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

[dxfret]

Montgomery Bell Academy has more money than they know what to do with.  Similar situations at Ensworth and the Harpeth  Hall School, but MBA really has the cash and spends lavishly, just like Vanderbilt.  

Edited February 16, 2020 by dxfret

[MLBrumby]

Still don’t know why they didn’t build a swimming pool.... even just a practice pool. Does Harper hall have one they use? All the bigger private schools here and even some of the ga public schools have pools. Ensworth is the only one in the Nashville Area that I know has a pool.

[GreenHillsBoy]

39 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Still don’t know why they didn’t build a swimming pool.... even just a practice pool. Does Harper hall have one they use? All the bigger private schools here and even some of the ga public schools have pools. Ensworth is the only one in the Nashville Area that I know has a pool.

Oakland HIgh School in Murfreesboro has one and I think Siegel there also.

[LA_TN]

8 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Still don’t know why they didn’t build a swimming pool.... even just a practice pool. Does Harper hall have one they use? All the bigger private schools here and even some of the ga public schools have pools. Ensworth is the only one in the Nashville Area that I know has a pool.

I know USN has one, and I think it is the oldest pool in Nashville. I know I've seen a few more, just can't recall where

[fxvol]

I believe it was Nashville's Taylor & Crabtree Architects who designed Riverdale and Oakland which opened simultaneously in August 1973. Both schools used the same construction plans. The Rutherford County Board of Education, chaired by my father, believed it to be important that both schools be built exactly alike, so that one faculty / student body couldn't claim their facilities were superior to the other. BOTH SCHOOLS WERE BUILT WITH OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING POOLS. Every student was taught to swim as Swimming was a required subject for each student for one semester. Both schools were built for $9.5 million, and the Rutherford County Court (the county's legislative body, if you will, at that time) issued 20-year bonds to pay for the design and construction. The bonds were retired using a County Court-issued annual $20 Wheel Tax. Some small rural Rutherford County high schools were closed (Walter Hill, Lascassas, Christiana, Rockvale, Kittral and maybe three others, I don't remember along, with Murfreesboro Central. All of those students were divided among Riverdale and Oakland, and all of those schools, except Central maintained their 1-8 grades. Central, which didn't have 1-8, became a middle school for the City of Murfreesboro. The enrollment at both schools was approximately 1,500 students. Ironically, the most important high school sport among taxpayers was football, and neither school had a football stadium.  Instead, the county school board paid for the cost of installing AstroTurf on MTSU's football field, and, in return, MTSU allowed both high schools to play their home football games for 20 years at MTSU.  Riverdale and Oakland no longer play at MTSU, as they each now have on-campus football stadiums.

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[Mike G]

On 2/16/2020 at 1:32 PM, MLBrumby said:

Still don’t know why they didn’t build a swimming pool.... even just a practice pool. Does Harper hall have one they use? All the bigger private schools here and even some of the ga public schools have pools. Ensworth is the only one in the Nashville Area that I know has a pool.

Pearl-Cohn has a pool; Whites Creek had a pool that's been filled in and is some weird sun-room type building. I've only ever been there for track meets when it's freezing cold, so I can't tell you what they do with it during the school day. 

[MLBrumby]

I'm told by someone by DM that Glencliff has a pool too. 

[smeagolsfree]

I guess I was spoiled at my HS in Kingsport. An olympic size pool, diving pool, TV Station, 6000 seat gym, etc. All the bells and wistles for a school built in the mid 60's.

[Bos2Nash]

Meanwhile I'm just over here thinking, is it normal for a high school to have its own pool?!?

[markhollin]

Woodfield development (multiple 4-5 story structures,  292 units) update.  Fencing going up around the site for demo of existing buildings.

Looking SW from intersection of Patterson St. and 16th Ave. North (also known as B-B-Q Lane at this stretch):

[MLBrumby]

50 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Woodfield development (multiple 4-5 story structures,  292 units) update.  Fencing going up around the site for demo of existing buildings.

Looking SW from intersection of Patterson St. and 16th Ave. North (also known as B-B-Q Lane at this stretch):

Looked on Smeagolsfree's excellent development map for this one and there's no rendering. Hasn't one been released for this one yet? 

[markhollin]

25 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Looked on Smeagolsfree's excellent development map for this one and there's no rendering. Hasn't one been released for this one yet? 

Correct---no renderings yet.

[markhollin]

The general area partly comprising Nashville Subaru, one of Midtown’s most visible properties and fronting both Broadway and Church Street, is seemingly being prepped for a possible sale.

Though it is unclear if the entire property — owned by the Reed family — or simply a segment of it might soon be listed, a source who asked to go unnamed confirmed to the Post a for-sale listing is an option. It is also unclear if the property is under contract, as multiple attempts to contact a Reed family member were unsuccessful.

Relatedly, Hayes Street Realty LLC, which is affiliated with the Reed family, has applied with Metro for a permit related to water and sewer capacity. The permit application document references a "quantity" of 1,359 (which relates to the number of units — for example, hotel rooms, residences, office restrooms, restaurant spaces, etc. — for which water and sewer service potentially could be needed).

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/commercial-real-estate/article/21117212/visible-midtown-site-could-be-offered-for-sale

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

[PaulChinetti]

Holy crap that is a massive chunk of land.

 

I love the Reed's, I helped the eldest Reed a few times when I worked at the Green Hills Kroger. Nicest family. Sold me my first adult car 

[Jamie Hall]

56 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

I love the Reed's, I helped the eldest Reed a few times when I worked at the Green Hills Kroger. Nicest family. Sold me my first adult car 

If/when they sell that land, the entire Reed family could probably retire and live very comfortably.

[markhollin]

1800 21st Ave. South (2 stories, 8,000 sq. ft. restaurant) update.  Brickwork nearly complete. This is such an upgrade over the converted gas station that was home to Jackson's.

Looking SE from intersection of 21st Ave. South and Belcourt Ave:

Looking SW from Belcourt Ave., 1/2 block east of 21st Ave. South:

Looking east from intersection of Belcourt Ave. and 21st Ave. South:

[MLBrumby]

Wow! Never would know it's a brand new building by looking from the street. 

[BnaBreaker]

2 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Wow! Never would know it's a brand new building by looking from the street. 

Agreed!  They did a phenomenal job on this one.

[dmillsphoto]

We have a lot of buildings like this in Columbus that sit in neighborhoods dating back to the mid 1800s. I've had some trouble distinguishing new versus old in some cases, especially in Victorian Village and Italian Village, to the point that I've had to look at the property data pages to verify. Good to see Nashville finally getting something like this.

[BnaBreaker]

44 minutes ago, dmillsphoto said:

We have a lot of buildings like this in Columbus that sit in neighborhoods dating back to the mid 1800s. I've had some trouble distinguishing new versus old in some cases, especially in Victorian Village and Italian Village, to the point that I've had to look at the property data pages to verify. Good to see Nashville finally getting something like this.

Agreed!  Columbus is an example I think Nashville should follow on a regular basis.  You guys do a phenomenal job of blending the old with the new!

[MLBrumby]

Isnt Lifeestyle Communities based in Columbus? LC is building some great looking old style apartments in Nashville.

[markhollin]

The final piece of land for the Vanderbilt University Graduate Village has been purchased: the  .18 acre at 114 20th Ave. South for $1.9 million.  It includes a 1920-era house that will come down.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21117400/vanderbilt-pays-19m-for-midtown-property

[markhollin]

Some more info on the large apartment complex being planned for NW corner of 31st Ave. North andLong Blvd. in West Park.  The 3 building, 5 story development on 3.8 acres will be called Odyssey at the Park, and will be built in several phases.

First 1.8 acre phase phase will be on the corner in a 5 story structure featuring 75 flats plus 12,500 sq. ft. of retail/restaurant space.  The remaining 2 acres will be reserved for future rounds of development.

Plans will be reviewed by Metro's Planning Commission on March 26.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/02/21/deal-dash-mixed-use-development-near-centennial.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

Here's a partial rendering/diagram:

 

 

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

[markhollin]

Courtyard by Marriott Midtown remodel update.  I know this was completed last year, but am just now getting a photo posted:

Looking SW from intersection of West End Ave. and 19th Ave:

[markhollin]

International Market and Restaurant II will begin work on converting the former blvd restaurant space at 2013 Belmont Blvd.  This is directly across the street from the old International Market, which was razed to make way for the Belmont University Performing Arts Center. The Myint family is undertaking this effort as well.  A 50,000 permit has been issued, and Dowdle Construction is handling the work.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21118979/bringle-offers-details-of-future-nations-eatery