Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory

[markhollin]

A 6 story mixed-use building that will feature an unknown amount of residential units, with some ground level retail, and an internal garage is being planned by St. Joseph Properties in conjunction with Richland Building Partners for the SW corner of Dickerson and Fern Ave. They will go before Metro Board of Zoning on Oct. 7th to request a height variance. Smith Gee Studio is the architect.  No renderings available yet. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/mixed-use-building-planned-for-east-nashville/article_0ed03938-0049-11ec-9684-7f77fccf79dc.html

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site (listed as 1300 Dickerson) highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[MLBrumby]

That area is really taking off!  I've got to see it on my next visit. 

[grilled_cheese]

4 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

That area is really taking off!  I've got to see it on my next visit. 

It actually sucks.  It's (highly likely) not inhabited by any natives or long time/term residents.  Also, this is the spot where the much maligned 'The Fashion House' is which is akin to a STR property on steroids.  Why that patch of land blew up like it did, I would really like to know. It will also make the expansion of that part of the interstate impossible. 

[markhollin]

The Golden Pony will be 60s-vibe cocktail bar in Highland Yards (the former Vaughn Manufacturing plant) at 757 Douglas Ave.  A permit to build-out has been applied for. Creative Design Professionals is the architect.  An early 2022 opening is planned. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/east-nashville-slated-for-cocktail-bar/article_e0de394e-0061-11ec-a968-3b7388192e69.html
 

[WebberThomas4]

Elder’s Ace Hardware has applied for a permit at 2622 Gallatin Pike (next to the YMCA).

[Nashville Cliff]

11 hours ago, grilled_cheese said:

It actually sucks.  It's (highly likely) not inhabited by any natives or long time/term residents.  Also, this is the spot where the much maligned 'The Fashion House' is which is akin to a STR property on steroids.  Why that patch of land blew up like it did, I would really like to know. It will also make the expansion of that part of the interstate impossible. 

It will make the expansion of that part of the interstate impossible?  Hell, that's enough to justify the development all on its own.

[downtownresident]

35 minutes ago, Nashville Cliff said:

It will make the expansion of that part of the interstate impossible?  Hell, that's enough to justify the development all on its own.

Even then, it won’t. All they have to do is rebuild the Fern Ave bridge without the small “hill” in the median to gain more room to rework that interchange. 

[MLBrumby]

1 hour ago, Nashville Cliff said:

It will make the expansion of that part of the interstate impossible?  Hell, that's enough to justify the development all on its own.

That’s right. But to suggest it makes widening impossible is absurd. There’s so much land surrounding the interstate, not to mention all the cloverleaf interchanges. 

[smeagolsfree]

2 hours ago, WebberThomas4 said:

Elder’s Ace Hardware has applied for a permit at 2622 Gallatin Pike (next to the YMCA).

I was wondering if the BZA approved this. I have had so much to keep track of this one went through the crack of doom. Glad to see you are getting a  good hardware store here.

[MLBrumby]

Elders is the chain of Ace hardwares here. The elders are a great family who run really nice Ace stores. Very helpful staff and clean. I prefer to shop there instead of the big boxes. I got to know the late founder by swimming laps at the same time at our local gym. Had to be in his 80s then but he was still quite fast. His nephew is a popular tv weatherman here. 

[grilled_cheese]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

That’s right. But to suggest it makes widening impossible is absurd. There’s so much land surrounding the interstate, not to mention all the cloverleaf interchanges. 

Gotta love it when outsiders tell us what to do.

[MLBrumby]

Who's telling you what to do? 

 

[markhollin]

The Ontario (4 stories, 62 condos, 17 townhomes in a handful of structures) is underway on 2.3 acres at 1600 Lebanon Pike, just east of Spence Lane,  by Forbes Plunkett.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-image-finalized-for-project-planned-for-one-city-area-site/article_c7d650a8-0106-11ec-8d9f-4bab5f60cf98.html

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

[markhollin]

More coverage of the redevelopment/repurposing of the 18 acre former Nashville Memorial Hospital site into 612 Due West (a dozen buildings featuring office, mixed-income residential, retail, art, music venue, and restaurants).  A new WeGo Transit line will serve with a route and stop. Core Development and Forbes Plunkett Real Estate are the co-developers. Centric Architecture is handling design; Catalsyst Design is handling land planning.

Renderings of some of the plans are expected to be released in about 60 days, according to Brandon Plunkett, co-owner of Forbes Plunkett. Mark Deutschmann and Andrew Beaird oversee Core.

Opened in 1965, the 315-bed Nashville Memorial Hospital ceased operations in 2000.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/08/19/madison-development-former-hospital-site.html

And behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/mixed-use-project-planned-for-madison-site/article_8e6d0404-0068-11ec-8ebe-1f7b64a22e60.html
 

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

[andywildman]

Lot of change coming to Madison over the next five years! So far it looks to include a lot of thoughtful mixed use, between this one and Madison Square - there’s a lot to be optimistic about in that area.

[bnacincy]

I'm thinking what with all the new hotels and restaurants coming online in the Downtown/Gulch/Midtown area the hospitality workers (who don't exactly get rich at their jobs-trust me) are going to need some affordable housing near downtown.

I nominate Dickerson Pike-the area is crying out for redevelopment and I believe there is still some (relatively) less expensive land in that area.

So, why not kill two birds with one stone? Provide much needed affordable housing to downtown hospitality workers and others and redevelop a blighted area at the same time?

I hope MDHA and other city officials along with some thoughtful developers can come up with a reasonable plan of action....

[smeagolsfree]

Problem is much of the available land is already being snapped up by developers and that started several years ago when the Oracle rumors started. MDHA will have to go north of Trinity but that land is starting to increase in value and starting to turnover as well. MDHA is slow to react and really has limited resources to do multiple projects at one time. The only thing they can do is farm projects out to companies like Elmington that does affordable housing projects.

[bwithers1]

On 8/17/2021 at 3:26 PM, WebberThomas4 said:

An interesting permit popped up this morning for the mulch yard at 501 Crutcher Street near South 5th Street. The permit name is “Crutcher Tower”. 

https://epermits.nashville.gov/#/permit/4028072?page=1&searchText=501 crutcher st&searchCode=ADDR&searchType=permit&orderBy=permitNumber DESC

The property owner is exploring options for this property (the mulch yard). The big question is what amount of square footage utility services will support, at least until the Cayce Utilities project (sewer/water) is completed in a few years. The South 6th Street sewer project is making progress. Then next phases include South 5th Street and the Crutcher connection.

[bwithers1]

On 8/21/2021 at 7:16 AM, smeagolsfree said:

Problem is much of the available land is already being snapped up by developers and that started several years ago when the Oracle rumors started. MDHA will have to go north of Trinity but that land is starting to increase in value and starting to turnover as well. MDHA is slow to react and really has limited resources to do multiple projects at one time. The only thing they can do is farm projects out to companies like Elmington that does affordable housing projects.

MDHA only works directly on property that they own. Then there are Section 8 voucher properties that are privately owned. Similarly, there are other MDHA grants for HOPWA (people living with AIDS), veterans, etc, and there are MDHA grants to assist senior citizens with home weatherization and things like that.

There is a Skyline Redevelopment District along Dickerson that technically could enable MDHA to acquire property through condemnation, but that still requires paying market rates for the property, not to mention court and legal costs.

MDHA has been working with private property owners and THDA on PILOT programs. This is one of several financing tools for Shelby House at 5th/Shelby. I believe that PILOT was also used for Buffalo Trace affordable housing in Madison. The property at the NWC of Dickerson/Cleveland is going to be affordable housing. And Urban Housing Solutions has the Skyliner on Dickerson that will also be affordable housing. Of these, only Shelby House is in District 6 and so I do not know all of the details on the others.

Metro Council is working on bringing back the legislation on inclusionary housing as a grant program, meaning that landlords can choose to lease units as affordable housing and MDHA will give them a grant to cover the difference. Metro Government also recently created a grant program working with MDHA to provide landlords with more of an incentive to provide housing to the homeless including providing a financial guarantee against any potential damages to the unit.

[markhollin]

[Bos2Nash]

An interior renovation permit has been APPLIED FOR for 1202 Gallatin Ave (across from the new Publix). Resolution Eyecare will occupy 3,247 SF of the property. According to the Property Record Card, the front building exactly matches the square footage so the hangar building in back is still available. Resolution Eyecare was previously located in the HG Hill building located at the corner of Woodland and S 10th Street that was destroyed by the tornado last year. Daniels Chandler Architects are handling the design and MTLC Building Group will be handling the construction.

EDIT:  this is apparently an application still as the status is still "OPEN". Value based on the plans review is $250,000. Looks like liek one of the approvals it is waiting on is Fire Sprinkler.

A snapshot from smeagolsfree's Development Map.

[WebberThomas4]

38 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

An interior renovation permit has been pulled for 1202 Gallatin Ave (across from the new Publix). Resolution Eyecare will occupy 3,247 SF of the property. According to the Property Record Card, the front building exactly matches the square footage so the hangar building in back is still available. Resolution Eyecare was previously located in the HG Hill building located at the corner of Woodland and S 10th Street that was destroyed by the tornado last year. Daniels Chandler Architects are handling the design and MTLC Building Group will be handling the construction.

A snapshot from smeagolsfree's Development Map.

I’ve been watching this one closely. Very little activity since June in e-Permits, but there are utility markings all over the sidewalk along Gallatin. Crews were out last week working on the hanger. 
 

The used car lot next to this property is now vacant with for sale and for rent signs posted along the fence. 

[markhollin]

The .5 acre lot at 1201-1203 Dickerson (on the northeastern corner of Richardson Ave.) has sold for $1.9 million to an unknown entity out of Memphis.  A couple of 1958-era 1 story non-historical storefronts currently sit there. Lots of other sites along this strip are being bought-up for primarily mixed-use projects. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/east-nashville-commercial-property-sells-for-1-9m/article_2f84ba06-0458-11ec-9f9b-9371dcbba6bb.html

[markhollin]

All People Coffee will be a new cafe in Cleveland Park on the first floor of the recently-completed Douglas Corner Lofts at 347 Douglas Ave.  Aesh Design is handling the architecture, and Sterling Construction is in charge of the build out.  A $65,000 permit for the latter was just issued. An early 2022 opening is planned.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/east-nashville-neighborhood-slated-for-caf/article_0929acb8-0511-11ec-b62e-7f2b5a6842c1.html
 

[markhollin]

The Link (5 stories, 221 residential units at 51 Lucille St.) has secured a $30 million loan from Commerce Bank in St. Louis.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-major-permit-issued-for-gulch-tower-project/article_81010552-05ba-11ec-a189-fb0287ffe78e.html