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

[rookzie]

Love me some Arnold's!  I am equidistant between both locations…so now have a nice option.  Best Meat 'n' Three in Nashville. : )

If only Arnold's could remain at that Retired Teachers' tower with a lease agreement extending longer than the tenancy previously held by Swett's and by Sylvan Park Diner, respectively, neither of these last two of which I could have cared less for.  If we're going to get something good for a change, then I only hope that we could hold onto something good (for a change).  I also would hope that the lessor in this case has not set some unreasonable terms or untenable arrangement in the details of a contract.  Finally I hope that an Arnold's can do well at a Green Hills location, as even nearby Kroger seems to have capitalized on the mid-day lunch demand in that district. This should make it sustainable, than the resident retirees themselves (who seem to wolf down less, as they age with their dentures).
-==-

[PruneTracy]

Historic Belle Meade Town Center hits the market.  Loved the old Belle Meade Theater that is part of this.  Saw many a film there in days gone by.  Would love if they could somehow re-introduce that…but the interior is probably too ravaged at this point to attempt such.  

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2015/11/12/historic-belle-meade-town-center-hits-market/75671428/

It would make a nice restaurant (and/or music venue, if the Meadites can stomach it) in the same vein as Sinema and the Melrose Theatre. Maybe a better name, though. Sinema sounds like a bad strip club.

[titanhog]

It would make a nice restaurant (and/or music venue, if the Meadites can stomach it) in the same vein as Sinema and the Melrose Theatre. Maybe a better name, though. Sinema sounds like a bad strip club.

Kinda sounds like a XXX cinema to watch porn.

[markhollin]

Radnor Lake will add 52 acres:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2015/11/13/radnor-lake-acquires-52-acres/75541582/

[markhollin]

Progress on the Green Hills Mall expansion:

 

[markhollin]

On September 27, 2015 6:36:58 PM, MetroTN said:

Any plans for the old Ruby Tuesday near the mall? I was by there yesterday and noticed it was being demolished. 

Carrabas to move across the parking lot into the former Ruby Tuesday's location.  Now the question is, what will replace Carrabas' former spot?

http://nashvillepost.com/news/2015/11/20/green_hills_carrabbas_to_move_to_ex_ruby_tuesdays_space

[Will]

On 11/21/2015, 8:42:45, markhollin said:

Carrabas to move across the parking lot into the former Ruby Tuesday's location.  Now the question is, what will replace Carrabas' former spot?

http://nashvillepost.com/news/2015/11/20/green_hills_carrabbas_to_move_to_ex_ruby_tuesdays_space

 

[GreenHillsBoy]

The entire area where Carrabbba's, Heads Up, and Love Shoes is supposed to be a multi story ( I've heard 3) Restoration Hardware.  The Heads Up has to be moved by April I'm told.

[Nash_12South]

In the past, Crate and Barrel was being talked about for the site.

[FromParkAveToTN]

OMG! Please let it be a Bergdorf Goodman's going in that spot. 

[Vrtigo]

19 minutes ago, FromParkAveToTN said:

OMG! Please let it be a Bergdorf Goodman's going in that spot. 

It lives!!

 

(How's the view?)

[FromParkAveToTN]

1 hour ago, Vrtigo said:

It lives!!

 

(How's the view?)

LOL! I left that law firm. The daily commute really got on my nerves. A much better opportunity fell in my lap and I work from home most of the time now. 

Edited November 24, 2015 by FromParkAveToTN

[markhollin]

On October 6, 2015 8:29:07 AM, smeagolsfree said:

Strip center at 5319 Charlotte Ave. sold for $1.2 million to Hardy and Elisabeth Ross. Auto body shop RDR Autoworks, Graves Vacuum and Universal Wireless are tenants at that address. The 6,198 square-foot strip shopping center sits on a 0.72-acre tract. 

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2015/11/29/sylvan-park-strip-shopping-center-sold/76542800/

Edited November 30, 2015 by markhollin

[smeagolsfree]

First look at rehab at 51st and Centennial.

http://nashvillepost.com/news/2015/12/1/former_mill_to_become_new_nations_mixed_use_project

 

[smeagolsfree]

Here are the renderings.

[rookzie]

I wish that eventually the old abandoned concrete Continental Grain silo and elevator, sitting about a block and a half farther north, could be converted and repurposed, somewhat like what was done some 35 years ago in Akron. (Quaker Square.Oats).  The silo pods of Quaker Square were converted to hotel rooms, while the attached industrial complex had been made into shops.  Since I moved away from there over 30 years ago, the complex underwent hard knocks, but was spared when U of Akron took over and incorporated it into their residential network.

I figure that within 10-15 years, this entire segment of the Nations could become transformed, such that the nearby silo could become a focal point of some developer's brain-child and creativity for mixed use.  Problem is, it's too close to that BP tank farm (formerly Gulf), for the foreseeable likelihood of that conception.  Just a thought, though. -==-

Former Continental Grain Silo, 51st Ave. N.

 

Quaker Square Akron, OH

[CenterHill]

9 minutes ago, rookzie said:

I figure that within 10-15 years, this entire segment of the Nations could become transformed, such that the nearby silo could become a focal point of some developer's brain-child and creativity for mixed use.  Problem is, it's too close to that BP tank farm (formerly Gulf), for the foreseeable likelihood of that conception.  Just a thought, though. -==-

Former Continental Grain Silo, 51st Ave. N.

 

...and, future LRT access! 

[Andrew_3289]

17 hours ago, rookzie said:

I wish that eventually the old abandoned concrete Continental Grain silo and elevator, sitting about a block and a half farther north, could be converted and repurposed, somewhat like what was done some 35 years ago in Akron. (Quaker Square.Oats).  The silo pods of Quaker Square were converted to hotel rooms, while the attached industrial complex had been made into shops.  Since I moved away from there over 30 years ago, the complex underwent hard knocks, but was spared when U of Akron took over and incorporated it into their residential network.

I figure that within 10-15 years, this entire segment of the Nations could become transformed, such that the nearby silo could become a focal point of some developer's brain-child and creativity for mixed use.  Problem is, it's too close to that BP tank farm (formerly Gulf), for the foreseeable likelihood of that conception.  Just a thought, though. -==-

Former Continental Grain Silo, 51st Ave. N.

 

Quaker Square Akron, OH

Last month the developer who purchased the 6 acres of land that includes the tower came to our neighborhood meeting. They shared with us what their plan was for the 6 acres, which in a nut shell will be a massive mix use development with hundreds of apartments, dozens of town homes, and single family homes along the Cumberland river. Also there will be retail and restaurants, along with ample green space and a green way through out. They showed us their initial renderings of the project and they plan to refurbish the tower and use it as a "beacon" for the area. 

[markhollin]

The best bookstore in Nashville, Parnassus, is doubling in size:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2015/12/03/parnassus-books-plans-expansion/76743570/

[BnaBreaker]

8 hours ago, markhollin said:

The best bookstore in Nashville, Parnassus, is doubling in size:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2015/12/03/parnassus-books-plans-expansion/76743570/

It's great to hear of a bookstore that is actually thriving and expanding.  Most of the time I news on bookstores it's that they're downsizing or closing altogether.  Damn you Kindle!!!

[UTgrad09]

2 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

It's great to hear of a bookstore that is actually thriving and expanding.  Most of the time I news on bookstores it's that they're downsizing or closing altogether.  Damn you Kindle!!!

That's true with the big bookstores for sure. I think Parnassus has found a nice little niche. And Davis-Kidd left a pretty big void to begin with.

[markhollin]

Ghertner buys close to 2 acres across from Bellevue Mall redevelopment:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2015/12/04/bellevue-center-redevelopment-sparks-real-estate-deal/76809596/

[markhollin]

From Gethan Ward at The Tennessean:

Ardavan Afrakhteh today filed with the Metro Planning Commission seeking a specific plan-residential zoning for 4.75 acres in Nashville’s Charlotte Avenue corridor to permit a multifamily development. That project site for what’s being called Sky Nashville runs along 33rd Avenue North, 35th Avenue North, Trevor Street and Delaware Avenue, south of Interstate 40.

[smeagolsfree]

57 minutes ago, markhollin said:

From Gethan Ward at The Tennessean:

Ardavan Afrakhteh today filed with the Metro Planning Commission seeking a specific plan-residential zoning for 4.75 acres in Nashville’s Charlotte Avenue corridor to permit a multifamily development. That project site for what’s being called Sky Nashville runs along 33rd Avenue North, 35th Avenue North, Trevor Street and Delaware Avenue, south of Interstate 40.

That is up on the hill. It will be interesting to see what he builds there.

[claya91]

17 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

That is up on the hill. It will be interesting to see what he builds there.

Yep, it's basically the view of same downtown as you merge onto I-440E from 40E on your left side except from an even higher vantage point. Probably my favorite view of Nashville which shows off all of the recent growth of SoBro/The Gulch combined with downtown. 

With nearly 5 acres of land to work with, that site has a ton of residential potential.

 

Edited December 7, 2015 by claya91