Nashville Bits and Pieces

[bnacincy]

Happy Thanksgiving from the great Ohio Valley!

[Luvemtall]

I just completed my morning routine of checking out all of the updates on projects that  Mark posts for us, first and foremost Thanks Mark for all you do. Second after reading and looking at all the current projects moving along , I realized we still have quite a bit of construction happening in our great city! Yeah I know it’s not the same as in the past few years, but I think we just got spoiled with the crazy amount of activity. We are after all development junkies, always craving for more and this lull has us feeling a little down. But we aren’t really that bad, there’s still actually some decent work being done, and some ( not all) projects still coming online and starting . I think we are still more fortunate then most, along with maybe another few cities that we all know are fearing well . So let’s just stay optimistic about the future, and enjoy what’s still happening here now , and again Thanks Mark for your updates!!

Edited November 29, 2023 by Luvemtall

[markhollin]

2 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

I just completed my morning routine of checking out all of the updates on projects that  Mark posts for us, first and foremost Thanks Mark for all you do. Second after reading and looking at all the current projects moving along , I realized we still have quite a bit of construction happening in our great city! Yeah I know it’s not the same as in the past few years, but I think we just got spoiled with the crazy amount of activity. We are after all development junkies, always craving for more and this lull has us feeling a little down. But we aren’t really that bad, there’s still actually some decent work being done, and some ( not all) projects still coming online and starting . I think we are still more fortunate then most, along with maybe another few cities that we all know are fearing well . So let’s just stay optimistic about the future, and enjoy what’s still happening here now and again Thanks Mark for your updates!!

You're welcome, Luvemtall.  My pleasure.  : )

And I agree: there is quite a bit of activity going on around town.  Granted, there aren't as many huge projects, but there are still at least 200 developments under construction of mixed-use, retail, office space, and hotels in Davidson County.  And dozens more (some pretty significant) in surrounding counties.

[smeagolsfree]

2 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

I just completed my morning routine of checking out all of the updates on projects that  Mark posts for us, first and foremost Thanks Mark for all you do. Second after reading and looking at all the current projects moving along , I realized we still have quite a bit of construction happening in our great city! Yeah I know it’s not the same as in the past few years, but I think we just got spoiled with the crazy amount of activity. We are after all development junkies, always craving for more and this lull has us feeling a little down. But we aren’t really that bad, there’s still actually some decent work being done, and some ( not all) projects still coming online and starting . I think we are still more fortunate then most, along with maybe another few cities that we all know are fearing well . So let’s just stay optimistic about the future, and enjoy what’s still happening here now and again Thanks Mark for your updates!!

As far as the map goes, it is getting closer to being updated as well. I have done a lot of updates and still have a ways to go. At least a lot of the projects that were under construction are showing as completed now. Mark sent me a lot of the updates as he does the drives now. I do not come into town unless I am on a mission anymore. I get it done and I am on my way back home. Getting closer Mark!

[Flatrock]

An article on Nashville's population growth from CNBC (yesterday)

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/nashville-added-nearly-100-new-residents-per-day-in-2022-.html?

[markhollin]

A reminder that tomorrow (Wed., Dec. 6th) CNBC will air its one hour special:  "Cities of Success: Nashville" at 9 PM Central Time.

Sneak Peek here:

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/11/28/cnbcs-cities-of-success-nashville-sneak-peek.html

[jmtunafish]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

A reminder that tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 5th) CNBC will air its one hour special:  "Cities of Success: Nashville" at 9 PM Central Time.

Sneak Peek here:

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/11/28/cnbcs-cities-of-success-nashville-sneak-peek.html

Is it tonight or tomorrow?  The article says Wednesday December 6.  Either way, I'm definitely watching!

[markhollin]

1 hour ago, jmtunafish said:

Is it tonight or tomorrow?  The article says Wednesday December 6.  Either way, I'm definitely watching!

You are correct!  It seems that last week they said it was Dec. 5th.  But Dec. 6th is right, now.   I will make the correction.

[markhollin]

CityNowNext has a feature and some videos on Mayor O'Connell's Transition Committee unveiling recommendations on growth, East Bank, public transit, etc:

https://citynownext.com/2023/12/06/nashville-mayor-o-connells-transition-committee-unveils-recommendations/#more-37445

[Nash_12South]

On 12/5/2023 at 4:48 AM, markhollin said:

A reminder that tomorrow (Wed., Dec. 6th) CNBC will air its one hour special:  "Cities of Success: Nashville" at 9 PM Central Time.

Sneak Peek here:

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/11/28/cnbcs-cities-of-success-nashville-sneak-peek.html

Just watched the special and wow! It’s the best profile on the city I’ve ever seen. 

[jmtunafish]

Just posted at city-data:  2022 metro area GDP numbers from bea.gov.  For those of us who live here, we shouldn't be surprised that Nashville is one of the fastest growing and wealthiest economies in the country.

Top 75 Metro Areas(MSA) by GDP, 2022:
in millions of dollars
$2,163,208--New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY-NJ
$1,227,469--Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA
$832,899----Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL-IN
$729,104----San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA
$688,928----Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX
$660,626----Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$633,184----Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX
$571,666----Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH
$525,888----Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA
$518,485----Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$517,803----Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA
$483,754----Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL
$403,513----San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA MSA
$362,086----Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ
$323,972----Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI
$305,411----Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI
$295,644----San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA
$288,800----Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO
$241,399----Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD
$237,912----Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA
$228,912----Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC-SC
$222,054----Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX
$219,413----Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL
$209,935----St. Louis, MO-IL
$204,319----Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA
$194,472----Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL
$187,781----Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$186,141----Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$184,394----Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN
$181,485----Pittsburgh, PA
$176,275----Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA
$169,501----Kansas City, MO-KS
$169,123----Columbus, OH
$163,060----San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX
$162,788----Cleveland, OH
$160,727----Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV
$135,409----Salt Lake City–Murray, UT
$120,562----Milwaukee–Waukesha, WI
$119,675----Raleigh–Cary, NC
$117,162----Jacksonville, FL
$116,686----Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA-NC
$114,887----Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT
$109,512----Richmond, VA
$105,570----Providence–Warwick, RI-MA
$104,368----Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
$96,182-----Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$94,741-----Oklahoma City, OK
$94,030-----New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$90,835-----Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$85,021-----Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
$84,673-----Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY
$80,302-----Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$79,098-----Birmingham, AL
$77,296-----Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI
$75,085-----Rochester, NY
$74,220-----Urban Honolulu, HI
$67,333-----Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
$63,949-----Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$62,951-----Baton Rouge, LA
$62,328-----Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA
$61,966-----Tulsa, OK
$61,456-----New Haven-Milford, CT
$60,909-----Madison, WI
$60,342-----Worcester, MA-CT
$58,892-----Knoxville, TN
$57,540-----Bakersfield, CA
$57,403-----Greenville-Anderson, SC
$56,933-----Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$55,799-----Tucson, AZ
$55,426-----Fresno, CA
$55,015-----Midland, TX
$54,322-----Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$54,072-----Columbia, SC
$53,861-----Albuquerque, NM
$53,329-----Dayton-Kettering, OH

The percentage growth of real GDP for the 50 largest MSA's from 2021:

Austin- 7.4%
Omaha- 6.3%
Nashville- 6.3%
Orlando- 5.9%
Dallas- 5.7%

Jacksonville- 5.5%
Las Vegas- 5.3%
Tampa- 4.9%
Miami- 4.9%
San Antonio- 4.7%

Denver- 4.3%
Phoenix- 4.0%
Bridgeport- 3.6%
Raleigh- 3.5%
Indianapolis- 3.3%

Hartford- 3.1%
Kansas City- 3.0%
Atlanta- 2.9%
San Diego- 2.9%
Richmond- 2.6%

NYC- 2.5%
Houston- 2.5%
Boston- 2.3%
Seattle- 2.3%
St. Louis- 2.1%
US- 2.1%

Cleveland- 2.0%
Charlotte- 2.0%
Washington DC- 1.9%
Virginia Beach- 1.9%
Baltimore- 1.9%

Sacramento- 1.8%
LA- 1.8%
Detroit- 1.8%
Portland- 1.7%
Philadelphia- 1.7%

Louisville- 1.7%
Salt Lake City- 1.4%
Providence- 1.4%
Minneapolis- 1.4%
Chicago- 1.3%

Riverside- 1.1%
Milwaukee- 1.0%
Cincinnati- 1.0%
Columbus- 0.9%
Pittsburgh- 0.2%

San Francisco- (0.2%)
Memphis- (0.4%)
Oklahoma City- (0.6%)
San Jose- (0.8%)
New Orleans- (1.6%)

 

Here's Per capita GDP, by MSA (for 50 largest MSAs by population in 2022):

San Jose $208,155
San Francisco $159,207
Seattle $128,352
Boston $116,654
New York $110,609
Salt Lake City $106,942
Washington $105,444
Hartford $99,206
Denver $96,722
Los Angeles $95,357

Austin $91,716
Nashville $90,616
San Diego $90,240
Chicago $89,809
Minneapolis $87,709
Indianapolis $86,985
Dallas $86,727
Houston $85,932
Baltimore $85,130
Atlanta $84,312

Philadelphia $83,075
Charlotte $83,058
Cincinnati $82,433
Richmond $81,776
Portland $81,419
Raleigh $80,625
Miami $78,796
Columbus $78,243
Milwaukee $77,294
Kansas City $76,715

Cleveland $75,360
St. Louis $74,942
Pittsburgh $74,562
Sacramento $72,941
Buffalo $72,919
Phoenix $72,191
Memphis $71,786
Orlando $70,354
Detroit $70,278
Jacksonville $69,920

Las Vegas $69,190
Birmingham $66,964
Louisville $66,696
Tampa $66,676
Virginia Beach $65,290
Oklahoma City $64,919
Providence $63,072
San Antonio $61,409
Riverside $50,972
Fresno $47,154

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by jmtunafish

[Luvemtall]

My Prayers go out to our friends and neighbors throughout Middle Tennessee and Kentucky, hoping all of you and your loved ones are safe. 

[smeagolsfree]

 

14 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

My Prayers go out to our friends and neighbors throughout Middle Tennessee and Kentucky, hoping all of you and your loved ones are safe. 

Absolutely, it was a close one for me as I was watching the track and it must have skipped over me here. There was a picture taken by storm chaser Jordan Hall and it lifted just before it got. It was a monster.

 

Complements Jordan Hall from X.  Please visit his X page.

 

 

 

 

[Baronakim]

I see a lot about the present number of residents in the Core on various posts but numbers seem smaller than I expected.  Perhaps I am seeing  a mix of obsolete figures.  From looking at the enormity of so many new residential towers, what is the estimation for projected number of downton residents over the next years of this decade?  I am seeing what must be thousands of new units just in the Gulch going up besides a massive hotel room increase.

[anxious.alakazam]

On 12/5/2023 at 5:48 AM, markhollin said:

A reminder that tomorrow (Wed., Dec. 6th) CNBC will air its one hour special:  "Cities of Success: Nashville" at 9 PM Central Time.

Sneak Peek here:

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/11/28/cnbcs-cities-of-success-nashville-sneak-peek.html

Any idea where this can be viewed after the fact? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[markhollin]

17 minutes ago, anxious.alakazam said:

Any idea where this can be viewed after the fact? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

It aired 3 more times in the 3 days after, but nothing since.  I keep looking at the website to see if they have posted the full show, but no luck yet.

[smeagolsfree]

I have been looking as well with no luck. Welcome to the forum.

[smeagolsfree]

It looks as if you have Apple TV you can get it the series. I will be able to watch it now as it looks as if all the links work for me.

Nashville Leads Off New "Cities of Success" Series (linkedin.com)

[markhollin]

A very familiar figure to Nashville's development and construction industries soon will take the reins again at Metro's Codes Department.

Bill Herbert, former head of Metro's Codes Department, will return to that role under the administration of new Mayor Freddie O'Connell. Herbert will resume that position in February, after transitioning out of his current role at Nashville-based law firm Thompson Burton PLLC.

"Bill is going to be incredibly important to our objective of making a Nashville for Nashvillians work better," O'Connell said at a media availability.

Herbert ran the Codes Department for four years, from 2018 to 2022. He served in another high-ranking department role, zoning administrator, for the six years before that.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/12/15/metro-codes-development-planning-herbert-mayor.html

[smeagolsfree]

Another way to watch Cities of Success is to download the NBC app and you can watch for free if you have not downloaded the app before. You get three free credits, and this can be one of them.

[nashville born]

Question.  Do you think Stix has put a curse on the circle?  All the projects announced and proposed are delayed, die, or fade into oblivion.  Maybe we should post about how much we love Stix to reverse the curse...

[Luvemtall]

Or get our chainsaws out , and take care of the source of the curse!

[ruraljuror]

8 minutes ago, Luvemtall said:

Or get our chainsaws out , and take care of the source of the curse!

Legend has it...

For every Stick that gets cut down,

2 more sprout right up from the ground,

And 3 new projects around town

Each lose 10 stories and their crown.

[Luvemtall]

Damn , we’re screwed!!

[smeagolsfree]

2 hours ago, ruraljuror said:

Legend has it...

For every Stick that gets cut down,

2 more sprout right up from the ground,

And 3 new projects around town

Each lose 10 stories and their crown.