Aertson Midtown (Buckingham) | 13 Fl Residential | 17 fl Kimpton Hotel | T/O

[farm_boy]

From Saturday:

[Hey_Hey]

Not a ton of change, but it is rising a little further out of the ground:

 

 

[ajs]

[arkitekte]

^The detail on that standing seam metal roof is terrible...TURRIBLE. 

[SoundScan]

Anyone know when MPW is scheduled to begin work on the 21st Ave realignment for the Aertson project?

[titanhog]

[bigeasy]

Wow! I did not even know this one had even started construction. I guess I just assumed it was going to take another year or so haha. 

[titanhog]

I just now realized that when you post a picture from that construction cam, it updates every time you open this thread.

[MLBrumby]

Wow! I did not even know this one had even started construction. I guess I just assumed it was going to take another year or so haha. 

 

 

Out-of-town developer... they mean business when the announce a project.  Full steam ahead for those guys... local yokels take.... um, ten years, or so (not naming anyone... ahem... starts with P, rhymes with "calmer").

[nashvillwill]

Good lord, that is going to be a massive building.

[dmillsphoto]

Good lord, that is going to be a massive building.

 

Between this and Element Music Row (which, to be honest, nobody expected to be as massive as it is), we're getting some canyons formed by single buildings.

[Paramount747]

This is very Atlantaesque' This will hug the street rather nicely, and since I am in this area once or twice a year, it will be exciting to see the progress only driving by there a couple of times a year.

[CenterHill]

This is very Atlantaesque' This will hug the street rather nicely, and since I am in this area once or twice a year, it will be exciting to see the progress only driving by there a couple of times a year.

 

 

This one will truly be transformative to its location.   The more I see of it, the more I like it.   

 

 

[Guest]

The project is wonderful for its density and program but I absolutely hate the design. The mid rise portion looks like every other pseudo traditional 5 story apartment over retail with the red brick and tacked on EIFS cornice to boot. The modern hotel is in total conflict with the high rise residential portion. No attempt was even made to find a unifying design style while still creating the variation along the street. The residential high rise sections have that lick and stick tacked on traditionalist ornamentation without the grandeur of the classic east coast old world buildings it is trying to replicate. There is a way to be referential without being so tacky.

Yes, I've seen the full design. No, my opinion won't matter because all anyone will experience is the excellent retail along the base.

Again, transformative for the neighborhood. Home run density. Bold project. Hate the aesthetic choices.

[rookzie]

..like every other pseudo traditional 5 story apartment over retail with the red brick and tacked on EIFS cornice to boot. ...that lick and stick tacked on traditionalist ornamentation without the grandeur of the classic east coast old world buildings it is trying to replicate. There is a way to be referential without being so tacky.

...my opinion won't matter because all anyone will experience is the excellent retail along the base.

Again, transformative for the neighborhood. Home run density. Bold project. Hate the aesthetic choices.

 

Now that just kills me with laughter ─ yeah, it does ─ and I see that I'm not alone in my perception of sham emulation.  I also I recently spilled out that I always have been a stickler for detail that my peers often dismissed as kooky and nerdy from way back during my old Lego - Lincoln Log days.  Guess I'm just too old school and hard to please, and that's generally the reason that I am reserve to express my sentiment on such things outright (unless prompted), but one only has to come back in 20 years and compare this attempt at classicism with the real things of Richmond, Balto, and even Annapolis, built over a century ago ─ many of which  have become repurposed rather than leveled.  Again as some of our critics would say (and have stated), it's all about ROI that matters to the developer.

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Edited May 14, 2015 by rookzie

[MidTenn1]

Apparently, they are beginning the street improvements where 21st Avenue, Division Street and Broadway all come together. Drove by today and saw contractors removing the raised island.

[UTgrad09]

I also I recently spilled out that I always have been a stickler for detail that my peers often dismissed as cooky and nerdy from way back during my old Lego - Lincoln Log days. 

 

That brings me back. I loved building things out of legos -- and while my friends could whip something up in 15-20 minutes, it always took me hours if not days of planning, building, unbuilding, changing plans, tweaking, and finalizing before I produced a finished product. I always tried to make sure that the facade of whatever I was building was uniform, rather than just throwing random bricks together. YES, different sizes may add up to the same length, but two 8-length pieces look a lot better than an 8-length and two 4-length pieces, darnit! 

[Nathan_in_DC]

The project is wonderful for its density and program but I absolutely hate the design. The mid rise portion looks like every other pseudo traditional 5 story apartment over retail with the red brick and tacked on EIFS cornice to boot. The modern hotel is in total conflict with the high rise residential portion. No attempt was even made to find a unifying design style while still creating the variation along the street. The residential high rise sections have that lick and stick tacked on traditionalist ornamentation without the grandeur of the classic east coast old world buildings it is trying to replicate. There is a way to be referential without being so tacky.

Yes, I've seen the full design. No, my opinion won't matter because all anyone will experience is the excellent retail along the base.

Again, transformative for the neighborhood. Home run density. Bold project. Hate the aesthetic choices.

 

I've been saying this for a long while about this building: It's Disney architecture.

 

I was for a long time thinking it'd be just too massive, too, but I may be mistaken on that. Either way, trying to make it look like a mishmash organically developed city block just ends up looking tacky and silly.

That being said, I'm very excited for this project to be finished.

[Vrtigo]

I'm glad you guys feel comfortable sharing your opinions on here.

 

Valid points all the way around, and I think we can all appreciate that you're happy to see this project going up even if you're not a huge fan of the architecture. I think that's something we all need to feel like we can do around here... Disagreeing with one aspect of the project doesn't mean you're all doom-and-gloom "tear it down!" about it.

 

Well done.

[Bezoar]

A few details about the 21st Avenue-Broadway-Division Street Intersection and Pedestrian Enhancement Project across from the Aertson.  Improvements to the intersection include:

• Closing the existing Division Street slip lane at 21st Avenue.

• Modifying the existing island to construct a right-turn lane from 21st Avenue onto Division Street.

• Installing pedestrian crossings and a traffic signal at the intersection of Broadway and Division Street and new pedestrian crossings and a traffic signal at the intersection of 21st Avenue and Broadway.

• Realigning the intersection of 21st Avenue and Broadway to improve pedestrian safety and vehicle operations.

• Adding two landscaped areas at the realigned 21st Avenue.

• MTA enhancement of the transit stop at the new 21st Avenue/Broadway intersection.

• Rebuilding the existing traffic signals at 21st and Grand avenues as well as 21st Avenue and Scarritt Place.

Edited May 14, 2015 by Bezoar

[Paramount747]

I'm glad you guys feel comfortable sharing your opinions on here.

 

Valid points all the way around, and I think we can all appreciate that you're happy to see this project going up even if you're not a huge fan of the architecture. I think that's something we all need to feel like we can do around here... Disagreeing with one aspect of the project doesn't mean you're all doom-and-gloom "tear it down!" about it.

 

Well done.

I am glad its happening, but I rarely drive this far out in the country to see it when its finished. I get lost in rural areas. I'll stick with the CBD.

[Vrtigo]

I am glad its happening, but I rarely drive this far out in the country to see it when its finished. I get lost in rural areas. I'll stick with the CBD.

 

I see what you did there... Lots of country folk around these parts.

[Salbato]

[MidTenn1]

/\ /\ /\ That is going up fast!! It might top out in early fall.

 

For reference for all visitors to our site unfamiliar with the project;

 

Edited May 24, 2015 by PHofKS

[Paramount747]

I thought this was 17 and 19, not 13 and 17?