450-460 James Robertson Parkway (11 story/110', 273 unit residential tower; 8 story/105', 181 room hotel, 440 capacity internal garage, 17,280 sq. ft. retail)

[markhollin]

An 11 story/110', 273 unit residential tower and 8 story/105', 185 room Moxy Hotel with shared 440 capacity internal garage, and combined 17,280 sq. ft. of ground level retail is being proposed for the two vacant lots (2.95 acres) at 450/460 James Robertson Parkway.   Ridgeline Development Partners and Deep Cove Partners are joining together on this; S9 Architecture and Smith Gee Studios are partnering on the architecture; Ragan Smith is overseeing engineering; Hodgson Douglas will be in charge of landscape architecture. 

The team will go before the Metro Planning Commission Downtown Code Design Review Committee on May 23 to seek approval for a “major modification” to the zoning currently allowed on the site.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/mixed-use-project-eyed-for-james-robertson-parkway/article_7168d378-f76f-11ee-95b5-ab1e18d1739d.html


And at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/04/10/hotel-apartment-state-capitol-ridgeline-deep-cove.html

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

[Luvemtall]

Cool, but IMO there should be more retail space. With its proximity to the Municipal Auditorium, a few restaurants and retail would do good.

[Bos2Nash]

Oh damn! Surprising announcement, but sharp overall. I think alot of retail may be hard to survive along James Robertson due to the overall design of the street, but at least they have some space for maybe a coffee shop or possibly a lunch fast-casual lunch spot.

[Baronakim]

5 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

Cool, but IMO there should be more retail space. With its proximity to the Municipal Auditorium, a few restaurants and retail would do good.

I disagree somewhat as the city auditorium is right at 60 years old and IMO of dubious value to the city for much longer.  Time to redevelop the site.   The location has been eclipsed in cultural  value by the Bicentennial Mall and now the East Bank centering on TPAC relocation.   The dominent activity of the JRP there is principally governmental, both state and city, plus office uses.  I do not think injecting retail into this area is  a good idea beyond  perhaps hotel restautants and similar uses.  Retail there would alway be small potatoes and weak.  The residental proposal IMO is very sound and the brick proposal dignified and appropriate for the area.  It works well wih the general vibes of the residential bustle around the Sounds stadium.  No need for more intense retail IMO.

 

[Luvemtall]

Do you really think that Metro will even try to bring up the possibility of redevelopment of the auditorium? Though it’s admittedly getting to be a old worn out goat, unless Nashville is magically chosen for a new NBA team with a deep pocketed owner, it’s highly unlikely that any attempt will be made to make a move to do much of anything with that venue. And my point stands,  just as you mentioned there’s many offices and residential in that area. That just means there’s a bunch of people who have to go elsewhere to find good restaurants and decent shopping, not to mention the times that the auditorium does get used . 

[Baronakim]

2 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

Do you really think that Metro will even try to bring up the possibility of redevelopment of the auditorium? Though it’s admittedly getting to be a old worn out goat, unless Nashville is magically chosen for a new NBA team with a deep pocketed owner, it’s highly unlikely that any attempt will be made to make a move to do much of anything with that venue. And my point stands,  just as you mentioned there’s many offices and residential in that area. That just means there’s a bunch of people who have to go elsewhere to find good restaurants and decent shopping, not to mention the times that the auditorium does get used . 

I think a highly concentrated  retail development is better overall than a thin paste of it.  As Bilbo put it "butter that has ben scraped over too much bread"   Just because Metro owns the Auditorium land doesn't mean they need to keep patching the elderly building up.  The city could certainly sell it and allow new development.  What, for instance, do you expect Metro to do with the site of TPAC when it moves across the river?  That one is a white elephant too., screwy structural system moves too much.  Tear it down too!

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[PillowTalk4]

14 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

That just means there’s a bunch of people who have to go elsewhere to find good restaurants and decent shopping, not to mention the times that the auditorium does get used . 

What is the overall density of the area in terms of residential and workforce population?  While having retail and restaurant options are nice, you also have to consider the sustainability of those type of establishments in an area.  Plopping in street level retail and dinning spaces always sounds nice, but is that area truly viable enough to support them beyond lunch time?  Unlike Bridgestone arena, the Municipal Auditorium is not booked consistently enough to where retail and dinning businesses would benefit that much from the occasional event held there.  It also highly unlikely that even if Nashville lands an NBA team that the auditorium site will even be considered as a venue for an NBA team.  There is no way the existing facility could ever be renovated to meet the standards a team or fans would expect in such a venue.  It would have to be torn down and a new arena built in its place.  That location would even be a long shot considering how far away it from the bulk of the hotels, bars and restaurants that most would want nearby.

[markhollin]

I think 17,000+ sq. ft. of retail/restaurant space is pretty generous for this development.  With the proposed 446 JRP Hotel probably having another ground level restaurant, the 300-404 JRP North Cap Center having another 12,000+ sq. ft. of retail to go along with 358 residential units, and the conversion of the  Morris Building to a boutique hotel with first floor retail, I think that neighborhood will be well-served with new ground level retail and eating options.  

However, should the square block on the NE corner of 3rd Ave. North and Gay street ever get converted from surface parking to mixed use with another 300 residential units, as well as a couple other rumored residential developments within those same neighboring blocks, then I could see an Urban Target being important element to serve what could be as many as 1,200 new residential units and 500 hotel rooms within a 3 block footprint.  And that's not even counting the existing 500 or so residences at Capitol Towers and 500 Fifth Apts. 

[Luvemtall]

Thanks Mark!, putting it all into perspective like that really makes more sense of the whole picture. Another question, is this area under a certain height restriction? Or does it fall under the Downtown Code?

[markhollin]

36 minutes ago, Luvemtall said:

Thanks Mark!, putting it all into perspective like that really makes more sense of the whole picture. Another question, is this area under a certain height restriction? Or does it fall under the Downtown Code?

You're welcome.  : )

I believe on the north side of James Robertson Parkway things are limited at 100' (to preserve views of the Capitol Building), but on the south side and to the east, it goes up to 300'. 

[markhollin]

CityNowNext with coverage of the announcement:

https://citynownext.com/2024/04/12/mixed-use-project-frames-transition-between-germantown-and-downtown-nashville/#more-40208