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

[smeagolsfree]

Hume & Hamilton update:

 

[nashvylle]

19 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Does anyone know what sort of investor Rob Lowe is? I know he's very active in CRE (a broker, I believe), but does he have any record of historic properties?  And speaking of, is the Arcade protected by zoning? 

I have met him. Very nice and I am glad he is investing. 

[markhollin]

6th Ave. North Townhomes.

 Looking NE from 6th Ave. North, 1/4 block north of Hume St:

 Looking east from 6th Ave. North, 1/4 block north of Hume St:

[markhollin]

Titans Training Center expansion (3 stories, 60,000 sq. ft.) update.

Looking SW from Great Circle Rd., 1/4 bock west of Athens Way:

Looking south from Great Circle Rd., 1/2 bock west of Athens Way:

[markhollin]

Pie Town Condos (5 & 8 stories, 78 units) update: Digging underway.

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

[markhollin]

Townhomes at Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. and Jo Johnston Ave. (2 stories 4 units) update: complete and open.

Looking SW from intersection of Jo Johnston Ave. and Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd:

[markhollin]

Blue Parrot (3 story bar) update: Steel being set for 3rd level.

Looking SE from intersection of 4th Ave. South and Molloy St:

[MLBrumby]

Just curious, lots of streets in any city are named for people, but they're referred to by their last names (e.g. Jefferson, Molloy, Hamilton, Poston, etc.). So at what point do streets named Dr. D.B. Todd and Jo Johnston become just Todd Blvd. and Johnston Av.?  I have no idea who those people are/were but seriously it's a mouthful to say all of that when giving directions or even on a GPS map where the name blocks out other points of interest.  I have a dingbat aunt who even gets confused quite easily; for example she'd likely be looking for Dr. DB Johnston Blvd and Jo Todd Avenue if given literal directions, not that city streets should be named to accommodate dingbats (but maybe they should... LOL). 

[smeagolsfree]

Not to be cynical, but that is what they use to use maps for.  Now people just simply use Waze or whatever GPS device they have to navigate.

I do agree that all of the name changes in the downtown area are getting a little ridiculous. I understand what the goal is, but when giving directions it is a lot easier to say 5th or 8th and Rep. John A Lewis Blvd or Rosa Parks Blvd.

I think that Metro should not be renaming street in the core because of the confusion it causes. People that have lived here will still be calling the streets by the old name causing further confusion to newcomers and visitors. Me for one out of habit. I still call Rosa Parks 8th . They need to continue to have both names up and just use honorary names. 

[markhollin]

Legacy will be the name of a new mixed-use development at 4007 Clarksville Pike near the intersection with E. Fairview Drive, across from the Bordeaux Library. The 2 & 3 story structures will include the first full-service healthcare center in the area, some retail slots, a rooftop restaurant, and eventually some apartments.  There may be a Slim & Husky's there in the future as well.  It is being put together by the Elipzo Fund and Bordeaux Community Investment Group. The first of three phases will start soon and be completed by early 2022. 

More at WKRN here:

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/leaders-break-ground-on-first-mixed-use-development-in-bordeaux/

And here:

https://stayhappening.com/e/groundbreaking-of-the-historic-legacy-development-E2ISTJUB4EC

[AsianintheNations]

10 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Just curious, lots of streets in any city are named for people, but they're referred to by their last names (e.g. Jefferson, Molloy, Hamilton, Poston, etc.). So at what point do streets named Dr. D.B. Todd and Jo Johnston become just Todd Blvd. and Johnston Av.?  I have no idea who those people are/were but seriously it's a mouthful to say all of that when giving directions or even on a GPS map where the name blocks out other points of interest.  I have a dingbat aunt who even gets confused quite easily; for example she'd likely be looking for Dr. DB Johnston Blvd and Jo Todd Avenue if given literal directions, not that city streets should be named to accommodate dingbats (but maybe they should... LOL). 

Many of the full-name streets are named after important African American historical figures, but I am willing to bet that most Nashvillians wouldn't recognize who they were from just their last names (as opposed to say Briley Parkway or presidents' last names). So I think it plays a role in awareness of the people the streets are honoring, on the chance that a small proportion of people driving on them will Google the namesakes and perhaps identify new role models. For example, David B. Todd, MD, PhD was the first African American cardiothoracic surgeon in Nashville. The "Dr." part of the street name is important for recognizing that he was a medical (and PhD) doctor at a time when it was very difficult for Black Americans to achieve such an education, with plenty of barriers still existing today. I will freely admit that I did not know who he was until Googling it when I first moved into town. Once I knew who he was, I've never messed up which first initials go with which last name, any more than I would say displace a word from Granny White Pike or Sawyer Brown Rd (trivia: the country band is named for the road, not the other way around). Obviously, Rosa Parks is quite famous, but there I think "Parks Blvd" would look like a typo of "Park Blvd."

Edited April 9, 2021 by AsianintheNations

[markhollin]

MoLo Solutions (a 3rd party trucking logistics provider based out of Chicago) will be opening a 7,000 sq. ft. Nashville office in the L&C Tower that will eventually employ 60 people.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/04/08/chicago-logistics-firm-opens-nashville-office.html

[nightranger36]

I think this must be a one person constrution crew. Painfully slow for what it is. LOL

[samsonh]

14 minutes ago, nightranger36 said:

I think this must be a one person constrution crew. Painfully slow for what it is. LOL

All construction in town is slow. Demand is so high that getting subcontractors is difficult. Weather further complicates things and throws off timetables.  

[PillowTalk4]

On 4/5/2021 at 8:37 AM, smeagolsfree said:

The New NES facility. Note the new fencing around the site. It looks so much better than the old chain link fence, but this is still not up the the expectations I had for the project. The streetscaping is a big improvement as well.

A structural facade the height of the tallest building on the property would have been nicer.  It's more expensive but they do a much better job hiding an eyesore.  And, they can be designed to look like a building, or to incorporate artwork.

[smeagolsfree]

You read my mind but Metro is too cheap and in debt to do something nice.

[Nash_12South]

3 hours ago, PillowTalk4 said:

A structural facade the height of the tallest building on the property would have been nicer.  It's more expensive but they do a much better job hiding an eyesore.  And, they can be designed to look like a building, or to incorporate artwork.

That was exactly what I was wanting to get built.

[markhollin]

The Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown is under contract to be sold.  It is unclear who the prospective buyer is. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/04/09/sheraton-downtown-under-contract.html

[smeagolsfree]

17 hours ago, markhollin said:

Legacy will be the name of a new mixed-use development at 4007 Clarksville Pike near the intersection with E. Fairview Drive, across from the Bordeaux Library. The 2 & 3 story structures will include the first full-service healthcare center in the area, some retail slots, a rooftop restaurant, and eventually some apartments.  There may be a Slim & Husky's there in the future as well.  It is being put together by the Elipzo Fund and Bordeaux Community Investment Group. The first of three phases will start soon and be completed by early 2022. 

More at WKRN here:

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/leaders-break-ground-on-first-mixed-use-development-in-bordeaux/

And here:

https://stayhappening.com/e/groundbreaking-of-the-historic-legacy-development-E2ISTJUB4EC

I had actually taken this one off the map because I thought it was dead as it was 4 years old.

Original article here. https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20984071/mixeduse-project-eyed-for-bordeaux

[markhollin]

A new rendering of the Randee Rogers MDHA Affordable Housing project (4  stories, 100 units):
 

[markhollin]

211  7th Ave. North (former YWCA Building , 6 stories, circa 1909) boutique hotel update:  work to convert into a 56 room boutique hotel is underway with internal demo.

Looking NW from 7th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of Church St:

Looking SW from 7th Ave. North, 1/4 block south of Union St:

[MLBrumby]

Those are great windows... main level AND above. 

[donNdonelson2]

That building always looked rather like some of simple, but elegant facades of apartment buildings in Hell’s Kitchen NYC. (Some of those old buildings have suffered neglect, and many have been lost to redevelopment. Hell’s Kitchen isn’t as gritty as it once was.)

[markhollin]

Repairs are moving along slowly on the historic Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church that was damaged in the March, 2020 tornado.

Looking north from Monroe St., 1/4 block east of 10th Ave. North:

Looking NE from intersection of 10th Ave. North and Monroe St:

[markhollin]

Metro Courthouse: