North Edgehill Commons (8 & 5 stories), 700 residential units, 35,000 sq. ft. retail/restaurant space, internal garage, 6.8 acres, Beaman Motors Hawkins St. site

[markhollin]

North Edge will be the name of  a 6.8 acre development on the former Beamon Motors site at 1000 Hawkins St., to be put together by Marquette Companies, a major real estate firm with $1.9 billion in assets based out of Illinois.  The project will feature one 12-story and three 8-story structures featuring 540 residential units, 500 hotel rooms, 160,000 sq. ft. office space. Most of the site is surface parking currently, and a non-historic 1 story auto shop will be razed.  No word on the sale price, projected budget, nor renderings yet.  Only a mock-up diagram at this point.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/03/11/beaman-land-hawkins-street-development.html

And behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21146477/chicago-developer-to-buy-beamans-edgehill-site

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in gold at the center of the frame:

[smeagolsfree]

Post story now live. we knew about this one somewhat yesterday as there were core drillers on site and we knew the developer. Still a lot going on and when yo see the project update, the jaws will become unhinged. 

[titanhog]

Structures there will always have a nice view of downtown.

[PaulChinetti]

North Edge? North edge of what, 12 South? 

Excellent infill!

[Nash_12South]

5 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

North Edge? North edge of what, 12 South? 

Excellent infill!

More like Edgehill.....

[Bos2Nash]

This is awesome!

So I wasn't totally off base when I suggested upwards of 15 floors here when we first discussed the land sale haha.

[markhollin]

Diagrams showing heights relative to street positioning:


 

[smeagolsfree]

It was definitely more dense than I was expecting for the site, which was a pleasant surprise.  There is an Easter egg in the pdf. Lets see if anyone can find it.

 

http://maps.nashville.gov/MPC/2021SP-023-001_plan.pdf

[nashvylle]

6 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

It was definitely more dense than I was expecting for the site, which was a pleasant surprise.  There is an Easter egg in the pdf. Lets see if anyone can find it.

 

http://maps.nashville.gov/MPC/2021SP-023-001_plan.pdf

This it?

[smeagolsfree]

That's it!  We are not sure if this is the actual rendering for the project, but it seems as if this is what was submitted to Metro. This fits into what the plan is for Reservoir, however  the name is misspelled  on the doc., which is easy to do with that word.

[Nash_12South]

Maybe I'm missing something, but the surroundings don't look like 8th and Edgehill.

[Edgehill resident]

1 hour ago, Nash_12South said:

Maybe I'm missing something, but the surroundings don't look like 8th and Edgehill.

That was my first thought.  I'm trying to figure out what direction that would be.

[smeagolsfree]

Artistic liberty. William and I were saying the same thing. It looks as if the photo is from somewhere else and they just popped a rendering on a street corner. WO School of Music should be on the corner across Edgehill.

This is supposed to be the corner of 8th  & Edgehill, the SE corner.

[Melrose]

I'm excited about this project for what it portends for that surrounding area heading south on 12th Avenue.  Gotta think that the nearby large parcels - United Methodist Communications,  Greater Bethel AME, Rochelle Center- are going to be the next shoes to drop......

[Edgehill resident]

27 minutes ago, Melrose said:

I'm excited about this project for what it portends for that surrounding area heading south on 12th Avenue.  Gotta think that the nearby large parcels - United Methodist Communications,  Greater Bethel AME, Rochelle Center- are going to be the next shoes to drop......

I looked at one of the new construction tall and skinnies on Southside Ct. a few years ago, and per the agent, the Rochelle Center has some donor that will not allow them to sell that parcel--maybe it was gifted?  I've always wondered why it hasn't already been sold and redeveloped.  That agent could also have been blowing smoke since the rooftop deck view will suck if/when that happens.  

[markhollin]

Chris Yuko of Marquette Cos. talks about this new development in NBJ interview:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/03/12/beaman-land-q-a-chris-yuko.html

[nashville born]

On 3/11/2021 at 1:53 PM, smeagolsfree said:

Post story now live. we knew about this one somewhat yesterday as there were core drillers on site and we knew the developer. Still a lot going on and when yo see the project update, the jaws will become unhinged. 

Does this (core drillers on site) mean they're ready to start construction?

[LA_TN]

2 hours ago, nashville born said:

Does this (core drillers on site) mean they're ready to start construction?

No, a long way off. 1 year is a reasonable expectation, but many variables

[smeagolsfree]

They still have to by the property. There may be another project brewing close by. I have only little inklings of things right now. It may be nothing or it may be something. Still working on it as I found information and WW is working on sources for me.

 

Another nearby project is about to start. Over on 8th.

[markhollin]

The 12 story building will be 140', and the three 8 story structures will be 115'.   The parking structures will be screened.  There will be a greenway along the I-40-65 inner belt border.

More analysis of the North Edge development at NashvilleNowNext:

https://nashvillenownext.com/2021/03/15/an-overview-of-the-new-north-edge-development-plan-in-edgehill/

[BNAfan]

Am I reading this correctly that there is no retail fronting 12th?  

If so, seems like a bit of a missed opportunity.  Thx

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, BNAfan said:

Am I reading this correctly that there is no retail fronting 12th?  

If so, seems like a bit of a missed opportunity.  Thx

I agree from an urban standpoint, but kinda sorta disagree from the context standpoint. Retail on 12th here would be very isolated. Novel Edgehill does have 4 relatively small commercial spaces, that if they are anything like the other multi-family projects in the city will sit empty for awhile. I personally think retail/commercial storefronts should face Hawkins Street. If Novel had oriented their commerical on Hawkins and this development does the same, it would create a nice, slow corridor for activation. The PDF does show some inkling of activation along 12th, and parking improvements and "alley developments" in between each building.

This is a snip from the presentation though. They could design activating slots to go after bonus height.

 

Another little easter egg from the precedants page is showing Carbon12 in Portland (left red arrow) and 111 East Grand Project in Des Moines (right red arrow) and both are high profile Mass Timber buildings

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Edited March 16, 2021 by Bos2Nash
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[smeagolsfree]

That seems to be the future Craig. Renewable resource construction which is great. As far as the retail/commercial, I can see both points. You already have a lot of pedestrian traffic on 12th from folks going to the Gulch from the many Air B&Bs to the south. I think it is a missed opportunity no to activate both.

Shortsightedness on the part of the developer and Metro. I for one think any building that address's a major street needs to be activated. That is the problem with the Omni on 4th and the CMHoF. You have an entire block that has ZERO activation. Big Mistake! Metro continues to screw up right and left and so do the planners and architects. Sorry!

 

If you look at the alley ways, some of those are even activated in Germantown and downtown. The more you activate a street the more you have pedestrian activity!

[PaulChinetti]

It's a short walk from the Gulch also, it would be perfect for shops that want to serve that clientele but can't afford Gulch rent prices. 

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

That seems to be the future Craig. Renewable resource construction which is great. As far as the retail/commercial, I can see both points. You already have a lot of pedestrian traffic on 12th from folks going to the Gulch from the many Air B&Bs to the south. I think it is a missed opportunity no to activate both.

Shortsightedness on the part of the developer and Metro. I for one think any building that address's a major street needs to be activated. That is the problem with the Omni on 4th and the CMHoF. You have an entire block that has ZERO activation. Big Mistake! Metro continues to screw up right and left and so do the planners and architects. Sorry!

 

If you look at the alley ways, some of those are even activated in Germantown and downtown. The more you activate a street the more you have pedestrian activity!

The biggest missed opportunity was to not ring the entire MCC with retail facing Demonbreun, KVB and the two N/S streets.  It would bring in revenue to the city…plus truly activate that area and make it more than just a huge box of convention space surrounded by hotels.