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

[donNdonelson2]

That spot is much too small for any reasonably good sized performance venue, but I love the idea!

[archilove]

Did you know that the flatiron building is only 16 feet taller than Nashville's sky house? And it has two less floors?

[markhollin]

Townhomes going in at NW corner of Wedgewood and 14th Ave. South:
 

[markhollin]

Vanderbilt's Barnard Dorm (5 stories with two 10 story bell towers, 340 rooms, $115 million) update.   What a handsome structure!

Looking south from intersection of West End Ave. and 23rd Ave. South:

Looking east from intersection of West End Ave. and 23rd AVe. South:

 

Looking SE from intersection of West End Ave. and 23rd Ave. South:

 

Looking west from Vanderbilt Circle:

[FrankNash]

Thank You Vanderbilt!

[BnaBreaker]

Wow, I wish it was a more prominent feature in the city's streetscape, but thank you indeed!  What a stunner.  Proof positive that, yes, given a little bit of desire and foresight, they still can "build em like they used to."

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^   Proof positive that, yes, given a little bit of desire and foresight AND C-A-S-H, they still can "build em like they used to."    ; )

I mean...it IS a $115 million dorm.  

[BnaBreaker]

50 minutes ago, markhollin said:

^ ^ ^   Proof positive that, yes, given a little bit of desire and foresight AND C-A-S-H, they still can "build em like they used to."    ; )

I mean...it IS a $115 million dorm.  

Hahaha touche!

[smeagolsfree]

They build dorms but not football teams.

[wmaddbb2018]

After the 59-0 beatdown today and 100 years of mediocrity at best, it's wise not to invest in football for them.

[AUNash]

So a couple of Vandy questions:

(1) If Vandy does move their football operations to the Fairgrounds, what would they do with the current stadium location?
(2) Do they have any long term plan for all that parking west of Natchez Trace?
(3) why have they bought so much property east of 21st? Do they have long term plans for all those lots?

[samsonh]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

They build dorms but not football teams.

Best college football team in the state right now.

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, AUNash said:

So a couple of Vandy questions:

(1) If Vandy does move their football operations to the Fairgrounds, what would they do with the current stadium location?
(2) Do they have any long term plan for all that parking west of Natchez Trace?
(3) why have they bought so much property east of 21st? Do they have long term plans for all those lots?

On #3, I think they're just planning for the future, whether that be 5 years or 50 years from now.  East and south are about the only directions they can go, even though Music Row businesses would love to keep 16th and 17th music related and keep Vandy and Belmont out.

[markhollin]

Midtown, 2015 (Courtesy of Aerial Innovations).  I can see at least 14 projects that are either now completed or underway since this shot was taken:
 

[BnaBreaker]

12 hours ago, wreynol4 said:

After the 59-0 beatdown today and 100 years of mediocrity at best, it's wise not to invest in football for them.

Yeah... maybe i'm outing myself as a yankee by saying this, but, I'm so proud that Nashville's premier school bucks the SEC trend by concentrating on ACADEMICS rather than football.  You can have the  football, Alabama.  Nashville is more concerned with building bright minds for tomorrow. 

Edited September 24, 2017 by BnaBreaker

[Pdt2f]

2 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

Yeah... maybe i'm outing myself as a yankee by saying this, but, I'm so proud that Nashville's premier school bucks the SEC trend by concentrating on ACADEMICS rather than football.  You can have the f*ing football, Alabama.  Nashville is more concerned with building bright minds for tomorrow. 

I agree there's a certain amount of pride in it, but success in football and academics aren't mutually exclusive. Schools like Michigan, Stanford, UCLA, and Cal-Berkeley are great academic schools that have (sometimes) great football teams. And Alabama's academic rankings have been rising since Saban came to town, as the schools brand had become more nationally and internationally recognizable. Vandy just doesn't put much institutional effort into football, which is fine. It's them. But it's not just because of their academics. 

[Nashvillain]

10 hours ago, samsonh said:

Best college football team in the state right now.

Memphis is 3-0

[samsonh]

49 minutes ago, Nashvillain said:

Memphis is 3-0

They haven’t played Alabama. I think Vandy edges Memphis though. Ut a dumpster fire yet again. Ps I went there so long time fan.

[smeagolsfree]

Talking about property Vanderbilt  owns around Music Row is in a word or a lot. They bought the old Sony building that fronts 17th and owns the majority of the property from there all the way to West End in a stright line. Most of the East side of 18th that backs to the alley is all venderbilt until you get to Edgehill and most everything on 19th as well.

The United Methodist Church owns a lot of land all the way from 12th to 21st along Grand and a few other streets through there. 

Thats a whole lot of land owned by non profits that if were in private hands would generate millions in taxes. I can see the UMC selling more of thier property as time goes on just because of the nature of tech and dwindling membership .

[whatwhat]

I like to joke with my SEC friends that Vandy has a bigger endowment than their schools and could have a good football team if they really wanted to but instead spend their money on "silly things" like children's hospitals. 

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, whatwhat said:

I like to joke with my SEC friends that Vandy has a bigger endowment than their schools and could have a good football team if they really wanted to but instead spend their money on "silly things" like children's hospitals. 

But I don't think Vandy's sending back that nearly $40 Million check they get each year from the SEC, either.  That would be "silly." 

[AUNash]

On #3, I think they're just planning for the future, whether that be 5 years or 50 years from now.  East and south are about the only directions they can go, even though Music Row businesses would love to keep 16th and 17th music related and keep Vandy and Belmont out.

Does anyone know anything about their campus planning department? The only school that is comparable that I really know well is Emory, and Emory seems leaps and bounds ahead of Vandy in terms of well executed campus design and development. I do think the new things that Vandy has built along West End -- Kissam and whatever the one is called that they are building across from West End UMC at 23rd -- are top notch. But a lot of their campus -- other than the old traditional structures and the newest ones -- seems ill designed by comparison to Emory. I'm sure this is an unfair gross generalization. But I suppose I'm wondering if the newer things mentioned above indicate some more intentional and better planning process has been adopted in recent years?

[bhibbs]

On 9/24/2017 at 2:47 AM, titanhog said:

On #3, I think they're just planning for the future, whether that be 5 years or 50 years from now.  East and south are about the only directions they can go, even though Music Row businesses would love to keep 16th and 17th music related and keep Vandy and Belmont out.

I see you posted this at 2:47am yesterday, ill excuse you for your alcohol consumption and funny post

[Nashville Cliff]

8 hours ago, AUNash said:

 

Does anyone know anything about their campus planning department? The only school that is comparable that I really know well is Emory, and Emory seems leaps and bounds ahead of Vandy in terms of well executed campus design and development. I do think the new things that Vandy has built along West End -- Kissam and whatever the one is called that they are building across from West End UMC at 23rd -- are top notch. But a lot of their campus -- other than the old traditional structures and the newest ones -- seems ill designed by comparison to Emory. I'm sure this is an unfair gross generalization. But I suppose I'm wondering if the newer things mentioned above indicate some more intentional and better planning process has been adopted in recent years?

 

Here's the link to their Campus Planning and Construction office: http://www.cpc.vanderbilt.edu/

 

[titanhog]

6 hours ago, bhibbs said:

I see you posted this at 2:47am yesterday, ill excuse you for your alcohol consumption and funny post

Haha.  Some of us are on different schedules than others.  Haven't had a drop of alcohol since my college days, btw.