Davidson West: Bellevue, Bordeaux, Green Hills, MetroCenter, Nations, N Nashville

[markhollin]

Green Hills Station (3 stories, 8 units) Phase II update:  2nd level underway.

Looking west from intersection of Lone Oak Rd. and Shackleford Rd:

 

[markhollin]

The 9 acre lot on which the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel sits has been purchased by the Prescott Group out of Dallas for $6.6 million. 

According to multiple sources, the sale of the property is subject to a long-term ground lease involving the hotel.

Metro appraised the full property (the land and the hotel structure) at about $27.28 million in 2021. It appraised the nine acres of land at approximately $5 million.

I figure that Prescott has plans to convert the approximate 6 acre surface lot into some sort of development that would include an internal garage to serve both the hotel and the new project. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/metrocenter-hotel-land-sells-for-6-5m/article_786d53e4-dba9-11ec-86b8-1f39ad7b1662.html

[markhollin]

Nashville General Hospital is looking at a possible new location featuring a potential 10 story structure on a 77 acre site next to at 720 Mainstream Drive in MetroCenter. This is currently occupied by some athletic fields. 

At the Metro Hospital Authority Board Meeting Thursday, Dick Darr with Capital Project Solutions gave a presentation detailing plans.  The Metro-funded safety net hospital tapped the construction company last October to develop a feasibility study for a new hospital. The hospital has previously considered MetroCenter, Bordeaux and Whites Creek sites. Darr compared the current location on D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard to Nissan Stadium, saying it would cost more to modernize than to build a new location. 

Gibbs added that the hospital anticipates future presentations for other potential locations for the new hospital. She said that a rendering of a new facility presented at the meeting was a preliminary one that had not “taken into account the full project scope and location.”

Nashville General would want the city to donate the land at the 77-acre site, adjacent from the Ted Rhodes Golf Course and Z. Alexander Looby library branch.  

The old building was deemed undersized, outdated and not energy-efficient, causing additional taxpayer expense at the Metro-subsidized facility. A new hospital could provide supplemental revenue streams including paid parking, on-site leasing properties and affordable housing, Darr said. 

Hospital executives did not release a cost estimate for the project. The goal would be to start the construction in the next six months in order to have the new location finished by 2026, when the lease with Meharry Medical College is up. The old location would be given back to Meharry Medical College to repurpose. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/health_care/nashville-general-eyes-metrocenter-for-new-hospital/article_f1d3e978-dde3-11ec-9974-c355f0c8b0bb.html
 

[Bos2Nash]

I think that could be a great location for a new, state-of-the-art medical facility. Partner with the Titans (as their practice facility is right there) in order to attract some really great doctors and department heads to create an amazing facility. 

Would also be great if Ewing follow Oracle's example and fronted money for a new bridge that would connect W Trinity Lane down to MetroCenter (with some added land acquisition of course) to allow for ease of access from all directions.

[smeagolsfree]

You are also forgetting that this is a heavily used park for north Nashville. I would be against losing this park for anything other than what it is being used for. The current Metro General only takes up 2 acres at the most. Thats all the campus needs to take up, not the entire park. If they want the entire park again, they will get push back from the neighbors.

It seems that Metro always wants to dump on and take away from the Bordeaux area. Take away a park, gentrify and area, put a dump there, etc.  I drive by this park, and it is heavily used by youth football and soccer, not to mention there is a Lacross field here too.

[CenterHill]

5 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

You are also forgetting that this is a heavily used park for north Nashville. I would be against losing this park for anything other than what it is being used for. The current Metro General only takes up 2 acres at the most. Thats all the campus needs to take up, not the entire park. If they want the entire park again, they will get push back from the neighbors.

It seems that Metro always wants to dump on and take away from the Bordeaux area. Take away a park, gentrify and area, put a dump there, etc.  I drive by this park, and it is heavily used by youth football and soccer, not to mention there is a Lacross field here too.

Right.  Metro schools use these fields for their boys and girls soccer games.  Many/most metro middle and high schools don’t have regulation size soccer pitches on their campuses.   This just seems so on brand for Metro to want to take away some of the few decent athletic fields from MNPS.  

[rookzie]

19 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

You are also forgetting that this is a heavily used park for north Nashville. I would be against losing this park for anything other than what it is being used for. The current Metro General only takes up 2 acres at the most. Thats all the campus needs to take up, not the entire park. If they want the entire park again, they will get push back from the neighbors.

It seems that Metro always wants to dump on and take away from the Bordeaux area. Take away a park, gentrify and area, put a dump there, etc.  I drive by this park, and it is heavily used by youth football and soccer, not to mention there is a Lacross field here too.

 

13 hours ago, CenterHill said:

Right.  Metro schools use these fields for their boys and girls soccer games.  Many/most metro middle and high schools don’t have regulation size soccer pitches on their campuses.   This just seems so on brand for Metro to want to take away some of the few decent athletic fields from MNPS.  

We used to play softball at that park, back when Metro was still "new" (1964-65) , and the then-nearby high school ─ North Nashville High was still at 11th & Clay.   Those were the days when schoolers were assigned to the sub-districts in which they lived, and there was no busing back then (to achieve racial integration).  There were more and smaller ES and JH schools citywide, before they eventually were eliminated and grades levels were changed (in favor of mid-grades designated as middle schools).    Also, there WAS no John Early Paideia Middle Magnet back then, and the property it sits on was public park.  The original John Early (now the Magruder Center) held grades 1-7, until more city high schools became integrated during the mid-'60s.  Flight into the then-new fringe sprawl areas outside the original urban district corporation limits began to change all that, and the interstates took over.

Most of the streets in that area have been reconfigured since then ─ either re-aligned and/or conjoined with others, or eliminated entirely.  Of course, that was still quite a while before the concept of Metro Center would evolve and replace the landfill,  the 9th Ave. boat slip, and a small private air strip in the NW corner of the bend.

As one can imagine, demographic distribution was totally different from now, with the working class and big industrial sites between 8th and the west bank, just as Centennial Blvd. had once been to the Nations back then (and even more recently).  Smeags and CennterHill are on spot about Metro seemingly being driven into piss-poor decision-making in the disposition of its properties.

[Bos2Nash]

I wasn't aware of how used these fields were. That being the case, the Hospital (if granted even some of the land) should be strongly encouraged to go vertical on the site in order to maintain as much of the playing field space as possible. Looking at the current layout of the fields (see below) and how the area of the property works out I think a hospital could blend into the site pretty easily. The outlined area is approximately 15.5 acres (according to google earth) and would only eliminate two fields. if the hospital could activate the corner of Mainstream and Rosa Parks and the vast majority of fields could be more efficiently laid out, I think the two fields could easily be be incorporated into the land. The two eliminated fields are shown as football fields according to parcel viewer, and soccer football can share playing surfaces, so worst case they could do some of that.

The fields and hospital could easily share parking (think how 5th and Broadway's garage works), so the other two surface lots could be downsized (wouldn't eliminate for the cases of ambulances and other support vehicles) which could contribute to the re-organization of the playing fields. Also having a medical facility that is directly associated with such playing fields could be very useful from a sports injury perspective. Again, tying this kind of association to the MNPS using the fields with the Titans practice facility right there and a possible partnership between them and Nashville General could be a great community engagement with the NFL.

[GregH]

The Titans practice facility is "St. Thomas Sports Park" so they're unlikely to be engaging with any other hospital.

[markhollin]

Progress on James Lawson High School (new Hillwood H.S., 3 stories, 300,000 sq. ft. , $150 million):

[markhollin]

Martin Subaru site update: still grading.

Looking west from entrance. ramp to I-24 from West Trinity Lane:
 

[markhollin]

The Manning (7 & 4 stories, 36 luxury condos, internal garage) update: tan brickwork now underway on southern (smaller) structure.

Looking south from surface lot behind Wickness Dentistry, off Kenner Ave., 1/2 block south of Harding Pike:

Looking east from Woodmont Blvd., 1/2 block south of Harding Pike:

Looking north from Woodmont Blvd. at Park Manor Blvd:

Looking east from Woodmont Blvd. at Park Manor Blvd:

[markhollin]

The Blakeford Senior Living expansion (6 stories) update: topped-out; windows being installed.

Looking east from Burton Hills Blvd., 1/2 block north of 7 Hills Blvd:

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

Looking SW from within complex:

[markhollin]

Community Foundation, Phase I  (2 stories) update: foundation has been laid.

Looking NW from intersection of Woodmont Blvd. and Belmont Blvd:

[Bos2Nash]

On 6/1/2022 at 9:14 PM, GregH said:

The Titans practice facility is "St. Thomas Sports Park" so they're unlikely to be engaging with any other hospital.

Details haha 

[markhollin]

Hyatt Place Green Hills (3 stories, 129 rooms, underground garage) update: foundation walls up to ground level for garage.

Looking NE from Bedford Ave., 1/4 block north of Abbot Martin Rd:

Looking SE from Bedford Ave., 1/2 block north of Abbott Martin Rd:

[markhollin]

Barista Parlor's Sylvan Supply location to open on June 24th.

 

[markhollin]

The .8 acre plot at 3308-3312 Charlotte Ave. that was being eyed for a 3 story, 22 unit residential property called Urban View West has changed hands for $3.4 million. Alefa Holdings LLC is the new owner and is also planning a project featuring STR options, but there is no definition yet on size/amount of units. The existing 2 story office structure will be razed. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/sylvan-heights-property-sells-for-3-4m/article_315d1b46-e749-11ec-afc4-b33eb451ca85.html
 

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

[samsonh]

Noticed a rezoning at West Nashville Auto Recycling at 5604 Centennial on the docket. Interested to see what comes of that. 

[markhollin]

The Lloyd (3 stories, 8 units) update: foundation set across the site; framing fro 2nd level in place on southern end.

Looking SW from intersection of West End Ave. and Leonard Ave:
 

Looking NW from Leonard Ave., 1/2 block north of Whitland Ave:

[Boybugle63]

So is the reference to "Nashville" including Williamson County?  https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/high-end-retail-center-slated-for-area/article_4b3c1294-e7f1-11ec-928c-978e5c1c64e7.html

 

[markhollin]

Premier Radiology (1 story, 3710 sq. ft.) update: exterior nearly complete.

Looking north from Crestmoor Rd., 1/4 block east of Cleghorn Ave:

 

[smeagolsfree]

14 hours ago, Boybugle63 said:

So is the reference to "Nashville" including Williamson County?  https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/high-end-retail-center-slated-for-area/article_4b3c1294-e7f1-11ec-928c-978e5c1c64e7.html

 

We think so. Most of the time, companies do not differentiate between a city and the Metro area in these releases. They will refer to Las Angles, but in reality, it is in one of the many suburbs of LA.  If a developer said in a news release, Brentwood TN or Franklin many folks would not know where it is. The release stated in the southern- high end area of Nashville. My guess is that means Will. Co. There is really nowhere in Nashville to put a 90-to-140-acre project that fits the bill that is shovel ready if they want to start next year. We have heard nothing about this on any Metro docs and it takes Metro forever to get things done.

[markhollin]

Lifestyle Communities has given up on their  large project (5-7 stories, 400 units) across from Stocking 51 at 1300 51st Ave. North, and have sold the 3.8 acre site for $30 million to Camden Property Trust out of Houston. The latter is the same group planning a 16 story mixed-use project at 909 Division in the Gulch. 

Will Smith, Camden vice president, told the Post Monday the future project will not include any changes related to height, massing and scale as was previously planned with the LC project.

No new renderings yet.

LC had paid $12.8 million for the land in The Nations in Feb. of 2020.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/texas-developer-pays-30m-for-site-in-the-nations/article_48f903ce-eb3a-11ec-a59b-ebcf5be7b801.html


Also at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/06/13/camden-the-nations.html


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

[Andrew_3289]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Lifestyle Communities has given up on their  large project (5-7 stories, 400 units) across from Stocking 51 at 1300 51st Ave. North, and have sold the 3.8 acre site for $30 million to Camden Property Trust out of Houston. The latter is the same group planning a 16 story mixed-use project at 909 Division in the Gulch. 

Will Smith, Camden vice president, told the Post Monday the future project will not include any changes related to height, massing and scale as was previously planned with the LC project.

No new renderings yet.

LC had paid $12.8 million for the land in The Nations in Feb. of 2020.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/texas-developer-pays-30m-for-site-in-the-nations/article_48f903ce-eb3a-11ec-a59b-ebcf5be7b801.html


Also at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/06/13/camden-the-nations.html


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

 

Explains why construction never got started...