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

[Armacing]

On 5/28/2021 at 1:10 PM, Bos2Nash said:

After being closed for an extended period of time, Church Street Park will be re-opened next week. It appears there is already a schedule of activations for the space, but I will be interested in the whole summer season.

 

When they say "activations" are the talking about contracting multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis?  I can't tell from the flyer...

[markhollin]

Rutledge Flats (8 stories, 174 micro units) update: Walls starting to climb.

Looking east from 3rd Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Elm St:
 

[Edgefield D]

On 5/20/2021 at 7:20 AM, smeagolsfree said:

Nothing will stay IMO. They have already applied for sewer study permits , so they are not going to waste any time with this either.  The Modera Germantown project is like 9.5 acres and it is 800 units. This site is not quite 7 acres and will be the same amount of units and I expect they will be no more than 6 stories. It will probably be a tight build with the parking, so the buildings will come down.

Hmm...we owned 13 acres total (front parcel with the main building plus back parcel with the dorms). Did the article mention they only bought 7 acres? Now I’m a little hopeful again that they are only going to clear the back portion on Great Circle.

[smeagolsfree]

47 minutes ago, Edgefield D said:

Hmm...we owned 13 acres total (front parcel with the main building plus back parcel with the dorms). Did the article mention they only bought 7 acres? Now I’m a little hopeful again that they are only going to clear the back portion on Great Circle.

If you look at parcel viewer a lot of what is considered the site is water and is not going to be built upon.. I am basing it on the land portion only give or take. 

[smeagolsfree]

I forgot to add the eastern most parcel in, but when you do not count the water, it adds up to about 10 acres. My guess is they will do two buildings, one on the western section close to Rosa and one on the eastern section where the two dorm buildings are.

[markhollin]

Some more info. on the new residential project to go on the former Watkins School of Art campus (13.6 acres) in MetroCenter:

-EJF Capital and Chartwell Residential are partnering as the developers.

- Two 5 story buildings with 375 units each, to be built in 2 phases.

- An above-grade parking garage.

- First phase starts in early 2022, with completion in early 2024. 2nd phase to begin when first is completed. 

- No renderings yet. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/details-emerge-for-80m-project-eyed-for-metrocenter/article_2bbde2d0-c2f4-11eb-a870-bbdeff001bf5.html

[smeagolsfree]

I did not know about the above info when I posted this morning. That info came to me about 45minuites later.

[jkc2j]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

Some more info. on the new residential project to go on the former Watkins School of Art campus (13.6 acres) in MetroCenter:

-EJF Capital and Chartwell Residential are partnering as the developers.

- Two 5 story buildings with 375 units each, to be built in 2 phases.

- An above-grade parking garage.

- First phase starts in early 2022, with completion in early 2024. 2nd phase to begin when first is completed. 

- No renderings yet. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/details-emerge-for-80m-project-eyed-for-metrocenter/article_2bbde2d0-c2f4-11eb-a870-bbdeff001bf5.html

I've always thought this would be a perfect location for an museum of modern art, especially given this used to be an art school. Guess apartments would be more lucrative here.

Edited June 1, 2021 by jkc2j

[Edgefield D]

16 hours ago, markhollin said:

Some more info. on the new residential project to go on the former Watkins School of Art campus (13.6 acres) in MetroCenter:

-EJF Capital and Chartwell Residential are partnering as the developers.

- Two 5 story buildings with 375 units each, to be built in 2 phases.

- An above-grade parking garage.

- First phase starts in early 2022, with completion in early 2024. 2nd phase to begin when first is completed. 

- No renderings yet. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/details-emerge-for-80m-project-eyed-for-metrocenter/article_2bbde2d0-c2f4-11eb-a870-bbdeff001bf5.html

Thanks for passing along! I appreciate it.

[smeagolsfree]

Again buildable is on about 10 acres as 3 acres is in the water. The 13 acre plot is so off. I guess they can put little paddle boats in water and go round and round. I am unsure who really owns the lake so to speak. I see people fishing out of it, but what is the purpose of the body of water. Is it a giant water retention pond for the rain.

Anyone want to shed some light on this for me. I am just curious now, as this was done long before I moved here.

[Jamie Hall]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

Again buildable is on about 10 acres as 3 acres is in the water. The 13 acre plot is so off. I guess they can put little paddle boats in water and go round and round. I am unsure who really owns the lake so to speak. I see people fishing out of it, but what is the purpose of the body of water. Is it a giant water retention pond for the rain.

Anyone want to shed some light on this for me. I am just curious now, as this was done long before I moved here.

Although I didn't live here at the time, I recall reading that the pond was part of the Fountain Square Mall project when it was built in the late '80s. Maybe someone else can shed light on this, but didn't they offer paddle-boat rides in the pond back in those days? Then again, my memory could be way off -- a lot has happened since the late '80s. 

[markhollin]

Customers in downtown Nashville will see a quarter-percent sales tax increase on food, souvenirs and certain services beginning July 1, after the Metro Council approved the addition Tuesday night.

The additional tax revenue — estimated to be around $2.4 million annually — is expected to go toward the "safety, cleanliness and beautification" of downtown Nashville, according to a news release from the Nashville Downtown Partnership, a private nonprofit overseeing downtown development.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/02/sales-tax-increase-downtown-nashville-way-fund-safety-cleanliness-efforts/7490969002/

[FrankNash]

I love that Nashville is a party town but clean up after yourself.  This tax will go a long way in keeping downtown clean and safer for residence and tourist alike.  

[bnacincy]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

Customers in downtown Nashville will see a quarter-percent sales tax increase on food, souvenirs and certain services beginning July 1, after the Metro Council approved the addition Tuesday night.

The additional tax revenue — estimated to be around $2.4 million annually — is expected to go toward the "safety, cleanliness and beautification" of downtown Nashville, according to a news release from the Nashville Downtown Partnership, a private nonprofit overseeing downtown development.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/02/sales-tax-increase-downtown-nashville-way-fund-safety-cleanliness-efforts/7490969002/

The first thing they need to do is finish widening the sidewalks and installing the bollards on Lower Broad.......it looks spectacularly tacky with the temporary barriers.

[samsonh]

56 minutes ago, bnacincy said:

The first thing they need to do is finish widening the sidewalks and installing the bollards on Lower Broad.......it looks spectacularly tacky with the temporary barriers.

Not sure this tax will create nearly enough money for that, although I agree it is needed.

[downtownresident]

1 hour ago, bnacincy said:

The first thing they need to do is finish widening the sidewalks and installing the bollards on Lower Broad.......it looks spectacularly tacky with the temporary barriers.

 

22 minutes ago, samsonh said:

Not sure this tax will create nearly enough money for that, although I agree it is needed.

I believe funding for this is in this years Capital Improvement Budget. Hopefully we see it done soon. 

[PaulChinetti]

I was down there this weekend, I was impressed with the amount of bollards they had installed already.

I was also overwhelmed by the amount of people down there, wowza, sitting in your house for a year really opens your eyes to how busy it gets down there. 

[CenterHill]

On 5/28/2021 at 1:10 PM, Bos2Nash said:

After being closed for an extended period of time, Church Street Park will be re-opened next week. It appears there is already a schedule of activations for the space, but I will be interested in the whole summer season.

Let the ongoing homeless criticisms, Paramount dreamers and Tony fans persist

Here is the initial programming for Church St. Park.    Pretty impressive, actually, and quite a bit more than I was expecting.   It covers 7 days a week at various hours.    To pull this off, Parks will need (ie, now have a reason) to keep people from taking up residence in the park.    It will be interesting to see how that goes, but I wish them success.              

[markhollin]

Looking south from intersection of Demonbreun and 12th Ave. South:
 

[markhollin]

The oddly-shaped 1.17 acre lot at 500 Lafayette St. (also bordered by Lea Ave. and 5th Ave. South) is being offered for sale at $15.9 million.  It currently has two non-historical structures on the site (one was most recently the Czann's Brewing Co. which recently relocated to the Nations). A group led by Ashok Patel is the current ownership, and they paid $8.1 million for it 4 years ago.  

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/sobro-property-offered-for-sale-for-15-9m/article_ddc01a20-c4a7-11eb-837d-af156c1f9a54.html

[titanhog]

^^Can you imagine if all of PieTown was Paris-style flats? 

[markhollin]

North Capitol and Germantown courtesy of Sean Parker:
 

[markhollin]

Germantown courtesy of Martin B. Cherry of NBJ:

[rolly]

I wonder when Germantown will get its first high rise (a 20+ tower)?

[smeagolsfree]

Going to get a 15 story in the Neuhoff development as soon as the permits are pulled. Master permits have already been pulled for all of the construction there.