Nashville Bits and Pieces

[markhollin]

From today's NBJ.  The top home builders in metro area this past year:



 

[MLBrumby]

A feature in Departures magazine on Ben Weprin, who runs AJ Capital and plans the Graduate Hotel at 20th/West End... https://www.departures.com/travel/hotels/graduate-hotels-college-towns

While there's no mention of Nashville or other proposed hotels, it covers his philosophy and why he started them.  I did not know he is a UT graduate. 

[volsfanwill]

I follow the Mayor on Twitter.

the number of people that tweet at her complaints about non city issues is astounding.  mostly about the interstates.  

I laugh every time. 

[Nathan_in_DC]

7 hours ago, volsfanwill said:

I follow the Mayor on Twitter.

the number of people that tweet at her complaints about non city issues is astounding.  mostly about the interstates.  

I laugh every time. 

In general, the public understanding of where the borders of city, county, state, and Federal responsibility are is laughable. Of course, most politicians don't help the matter either, what with campaign platforms and promises that they have little to no influence over.

[bhibbs]

I'll just leave this here...........................

 

[Pdt2f]

2 minutes ago, bhibbs said:

I'll just leave this here...........................

 

Hopefully this isn't just rehashing that same non-story that keeps popping up every few months. If it's not....pleeeeaaaase let it happen. Is Icahn keeping this as an investment for his children? He's like 176 years old so it can't be for himself...

[LA_TN]

43 minutes ago, bhibbs said:

I'll just leave this here...........................

 

He must know his days on that site are numbered and he will require the city to pay for relocation. And, for once, I think most people would be in favor!

[markhollin]

From today's Nashville Post:
 

Nashville office building delivery ranks in Top 10

Online real estate site Commercial Café has taken a look at what the nation’s office building pipeline will offer in the final months of 2017, with Nashville ranking No. 9 among the top 20 U.S. cities.

The collective square footage of office space to be delivered in Nashville is about 2 million, covering four buildings.

Of note, Nashville ranks ahead of Dallas- Fort Worth, Washington D.C. and various large Texas and California cities, according to Commercial Cafe (stylized as COMMERCIALCafé) 

The largest amount of office space to deliver in a single building in Nashville, 514,000 square feet, is in Highwoods Properties’ Bridgestone Americas Tower; Similarly, Hines Interests and C.B. Ragland will soon open the 391,000-square-foot 222 2nd.

Nationally, New York ranks No. 1 with 5.1 million square feet via 15 buildings.

Nashville peer cities Charlotte (three buildings at roughly 870,000 collective square feet) and Austin (seven buildings at about 730,000 collective square feet) rank No. 16 and No. 18, respectively.

[bnacincy]

6 hours ago, bhibbs said:

I'll just leave this here...........................

 

There is I think a perfect spot for it......the old State Prison site. There is plenty of space, river access, a rail spur right next to it and interstate access via Briley Parkway.  

Perfect location, but would be a bit of a controversial move as I believe it has been preserved as a historic site. Not sure, though.

[e-dub]

6 hours ago, bhibbs said:

I'll just leave this here...........................

 

the east nashville group on facebook is pissing and moaning up a storm. 

[Pdt2f]

7 minutes ago, e-dub said:

the east nashville group on facebook is pissing and moaning up a storm. 

About what?! This being gone?

[e-dub]

1 minute ago, Pdt2f said:

About what?! This being gone?

aye. to quote a few people:

 

You realize it will just be replaced with a jillion condos that will further clog our access to downtown, right?

 

If they built something for us locals, I'd be all for re-development. Unfortunately, the land will most likely be sold to the highest campaign donor to build more condos.

 

looks like the mods have deleted some posts, but there you are.

[nashwatcher]

Is 45 acres at PSC enough to pack in a bunch of super tall towers for Amazon? The views and proximity to downtown would be amazing. Maybe give them some of the Nissan Stadium land as well. Walkable across the bridge to all the restaurants/etc of downtown.

[WebberThomas4]

8 hours ago, e-dub said:

the east nashville group on facebook is pissing and moaning up a storm. 

And water is wet?

[smeagolsfree]

That's Bret's district and those folks complain about the color of the sky and grass. More emails to Metro Council from that district than all the other districts combined. If it were condos and they were going to replace it with parks, or even a junk yard, they would complain about it.

[Nashville Cliff]

I had to quit following the East Nashville Facebook page a few years ago.  Griping for the sake of griping.

[bhibbs]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

That's Bret's district and those folks complain about the color of the sky and grass. More emails to Metro Council from that district than all the other districts combined. If it were condos and they were going to replace it with parks, or even a junk yard, they would complain about it.

I just wish those people lived in the same East Nashville that I grew up in 

[LA_TN]

10 hours ago, e-dub said:

aye. to quote a few people:

 

You realize it will just be replaced with a jillion condos that will further clog our access to downtown, right?

 

If they built something for us locals, I'd be all for re-development. Unfortunately, the land will most likely be sold to the highest campaign donor to build more condos.

 

looks like the mods have deleted some posts, but there you are.

Confused: are these people from East Nashville or Brentwood?

[CenterHill]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

That's Bret's district and those folks complain about the color of the sky and grass. More emails to Metro Council from that district than all the other districts combined. If it were condos and they were going to replace it with parks, or even a junk yard, they would complain about it.

This is true.   Not to paint with a broad brush, but there are a lot of very vocal complainers on the East Nashville FB page.    

I can't fathom the argument for preserving a scrap yard on your front doorstep.    

 

[bhibbs]

43 minutes ago, LA_TN said:

Confused: are these people from East Nashville or Brentwood?

they moved from Brentwood to East Nashville, right around 2005

[Pdt2f]

[Pdt2f]

24 minutes ago, CenterHill said:

This is true.   Not to paint with a broad brush, but there are a lot of very vocal complainers on the East Nashville FB page.    

I can't fathom the argument for preserving a scrap yard on your front doorstep.    

 

Perhaps they're worried someone is going to open a coffee shop there that doesn't use fair trade organic beans... 

[etimer13]

I drive Davidson to and from work every day.  I actually love the industrial vibe.  Of course, I also love Dickerson and what's left of its grittiness.  I'm not worked up enough about it to complain on the EN FB page, but I will miss it when it's gone.

Edited September 19, 2017 by etimer13

[grilled_cheese]

9 hours ago, bhibbs said:

they moved from Brentwood to East Nashville, right around 2005

Really, you don't think it's the ones that moved in post flood?

I will say, I have seen a major influx of high end luxury cars on the East Side the last few days.  A little disconcerting, IMO.

[NashvilleObserver]

16 hours ago, Nashville Cliff said:

I had to quit following the East Nashville Facebook page a few years ago.  Griping for the sake of griping.

Griping is the new craft beer