The Sinclair, 27 stories, 315', 334 residential units; 31,500 sq. ft. retail; 13,040 sq. ft. restaurant; underground garage

[PruneTracy]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

Demo will begin on the site as fencing is up and $153,125 permit landed to take down the structures that formerly housed Rite Aid, Smoothie King, Rotier's, and Emma's Flowers. Unique Restorations will handle the razing. 

Ground breaking for the 27 story tower is still planned for late this year.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-demo-looms-at-key-west-end-site/article_1dcc891a-5e2a-11ed-9ab0-f3fced0f6396.html

Exterior demo started this morning on the Emma's side.

[MLBrumby]

Thanks!  I wonder if the developer had proposed to incorporate the Firestone building into a new tower on the rest of the properties, if the city would have allowed the developer to go up to 50-60 floors?  Would be nice to see the old brick portion  continued around the first 3 levels from the street, and the old canopy enclosed with something like a restaurant/retail. 

[Rick Dalton]

14 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Thanks!  I wonder if the developer had proposed to incorporate the Firestone building into a new tower on the rest of the properties, if the city would have allowed the developer to go up to 50-60 floors?  Would be nice to see the old brick portion  continued around the first 3 levels from the street, and the old canopy enclosed with something like a restaurant/retail. 

50-60 floors here? That would look like a needle to the heavens 

[Baronakim]

8 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Just curious if anyone here knows anything about the history of that large brick building at the Y intersection of West End, Elliston and 25th Avenue?  I've read it was originally a garage, but when was it built?  I think it was vacant when I first moved to Nashville. I only remember it as a drugstore and I think I may have gone inside it once. 

It was Firestone auto Tie and Battery stoe.  Another old building was a Packard dealership on West End where the hotel is nest to Emma's  After it ceased to be a dealership after Pacard folded, it became Ritz Shwartz which was an exclusive women's clothier.  Then it became Tower Records until it was demolished and the hotel built.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Baronakim

[markhollin]

Demo underway along Elliston Place; fencing up around the site.

Looking east from intersection of 25th Ave. North and West End Ave:

Looking west from West End Ave., 1/4 block east of 25th Ave. North:

Looking west from West End Ave., 1/2 block east of 25th Ave. North:

Looking south from Elliston Place, 1/2 block east of 25th Ave. North:

[Nash_12South]

I look forward to what is coming, but I'm really sad to see this are being demolished.  I passed it very often in my many decades of living in Nashville. My father and for a while my mom both worked at the former Baptist Hospital. I ate at Rotiers and shopped at the drug store that was there, even at the old Tower Records. It was on my lunch time walks when I worked nearby for many years. Again, I look forward to the new tower.

[PruneTracy]

Emma's is coming down this afternoon.

Edit: I'm about to put on a hard hat and vest and see if I can sneak up there and steal a pink CMU, wish me luck

Edited November 9, 2022 by PruneTracy

[dmillsphoto]

21 minutes ago, PruneTracy said:

Emma's is coming down this afternoon.

Edit: I'm about to put on a hard hat and vest and see if I can sneak up there and steal a pink CMU, wish me luck

It's been 8 minutes did you do it??

[bnacincy]

The supoilative flowrist is no more......

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from SKY5. 

[bnacincy]

I'll miss that pink building........

[MLBrumby]

 

15 minutes ago, bnacincy said:

I'll miss that pink building........

I seem to recall it was a restaurant back when I was at Vandy. I even vaguely remember eating a meal there, but if it's the same place I recall it was incredibly expensive for a college kid. Anyone remember that place? Name? 

Always liked the Rotiers building. It was such a weird little building like you'd find in a lot of old industrial cities from the 1910-20s; a commercial building built to look like a house. 

[Nash_12South]

2 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

 

I seem to recall it was a restaurant back when I was at Vandy. I even vaguely remember eating a meal there, but if it's the same place I recall it was incredibly expensive for a college kid. Anyone remember that place? Name? 

Always liked the Rotiers building. It was such a weird little building like you'd find in a lot of old industrial cities from the 1910-20s; a commercial building built to look like a house. 

A name that popped into my head was - Julian's. Could that be it?

[MLBrumby]

4 minutes ago, Nash_12South said:

A name that popped into my head was - Julian's. Could that be it?

Wow!  That's it!  I was trying too hard to impress a young lady. Stupid me. Thanks! 

[CenterHill]

5 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Wow!  That's it!  I was trying too hard to impress a young lady. Stupid me. Thanks! 

Yes, Julian’s!   It was Nashville’s go to French haute cuisine restaurant for many years.   My buddy in college was a waiter there (he made good money on tips, as I recall).  College girlfriend and I pooled our funds one night and treated ourselves to a nice dinner there.   It was a small space and always seemed busy.   

[markhollin]

The Sinclair is now going to be 315' instead of 375', although the floor count will remain at 27 and units will still be 334.  They are simply going to make the distance between floors shorter. No reasons have been given. This will now make it essentially the same height as the Vanderbilt University Tower (310'), which is directly across West End Avenue to the south.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/height-reduced-for-future-west-end-tower/article_0aea1b68-61dc-11ed-ad69-a3dd7ba0d0de.html

Updated renderings:

[Brichar4]

Dang it, i was excited for a peak in this area for the skyline compared to the Vanderbilt tower!

[smeagolsfree]

Sorry guys!!

DTresident found this and sent to me and I sent to WW. Cost cutting measure. We may see a little more of this as inflation takes its bite out of things.

[KirbsMagurbs]

While I would have loved for this one to stay at its original height, 315' will still provide a nice transition in height as you move from West End to downtown. Excited to see this one start going up!

[UrbanWes03]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

Sorry guys!!

DTresident found this and sent to me and I sent to WW. Cost cutting measure. We may see a little more of this as inflation takes its bite out of things.

Hopefully we won’t but I’m sure you’re probably right

[shanky]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

The Sinclair is now going to be 315' instead of 375', although the floor count will remain at 27 and units will still be 334.  They are simply going to make the distance between floors shorter. No reasons have been given. This will now make it essentially the same height as the Vanderbilt University Tower (310'), which is directly across West End Avenue to the south.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/height-reduced-for-future-west-end-tower/article_0aea1b68-61dc-11ed-ad69-a3dd7ba0d0de.html

Updated renderings:

Don't know whose developing this but I hope it results in a colossal financial loss for them.  What they tore down to build this pile of dung doesn't deserve to be rewarded.  

[shanky]

On 11/10/2022 at 11:03 AM, Sean blackdog said:

Today this morning from SKY5. 

This is a freaking astrocity

[Baronakim]

13 hours ago, shanky said:

This is a freaking astrocity

I doubt that you will find very much sympathy on this forum about the demolition of the Pepto-Bismol  Monstrocity.  if you want to whine about it, you should be on "I remember Nashville When" instead of Urban Planet.    You will have LOTS of company there.  I personally fail to see your  anger in this unless you can justify why Emma's was such a crown jewel to warrant eternal salvation.  Explain your point of view please so that we can see our error.

Edited November 12, 2022 by Baronakim

[Plasticman]

As long as YMCA stays where it’s at…..

[markhollin]

Demo continues.

Looking north from West End Ave., 1/2 block east of 25th Ave.

Looking south from Elliston Place, 1/2 block east of 25th Ave. North: