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[markhollin]

North Nashville: 2407 Hyde Townhomes (3 stories, 16 units) update: exterior nearing completion.

Looking NW from 24th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of Simpkins St:

 

Looking SW from intersection of Hyde St. and 24th Ave. North:

[Bos2Nash]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

North Nashville: 2407 Hyde Townhomes (3 stories, 16 units) update: exterior nearing completion.

Looking NW from 24th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of Simpkins St:

 

Looking SW from intersection of Hyde St. and 24th Ave. North:

This is a weird clashing of materials....

[smeagolsfree]

Looks like they are going to the building supply and buying whatever is on hand and cheapest.

[Mr_Bond]

On 7/10/2021 at 6:56 PM, rookzie said:

 

I just stumbled upon these two references to the site of the former Sun Trust bank at 3811 Hillsboro Pk.  I've seen no follow-up on this, but for some time now this darling edifice, originally one of the city's Third National Bank branches.  They were build during the post WW-II era (around 1953) as examples of simplified,  rectilinear Egyptian post-moderne Art-Deco, in limestone cladding with a characteristic scalloped cornice below the coping, and with contrasting dark granite plinth.

Instead of being razed, this structure was saved and transformed into a Chase Bank not very long ago.  A similar former Sun Trust (nee-Third National) branch at 1718 West End also was retained to become a Fifth-Third branch.  We lost the Sun Trust near Third Ave. S. at Lindsley (across from "3rd and Lindley" Bar and Grill) a few years ago, to make way for the current 6-story LifeStorage self-storage facility.

This type of Nashville history is one of the main reasons I spend time on this forum.  Please share as much of this as you can!  The knowledge you have in your head are valued here!

[markhollin]

Home2Suites MetroCenter (5 stories, 100 rooms) update: fishing cladding and trim work.

Looking north from 3rd Ave., just north of I-65 inner belt:

Looking east from intersection of 3rd Ave. North and Clay St:

[nashville born]

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/local-company-buys-1-000-acres-in-west-davidson-county/article_c07b8d2e-e364-11eb-829e-03664dec18d4.html

[smeagolsfree]

I have seen the master plan. The more dense areas of the project are closer to the Interstate, then to the west and south would be town homes and a park, and then further to the south would be single family homes. Typical suburban style planned communities we would see in Williamson County, but I could do without the sgl. family homes as it is still pretty sparse and the density could be a whole lot more.

[ThunderOne]

5 minutes ago, nashville born said:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/local-company-buys-1-000-acres-in-west-davidson-county/article_c07b8d2e-e364-11eb-829e-03664dec18d4.html

I hope it's a road-course style race track.  Maybe we can get Formula 1 here.

 

 

(who am I kidding)

[samsonh]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I have seen the master plan. The more dense areas of the project are closer to the Interstate, then to the west and south would be town homes and a park, and then further to the south would be single family homes. Typical suburban style planned communities we would see in Williamson County, but I could do without the sgl. family homes as it is still pretty sparse and the density could be a whole lot more.

Davidson needs more developments like this in my opinion. 

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, samsonh said:

Davidson needs more developments like this in my opinion. 

I could be misunderstanding your post, so apologies if I am. 

Davidson really does not need more sprawl style development. Let the surrounding counties handle that but with all the major corridors we have, we need to had more dense developments focused on areas where transit can efficiently get to people.

[samsonh]

14 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

I could be misunderstanding your post, so apologies if I am. 

Davidson really does not need more sprawl style development. Let the surrounding counties handle that but with all the major corridors we have, we need to had more dense developments focused on areas where transit can efficiently get to people.

What I mean is that Davidson needs developments where families feel comfortable and safe moving in. This land is perfect for that. I would rather these developments go here than Thompson's Station or south of Spring Hill. We do need more dense developments and have plenty of those happening. But not everyone wants to live in density. And this land isn't great for a dense development. 

[smeagolsfree]

Well I do agree we need more mixed use developments, I think the density is going to have to be at a much higher rate and we are going to have to have a lot more of them. Open land is going to be a rarity in Davidson County unless you go North and West. I think we all know what will happen when those areas start to get approached by developers and a lot of that land is going to be rather costly to develop because of the terrain. The neighbors in the Bells Bend area will absolutely start a riot and get their guns starting at Lewis Country Store and they will all be flying the stars and bars screaming they want to secede from Metro. If you don't believe take a drive by the store sometime.

 But I digress back to the topic, those are the areas that are going to have to be developed in order for Metro to grow.

[AsianintheNations]

9 hours ago, samsonh said:

What I mean is that Davidson needs developments where families feel comfortable and safe moving in. This land is perfect for that. I would rather these developments go here than Thompson's Station or south of Spring Hill. We do need more dense developments and have plenty of those happening. But not everyone wants to live in density. And this land isn't great for a dense development. 

I agree that the spectrum of some density transitioning to single family homes makes sense for what people seem to want in that area. I do think that these larger developments should have mini "town centers" with a grocery store, drugstore, school, park, place of worship, etc. to spare some of the car trips that would otherwise add more traffic to the interstates and arterial roads. There will still be work commutes, but the target demographic probably actually wants that, to some degree. I remember some of the developments on Franklin having attempts at this sort of mini-town setup, but they sometimes placed the commercial/common spaces at the corner of the development, or had excessively circuitous roads and paths, forcing almost everyone to still use cars to reach them.

I lived in Chapel Hill, NC for some time growing up and remember this development called Southern Village being built in the '90s (see satellite image below). I thought it was a very reasonable design, with a ring of denser townhouses/apartments and then outer rings of single family houses being arranged radially around a central space with restaurants, groceries, movie theater, elementary school, medical services,  church, and a park and ride for the bus (which is free to ride). Pretty prototypical village setup, but somehow we seem to have forgotten the art in the last century.

Edit: this is the one I was thinking of in Franklin - Westhaven. Tiny corner with groceries and a few shops, then a disproportionately large expanse of single family homes with very few direct routes to actually get to said corner. At least the denser apartment buildings are in that corner. This was what I was kind of imagining based on smeagolsfree's description of the plans for the McCrory Lane land. Hopefully something at least more interesting than the existing developments in that area (e.g. Avondale Park). It would be sad to lose 1000 acres of intact forest for more plain residential single family home communities within Davidson County borders.

Edited July 15, 2021 by AsianintheNations

[markhollin]

Titans Training Center expansion (3 stories) update.

Looking SW from Great Circle Rd., 1/4 block west of Athens Way:

 

Looking south from Great Circle Rd., 1/2 block west of Athens Way:

[markhollin]

Summitt View will be a cluster of 4 story townhomes featuring 98 units at 2111-2115 W. Summitt Ave. in Bordeaux. Pulte Homes is the developer.

 

This screen shot from Smeagolfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[markhollin]

Hyatt Place (3 stories, 129 rooms) will be the hotel on the .87 acre plot at 3818 Bedford Ave.  in Green Hills' Bedford Commons.  There will be a 2 level underground garage. RevPar Development is putting the project together.  Southeast Venture is thee architect. Genesis Engineering and Barge Cauthen are handling engineering and land planning.  Dav Construction will be the contractor.  Two permits have been issued, and it appears that work is about to get underway after several years of delays. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/three-story-hotel-planned-for-green-hills/article_bc847edc-e586-11eb-949d-b790b6ef4144.html
 

This screen shot from Smeagolfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in red at the center of the frame:

[markhollin]

2100 Buchanan St. will be a 2 story mixed-use development (retail, office, and residential) in North Nashville by Bonaides Urban Development.  It will incorporate some existing structures on the 1.12 acre site.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/07/16/bonadies-plans-buchanan-street-project.html
 

This screen shot from Smeagolfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

2100 Buchanan St. will be a 2 story mixed-use development (retail, office, and residential) in North Nashville by Bonaides Urban Development.  It will incorporate some existing structures on the 1.12 acre site.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/07/16/bonadies-plans-buchanan-street-project.html
 

Where's the LOVE button. While the facades may not be historic or anything, working them into new developments can help ease the "change" and "comfort" effect of a gentrifying neighborhood.

For context this is the current look of the streetscape. It appears two of the facades will be renovated to have a bit more detail added at the top of the wall. 

[smeagolsfree]

I have the sites marked on the map now Mark if you want to link! It will be on both sides of the street.

[markhollin]

The Manning (7 & 4 stories, 36 luxury condos) update: crane down, prepping for brickwork.

Looking south from parking lot behind Wickness Dentistry off of Kenner Ave:

Looking SE from Woodmont Blvd. at Ashley Park Drive:

Looking NE from Woodmont Blvd. 1/4 block south of Park Manor Blvd:

[AsianintheNations]

On 6/17/2021 at 6:39 AM, smeagolsfree said:

I drove by 3800 Charlotte yesterday evening and there was equipment at the site. I just put this one as under construction on the map.

Earlier this week, all the existing structures on the 3800 Charlotte site were demolished. Noticeable from I-40 with that hangar-like structure at the foot of the hill now gone. When I first moved here, I thought that it was actually an entryway connected into the hill itself with, you know, something like a Batcave under the hill. But alas, no Batmobiles ever emerged.

Edit: for those who don't drive this route, here's a Google Streetview shot prior to demolition to illustrate my confusion

Edited July 17, 2021 by AsianintheNations

[markhollin]

The Blakeford Senior Living expansion (6 stories) update: up to 2nd level.

Looking south from Burton Hills Blvd., 1/4 block south of Cumberland Place:
 

[titanhog]

20 hours ago, AsianintheNations said:

Earlier this week, all the existing structures on the 3800 Charlotte site were demolished. Noticeable from I-40 with that hangar-like structure at the foot of the hill now gone. When I first moved here, I thought that it was actually an entryway connected into the hill itself with, you know, something like a Batcave under the hill. But alas, no Batmobiles ever emerged.

Edit: for those who don't drive this route, here's a Google Streetview shot prior to demolition to illustrate my confusion

That's where TDOT keeps their salt for winter roads (or maybe it’s Metro?).  Guess they’ll have to find some other place to keep their road salt.

Edited July 18, 2021 by titanhog

[smeagolsfree]

They sold that off to Price Development a couple of years ago and the site is being demoed now.

[PruneTracy]

3 hours ago, titanhog said:

That's where TDOT keeps their salt for winter roads (or maybe it’s Metro?).  Guess they’ll have to find some other place to keep their road salt.

It was Metro Public Works.