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

[Vrtigo]

Another view of BWSC, as seen from the upper floor of the Adventure Science Center:

[fieldmarshaldj]

On ‎7‎/‎2‎/‎2017 at 9:40 AM, BnaBreaker said:

I kinda wish they would've added a few bells and whistles to that complex upon reconstruction.  I like that it's there, but it's basically just a log cabin that looks like a different log cabin that was there long before... not exactly going to draw the attention of the tourist masses.  

I said it before, I'll say it again: It looks like a log restroom.

[MLBrumby]

43 minutes ago, Vrtigo said:

Another view of BWSC, as seen from the upper floor of the Adventure Science Center:

What is the crane to the right?

[PaulChinetti]

6 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

What is the crane to the right?

I thought that was the City Light projects over there on Rutledge? But the more I look at it I'm not sure.

[titanhog]

Looks like The Gettys Group is the purchaser of the 2 acres near News Channel 5's studios.

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/07/03/buyer-revealed-for-downtown-state-property-sold-at.html

[markhollin]

915 Monroe (3 stories, 17 townhomes) in Historic Buena Vista update. Excavation has begun.

Looking SW from corner of Monroe Street and 9th Ave. North:
 

[markhollin]

Noelle Hotel update.

Looking west along Church Street at Printers Alley:

 

[markhollin]

Lifestyle Communities Germantown 4 to 6 stories, 450 units, retail/restaurants) update.

Looking NE from intersection of Madison and 2nd Ave. North:

 

Looking north from intersection of Madison and 2nd Ave. North:

 

Looking SE along 2nd Ave. South just south of Monroe:

 

Looking east from 2nd Ave. South at the faux brick finish--looks good. 

 

Looking SW from intersection of Monroe and Adams:

[nashvillwill]

12 hours ago, markhollin said:

 

 

Soooooo.....is that an apartment building or an NES substation?

[BnaBreaker]

11 minutes ago, nashvillwill said:

Soooooo.....is that an apartment building or an NES substation?

Is it just me, or does the whole concept of above ground power-lines just seem almost primitive?  Obviously Nashville is far from being the only city in the world to have this problem, but I still wish the city would begin to address it, slowly but surely.  

[markhollin]

A hotel is definitely in the works for 1.17-acre site in the area south of Broadway, which just changed ownership for a record per-square-foot price for property in the Lafayette Street corridor.

Randal Nashville Properties LLC paid $8.17 million, or roughly $160 a square foot, for the site that includes Czann's Brewing Co.'s 3,000-square-foot brewery and taproom at 505 Lea Ave. The deal also included the tract that glass and mirror shop Allnite Glass & Mirror Co. occupies at 500 Lafayette St. plus a vacant office building and parking lot. 

No word yet on what brand of hotel, size, nor renderings. The site is the trapezoid shaped property in the center of this screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent Nashville Development Map.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/07/06/hotel-planned-czanns-brewing-site-nashvilles-sobro-area/453725001/

 

[Nashville Cliff]

I care a little about another hotel; I care a lot more where Czann's relocates.

[markhollin]

The downtown Lipscomb satellite campus is coming along within the first floor of the parking garage on the NW corner of Commerce and 4th Ave. North.

Looking NW from intersection of 4th Ave. North and Commerce Street:

 

 

Looking west along Commerce Street:

 

Looking NE along Commerce at front entrance:

 

Looking inside the several thousand square foot facility:

[markhollin]

Third & Madison (5 and 4 stories, 95 units, some retail) update.

Looking NW from intersection of 2nd Ave. North and Madison:

 

Looking SW along 2nd Ave. North:

 

Looking SE along 3rd Ave. North:

 

Looking NE from intersection of 3rd Ave. North and Madison:

 

[markhollin]

The 2 story addition on the Downtown Library Garage is taking shape.

Looking west along Commerce Street near intersection with 6th Ave. North:

 

Looking south along 6th Ave. North:

[markhollin]

Hammer Mill (6 and 5 stories, 259 units, restaurants) update. Foundational walls getting set.

Looking north from intersection of Adams and Taylor Streets:

 

 

Looking SE from intersection of Adams and Van Buren Streets:

[Rockatansky]

On 7/5/2017 at 6:10 PM, BnaBreaker said:

Is it just me, or does the whole concept of above ground power-lines just seem almost primitive?  Obviously Nashville is far from being the only city in the world to have this problem, but I still wish the city would begin to address it, slowly but surely.  

As I mentioned in another thread, as I understand it. power lines are the responsibility of NES, not Metro.

[markhollin]

A massive residential project that would boast almost 500 residences is being eyed for a North Davidson County site.

The 169.6-acre property, with an address of 3500 Brick Church Pike, is owned by Martha, Thomas and Beck Cone. 

The prospective developer is Reston, Virginia-based homebuilder NVR Inc., according to Metro Planning Department documents. 

The original planned unit development (PUD), which was approved in 2008, allows for 255 single-family homes, 173 townhomes, 21 cottages and 50 duplexes (553 units collectively). The current PUD proposal is for 315 single-family homes and 173 townhomes (488 units), according to the Metro documents.

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20866714/brick-church-pike-site-could-land-488-residences

[markhollin]

Third Avenue South Storage (6 stories) update.

Looking SW from corner of 3rd AVe. South and Lindsley Ave:
 

[rookzie]

We all saw it coming.  My beloved Li'l limestone-clad jewel (Kurzynske Engineering; ex-SunTrust Bank; nee-Third National Bank) has been reduced to dust.

Po' me ─ I think I need psycho-therapy now (although I probably needed it anyway otherwise....)

Edited July 8, 2017 by rookzie

[markhollin]

The Germantown Bar, a 2.245 sq. ft., 119 person capacity restaurant with a trolley car bar as the interior focal point, is nearly complete.

Looking north along 6th Ave. North just south of Taylor St:

 

[markhollin]

The Charlesville (4 stories, 12 units Air BNB property) update.

Looking SE from 4th Ave. North just north of CSX overpass:
 

[markhollin]

Metro Public Works plans to widen a portion of the sidewalk on lower Broadway by eight feet as part of a pilot project that had initially centered on more ambitious changes before pushback from honky tonk owners.

The pilot project will cover the north side of Broadway between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. The goal is to test the streetscaping work to research a wider-scale project on the city's internationally popular tourist district.

The project also calls for removing the bike racks that have served as temporary guardrails separating pedestrians from vehicle traffic. In their place will be large removable posts called blockards.

The new sidewalk will contain an artistic guitar-inspired design and public works hopes to begin the work later this month.

But a bolder proposal to widen the sidewalk and add a seating area for visitors was scrapped after honky-tonk owners told the city they opposed the idea.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/07/11/nashville-downtown-lower-broadway-tourists-music-city/465595001/
 

[markhollin]

Seventh & Taylor (3 stories, 6 condo units) is underway.

Looking SE along Taylor Street near 7th Ave.North:
 

[markhollin]

The 5th floor addition and rooftop bar at Nashville Underground along Lower Broadway is moving along.

Looking NW at the backside from 1st Ave. South 1/2 block south of Broadway: