Inside 440 - Berry Hill, Midtown, Vanderbilt, 12S, WeHo, Fairgrounds, etc.

[MLBrumby]

Cambridge Holdngs, developer of 1 City, will go before Planning on May 25 to seek zoning approval for the Starwood Element hotel, 6-stories and 169 rooms. From the Post... http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20858334/real-estate-notes-ground-breaks-for-holiday-inn

[markhollin]

Millennium Music Row (6 stories, 230 units, retail/restaurant) update. Up to the third floor now.

Looking NE from intersection of Music Square West (17th Ave. South) and Grand Ave:

 

Looking south along Music Square West (17th Ave. South) just south of intersection with South Street:

[nashvillwill]

55 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Millennium Music Row (6 stories, 230 units, retail/restaurant) update. Up to the third floor now.

Looking NE from intersection of Music Square West (17th Ave. South) and Grand Ave:

 

Looking south along Music Square West (17th Ave. South) just south of intersection with South Street:

See, this building has a concrete ground level structure to accommodate commercial space with wood framing above. If this developer can do it and "make the economics work", why can't the rest of them? I'm looking at you developers around the ballpark. 

[BnaBreaker]

18 minutes ago, nashvillwill said:

See, this building has a concrete ground level structure to accommodate commercial space with wood framing above. If this developer can do it and "make the economics work", why can't the rest of them? I'm looking at you developers around the ballpark. 

Amen.  I'm sorry, but I simply just do not buy the "we just can't afford it" excuse.  

Edited April 16, 2017 by BnaBreaker

[titanhog]

45 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Amen.  I'm sorry, but I simply just do not buy the "we just can't afford it" excuse.  

If the city demanded it...I bet we'd find out really quickly that they can afford it.

[BnaBreaker]

4 hours ago, titanhog said:

If the city demanded it...I bet we'd find out really quickly that they can afford it.

Haha yes!  And I'll bet the city will wish it had demanded it in forty years when most of their multi-family residential complexes from this era are starting to rot.  

[Hey_Hey]

6 hours ago, nashvillwill said:

See, this building has a concrete ground level structure to accommodate commercial space with wood framing above. If this developer can do it and "make the economics work", why can't the rest of them? I'm looking at you developers around the ballpark. 

They were forced to do it. We (the neighborhood) negotiated long and hard with the original developer to include ground level retail. They agreed to do it for our support in a zoning change.  That property has subsequently changed hands. 

We'll see if they actually include he retail, though. It's a long story but there was a snafu with the city and the letter of the law doesn't actually require ground level retail. Codes was going to try to enforce it but that may not carry the full force of law. 

The reason they didn't want to include retail is that the financing becomes harder. Ultimately, when they did their underwriting with their financing source they assumed that any retail would not be a revenue generator. Even with the space as a total liability they were able to get financing but it would have been easier just to be 100% residential. 

[MLBrumby]

On the heels of the SoBro Hyatt House, construction of the Hyatt House West End will begin in June. (15 Stories with 201 rooms, u/g parking and 3 levels above ground). From William Williams at NP:  http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20858857/midtown-hyatt-project-to-break-ground-in-june

 

[titanhog]

^^Wish they would do something to cover the garage...at least a little.

[henburg]

What an odd design. The base is nice and plain, no complaints there. Then as you look up you see one of the ugliest parking garages ever, seriously looks like it's just a couple of concrete poles wrapped in burlap. Finally, the actual facade looks great, looks like there will be a lot of added detail and the gradient effect is really neat. Overall it looks like a good addition to Midtown even though the pieces don't mesh so well together. 

Edited April 20, 2017 by henburg

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, henburg said:

What an odd design. The base is nice and plain, no complaints there. Then as you look up you see one of the ugliest parking garages ever, seriously looks like it's just a couple of concrete poles wrapped in burlap. Finally, the actual facade looks great, looks like there will be a lot of neat detail and the gradient effect is really neat. Overall it looks like a good addition to Midtown even though the pieces don't mesh so well together. 

Yeah...it would look better if they just built what is above the garage actually touching the ground level.

[nashvylle]

Metro should make them cover that garage up somehow. That should not be allowed, and the garage can be covered up in a variety of inexpensive ways. 

[smeagolsfree]

Only works if it's in a redevelopment district or under the Downtown code. This is in neither unfortunately. 

[titanhog]

Ingrams donate $20 Million to Vandy...

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/04/21/ingram-family-makes-massive-donation-to-vanderbilt.html

[MLBrumby]

Wow! Mrs. Ingram donated about $350 million in Ingram Micro stock about fifteen years ago. 

[markhollin]

New details on Elmington Group's Hillsboro Village 4- story mixed-use development on Belcourt Ave. across the street form Belcourt Theater.  Will now be called Belcourt Village.  Story is currently behind the paywall:

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20859284/more-details-released-for-hillsboro-village-project

 

[CenterHill]

Nice infill on what is currently a parking lot.   This fits in well with the existing architecture in the Village.    

[BnaBreaker]

Thrilled to see another vacant lot bite the dust in what is still, to me, Nashville's premier urban neighborhood (noting that I don't personally consider places like The Gulch and SoBro to be full-fledged neighborhoods just yet).  Although there are still many more vacant/underutilized lots that pockmark the landscape of Hillsboro Village, it is fantastic to see it's footprint finally expand a bit further after what seems like decades of development stagnation.  

[Nashtitans]

Hillsboro village needs a grocery

[SoundScan]

Meh, there is a Kroger three blocks away at 21st and Blair.

[markhollin]

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital expansion (4 floors on top of existing 8) update.

Looking west from intersection of Children's Way and 21st Ave. South:

 

Looking north from Medical Center Drive just south of Children's Way:

[bigeasy]

Would a building like that have been designed with the expectation of adding more floors? To me it seems crazy they are able to add 4 floors onto the existing structure.

[timmay143]

I feel like Vandy is continuously expanding the CH.  What is this, the 3rd or 4th expansion?  Crazy.  I would think they designed it that way.

[markhollin]

V21 (4 stories, 101 units, 22,000 sq. ft. of commercial space) update:

Looking NW along Wedgewood Ave:

 

Looking NE from intersection of 21st Ave. South and Wedgewood Ave:

 

Looking SE from intersection of 21st Ave. South and Children's Way:

[markhollin]

Barnard Dorms (4 stories plus tower, 340 rooms) at Vanderbilt update.

Looking south from West End Ave. at intersection with 23rd Ave:

 

Looking SE from West End Ave. at intersection with 23rd Ave:

 

Looking SW from West End Ave. near Louise Ave intersection:

 

Looking west from Vanderbilt Circle: