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

[nvestnbna]

Interesting article - - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/new-york-retail-vacancy/572911/

 

[MLBrumby]

Interesting for sure. I'd add another component, the housing boom in Manhattan has been fueled by people who never even live (or plan to live) there. I understand the vast majority of these buyers are international billionaires & millionaires looking for sanctuary for their wealth. Rising prices beget more buildings that replicate the cycle. The figurative bubble will burst. As a bellweather to the rest of American cities, the sooner the better. 

[markhollin]

Lifestyle Communities Germantown (four buildings ranging from 4 to 6 stories, 450 units, retail/restaurants, internal garage) has been opening incrementally over the past few months.  Here is their website:

https://lifestylecommunities.com/community/lc-germantown
 

[markhollin]

Harry O's (5 stories) update.

Looking SE from intersection of Broadway and 3rd Ave:

Looking SE along 3rd Ave. South, 1/4 block south of Broadway:

[markhollin]

Fifth Ave. South Storage (6 stories) update. Topped out.

Looking SW from intersection of Lafayette St. and Ash St:

[markhollin]

Moxy Hotel Broadway 4, 5, and 6 stories, 161 rooms, 2 restaurants/bars) update.

Looking north along 3rd Ave. South at base of Seigenthaler Bridge:

Looking west from 2nd Ave. South, 1/2 block south of Broadway:

[markhollin]

Holiday Inn Select Metro Center (6 stories, 110 rooms) update. Foundation work starting. 

Looking south from intersection of 3rd Ave. North and Clay St:

Looking SW from intersection of 3rd Ave. North and Clay St:

[markhollin]

More proposals for Lower Broadway foot traffic from Nashville Civic Design Center and international consulting firm Gehl People.  

One is the idea for an “edgy Broadway” that envisions various seating and standing installations that would give visitors a place to rest their feet or retreat just enough from the bustle of the block’s storefronts. One of Gehl’s design concepts features seating blocks that could be stowed on site later in the day when the crowds pick up; another breaks the block into chunks of long bar tables that shield pedestrians from traffic.

More behind theNashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/nashville-post-magazine/article/21025569/adding-an-edge

 

[Jamie Hall]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

More proposals for Lower Broadway foot traffic from Nashville Civic Design Center and international consulting firm Gehl People.  

One is the idea for an “edgy Broadway” that envisions various seating and standing installations that would give visitors a place to rest their feet or retreat just enough from the bustle of the block’s storefronts. One of Gehl’s design concepts features seating blocks that could be stowed on site later in the day when the crowds pick up; another breaks the block into chunks of long bar tables that shield pedestrians from traffic.

 

I appreciate the thought and planning that's being put into this project, but it seems like this group has unveiled a new idea every few months but without a lot of follow-through. The story itself says that the group and Metro have been "working together for several years on possible next steps." How many years does it take? 

 

[Mr_Bond]

36 minutes ago, Jamie Hall said:

I appreciate the thought and planning that's being put into this project, but it seems like this group has unveiled a new idea every few months but without a lot of follow-through. The story itself says that the group and Metro have been "working together for several years on possible next steps." How many years does it take? 

 

It looks like they come up with many ideas and work to find one that will be accepted, get funded, and done.  They did the "Free PARKing" days recently where parallel parking spaces were turned into mini-parks.  They were in The Gulch one day and did some in other parts of town.

From their website:

Founded in 2000, the Nashville Civic Design Center (NCDC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to elevate the quality of Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all.onprofit organization whose mission is to elevate the quality of Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all.

[AronG]

I think they're just making proposals over and over trying to get people (especially the bar owners) to consider for a minute what we could have if we let go of a few of the car lanes for a few blocks. Working against the status quo's a b*tch though. In any other city lower Broadway would have 40 foot sidewalks with trees, sidewalk seating, etc. by now. If they ever get over the hump, everyone's going to love it, including the honky tonks.

[Neigeville2]

1 hour ago, AronG said:

I think they're just making proposals over and over trying to get people (especially the bar owners) to consider for a minute what we could have if we let go of a few of the car lanes for a few blocks. Working against the status quo's a b*tch though. In any other city lower Broadway would have 40 foot sidewalks with trees, sidewalk seating, etc. by now. If they ever get over the hump, everyone's going to love it, including the honky tonks.

This resistance to closing lanes is especially strange when you consider Lower Broad's not a road that connects anything to anything as it dead ends on 1st.  Too bad there's no way to direct the traffic to Commerce which will always be too wide for a downtown street.  Commerce should never have been widened, it has been dead since despite being between Broadway and Church, two incredibly active streets.

Edited October 22, 2018 by Neigeville2

[donNdonelson2]

Broadway is US 70 and a right turn onto 1st Avenue is the continuation of US 70 eastbound.

[LA_TN]

3 hours ago, Neigeville2 said:

....  Commerce should never have been widened, it has been dead since despite being between Broadway and Church, two incredibly active streets.

Hold my beer!

[nashvillwill]

4 hours ago, Neigeville2 said:

  Too bad there's no way to direct the traffic to Commerce which will always be too wide for a downtown street.  Commerce should never have been widened, it has been dead since despite being between Broadway and Church, two incredibly active streets.

When exactly was commerce widened? I’ve forgot much more about “old Nashville” than I remember. 

[NashvilleObserver]

16 hours ago, Neigeville2 said:

This resistance to closing lanes is especially strange when you consider Lower Broad's not a road that connects anything to anything as it dead ends on 1st.  Too bad there's no way to direct the traffic to Commerce which will always be too wide for a downtown street.  Commerce should never have been widened, it has been dead since despite being between Broadway and Church, two incredibly active streets.

Commerce, as wide as it may be, is HELL. With all the valets and taxis blocking a lane at the Renaissance, the short little sections between traffic lights, and the slow pedestrians that never allow people to turn, it's a nightmare.

[markhollin]

The Griff (originally deemed Hammer Mill,  5 & 6 stories, 259 units, 2 restaurants, retail, and internal garage) is nearing completion and taking leases.  Here are some renderings from the website.

http://thegriffapts.com/

 

[volsfanwill]

1 hour ago, NashvilleObserver said:

Commerce, as wide as it may be, is HELL. With all the valets and taxis blocking a lane at the Renaissance, the short little sections between traffic lights, and the slow pedestrians that never allow people to turn, it's a nightmare.

If the pedestrians are even in the crosswalk. 

[Neigeville2]

19 hours ago, nashvillwill said:

When exactly was commerce widened? I’ve forgot much more about “old Nashville” than I remember. 

Bredesen did it.  Not sure the exact dates.

[donNdonelson2]

This link doesn’t work, but the screenshot captures the information you seek. 1984 would be before the Bredesen era, if memory serves me well.

[smeagolsfree]

Then it was likely Fulton and not Bredesen.

[markhollin]

Metro Council has approved the budget of $11.3 million for the 2.6 acre property at 88 Hermitage Ave. for the relocation and new building for the Nashville School of the Arts.  Two more readings are required before things become final.  No renderings yet. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21028758/hca-updates-midtown-building

[markhollin]

Broadstone Stockyards Flats (5 stories, 342 units, restaurant/bar, internal garage) update.  Fencing up and some equipment on site The footprint of this project is about the same size as Lifestyle Communities in Germantown. 

A few more details were released today:

- Most of the  old Stockyard Building will be restored/converted to house 8 multi-story townhomes. The remaining 6,000 sq. ft. of that structure will be updated to hold amenities like an entrance rotunda, pool/cabana entertainment deck, fitness rooms, and a new Bullpen Lounge that will include a bar and vintage arcade games. Brock Hudgins Architects of Atlanta will handle the refurbished older building.

- The newer structures will rise 5 stories and include a Skydeck suite with views of First Tennessee Ballpark, and will be connected with each other via a pedestrian bridge. Meeks = Partners Architects of Houston will handle the new buildings. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21028945/details-released-for-stockyard-project

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

Looking SW from intersection of 2nd Ave. North and Stockyard Street:




Looking SE along 3rd Ave. North. 1/2 block south of Jackson St:

[UTgrad09]

15 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Then it was likely Fulton and not Bredesen.

Well I'm sure it wasn't Boner, because not much got erected outside of the bedroom during his term.

[CenterHill]

 

In the 1985 photo @markhollin posted last week, you can see the widening of Commerce St. under construction.    Fulton was mayor in 1985.