Project Thread/New Construction/Photo du jour/Const. CAMs

[titanhog]

^^Such a great project.  (city murals)

Edited May 1, 2016 by titanhog

[markhollin]

We are now one-third of the way into 2016 and things are still hoppin’ in a major way, especially within the inner-loop and midtown.  Of course, there are many more when you consider Germantown, WeHo, East Nashville, Metro Center, Brentwood,  Franklin, etc. But I’m just going to concentrate on the central part and Midtown.

Here are projects that have either been announced or begun in just the last 3 months, generally ranked from top to bottom in level of import:

Northern Capitol’s 2^nd & Demonbreun project: 40 and 30 story towers with 17-story junction structure.

Crescent Demonbreun apartments announced (35 stories 275-300 units)

The Smithfield announced (40, 30, 20, and 11-story complex at Ash and 6^th Ave. South).

Tri-Brand Marriott (21-stories, 486 rooms) on KVB officially funded, and expanded. groundbreaking by July?

JW Marriott (34 stories, 532 rooms) land clearing and foundation work.

W Hotel/Residential announced for Gulch (18-stories, 250 room hotel, 200 luxury residential units)

Embassy Suites  400-room hotel announced, probably 15-20 story range.  Attached will be another 200-room boutique hotel (brand TBA), probably 15-story range. Both on NE corner of 8^th and Demonbreun.

Rudy Law project in Midtown on Broadway that includes a 22-story residential tower and 14-story hotel is now moving forward.

Cambria Suites 19-story hotel ground breaking  at corner of McGavock and 8^th Ave.

LifeWay HQ in Capitol View 9-10 story design and groundbreaking.

Federal Courthouse next to downtown Library seems to finally be moving forward via budget approval. Possible redesigns to 6-10 story structure.

Staybridge Suites Hotel (8-10 stories, 120 suites) facing I-40 along McGavock.

Lifestyle Communities 10 and 6-story apartment building (600 units) announced for 2^nd and Ash.

One Nashville Hotel on triangular lot at Lafayette, Ash, and Fourth Ave. South (12 stories, 117 room boutique) appears set for Jan. 2017 groundbreaking.

Barge Waggonner 8-story office building for SoBro announced and already underway.

Hyatt House Hotel (est. 250 rooms, probably 5-7 story range) at NW corner of Lea and 5^th Ave. South for SoBro will have plans announced soon.

Tennessee State Museum design and groundbreaking at Bicentennial Mall.

Criminal Justice Center (9 stories) rebuild elements going on behind the scenes.

City Lights Condos (7 story, 71 units) at NE corner of Rutledge and Lea now seems imminent as enough contracts have been signed to garner the secure necessary loan.

Ballpark 5-story, 400-unit residential/retail surrounding baseball stadium announced.

Division Street Connector underway.

Tribute Hotel (formerly Noel Place) remodel and 12-story addition underway.

James Robertson Apts. to be converted into 190-room hotel (as it was originally).

Moxy boutique hotel and 4 restaurant/bar complex (5 stories, 161 rooms) fronting Broadway and 3^rd Ave. South announced.

21c boutique hotel remodel underway.

Utopia Hotel remodel underway.

New Trail West venue (4 stories) construction underway at SE corner of Broadway and 3^rd Ave.

Millennium Music Row back underway on 17^th Ave. South with new ownership.  5-stories, 230 apartments.

Hampton Inn 5-story, 50-room addition announced.

Numerous new 3-4 story restaurant/clubs inside historic Lower Broadway, 2^nd Ave., and 3^rd Ave.  were announced or are underway, including:  Nudies Honkey Tonk, The Valentine, Almost Famous,  Moonshine Flats, Dierks Bentely’s Whiskey Row, etc. George Jones Museum/Bar was opened.

Musica Roundabout Fountains announced.

 

Here are others that I believe we are going to hear further announcements/plans in the next several months:

Southwest Properties massive LifeWay Campus redevelopment (could include 3 or 4 towers plus inclusion of historic Baptist structures)

MDHA sites at southeast corner of 1^st and KVB (could include from 2 to 4 towers)

Mainland mixed-use project (at least one tower) for SE pie-shaped parcel at Music City Circle and KVB.

Fifth & Broadway full financing to be announced along with start date on demo of old CC.

Endeavor project (possibly 30-40 story, mixed-use) at former Mazda site, NE corner of I-40 and Broadway.

Hensler Condo Tower possibility, NE corner of I-40 and Demonbreun.

Buckingham Gulch 38-story Condo Tower.(may be stalled or revisions downward forthcoming).

Alliance Residential (perhaps 8-12 stories) in former CarQuest building at SW corner of Division and 8^th.

Demonbreun Hill/Castle Rock mixed-use development with three 20+ story towers for residential, office, and hotel, plus extensive retail (grocery, shops, restaurants). Anticipate first phase announcement soon.

 

And, of course, anxiously awaiting zoning approvals for the two that were at the top of the list…

Northern Capitol’s 2^nd & Demonbreun project: 40 and 30 story towers with 17-story junction structure.

The Smithfield announced (40, 30, 20, and 11-story complex at Ash and 6^th Ave. South).
 

Forgive me if I missed some.  Please feel free to add any in the conversation.   

[MLBrumby]

Nice encapsulation of projects.  Noticed no mention of Virgin... which I think we can assume is DEAD! 

Edited May 1, 2016 by MLBrumby

[CenterHill]

12 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Mural art in progress. Anxious to see all the new visual stimulation for our urban streetscape!

Way cool.  I work next door.   I'll get to enjoy that everyday!

 

[markhollin]

5 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Nice encapsulation of projects.  Noticed no mention of Virgin... which I think we can assume is DEAD! 

I didn't include Virgin simply because there hasn't been any further news about it in the last 4 months. I believe it is still going to happen eventually because of Branson's involvement. This market is just too hot of an entertainment capital and destination city for him not to want to have a stake in it. 

 

[titanhog]

36 minutes ago, markhollin said:

I didn't include Virgin simply because there hasn't been any further news about it in the last 4 months. I believe it is still going to happen eventually because of Branson's involvement. This market is just too hot of an entertainment capital and destination city for him not to want to have a stake in it. 

 

On the Virgin Hotels website, it still lists Nashville as a future site...so until it disappears from their site, I've got to believe we're still in the running.  One thing about this brand is that it appears they are VERY slow in everything they do.  Took them way longer than expected to get Chicago open...and longer than expected to start NYC.

[BnaBreaker]

Yeah, considering how long it took them to even put a shovel in the dirt for the Chicago project, I'm not stressing about the Nashville Virgin Hotel yet.  

[samsonh]

13 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Yeah, considering how long it took them to even put a shovel in the dirt for the Chicago project, I'm not stressing about the Nashville Virgin Hotel yet.  

Branson has nothing to do with virgin hotels. He just sells rights to a name. The same way trump does. 

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, samsonh said:

Branson has nothing to do with virgin hotels. He just sells rights to a name. The same way trump does. 

So why did he buy the land where the Virgin Hotel in Nashville is supposed to be built from the Chase Company?

[donNdonelson2]

View up to City Center tower (First Tennessee Bank) from the steps by the stage door entrance of TPAC. (Nothing new here, just a perspective on this building that I've never taken time to admire previously.)

[Pyramid Scheme]

5 hours ago, titanhog said:

So why did he buy the land where the Virgin Hotel in Nashville is supposed to be built from the Chase Company?

Maybe he extra especially wants to sell rights to the Virgin name in Narshvill.   

[Pyramid Scheme]

On 4/30/2016 at 11:09 PM, UTgrad09 said:

Imagine what this will look like in 5-10 years. It's already changed a bit.

This is how I view the future of Nashville's skyline. I don't see why the tall buildings should be restricted to only the inner loop near the river, I hope they can extend all the way to Centennial Park someday, which is why I love Skyhouse, Aerston, M Residences and so on. Also, dense infill around Greer stadium to the s-e and Fisk Meharry to the n-w would be smashing.

[MidTenn1]

18 hours ago, markhollin said:

We are now one-third of the way into 2016 and things are still hoppin’ in a major way, especially within the inner-loop and midtown.  Of course, there are many more when you consider Germantown, WeHo, East Nashville, Metro Center, Brentwood,  Franklin, etc. But I’m just going to concentrate on the central part and Midtown.

SKIP.....................SKIP

Forgive me if I missed some.  Please feel free to add any in the conversation.   

Great listing, Mark.

There is a 15 story hotel in midtown that was proposed a couple of years ago at 21st and Hayes. I recall Ron saying recently it may be back on schedule. And Eakins, 30th and Vanderbilt Place, should still be in the works. They are both in Midtown.

Edited May 2, 2016 by PHofKS

[MidTenn1]

6 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

View up to City Center tower (First Tennessee Bank) from the steps by the stage door entrance of TPAC. (Nothing new here, just a perspective on this building that I've never taken time to admire previously.)

It's a shame it's 39 story sister building was never built!

 

[wmaddbb2018]

9 minutes ago, PHofKS said:

 

I mean the office vacancy rate at that time was only 0.001% so it was just to risky of a proposal to go ahead and build  

[samsonh]

13 hours ago, titanhog said:

So why did he buy the land where the Virgin Hotel in Nashville is supposed to be built from the Chase Company?

My guess is to try to offload it to developer willing to pay a large franchise fee. I am not saying the Virgin brand doesn't want to be in Nashville, but they are not going to develop the hotel. Look at the model of what they did in Chicago and New York, they bring in local developers to own/operate the hotels and allow them to use the Virgin name for a fee.

[CenterHill]

Herakut mural today.   I think not quite finished, waiting for the rain to let up.  

About the artists:

"The first round of murals for the Nashville Walls Project will be painted May 1 through May 8 downtown in a three-block area around 5th Avenue of the Arts. Greif has organized the artists to present a variety of styles in close proximity. First to arrive is the German duo Hera and Akut known as Herakut who will paint on the Cornerstone building on 6th Avenue facing the Hermitage Hotel. Using their signature subdued palette and elongated figures entangled with fantastical zoomorphic designs, they will create visual poetry. To make the mural meaningful for Nashville, they will immerse themselves within the community before they begin."

[Nashville Cliff]

16 hours ago, CenterHill said:

Herakut mural today.   I think not quite finished, waiting for the rain to let up.  

About the artists:

"The first round of murals for the Nashville Walls Project will be painted May 1 through May 8 downtown in a three-block area around 5th Avenue of the Arts. Greif has organized the artists to present a variety of styles in close proximity. First to arrive is the German duo Hera and Akut known as Herakut who will paint on the Cornerstone building on 6th Avenue facing the Hermitage Hotel. Using their signature subdued palette and elongated figures entangled with fantastical zoomorphic designs, they will create visual poetry. To make the mural meaningful for Nashville, they will immerse themselves within the community before they begin."

 

This is the view from my office.  Very, very cool.

[markhollin]

The very stout Old Hickory Bridge over the Cumberland River on the north side of town. Originally built in 1928, and updated in 1967.

 

[BnaBreaker]

Wow!  I always forget about that bridge, but it might be the most beautiful in town!

[Nashville Cliff]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

The very stout Old Hickory Bridge over the Cumberland River on the north side of town. Originally built in 1928, and updated in 1967.

 

And recently refurbished.  My stepdaughter's dad lives in Old Hickory, so I get to cross this gorgeous span every once in awhile.

[bhibbs]

40 minutes ago, Nashville Cliff said:

And recently refurbished.  My stepdaughter's dad lives in Old Hickory, so I get to cross this gorgeous span every once in awhile.

even after the recent work it could still look so much nicer than it does. it has been hit with so much vandalism over the years.

[rookzie]

Yes, that bridge reminds me of a "Portal", as it were, sort of the "Beaux Arts" of Nashville spans.  PHofKS probably has dealt with that thing here and there, I suppose.  Those "Sentry Towers" on each end of the northerly bridge (of the pair side-by-side), vaguely remind me of a Nashville "Hell Gate", even though these reportedly are a Parker through-truss design ─ with the middle and larger span being a "camelback" Parker design ─ as opposed to the 1916 Hell Gate's through-arch span.  IMO the Old Hickory bridge always has been one of those rare structures which has conferred that "Grand Ole" look to the city long before the city dared even "think" about growth, much less consolidation.  Reportedly, under pressure to accommodate the emergence of Stauffer Chemical and DuPont' Rayon Plant during the early-mid 1920s, county officials proceeded with the commitment of assurance in support, and a voting of bonds was held for the building the first (pictured) bridge in 1926, and the bridge, I believe, opened for traffic in 1928..

Those stone towers, which are ornamental and provide no structural load bearing for the truss spans, are details generally seen mostly in the Northeast.

Hell Gate Bridge, East River, New York

[smeagolsfree]

shhhhhhhhh. Don't give the bridge any unwanted attention otherwise they will want to tear it down and replace it with something new and ugly.

[BnaBreaker]

Speaking of local bridges that don't get the attention they deserve, how about the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge down in Williamson County?  In my opinion, it is a work of art.  Such beautiful lines...  

Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge IMG_3926a by Larry Darling, on Flickr

Edited May 3, 2016 by BnaBreaker