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

[MLBrumby]

I think that (smaller) building will look very nice there separated from the other monoliths along that stretch of Division. Plus, I like the slope of the street and what appears to be retail/restaurant at the corner. Not another apartment building with porte cochere or enclosed lobby. 

[BnaBreaker]

2 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

I think that (smaller) building will look very nice there separated from the other monoliths along that stretch of Division. Plus, I like the slope of the street and what appears to be retail/restaurant at the corner. Not another apartment building with porte cochere or enclosed lobby. 

That stretch has the potential to be a really nice urban corridor, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done in order to achieve that, and I fear that that ship may have already sailed in some respects.  I wish we could get a complete re-do on that Fairfield Inn across the street and the way it addresses (or doesn't) the street.  Also, the overall lack of retail along such a major thoroughfare is very surprising, but perhaps that is only because most of these buildings are fairly new and haven't had time to sign retail tenants?  I'm not sure.  And the power line poles?  Ugh... I know we've been over that ad nauseum and I don't want to belabor the point, but man, those are so bad.  I know this street is still fairly early on into it's transformation into a functional urban street, so maybe my critiques are unfair, but we certainly didn't do ourselves any favors with the way things have been done to this point.  I think I'm being kind when I say that it isn't, as it currently stands, an appealing environment for a pedestrian, and it's understandable why, although this street is lined with high density residential buildings, there still is very little in the way of foot traffic.  

[MorganRehnberg]

24 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

That stretch has the potential to be a really nice urban corridor, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done in order to achieve that, and I fear that that ship may have already sailed in some respects.  I wish we could get a complete re-do on that Fairfield Inn across the street and the way it addresses (or doesn't) the street.  Also, the overall lack of retail along such a major thoroughfare is very surprising, but perhaps that is only because most of these buildings are fairly new and haven't had time to sign retail tenants?  I'm not sure.  And the power line poles?  Ugh... I know we've been over that ad nauseum and I don't want to belabor the point, but man, those are so bad.  I know this street is still fairly early on into it's transformation into a functional urban street, so maybe my critiques are unfair, but we certainly didn't do ourselves any favors with the way things have been done to this point.  I think I'm being kind when I say that it isn't, as it currently stands, an appealing environment for a pedestrian, and it's understandable why, although this street is lined with high density residential buildings, there still is very little in the way of foot traffic.  

I walk along Division every day on my  way to/from work, and this is spot on. It’s consistently shocking how few people are on the sidewalks given the literal thousands of units I’m passing. 
 

One problem, I think, is that the retail variety is really… strange? Almost every building in the Gulch seems to have a fitness place and/or some kind of salon. The new Modera Gulch literally has two fitness places side-by-side. I don’t understand how it makes economic sense to have so many repeated businesses, but I guess the initial projections are making sense for them. 

[downtownresident]

15 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

That stretch has the potential to be a really nice urban corridor, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done in order to achieve that, and I fear that that ship may have already sailed in some respects.  I wish we could get a complete re-do on that Fairfield Inn across the street and the way it addresses (or doesn't) the street.  Also, the overall lack of retail along such a major thoroughfare is very surprising, but perhaps that is only because most of these buildings are fairly new and haven't had time to sign retail tenants?  I'm not sure.  And the power line poles?  Ugh... I know we've been over that ad nauseum and I don't want to belabor the point, but man, those are so bad.  I know this street is still fairly early on into it's transformation into a functional urban street, so maybe my critiques are unfair, but we certainly didn't do ourselves any favors with the way things have been done to this point.  I think I'm being kind when I say that it isn't, as it currently stands, an appealing environment for a pedestrian, and it's understandable why, although this street is lined with high density residential buildings, there still is very little in the way of foot traffic.  

The absolute biggest missed opportunity with Division street are the power poles. The entire street on both sides from the Icon to 8th Ave S was/is being redeveloped, and the city didn’t force the issue. That being said, the redevelopment isn’t fully completed yet and Division is still a bit of a mess. I think that once the landscaping matures, and the bike lanes are reinstalled/road repaved it will be a better experience that can be enhanced with strategic investments(crosswalks, hawk signals, etc) 

[markhollin]

Bottled Blond (6 story entertainment bar) update: topped out.

Looking SW from Broadway, just west of 2nd Ave:

Looking SE from Broadway, 1/2 block east of 3rd Ave:

[markhollin]

405 Broadway (5 stories, Bon Jovi-themed entertainment bar) update: brickwork complete; windows installed.

Looking SE from Broadway, 1/2 block east of 5th Ave:

Looking SW from intersection of Broadway and 4th Ave:

Looking NW from 4th Ave. South, 1/4 block south of Broadway:

[markhollin]

Fogg Street Lawn Club (2nd story addition atop Bad Axe Throwing at 648 Fogg St.) update:  topped, with skin starting to appear.

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

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

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

[KJHburg]

Germantown neighborhood my how this has changed since my first in the 1990s.   I went to Monells back in the day and this neighborhood did not look like this! 

This is comparable to the NoDa area of Charlotte a somewhat gritty former industrial area that is rapidly developing.  

[KJHburg]

As a tourist, it was required of me to go to the Broadway bar district. 

It still astounds me that so many people are day drinking downtown but I guess they are on vacation.  And don't worry I gave some fellow tourists directions to  this bar or that one.  

This new Raising Cane's will be their most profitable and busiest location in their entire chain is my prediction.  They will print cash there and I would suggest open very late if not 24 hours! 

That food hall at 5th and Broadway was packed and the Alliance Bernstein workers looked out of place in their suits and jackets there.  

 

[KJHburg]

Various Gulch photos and new construction along Division St. 

[markhollin]

Truist Plaza (originally SunTrust Plaza) building has been sold for $84.5 million to Menlo Equities. It was developed and owned by Eakin Partners since it was built in 2007.  It is 13 stories with 340,000 sq. ft. of office space, ground level retail, and an underground garage.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/04/24/downtown-office-tower-sells-for-84-million.html
 

[Bos2Nash]

20 hours ago, KJHburg said:

This new Raising Cane's will be their most profitable and busiest location in their entire chain is my prediction.  They will print cash there and I would suggest open very late if not 24 hours!

Last I heard they were not even serving alcohol! Got to be selling a lot of chicken to make that ROI (and they certainly will sell alot)!

[bnacincy]

They will need to sell a boatload of chicken to make this work. Not making money from alcohol sales on Broadway is gonna make it tough for them. And they will have to pay their staff very well also as they, unlike their coworkers in the clubs, won't be making tips.

[Luvemtall]

I hope they prove so many people wrong, show them that if you got a good product and good staff  that it’s not necessary to serve alcohol to be successful. Lower Broadway is becoming a sinful and disgusting place, embarrassing part of the city. 

[KJHburg]

2 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

I hope they prove so many people wrong, show them that if you got a good product and good staff  that it’s not necessary to serve alcohol to be successful. Lower Broadway is becoming a sinful and disgusting place, embarrassing part of the city. 

the reason I think they will do great is that after or before drinking people are hungry and this is a more affordable known place.  I think they will do great there and obviously, they are counting on big numbers given their rent.   They do great with the "drinking class" and tourists in general who may not always want bar food.   They are big in college towns.   Opening 8-6-24. 

 

[Luvemtall]

Same reasons I believe a Waffle House would be a sound business decision in that area, but I still believe that LB has gone to far off the edge and needs to clean up its act a bit.

[donNdonelson2]

26 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

the reason I think they will do great is that after or before drinking people are hungry and this is a more affordable known place.  I think they will do great there and obviously, they are counting on big numbers given their rent.   They do great with the "drinking class" and tourists in general who may not always want bar food.   They are big in college towns.   Opening 8-6-24. 

 

Cane’s has a cult following that rivals ChicFilA. I expect this location will be wildly successful!

[KJHburg]

with slow traffic on interstates common here I was able to get some good shots yesterday.    Today I took the Briley Parkway east and north to get around downtown on my way out of town. 

[Argo]

2 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

Same reasons I believe a Waffle House would be a sound business decision in that area, but I still believe that LB has gone to far off the edge and needs to clean up its act a bit.

I agree. I really do. You know what we should do. We should walk up and tell Allen Jackson, Kid Rock, John Rich, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Justin Timberlake, Jason Aldean, Bon Jovi and Blake Shelton: that we don't want no mo bars on Broadway no mo. That's exactly what we should do. I'm the quiet type so I'll let you do the talking.

[BnaBreaker]

4 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Cane’s has a cult following that rivals ChicFilA. I expect this location will be wildly successful!

Agreed... but I still, and never will, understand the hype around Raising Cane's... who'd have thought that "lets sell exactly one thing, and make it one thing that every other restaurant on planet earth also sells... and let's make SURE that one thing is only a slightly above average version," would be a brilliant business plan?  

[smeagolsfree]

I have noticed that the drive through at the RC on White Bridge has now gotten down to manageable status. I go to Dalts and eat a lot, so I drive by there and there as only one car in the drive thru and the parking lot was not full. It was about 1:30.

So, the newness is wearing off. I am not that big on Chick-fil-et or chicken tender places, so I have not been. It really is not on my bucket list. The one thing that drives me crazy with this location is that the crazy folks in Belle Meade did not want the apartment building over there because of traffic, but this POS brought in 3 times as much traffic than the apartment building ever would have and if they had the apartment building, they would have installed a traffic signal at that entrance.

I regress though, all of these places I have not much of a desire to eat at. When I was younger in my 20's I was into the whole fad dining thing but quickly found out it was all hype. 

[markhollin]

900 Division (7 stories, 22 units, ground level retail, internal garage) update:up to 3rd level across most of site.

Looking east from intersection of 10th Ave. South and Division St:

Looking NW from intersection of Division St. and 9th Ave. South:

Looking west from intersection of Old Division St. and 9th Ave. South:

[nashville born]

One of the ways I amuse myself is by dreaming.  Here's a dream that beefs up the old CBD by adding two office towers (red) and two residential towers (blue) with heights designed to add both visual variety and appeal to the overall skyline.

Edited April 25 by nashville born

[Auntie Yock]

19 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

Lower Broadway is becoming a sinful and disgusting place, embarrassing part of the city. 

=Lower Broadway from 1984 has entered the chat=

Oh, howdy!

[Luvemtall]

1 hour ago, Auntie Yock said:

=Lower Broadway from 1984 has entered the chat=

Oh, howdy!

Yeah, thought we got rid of you. Now it seems history will repeat itself, different face same old seediness.