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

[markhollin]

2nd Ave. Townhomes, Phase III  (3 stories,  3 units) update: topped out.

Looking west from 2nd Ave. North, 1/4 block south of Taylor St:
 

[markhollin]

Looking SE from 14th Ave. South, 1/2 block south of Broadway:

[markhollin]

Bad Axe Throwing (conversion of warehouse at 648 Fogg St.) is progressing. 

Looking east from 7th Ave. South, just north of Fogg St:

Looking NE from intersection of Fogg St. and 7th Ave. South:

[PaulChinetti]

That deck is looking a little... floppy. 

[samsonh]

10 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

That deck is looking a little... floppy. 

Ha I thought the same. It’s a ramp.

[markhollin]

The Ludlow (5 stories, 68 units) update: Nearing completion.

Looking SW from intersection of Scovel St. and 10th Ave. North:

Looking NW from intersection of 10th Ave. North and Rev. Dr. Enoch Jones Blvd:

Looking NE from Rev. Dr. Enoch Jones Blvd., 1/4 block west of 10th Ave. North:

[markhollin]

Union Station Hotel roof replacement update: nearing completion except for north tower and portions of eastern and southern sides.

Looking NE from 11th Ave. South at McGavock St:

[markhollin]

Bailey's sports bar at 408 Broadway has landed a $429,000 permit for indoor rehab.  Bellus Construction will handle the work.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/construction/article/21145503/permit-patrol-18-january-2021

[markhollin]

Broadstone Nations (4 & 6 stories, 343 units) update:   East end is topped out. Pics courtesy of NashvilleNextNow.

 

[markhollin]

Jefferson & 7th (still undefined Mainland residential project update: All tornado damaged structures on site have been razed; fencing up.

Looking north from intersection of 7th Ave. North and Jefferson St:

[markhollin]

Southeastern Development residential project (eight buildings ranging from 2 to 5 stories, 463 units) update: Still working on foundational dig and foundation prep.

Looking west from Great Circle Rd., 1/2 block east of Athens Way:

Looking north from Great Circle Rd., 1/2 block east of Athens Way:

[markhollin]

1201-1207 Brick Church Pike (3 stories, 14 units) update.  Land cleared, fencing up, rendering of one portion on site.

Looking east  from Brick Church Pik, 1/2 block south of Fern Ave:

Looking south from intersection of Fern Ave. and Brick Church Pike:

[markhollin]

This is a bummer: Woolworth on 5th restaurant is permanently closing, and the space is now for lease.  This had become a favorite to bring visitors for the food and history of the place (where the very first civil rights sit-ins in the country occurred).   It has not been open since the pandemic started last Spring. Hopefully someone new will get the vision to reopen with the same them and decor.

More behind the NashvillePost paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21145565/downtown-restaurant-woolworth-on-5th-closes

And at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/01/21/woolworth-on-fifth-downtown-nashville-up-for-lease.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

[MLBrumby]

Is that going between the access road and the Interstate (I-65/24)?  And are 14 units supposed to be inside that little sliver of a building?  Even the rendering looks unfinished. Very weird. 

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

This is a bummer: Woolworth on 5th restaurant is permanently closing, and the space is now for lease.  This had become a favorite to bring visitors for the food and history of the place (where the very first civil rights sit-ins in the country occurred).   It has not been open since the pandemic started last Spring. Hopefully someone new will get the vision to reopen with the same them and decor.

More behind the NashvillePost paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21145565/downtown-restaurant-woolworth-on-5th-closes
 

Shouldn't that be a museum or something similar?

[Jamie Hall]

10 minutes ago, titanhog said:

Shouldn't that be a museum or something similar?

I was in there probably 4-5 times pre-COVID -- they did an amazing job of recreating the era with photos and decor from the period of the sit-ins, so it really made you feel somewhat like you were in that moment. The food was OK, but the atmosphere is what made the experience. I sure hope another owner will try again once restaurants can function normally again. I loved taking out-of-town visitors there

Edited January 20, 2021 by Jamie Hall

[henburg]

The restaurant was really good so that's a shame, but a Nashville Civil Rights Museum could be a pretty cool use for the space too. We have the history to support something like that.

[titanhog]

24 minutes ago, henburg said:

The restaurant was really good so that's a shame, but a Nashville Civil Rights Museum could be a pretty cool use for the space too. We have the history to support something like that.

Yep…and maybe include a free ticket to this museum when you buy one at the NMAAM…and  get a discount for NMAAM when you visit the Woolworths.

[MLBrumby]

55 minutes ago, Jamie Hall said:

I was in there probably 4-5 times pre-COVID -- they did an amazing job of recreating the era with photos and decor from the period of the sit-ins, so it really made you feel somewhat like you were in that moment. The food was OK, but the atmosphere is what made the experience. I sure hope another owner will try again once restaurants can function normally again. I loved taking out-of-town visitors there

Just guessing, but I think a menu of diner food would work really well at a place like that. When I read that Cauthon was going to go 'fancy' I thought that would be a big mistake. Diner... Diner... "Really Good" Diner. 

Maybe even an updated variation on the 1960 Woolworth 'lunch counter' menu. 

Edited January 20, 2021 by MLBrumby

[markhollin]

12 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Just guessing, but I think a menu of diner food would work really well at a place like that. When I read that Cauthon was going to go 'fancy' I thought that would be a big mistake. Diner... Diner... "Really Good" Diner. 

Maybe even an updated variation on the 1960 Woolworth 'lunch counter' menu. 

The menu was legit southern cooking.  Even some soul food. Very tasty.  

[markhollin]

1100 Buchanan St. (3stories, 2 units) update: Exterior work underway.

Looking  NW from intersection of Buchanan St. and 11th Ave. North:

 

[markhollin]

The Ink Building at 613 Ewing Ave. is up for sale for an undisclosed price.  It last sold in Feb. 2019 for $6 million.  Originally built in 1954, it underwent a major rehab around 2015.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21145483/pie-towns-ink-building-hits-market

[donNdonelson2]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

The menu was legit southern cooking.  Even some soul food. Very tasty.  

It was a Tom Morales restaurant, right?

[markhollin]

23 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

It was a Tom Morales restaurant, right?

Originally, yes.  But he sold it last year and was still involved in consulting I think.

[nashville born]

Apologies for asking this question on a totally unrelated string.  I'm a late comer to UP and I've been catching up.  Yet I don't think I've read a definitive answer anywhere on the 5/3 height question.  I keep studying photos and I'm aware that the CBD is hilly terrain.  Yet I've walked downtown and I've seen the proximity of 5/3 to 505.  How is there just a 32' height difference?  Again, sorry if asked and answered.  Can't find it and can't understand it.