2024 Forecasts and Predictions

[markhollin]

2024 PROJECTS THAT SHOULD TOP-OUT OR BE WELL UNDERWAY:

There could be as many as 65 tower cranes up over the course of 2024.

1010 Church St. (60 stories)
Tishman Speyer First & KVB Tower One (49)
Tishman Speyer First & KVB Tower Two (49)
1401 Church Tower One (47)
East Bank Hotel One (40)
Pinnacle Tower (37)
Park Place Residential Tower One (36)
AEG Block Residential Tower Two (35)
AEG Block Residential Tower One (35)
Autograph Hotel (35)
901 MLK (33)
Park Place Residential Tower Two (32)
Paseo South Gulch Hotel/Condo (31)
125 11th Ave. North (30)
Albion Music Row, Tower One (29)
Modera McGavock (29)
Porter Edition Hotel (28)
Peabody Union (27)
Sinclair (27)
Voce Hotel/Residences (25)
Hillsboro Town Centre (22)
Albion Music Row, Tower Two (20)
Reed District Residential One (20)
Reed District Hotel (20
1711 Broadway (20)
Park Place Hotel (18)
Camden Gulch (16)
East Bank Hotel Two (16)
1805 Church (16)
Society Nashville (16)
5 City Place at OneC1TY (15)
531 Lafayette (15)
Residence Inn First St. (15)
Vanderbilt LINK Hospital (15)
Aspire Midtown (14)
AEG Entertainment/Office Tower (13)
Hilton Motto Hotel (13)
Hyatt Caption Hotel (12)
Hilton Tempo Midtown (12)
Citizen M Hotel (10)
East Bank Residential One (10)
East Bank Residential Two (8)
East Bank Residential Three (8)
Holiday Inn Elliston (8)
900 Division (7)
2nd & Van Buren (7)
1301 Herman (7)
3900 Charlotte (7 & 6)
Modera SoBro, Phase One (7 & 6)
Tennessee Oncology Midtown (6)
469 Chestnut (6)
900 2nd Ave. North (6)
949 Main (6)
Bottled Blonde (6)
Envision Cayce, 5th & Summer (6)
Peabody Union Office (6)
Rock Block Flats (6)
Westerly House (6)
809 Hillside (5)
1201 Hillside (5)
1310 Hillside (5)
1300 Herman (5)
Alta Lofts at the Levee (5)
Alta Rochelle (5)
Camden Nations (5)
Riverside MetroCenter (5 & 4)
4100 Indiana (4)
Envision Cayce, Boscobil Four (4)
Crossings Blvd. Two (4)
Metro Youth Empowerment (4)
Orchard Hills, Clarksville Hwy (4)

PROJECTS IN PIPELINE FOR 2024 AND BEYOND:

Nashville Yards 9th Ave. North Residential One (48?)
11N Tower One (47)
Nashville Yards 9th Ave. North Residential One (46?)
800 Lea (45)
Reed District (44, two 30, one 20, one
Nashville Yards 1001 Church (43)
Gulch Central (41, 28, 6)
Nashville Yards 10th North Residential (40)
500 2nd Ave. South (39, 32, 29)
Buckingham Gulch Apt Tower (38)
Rutledge Hill (37, 21, 17)
1401 Church Tower Two (35)
1401 Church Tower Three (30)
Nashville Yards Commerce & 10th (30)
10th and Lea (37 & 32)
GBT 1501 Broadway (two 30+, five 20+)
GBT River North (three in 30 range)
Grundy Tidal Real Estate (30?)
Paseo South at 8th & Division, Tower Three (30)
Streetlight Residential (30)
RMR Group East Bank (six of 20-30)
JW Marriott second tower (30?)
Market Street 12th & Demonbreun (30 and 20?)
11N Tower Two (29)
11N Tower Three (28)
19th & Church (28)
1601 Broadway (27)
Trio (27)
Bridgestone Arena Hotel (25?)
4th & Lea (24)
Marriott Hotel at 7th & Commerce (23)
Demonbreun Hill, Phase One (22)
Blackbird at Broadway/West End (20 to 30)
Paseo South Gulch, Tower Four (21)
914 4th Ave. South (20)
Shades Hotel (20?)
Titans Village (several in 20 range)
Davidson Riverview (20, three 15, two 12, 8, and 7)
Circle South Residential Tower (19)
611 Cowan St. Dual Brand Hotel (17)
310 17th Ave. North (15)
Endeavor Music Row (15)
Indigo Hotel expansion (15)
Printer & Bank (15)
Pizzuti 5th South (15?)
West End Apts. (15)
17th & Patterson (14)
18th & Patterson (14)
307 18th Ave. North (14?)
Element Hotel Lafayette (14)
Gupton Place (14)
Top Golf Courtyard/Fairfield (14)
4th & Elm (12)
801 Cowan Hotel (12)
1000 2nd Ave. North (12)
1218 Dickerson (12 and 6)
Belle Meade Plaza (12, 11, 10, 8, 2, and 1)
Nashville Pottery & Pipeworks (12 and
North Point Hotel, 19th & Hayes (12)
2400 Elliston Place (11)
Capitol View Hotel #2 (11)
Modera SoBro, Phase Two (11)
Reservoir Residential/Office (11, 8 stories)
Second Ave. Gateway (11 &
800 Main (10, 5, 4)
Nashville General Hospital at MetroCenter (10)
Sarah Canon Center at Capitol View (10)
Vanderbilt Graduate Village, Phase II (several in 10 range)
900 18th Ave. South (9)
Northcap at James Robertson Parkway (9)
North Edgehill Commons (9)
Residence Inn by Marriott on Old Hickory Blvd. (9)
White Bridge & Post (9 &
446 James Robertson Hotel (8?)
2100 Bransford (8, 5)
Fairgrounds Mixed-Use (several 8 to 6)
Hampton Inn/Tru Hotel Gulch (8)
Villa Maria Manor (8 & 6)
2nd Ave. North Rebuild (7)
6th & Oak (7)
7 City Place, One C1TY (7)
18 Ligon Ave. (7)
106 Acklen Park (7 & 5)
300 Jefferson (7)
900 Dickerson (7)
917 Dickerson (7)
1005 16th Ave. South (7)
1107 8th Ave. South (7 & 5)
1414 3rd Ave. North (7)
3011 5th Ave. North (7)
Depot (7)
Harding Town Center (7 to 4)
LC SoBro, Phase II (7)
Lincoln Tech. Campus (7, 6, 4, 3)
Madison Station (7 and 4)
Ridley (7)
TopGolf Apts (7)
501 Crutcher (6)
914 3rd Ave. South Storage (6)
1300 Dickerson (6)
1405 Dickerson (6)
1505 Dickerson (6 & 5)
2121 Crestmoor (6)
2401 21st Ave. South (6 & 3)
Capitol View Apts (6)
Envision Edgehill (6)
Finery North (6)
RMH House (6)
186 North Street Stillwater (5)
300 Jefferson (5?)
730 Main (5)
918 Main (5)
1300 2nd Ave North Hotel (5)
1410 Jo Johnston (5)
1414 4th Ave. South (5)
2600 Dickerson (5)
5330 Charlotte Elmington Capital (5)
2820 Dickerson (5 & 4)
Acklen Park Residential (5)
Chestnut Office (5 stories) and Theater (4 stories,4,500 capacity)
Connect City Heights (5)
Envision Sudekum/Napier (5)
Gatewood & Dickerson (5)
The George at 185 N. First St. (5)
The Hayden (5)
Nashville Block 5 - now part of Neuhoff Project (5)
Porter Cahill (5 and 2)
Rangewater (5)
WeHo Crossing (5)
131 French Landing Hotel (4)
407 Great Circle (4)
530 Donelson Pike (4)
840 Royal Parkway Hotel (4)
1014 West Trinity Lane (4)
1320 Rosa Parks (4)
1622 Rosa Parks (4)
5901 California (4)
Hub at 607 (4)
Skyview Apts. (4)
Stone Bridge Lofts (4)
Vandy Highland Quadrangle Dorms (4)
Germantown to River North pedestrian bridge across Cumberland River
Fairgrounds Racetrack Expansion
Airport Concourse D expansion (5 gates)
Airport Concourse A expansion (10 gates?)


WHAT WE DON’T KNOW YET ABOUT 2024 AND BEYOND:

• Ragland block at NW corner of 2nd Ave. South & KVB (2 at 30+?)
• The Exxon site on Broadway (2 at 30 range?)
• Music City Center expansion
• What developer will buy 15 acre Station District and what their plan will be
• Another developer on Ritz and 500 Lafayette sites?
• TPAC on East Bank
• Parking garage site at NE corner of Commerce and 5th Ave. North
• Sale of the MDHA lot at SE corner of Hermitage Ave. and KVB (25+?)
• Platinum Hospitality plans for SE corner of KVB and 6th Ave. South
• Possible sale of Nashville Rescue Mission block
• Possible sale of Rocketown block
• Blackbird Capital’s plan for Broadway/West End split site
• Unico's plans for garage lot just north of R2D2 Building
• Driftwood mixed-use 10 acre site along Cumberland
• River Park 80 acre site mixed-use on the Cumberland River
• The Riverside Ewing 65 acre mixed-use on the Cumberland River
• Former Roers sites at 15th & Church, 14th & Hynes, 16th & McGavock
• PSC Metals site
• Roll-out of phases for East Bank around new domed stadium
• 2nd Terminal at Airport
• Possible Major League Baseball franchise and stadium site
• And who knows what else? 

Still very exciting times for Nashville development.  : )

[smeagolsfree]

Great list Mark and great effort. I am keeping a few things in check, however. I am a bit more conservative than Mark and offer my own assessment on his list. The UC are projects that are under construction that already have cranes and more than likely will be coming down. We will see a sharp reduction in cranes in the sky in the Nashville skyline this year and few to replace what is there.

I am not as bullish on the first part of the year and expect few new announcements for 2024 but there will be some. I know of one big one coming for sure that I think we will all like and it will be a high-rise. I expect things to get better towards the end of the year once interest rates loosen a bit.

I do not think the East Bank will unfold as fast as some think it will. This is going to be a decades long undertaking. Ido think many of the smaller project will move forward, however the larger projects, many of which are on hold will remain so for a while.

Below is my take of what I think may unfold. between what I have and what Mark has it may be somewhere in the middle. But of course, it could be worse or better than either one of us thought. The future is always speculative.

2024 PROJECTS THAT SHOULD TOP-OUT OR BE WELL UNDERWAY:

There could be as many as 65 tower cranes up over the course of 2024.

1010 Church St. (60 stories) UC
Tishman Speyer First & KVB Tower One (49) on hold according to a good source
Tishman Speyer First & KVB Tower Two (49)on hold according to a good source                               

    1401 Church Tower One (47) Barriers have been removed and project timeline has been changed
East Bank Hotel One (40)   2025 no determination has been made 2025 START MORE THAN LIKELY THE TIMELINE WOULD BE OFF FOR A 2027 OPENING, NO SITE PLANS, DRAWINGS, OPERATORS,LICENSE, OR ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE ONE THINK A HOTEL WILL START THIS YEAR.

Pinnacle Tower (37) UC TOP OUT
Park Place Residential Tower One (36)
AEG Block Residential Tower Two (35) UC TOP OUT
AEG Block Residential Tower One (35) UC TOP OUT
901 MLK (33)
Park Place Residential Tower Two (32)
Paseo South Gulch Hotel/Condo (31)
125 11th Ave. North (30)
Albion Music Row, Tower One (29)
Modera McGavock (29) UC TOP OUT
Porter Edition Hotel (28)
Peabody Union (27)UC TOP OUT
Sinclair (27)
Voce Hotel/Residences (25) 50/50 CHANCE
Hillsboro Town Centre (22)
Albion Music Row, Tower Two (20) This one will not start in 2024. Probably not until Albion I is close to finished. I think there is someone on the board that can confirm this for sure.

Reed District Residential One (20) These are both way behind schedule and the timeline has changed
Reed District Hotel (20
1711 Broadway (20)
Park Place Hotel (18)
Camden Gulch (16) maybe
East Bank Hotel Two (16) 2025 no determination has been made 2025 START MORE THAN LIKELY THE TIMELINE WOULD BE OFF FOR A 2027 LATE OPENING. iT WILL NOT TAKE 3 YEARS TO BUILD A 16 STORY HOTEL.
1805 Church (16)UC
Society Nashville (16)UC TOP OUT
5 City Place at OneC1TY (15)UC TOP OUT
531 Lafayette (15)
Residence Inn First St. (15)50/50 CHANCE
Vanderbilt LINK Hospital (15)UC
Aspire Midtown (14)UC
AEG Entertainment/Office Tower (13)UC TOP OUT
Hilton Motto Hotel (13)
Hyatt Caption Hotel (12)UC TOP OUT

Hilton Tempo Midtown (12)UC
Citizen M Hotel (10)
East Bank Residential One (10) the cart is in front of the horse on these and this will not happen until 2025 at the earliest. NO RESIDENTIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE TILL AFTER CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE ON THE STADIUM. TOO EARLY IN THE TIMELINE AND LOGISTICS.
East Bank Residential Two (8)
East Bank Residential Three (8)
Holiday Inn Elliston (8)UC
900 Division (7)UC

2nd & Van Buren (7)50/50 CHANCE RIGHT NOW

1301 Herman (7)UC
3900 Charlotte (7 & 6)
Modera SoBro, Phase One (7 & 6)
Tennessee Oncology Midtown (6)UC
469 Chestnut (6) 50/50 AT BEST
900 2nd Ave. North (6)
949 Main (6)
Bottled Blonde (6)
Envision Cayce, 5th & Summer (6)
Peabody Union Office (6)
Rock Block Flats (6)
Westerly House (6)
809 Hillside (5)
1201 Hillside (5)
1310 Hillside (5)
1300 Herman (5)
Alta Lofts at the Levee (5)
Alta Rochelle (5)
Camden Nations (5)
Riverside MetroCenter (5 & 4)
4100 Indiana (4)
Envision Cayce, Boscobil Four (4)
Crossings Blvd. Two (4)
Metro Youth Empowerment (4)
Orchard Hills, Clarksville Hwy (4)

YMCA BUILDING UP NOW AND WILL SHARE WITH 1010

PROJECTS IN PIPELINE FOR 2024 AND BEYOND:

Nashville Yards 9th Ave. North Residential One (48?)
11N Tower One (47)
Nashville Yards 9th Ave. North Residential One (46?)
800 Lea (45)
Reed District (44, two 30, one 20, one
Nashville Yards 1001 Church (43)
Gulch Central (41, 28, 6)
Nashville Yards 10th North Residential (40)
500 2nd Ave. South (39, 32, 29)
Buckingham Gulch Apt Tower (38) I am calling this one dead
Rutledge Hill (37, 21, 17) I do not see this happening for some reason, just my gut talking. No movement from them. At least not this coming year!
1401 Church Tower Two (35)
1401 Church Tower Three (30)
Nashville Yards Commerce & 10th (30)
10th and Lea (37 & 32)
GBT 1501 Broadway (two 30+, five 20+)
GBT River North (three in 30 range) Not happening this year
Grundy Tidal Real Estate (30?) Not happening this year
Paseo South at 8th & Division, Tower Three (30)
Streetlight Residential (30) Not happening this year This company is way too conservative
RMR Group East Bank (six of 20-30)  2025
JW Marriott second tower (30?) 2024
Market Street 12th & Demonbreun (30 and 20?)
11N Tower Two (29)
11N Tower Three (28)
19th & Church (28) on hold

1601 Broadway (27)
Trio (27) I think the project is on hold
Bridgestone Arena Hotel (25?)
4th & Lea (24)
Marriott Hotel at 7th & Commerce (23) project is on hold
Demonbreun Hill, Phase One (22)
Blackbird at Broadway/West End (20 to 30)
Paseo South Gulch, Tower Four (21)
914 4th Ave. South (20)
Shades Hotel (20?)
Titans Village (several in 20 range)
Davidson Riverview (20, three 15, two 12, 8, and 7)
Circle South Residential Tower (19) This one may be dead as well unsure
611 Cowan St. Dual Brand Hotel (17)
310 17th Ave. North (15)
Endeavor Music Row (15)
Indigo Hotel expansion (15)dead new owners

Printer & Bank (15)
Pizzuti 5th South (15?)
West End Apts. (15)
17th & Patterson (14)
18th & Patterson (14)
307 18th Ave. North (14?)
Element Hotel Lafayette (14)
Gupton Place (14)
Top Golf Courtyard/Fairfield (14) dead project moved to 611 Cowan
4th & Elm (12)
801 Cowan Hotel (12)
1000 2nd Ave. North (12)
1218 Dickerson (12 and 6)
Belle Meade Plaza (12, 11, 10, 8, 2, and 1)
Nashville Pottery & Pipeworks (12 and I think this project may be dead as well. Not a peep in a while
North Point Hotel, 19th & Hayes (12)
2400 Elliston Place (11)
Capitol View Hotel #2 (11)
Modera SoBro, Phase Two (11)
Reservoir Residential/Office (11, 8 stories) Height has been reduced

Second Ave. Gateway (11 &
800 Main (10, 5, 4)
Nashville General Hospital at MetroCenter (10)
Sarah Canon Center at Capitol View (10)
Vanderbilt Graduate Village, Phase II (several in 10 range)
900 18th Ave. South (9)
Northcap at James Robertson Parkway (9)
North Edgehill Commons (9)
Residence Inn by Marriott on Old Hickory Blvd. (9)
White Bridge & Post (9 &
446 James Robertson Hotel (8?)
2100 Bransford (8, 5)
Fairgrounds Mixed-Use (several 8 to 6)
Hampton Inn/Tru Hotel Gulch (8)
Villa Maria Manor (8 & 6)
2nd Ave. North Rebuild (7)
6th & Oak (7)
7 City Place, One C1TY (7)
18 Ligon Ave. (7)
106 Acklen Park (7 & 5)
300 Jefferson (7)
900 Dickerson (7)
917 Dickerson (7)
1005 16th Ave. South (7)
1107 8th Ave. South (7 & 5)
1414 3rd Ave. North (7)
3011 5th Ave. North (7)
Depot (7)
Harding Town Center (7 to 4)
LC SoBro, Phase II (7)
Lincoln Tech. Campus (7, 6, 4, 3)
Madison Station (7 and 4)
Ridley (7)
TopGolf Apts (7)
501 Crutcher (6)
914 3rd Ave. South Storage (6)
1300 Dickerson (6)
1405 Dickerson (6)
1505 Dickerson (6 & 5)
2121 Crestmoor (6)
2401 21st Ave. South (6 & 3)
Capitol View Apts (6)
Envision Edgehill (6)
Finery North (6)
RMH House (6)
186 North Street Stillwater (5)
300 Jefferson (5?)
730 Main (5)
918 Main (5)
1300 2nd Ave North Hotel (5)
1410 Jo Johnston (5)
1414 4th Ave. South (5)
2600 Dickerson (5)
5330 Charlotte Elmington Capital (5)
2820 Dickerson (5 & 4)
Acklen Park Residential (5)
Chestnut Office (5 stories) and Theater (4 stories,4,500 capacity)
Connect City Heights (5)
Envision Sudekum/Napier (5)
Gatewood & Dickerson (5)
The George at 185 N. First St. (5)
The Hayden (5)
Nashville Block 5 - now part of Neuhoff Project (5)
Porter Cahill (5 and 2)
Rangewater (5)
WeHo Crossing (5)
131 French Landing Hotel (4)
407 Great Circle (4)
530 Donelson Pike (4)
840 Royal Parkway Hotel (4)
1014 West Trinity Lane (4)
1320 Rosa Parks (4)
1622 Rosa Parks (4)
5901 California (4)
Hub at 607 (4)
Skyview Apts. (4)
Stone Bridge Lofts (4)
Vandy Highland Quadrangle Dorms (4)
Germantown to River North pedestrian bridge across Cumberland River
Fairgrounds Racetrack Expansion
Airport Concourse D expansion (5 gates)
Airport Concourse A expansion (10 gates?)


WHAT WE DON’T KNOW YET ABOUT 2024 AND BEYOND:

• Ragland block at NW corner of 2nd Ave. South & KVB (2 at 30+?)

• The Exxon site on Broadway (2 at 30 range?)

• Music City Center expansion MY THOUGHT IS WE MAY HEAR SOMETHING THIS NEXT YEAR

• What developer will buy 15 acre Station District and what their plan will be HE HAS SOME BITES

• Another developer on Ritz and 500 Lafayette sites?

• TPAC on East Bank I AM HEARING IT IS A DONE DEAL

• Parking garage site at NE corner of Commerce and 5th Ave. North

• Sale of the MDHA lot at SE corner of Hermitage Ave. and KVB (25+?)

• Platinum Hospitality plans for SE corner of KVB and 6th Ave. South

• Possible sale of Nashville Rescue Mission block I HAVE HEARD WITHIN 3 YEARS BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THE TURNDOWN IN THE ECONOMY

• Possible sale of Rocketown block THE FIRST SALE FELL THROUGH

• Blackbird Capital’s plan for Broadway/West End split site NEWS COMING SOON MAYBE

• Unico's plans for garage lot just north of R2D2 Building

• Driftwood mixed-use 10 acre site along Cumberland

• River Park 80 acre site mixed-use on the Cumberland River

• The Riverside Ewing 65 acre mixed-use on the Cumberland River

• Former Roers sites at 15th & Church, 14th & Hynes, 16th & McGavock

• PSC Metals site

• Roll-out of phases for East Bank around new domed stadium

• 2nd Terminal at Airport

• Possible Major League Baseball franchise and stadium site

• And who knows what else? 

Still very exciting times for Nashville development.  : )

[smeagolsfree]

Just looking here and I may have overlooked but I do not see the 8th & Demonbreun Hotel (Autograph Hotel) on the list, and I do think it will start this coming year. 

I do not think the Congress group will start on all three towers at once. They may start on one or two but not all three.

 

 

[markhollin]

37 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Just looking here and I may have overlooked but I do not see the 8th & Demonbreun Hotel (Autograph Hotel) on the list, and I do think it will start this coming year. 

I do not think the Congress group will start on all three towers at once. They may start on one or two but not all three.

 

 

Good catch on Autograph.  Just added it.   : )

[smeagolsfree]

Just remember guys that we both are bullish on Nashville but just in different ways. Again, I am a little more conservative in my views than Mark, but we both want the best for Nashville.

Now, we want to hear from you and your predictions and let’s hear what your wishlist is too. Please differentiate between the two and keep it within reason. Things that are in the realm of possibilities.

My wishlist would be for 1st Ave to be aligned from South to North and the sidewalk along the river to be reduced in order for the sidewalk on the other side to be expanded and allow overhead encroaching for cafes and bars to activate that street more. What a missed opportunity for Metro not to allow activation of that street. Unfortunately the rebuild of the fort could present a barrier with the sidewalk on the west side of the fort but that could just be rerouted to the east side.

if you have ever been to to Savannah, the river is fully activated with shops and restaurants. The river does not always have to be parks. A river can be a mix of parks and shops , hotels, and services and I hope Metro at least does this on the East Bank.

Next on my wishlist is whoever buys the Cummins Station property turns it into a giant shopping destination with high end retail along with big box retail. This is where the urban Target, H& M, and other large retailers that normally go in the downtown areas can go. Downtown Nashville needs a shopping district and the Gulch seemingly is turning into that. Even a Ross, Saks, Marshals would all be possible for this area. I think at some point the pedestrian bridge could be revisited. A Miami design district would also be a possibility of a sort as well or something similar. From the far eastern section of the Gulch to Marathon Village it is almost 2 miles and 3 blocks wide in places or even more. This can be our miracle Mile so to speak in 10 to 15 years. Lots of infill possibilities in that two miles.

I can stop there as that is a lot to chew on especially the last one on my wishlist.

 

[colemangaines]

Predictions: I think if interest rates do end up coming down in 2024, we could see an uptick in land deals as developers start to ramp up. There's a lot of huge, well-located parcels in or near downtown that would be a no brainer for a large developer if the macro environment was more favorable. Spots like the former Station Disctrict site, the 7.5 acres on 16th and Church owned by dialysis clinic, the federal office building on 8th and Broadway, some of the lots around KVB/Peabody to 5th/6th, etc.

Wish list: I'm hoping the next round of proposals are of a higher calibre than what we've had in the last few years. Not trying to complain or sound ungrateful - we've had amazing growth for over a decade now, but so many of the high rises that came up were in the 300-400ft range. Hopefully between the growth we've continued to sustain, our comparitively strong performance in office, hotel, and residential occupancies downtown since the pandemic, and maybe some favorable amendments to the Bonus Height Program this summer, we could see a new class of 500+ft proposals over the next couple years. 

 

[East Side Urbanite]

I just perused Mark's list and Ron's counterpoints. Outstanding job (as always) by both. Mark and Ron are, in my humble opinion, the two most authoritative UP Nashville posters regarding their knowledge and understanding of Nashville's urban built form and function. Both offer impressive memories, abilities to organize thoughts (often via comprehensive and accurate listings) and understanding of the market.

As to 2024, I side with Ron in taking a conservative approach. We are coming off a 2023 that saw fewer announcements of major projects than we had seen in ... well, many years. So I'm not sure 2024 will be the year we bounce back strongly (though 2025 should be).

This might be a good time to thank Ron and Mark (the two brightest UP Nashville stars) for their many contributions to the board and to our city. They have both created legacies, of sorts, that future generations of Nashvillians will benefit from. They have made, and continue to make, impressive contributions to this community. Props to both!

I'd like to thanks three others (in no particular order):

Bob. For his "technology contributions" to the team alone, he is crucial. Bob's dedication to the group is unquestioned.

Craig. In only a few short years, he has become an UrbanPlanet star.

John. I consider the man who is, hands down, the group's most eccentric and interesting gent as the UP Nashville "historian," of sorts. His institutional knowledge (and memory) ... off the charts.

To everybody who posts on the board and/or attends the meetings — Todd, Stephen, Brian, Cliff Lippard (we miss you), etc. — I send my Happy New Year well wishes. I love you fellas like brothers.

William

 

 

 

 

[MidTenn1]

5 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

.......

Next on my wishlist is whoever buys the Cummins Station property turns it into a giant shopping destination with high end retail along with big box retail. This is where the urban Target, H& M, and other large retailers that normally go in the downtown areas can go. Downtown Nashville needs a shopping district and the Gulch seemingly is turning into that. Even a Ross, Saks, Marshals would all be possible for this area. I think at some point the pedestrian bridge could be revisited. A Miami design district would also be a possibility of a sort as well or something similar. From the far eastern section of the Gulch to Marathon Village it is almost 2 miles and 3 blocks wide in places or even more. This can be our miracle Mile so to speak in 10 to 15 years. Lots of infill possibilities in that two miles.

I can stop there as that is a lot to chew on especially the last one on my wishlist.

 

I suggested a design district could be built there a couple of months ago. It would be like printing money.

My idle doodling fantasy sketches for such a project.....

Edited December 31, 2023 by MidTenn1

[Luvemtall]

40 minutes ago, East Side Urbanite said:

This might be a good time to thank Ron and Mark (the two brightest UP Nashville stars) for their many contributions to the board and to our city. They have both created legacies, of sorts, that future generations of Nashvillians will benefit from. They have made, and continue to make, impressive contributions to this community. Props to both!

They are the Best! I tip my hat to both. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. 
and to all fellow UPer’s , Happy New Year! May you all be blessed with great health and prosperity in the coming year. 

[FromParkAveToTN]

1 hour ago, MidTenn1 said:

I suggested a design district could be built there a couple of months ago. It would be like printing money.

My idle doodling fantasy sketches for such a project.....

I've decided that I don't want ANY new developments announced in 2024.

[MidTenn1]

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WHAT WE DON’T KNOW YET ABOUT 2024 AND BEYOND:

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• Another developer on Ritz and 500 Lafayette sites?

I don't know, but those new renderings for the base of the 500 Lafayette site look pretty 'Ritzy' to me!!  Plan B?

[smeagolsfree]

7 hours ago, MidTenn1 said:

I don't know, but those new renderings for the base of the 500 Lafayette site look pretty 'Ritzy' to me!!  Plan B?

I am afraid that project is in Deep, Deep Do, Do. The architect involved is no longer involved as well as the other partners. Tim Morris is being sued right and left and was even evicted from his offices at 5th & Broad for non-payment. If he can't get the Ritz done, then this one is doomed as well. That is why it is dead on the map. Speaking of which I am still trying to get the map done but it is a daunting task and not sure if I will finish before my surgery. But it is better than it was.

Maybe we can hope for a new developer there and the other locations! 

[markhollin]

11 hours ago, East Side Urbanite said:

This might be a good time to thank Ron and Mark (the two brightest UP Nashville stars) for their many contributions to the board and to our city. They have both created legacies, of sorts, that future generations of Nashvillians will benefit from. They have made, and continue to make, impressive contributions to this community. Props to both!

I'd like to thanks three others (in no particular order):

Bob. For his "technology contributions" to the team alone, he is crucial. Bob's dedication to the group is unquestioned.

Craig. In only a few short years, he has become an UrbanPlanet star.

John. I consider the man who is, hands down, the group's most eccentric and interesting gent as the UP Nashville "historian," of sorts. His institutional knowledge (and memory) ... off the charts.

To everybody who posts on the board and/or attends the meetings — Todd, Stephen, Brian, Cliff Lippard (we miss you), etc. — I send my Happy New Year well wishes. I love you fellas like brothers.

William

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the kind words and kudos, William.  : )

[smeagolsfree]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Thanks for the kind words and kudos, William.  : )

Ditto from as well. 
 

It is going to be an interesting year no matter what. Either way Nashville will fair better than a lot of cities.

William and I have both seen this video and it has shown up on the Charlotte site and shows just how badly some other cities are doing.

 

[smeagolsfree]

BTW, I do think this will be this first year we will see a dip in the total amount of building permits issued for the fiscal year. I am unsure as to the amount of the drop but there will not be an increase.

[East Side Urbanite]

On 12/31/2023 at 9:54 AM, markhollin said:

Thanks for the kind words and kudos, William.  : )

Yes, indeed!

On 12/31/2023 at 12:26 PM, smeagolsfree said:

Ditto from as well. 
 

It is going to be an interesting year no matter what. Either way Nashville will fair better than a lot of cities.

William and I have both seen this video and it has shown up on the Charlotte site and shows just how badly some other cities are doing.

 

Worth watching if you have not done so.