Nashville Bits and Pieces

[MLBrumby]

Ugh!  And still using that 10-year old photo of the CMHOF. OK... I get it. It's a brand and it sells like crazy when the country angle is played up. I think some first-time visitors to Nashville are shocked to find indoor plumbing and electricity there. 

[KJHburg]

Nashville moves up in ranks of top convention and meeting destinations.

https://www.cvent.com/microsites/cvents-2019-top-meeting-destinations/cvents-top-50-meeting-destinations-in-the-us

[smeagolsfree]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

Nashville moves up in ranks of top convention and meeting destinations.

https://www.cvent.com/microsites/cvents-2019-top-meeting-destinations/cvents-top-50-meeting-destinations-in-the-us

Thanks for posting and here again they are using the same old photo of the Nashville skyline that is probably 10 to 15 years old.

[markhollin]

PNC Bank announces that it is accelerating its pace on brick-and-mortar expansion in Nashville. Originally it looked like they would have 4 branches, but it could be more.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/07/17/this-397-billion-lender-is-ready-to-branch-out-in.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

Metro Council passed a new ordinance Tuesday night that requires commercial developers to plant more trees during construction, as well as giving incentives to save large trees on projects that include office, retail, apartments, and condos.  It does not cover any regularions regarding single-family home lots or duplexes. 

The new law, which takes effect September 1, requires that new commercial developments have a density of 22 trees per acre, instead of the current standard of 14 per acre. Also, it gives developers extra credit toward that density if they retain large existing trees, instead of cutting down and replacing them.

Under the changes, street trees — those typically in public sidewalk planters — will now count towards the tree density requirements. Officials hope that provision will encourage developers to plant more trees along roadways.

Vehicle parking requirements will also be reduced if a developer retains large existing trees.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/07/17/commercial-developers-plant-more-trees-under-new-nashville-law/1756657001/

[PaulChinetti]

19 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Under the changes, street trees — those typically in public sidewalk planters — will now count towards the tree density requirements. Officials hope that provision will encourage developers to plant more trees along roadways.

That's nice, I saw a graphic the other day that showed the temperate at street level under trees is significantly cooler than without trees.

[Pdt2f]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/as-americas-star-cities-thrive-poorer-ones-get-left-behind/ar-AAEz7MP?ocid=ientp

Article about what sets thriving cities apart from struggling ones. The author concentrates on Nashville as an example of the former. 

[donNdonelson2]

I hope the new tree ordinance includes some provisions to incentivize developers to make efforts to keep newly planted trees alive. I’ve seen too many commercial developments plant the required trees only to leave them without water and dying in just a few short months. Trees can tolerate short droughts after they are well established, but in the first couple of years they cannot!

[bigeasy]

On ‎7‎/‎17‎/‎2019 at 8:18 AM, KJHburg said:

Nashville moves up in ranks of top convention and meeting destinations.

https://www.cvent.com/microsites/cvents-2019-top-meeting-destinations/cvents-top-50-meeting-destinations-in-the-us

I don't know if I am reading this wrong, but would the Sleeping Rooms divided by Meeting Hotels give us the average rooms per hotel? If so, it is pretty interesting to see the comparison between cities in the Top 10, as it shows how small Nashville builds.

• The average rooms per hotel in the top 10 excluding Nashville is 271. That puts us at 42% below, at 158. The next lowest is San Diego at 178.
• Avg hotels per city is 228. Nashville is just 26% below at 169
• Avg Sleeping Rooms is 61,820. We are 56% below that at 27K

[Pdt2f]

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/where-have-all-the-children-gone/594133/

Interesting Atlantic article about what myself and some other commenters have lamented: the lack of families in 21st century cities (or at least the lack of conditions that help families want to stay in the city, rather than move to the suburbs). I think the author hits on most points but he totally underestimates the lure of better public schools in what makes parents move to the burbs. The groups that hurt the city the most when they leave are the upper levels of the working class and the lower and middle parts of the middle class - groups who are able to drive longer distances to work, may not need the public services a city offers, but are unable or unwilling to either send their kids to bad public schools or expensive private schools. I also think the lack of affordable 2+ bedroom housing in new construction has an effect, for middle class folks being able to afford a 3 bedroom apartment requires both parents to work, which in turn requires $2,000+ a month in childcare for 2-3 kids. Kind of a vicious cycle.  

[OnePointEast]

Why are inner city schools so bad while prices are so high. Seems like a paradox.

[Rockatansky]

17 hours ago, OnePointEast said:

Why are inner city schools so bad while prices are so high. Seems like a paradox.

57 percent of U.S. households are childless.

[PaulChinetti]

19 minutes ago, Rockatansky said:

57 percent of U.S. households are childless.

For real. I'd say myself and the majority of my friends have lived inside 440, or inside the main loop for the past 8-10 years, and only in the past 2 years has our group started having kids.

[12Mouth]

6 hours ago, PaulChinetti said:

For real. I'd say myself and the majority of my friends have lived inside 440, or inside the main loop for the past 8-10 years, and only in the past 2 years has our group started having kids.

This, and also a history of segregation, white flight, etc. It will take a lot of parents who could send their kids to private schools intentionally keeping them in public school. This will take some time, but I believe it (along with a school board that becomes functional) will eventually improve. You look at some of these clusters and they will be 75% affluent households in a decade.

[markhollin]

Construction begins on first low-income home from the Nashville Community Land Trust.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/07/23/construction-begins-first-low-income-home-nashvilles-community-land-trust/1806687001/

 

[nashmoney]

Downtown Nashville expected to see continued population boom as costs, concerns grow

https://fox17.com/news/local/downtown-nashville-expected-to-see-continued-population-boom-as-costs-concerns-grow

[Andy20]

https://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2019/07/24/get-aggressively-drunk-and-smash-things-while-mini-golfing-at-yet-another-cleveland-pop-up

 

Forget axe throwing, Broadway’s next big thing? 

[PaulChinetti]

15 minutes ago, Andy20 said:

https://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2019/07/24/get-aggressively-drunk-and-smash-things-while-mini-golfing-at-yet-another-cleveland-pop-up

 

Forget axe throwing, Broadway’s next big thing? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_room

The Japanese where on this early, haha.

[CityHeart]

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/07/23/country-fried-cocktails-cracker-barrel-invests-140.html

Craker Barrel investing in Punch Bowl Social .  Article also states that owners have plans to open a Nashville location in 2021.  

[PaulChinetti]

Morning folks, the weather is looking to be glorious this weekend, so I am going to be out flying.

If you all have any requests of buildings/areas you would like to see aerial photography of, post it up and I'll do my best to take a bunch of them!

[MLBrumby]

Enjoy all the pics you post. Always great to see that aerial above old Greer Stadium site panning from DT to MT.  You've posted a few already. I think it'd be cool to see how that area progresses over the next couple of years.

[nashvylle]

16 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

Morning folks, the weather is looking to be glorious this weekend, so I am going to be out flying.

If you all have any requests of buildings/areas you would like to see aerial photography of, post it up and I'll do my best to take a bunch of them!

WeHo / Pie Town / Nashville Yards please and thank you!

[markhollin]

Alliance Bernstein and Piedmont Natural Gas have each matched the $100,000 that HCA Heatlhcare donated in March to get the city-sponsored  G.R.A.D. (Getting Results by Advancing Degrees) program underway to build Nasvhille's talent pool. Other newly announced donors include: Bank of America ($50,000), Tennessee Titans ($50,000), Verizon ($25,000), Memorial Foundation ($25,000) and an in-kind donation from Southwest Airlines.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/07/26/alliancebernstein-others-back-citywide-program-to.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

SmileDirectClub is aiming to raise $1 billion from an initial public offering to take place in September.  If successful, that would make them them the #7 largest health care company in the Nashville metro.  

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/08/01/downtown-health-care-company-prepping-for-1.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

For all that has changed over the past 30 years in Music City, plenty has remained (from the Nashville Scene's 30th Anniversary issue):

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/cover-story/article/21080136/the-scene-turns-30-the-more-things-change