Nashville Bits and Pieces

[TheRaglander]

There was a discussion on another thread (can't remember which) about Nashville having so many "boxes" and "why should it matter as long as we fill surface lots".  
While I agree that not every building can be something other than rectangular, what I feel like we are missing are some gorgeous and creative designs to these buildings.  Look at 222, the new buildings in the Gulch, 505 to some extent, Bridgestone, 5th and broad, future Lifeway site... all boxy with not a ton of character IMO.

Coming across CNN I saw a background and drooled over these three buildings.  So much contemporary character.  I would love to see this in Nashville.  I understand it's costly and whatnot but having building and skyline "character" is really what I think a lot of us would like to see.  When someone drives from the midwest over to the coast... or from the North down to the gulf, they see our beautiful skyline.  A few buildings like these would be sexy.  

Where are these buildings?

(One last note... this isn't a political post.  I know the lady in the picture is in politics)

 

Edited July 10, 2017 by TheRaglander

[KJHburg]

15 minutes ago, TheRaglander said:

There was a discussion on another thread (can't remember which) about Nashville having so many "boxes" and "why should it matter as long as we fill surface lots".  
While I agree that not every building can be something other than rectangular, what I feel like we are missing are some gorgeous and creative designs to these buildings.  Look at 222, the new buildings in the Gulch, 505 to some extent, Bridgestone, 5th and broad, future Lifeway site... all boxy with not a ton of character IMO.

Coming across CNN I saw a background and drooled over these three buildings.  So much contemporary character.  I would love to see this in Nashville.  I understand it's costly and whatnot but having building and skyline "character" is really what I think a lot of us would like to see.  When someone drives from the midwest over to the coast... or from the North down to the gulf, they see our beautiful skyline.  A few buildings like these would be sexy.  

Where are these buildings?

(One last note... this isn't a political post.  I know the lady in the picture is in politics)

 

that would be downtown Philadelphia and the Comcast center and another comcast tower. 

[Pyramid Scheme]

12 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

 

Philadelphia does have those awesome buildings, but they also have plenty of boxes. The building with the spire makes me yearn for a Signature Tower of some sort.

[TheRaglander]

Beautiful skyline.  Over 20 buildings above the 400' mark too.

[BnaBreaker]

GOD i love Philly.

[smeagolsfree]

I still consider the CMHofF a major civic building even if it is private dollars. The Frist center could be in the mix as well.

[fieldmarshaldj]

3 hours ago, TheRaglander said:

Beautiful skyline.  Over 20 buildings above the 400' mark too.

Those are all relatively new buildings, too. Until those One and Two Liberty Place buildings went up in Philadelphia in the late 1980s, the tallest building was the magnificent City Hall (arguably the most stunning civic building in America in unquestionably the most beautiful architectural style in human history, Second Empire). By an unwritten "Gentleman's Agreement", no building was to surpass the top of William Penn's statue atop it (511' for the roof, 548' for the statue) after it went up in 1901. There was a substantial outcry when they broke the record, but it got Philly out of a mediocre "shorty" and flat skyline.

[Pyramid Scheme]

The skyline is cool and all, but I really love the brick row houses found throughout the city.

[smeagolsfree]

I was just in Philly in May. Agree that the skyline is very nice and IMO, would rank third behind NYC and Chicago. I say this because of the mix of art deco/gothic towers with the new towers.

[Pyramid Scheme]

SF also has a great skyline, and again the real winner is the architecture of the rest of the city's 3-4 story houses.

[smeagolsfree]

3 hours ago, Philip said:

SF also has a great skyline, and again the real winner is the architecture of the rest of the city's 3-4 story houses.

Agree 100 %

[MidTenn1]

No source other than it was pasted in the Atlanta forum on Skyscraper Page without credit or link....

Portland California??

[markhollin]

Apartment rental prices beginning to level out and even drop a little as more units come online:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/07/13/downtown-nashvilles-high-end-apartment-rents-under-pressure-supply-grows/326620001/

[markhollin]

Pontoon Saloon, Nashville's newest honky tonk, cruises down the Cumberland River:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/07/17/newest-honky-tonk-cruises-down-cumberland-river/476006001/

 

[Andrew_3289]

12 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Pontoon Saloon, Nashville's newest honky tonk, cruises down the Cumberland River:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/07/17/newest-honky-tonk-cruises-down-cumberland-river/476006001/

 

I took a ride on this last week, highly recommend just for the skyline views. 

We did a 7:30-9:30 pm ride and it was nice seeing the skyline during the day and night. 

[MLBrumby]

Publix wants to build a new store at 2223 Eighth Avenue South, which would make it the closest of the chain's stores to Nashville's core. It is at the site of the former building of Frank Neal's Insurance agency. The 40,000 s.f. store will have 3-stories; two for parking and one containing the store. 

BPW: http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20867812/real-estate-notes-bza-to-vote-on-publix-project

[VSRJ]

^ Between that and Hattie B's opening across 8th, I'll never have to drive anywhere again (except work maybe).

[markhollin]

From Nashville Post:

Area home supply tightens

RE/MAX Tennessee is reporting the Nashville area's available housing supply is down from a supply of 2.2 months in May to a supply of 1.9 months in June. The company reports the drop is “putting additional strain on Nashville's housing market.”

For example, home sales within Nashville are down 10.6 percent compared to this time last year, while home prices continue to rise.

Murfreesboro saw the most significant jump in home prices at 22.78 percent. Clarksville saw the largest jump in home sales — up 24 percent compared to the mark from this time in 2016.

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

From Nashville Post:

Area home supply tightens

RE/MAX Tennessee is reporting the Nashville area's available housing supply is down from a supply of 2.2 months in May to a supply of 1.9 months in June. The company reports the drop is “putting additional strain on Nashville's housing market.”

For example, home sales within Nashville are down 10.6 percent compared to this time last year, while home prices continue to rise.

Murfreesboro saw the most significant jump in home prices at 22.78 percent. Clarksville saw the largest jump in home sales — up 24 percent compared to the mark from this time in 2016.

 

So...does this pretty much prove that Nashville's prices are now too high and are driving people to the suburbs?  If Nashville home sales are down 10.6% from last year...but prices are rising...they're sure to come down eventually...right?

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ It's Nashville area, not just the city itself.  Part of the problem is there are not enough homes to meet the demand.

 

[Nash_12South]

I'm not an expert, but I think sales are down due to lack of inventory. The demand is there but they are running out of sites and people are reluctant to sell because their only options mean moving further and further out.

[titanhog]

5 minutes ago, markhollin said:

^ ^ ^ It's Nashville area, not just the city itself.  Part of the problem is there are not enough homes to meet the demand.

 

Now I understand.  Sales are down in Nashville because there aren't enough homes available.  

So does this also mean these super-high priced condos are all selling out as well?

Edited July 18, 2017 by titanhog

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ No, the high-end condos are not selling briskly...but they are selling.  That's why you don't see many projects being constructed as condos right now.  Nearly all new mass residential projects (at least in the city) are apartments.  When it comes to purchase, most families are going to prefer a house instead of a condo.  

[titanhog]

2 minutes ago, markhollin said:

^ ^ ^ No, the high-end condos are not selling briskly...but they are selling.  That's why you don't see many projects being constructed as condos right now.  Nearly all new mass residential projects (at least in the city) are apartments.  When it comes to purchase, most families are going to prefer a house instead of a condo.  

Just the prices of those apartments in Nashville are probably twice as much as my mortgage in Smyrna.  Wish I would have rented out the home I owned off Music Row instead of selling it.

[Pdt2f]

I'm relatively new to the home buying and apartment/condo building world (my wife and I are expecting our first child this December and are trying to buy a home this fall), so forgive me for asking: why would a developer choose to build rental apartments vs condos that are for sale, or vice versa?