[CenterHill]

Assuming they go with this site and are the sole tenants of the building, I don't think 15 stories is unreasonable. Would be a very nice addition to the skyline and would expand the footprint of SoBro by a sizable margin.

 

And what a great opportunity to include a rooftop plaza for viewing fireworks, amphitheater, symphony, etc.     Best seat in the house.    

[MLBrumby]

Zoned for 30 stories!   Aw, c'mon Lifeway, get that variance and break the ceiling.  Reach for Heaven with 40 stories.

[titanhog]

Nashville_bound had mentioned this would be an estimated 9-11 stories from a source he has.