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[markhollin]

Germantown construction update (Part 1 of 3):

Lifestyle Communities development (450 units).  Looking south from SE corner of Monroe and 2nd Avenue North.  Broadstone development on the right:

 

Lifestyle Communities looking east from near corner of Madison and 2nd Avenue North.  That is Nuehoff Packing Plant in the distance.

Gramercy Townhomes (10 units). Looking east from 7th Avenue North:

 

Gramarcy Townhomes, looking east from cover of 7th Avenue North and Monroe Street:

 

The Glenmary Townhomes (I believe it is going to be 8 units).  Looking northwest along 5th Avenue North:

 

Fourth and Garfield Condos (8 units).  Looking west along Garfield Street:

 

610 Fourth Avenue Townhomes (4 units).  Looking east from 4th Avenue:

Edited April 20, 2016 by markhollin

[markhollin]

Germantown construction update (Part 2 of 3):

Price Development (244 units), looking south from 4th Avenue North:




Price Development looking southeast from 4th Avenue North:

Morgan Park Place, final phase, looking northwest from corner of 4th Avenue and Van Buren:

 

Morgan Park Place, final phase, looking northeast from corner of 5th Avenue and Van Buren:

 

Fountains Germantown (243 units), looking northwest from  near corner of Taylor and 3rd Avenue North:

 

Fountains Germantown looking southwest from corner of Van Buren and 3rd Avenue North:

 

Fountains Germantown from the "backside", looking southeast from near corner of Van Buren and 4th Avenue North: 

Edited April 21, 2016 by markhollin

[smeagolsfree]

Thanks for all the photos Mark. Keep em coming!

[markhollin]

You're welcome, Ron.  'Tis my pleasure.  Fun hobby keeping up with all the projects as best I can.  

[markhollin]

TBT: Centennial Park in 1897 when it was the location of the World's Fair.  Note the State Capitol in the distance on the left edge of the horizon.  Before it was known as Centennial, it was named West Side Park and was on the far western edge of the metro area at the time.

 

[VSRJ]

I wonder how a giant-ish ferris wheel would look at Centennial Park...

[donNdonelson2]

Centennial Park hosted the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897. That is why it is named Centennial Park. You might say the exposition was a bit like a "world's fair," but historically I don't believe it to be correct to call it a World's Fair.

[donNdonelson2]

And I stand corrected!

http://www.expomuseum.com/1884-1900/

[titanhog]

Looks like the U.S. hasn't had a World's Fair since 1984...and none scheduled for the future here.

[Nathan_in_DC]

1 hour ago, titanhog said:

Looks like the U.S. hasn't had a World's Fair since 1984...and none scheduled for the future here.

And Tennessee has hosted two. Looks like the only other states to do that are NY, PA, WA, and CA.

[BnaBreaker]

Did the TN Centennial Fair really count as a world's fair?  

[donNdonelson2]

4 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Did the TN Centennial Fair really count as a world's fair?  

It does according to the information on the website I posted earlier.

[BnaBreaker]

4 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

It does according to the information on the website I posted earlier.

Wow!  That's really interesting...I had assumed that "The World's Fair" was some kind of singular event that takes place once every few years like The Olympics or something.  Turns out there were a lot more than that!  Thanks for the info!

[japan]

2 hours ago, titanhog said:

Looks like the U.S. hasn't had a World's Fair since 1984...and none scheduled for the future here.

The 1984 one in New Orleans was such a disaster and a money loser that there hasn't been one here since.

[21jump]

I didn't know the World's Fair was still an event.

[rookzie]

6 hours ago, VSRJ said:

I wonder how a giant-ish ferris wheel would look at Centennial Park...

 

4 hours ago, Nathan_in_DC said:

And Tennessee has hosted two. Looks like the only other states to do that are NY, PA, WA, and CA.

I have no idea of what candidate selection-criteria would be today, compared to Olympics and other global events, which of course all differ.  There didn't seem to be much concern about pre-established transportation mobility alternatives -- at least not at the 1982 Knoxville International Energy Exposition.

Arguably it might be tacky for the city-scape, but an American Bridge Co. "High Roller" -like giant observation (Ferris) wheel, set at a close vantage point, might "fill the billet".

High Roller - Las Vegas

Edited April 22, 2016 by rookzie

[Titans10]

Not my photo but I thought you guys would enjoy this one. 

 

[markhollin]

Germantown construction update (Part 3 of 3):

These shots of the Broadstone development (275 units) heading down it's final stretch are a foretaste on numerous other 3 to 5-story blocks that  are underway in Parts 1 & 2 of this series, plus others that are immenent: Hammer Mill (259 units), Mainland (90-100 units), Madison Grove (95 units), 1216 Rosa Parks, The Livery, 6th and Garfield. Plus these which are unannounced but will most likely become large residential complexes: The block at NE corner of Monroe and 2nd Ave., HG Hill lot, Rusty Dunn's block, and the SWH property. All in all, I believe we are looking at a minimum of 2,200 more units that are either underway or to be done in next few years. Germantown is going to have sections that are nearly as dense as sections of Barcelona.  It's really amazing.  

Broadstone when looking west on Spring Street Bridge:

Also looking from the Spring Street Bridge.  Note all the massing that is forming along the north side of Jefferson Street heading west. That should all be filled-in nearly all the way to Rosa Parks Blvd. in the next several years. 

Broadstone looking north along Third Avenue:

Broadstone looking south along Second Avenue:

Broadstone looking southeast along Third Avenue:

Nice touches have been added to Morgan Park in the north central section of Germantown. I like this water fountain and long trough for dogs at one of the entrances.

Edited April 22, 2016 by markhollin

[donNdonelson2]

The photograph of the spectacular skyline sunset is the work of Warne Riker. Check out his website or follow him on Facebook. He does some amazing work, with lots of great Nashville shots in his collection!

[Titans10]

5 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

The photograph of the spectacular skyline sunset is the work of Warne Riker. Check out his website or follow him on Facebook. He does some amazing work, with lots of great Nashville shots in his collection!

I follow him on Instagram and saw his photo featured on Instagramtennessee!

[chris holman]

[titanhog]

^^What's going on on the right side of the building?

[BnaBreaker]

I'm very happy to see that Morgan Park is getting some TLC.  In the past it has really been nothing more than an open field, but I think that it can and should be a centerpiece of Germantown.  

[memphian]

You can see the argyle pattern of the Westin's façade in those last pics. I like it, very subdued.

[farm_boy]

On 4/20/2016 at 0:39 AM, titanhog said:

^^I'm still trying to get my head around the JWM parking.  

So...I understand the parking is along Clark, but will any of it be underground?  Seems like that stretch of the building will only be a couple of stories above ground.  Will all of that be parking...or is there a first level that's convention space?  (sorry...I don't believe I've seen a floor plan that explains.  I've always wondered where they would get enough parking for that many hotel rooms.)

I don't know the exact details, so if someone here does, please chime in ...

Here is a crude drawing:

While not proportioned correctly, this is the general concept. The majority of the parking is in the area shaded purple. What I don't know is how much, if any, parking will be below the convention (blue) section. I would assume there will be no parking below the tower (red) section. Based on the following photo:

it is easy to see that there be at least 2 levels of below grade parking (after the old floor is ripped out. Maybe they will prep the entire site and go down about 12-15 allowing 2 levels below ground for both projects. That is what I would expect