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

[grilled_cheese]

On 8/27/2021 at 8:26 PM, WebberThomas4 said:

Is that the rim shop?

Yes, totally gutted as of last week.   No signs pertaining to a relocation as far as I could tell.

 

This is what the Parcel Viewer/Permit History has to say:

EXISTING 7,823 SF COMMERCIAL SPACE IS BEING RENOVATED TO RECONFIGURE THE LAYOUT FOR FUTURE TENANTS. INTERIOR SPACE WILL BE PROVIDED TO WHITE BOX CONDITION. MINOR EXTERIOR UPGRADES WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BUILDING. POC HALIE CHANDLER 662-801-0220---------------- TRANSFORMING AN OLD MECHANIC SHOP INTO A MULTIPLE TENANT SPACE BUILDOUT. WE WILL BE INSTALLING MULTIPLE ADA BATHROOMS IN EACH TENANT SPACE WITH1 MECHANICAL CLOSET

[markhollin]

Lyric at Cleveland Park  (3 stories, 50 units)  update: Phase II nearing completion.

Looking SW from Cherokee Ave., 1/4 block west of Ellington Pkwy:

Looking south from Cherokee Ave., 1/2 block west of Ellington Pkwy:

[markhollin]

Montgomery Townhomes, Phase II (3 stories, 4 units) update: windows set.

Looking NW from Montgomery Ave.,  1/4 block north of Douglas Ave:

[markhollin]

218 Maplewood Trace (3 stories, 48 townhomes) update: excavation underway.

Looking north from Broadmoor Drive, 1/2 block east of Hillside Rd:

Looking south from Maplewood Trace, 1/2 block east of Hillside Rd:

[WebberThomas4]

https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/mhzc-210915a.pdf
 

According to this MHZC agenda, the tornado damaged East End Methodist Church is seeking a demolition permit. 

[markhollin]

A 6 story residential project of unknown units featuring ground level retail and internal parking garage is being proposed for the block at 1302-1308 Dickerson Pike between Ligdon and Fern Avenues. A request for height setback variances from current zoning is being requested by Smith Gee Studio architects in prep for an Oct. 7th hearing. A portion of the site had been cleared for a potential project a few years ago, but has been sitting dormant.

More at NashvilleNowNext here:

https://nashvillenownext.com/2021/09/08/a-new-mixed-use-development-proposed-on-dickerson-pike/

 

[Bos2Nash]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

218 Maplewood Trace (3 stories, 48 townhomes) update: excavation underway.

Looking north from Broadmoor Drive, 1/2 block east of Hillside Rd:

Looking south from Maplewood Trace, 1/2 block east of Hillside Rd:

Here is the layout of Maplewood Trace.  It will create the new "Maple View Lane" that will connect Broadmoor (left side of the plan) to Maplewood Trace (right of plan). It is actually going to be 43 towhomes and 5 single family homes (1 facing Broadmoor the other 4 will front Maplewood Trace). The developer is Advent Capital Partners.

These will allow for owner-occupied STRs. Non-owner occupied STR is prohibited.

[markhollin]

The Hendrix (3 stories, 8 units) update:  Nearly complete.

Looking SE from intersection of Cleveland St. and Lischey Ave:

Looking NE from Lischey Ave., 1/4 block south fo Cleveland St:

[Bos2Nash]

I don't know if this has been speculated upon, but on tonight's MPC agenda is the Staff recommended approval of changing the land use policy for 42 Parcels just north of E Trinity Lane straddling Ellington Parkway. Centric Architecture is the one who submitted the request on behalf of various owners, but if the firm is doing this submission, something must be in the works. The ownership group is listed as Ambrose LLC on the MPC agenda. The request is seeking to go from District Employment Center (D EC) to T4 Urban Mixed Use Neighborhood (T4-MU). The blue outlined area (project area) is going for a rezoning to MUG-A.

They are requesting the larger dashed line area to be rezoned, but it seems like they may be focused on the four parcels outlined in Blue. Robert and Suzanne Warner own the two parcels directly adjacent to Ellington Parkway. They bought both parcels for a combined $553,000 in 1999. The two narrow parcels fronting Ambrose Ave are separate owners who each bought the parcels in the 80's for under $50,000 each. I would presume a proposed project here would utilize the Ambrose Ave parcels for site access and then develop the Ellington facing parcels into something.

This actually isn't even on the Development Tracker. Red line is the request area and the blue line is the proposed (and recommended approval of) rezoning.

[smeagolsfree]

This was presented in a community meeting about 3 weeks back. The developer slips my mind but has done other work in E Nashville. I forget more than I remember and I see this and it jogs my memory. 

[smeagolsfree]

Here ya go guys. The developer is ZMX.

Here is the community meeting. You guys wonder what I do at night, so here is an example of my night crawling.

 

[Bos2Nash]

55 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Here ya go guys. The developer is ZMX.

Thanks for the info Ron! 

ZMX is involved all over East Nashville. Specifically they have played a role along E Trinity Lane (see below). They are also the developer of the Riverside Village development that has stalled out and originally upset the neighbors tremendously.

This is a site plan from the presentation.

The proposal would include approximately 39,000 SF of Commercial along with approximately 162 residential units (approximate because we were not given a count on Building 3 residential units so it was a square foot calculation on my end). Site access would be through an improved, existing alley (primarily for Building 1) and along North Hill Drive.

Below are some inspirational imagery slides from Centric Architecture. 

Exterior Spaces:

Multi-Family influence. Industrial looks with modern twists along with transparent bases.

Retail, impactful storefront

The biggest takeaway for me from the re-zoning is they are looking at the neighborhood as a developing hub. So they are not just trying to do what their project will entail, but the surrounding parcels as well in hopes that it can spur this into a nice node.

Edited September 9, 2021 by Bos2Nash
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[andywildman]

32 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

Thanks for the info Ron! 

ZMX is involved all over East Nashville. Specifically they have played a role along E Trinity Lane (see below). They are also the developer of the Riverside Village development that has stalled out and originally upset the neighbors tremendously.

This is a site plan from the presentation.

The proposal would include approximately 39,000 SF of Commercial along with approximately 162 residential units (approximate because we were not given a count on Building 3 residential units so it was a square foot calculation on my end). Site access would be through an improved, existing alley (primarily for Building 1) and along North Hill Drive.

Below are some inspirational imagery slides from Centric Architecture. 

Exterior Spaces:

Multi-Family influence. Industrial looks with modern twists along with transparent bases.

Retail, impactful storefront

The biggest takeaway for me from the re-zoning is they are looking at the neighborhood as a developing hub. So they are not just trying to do what their project will entail, but the surrounding parcels as well in hopes that it can spur this into a nice node.

I love that this intersection is continuing to evolve, but I hate the amount of surface space taken up by parking in that plan.

[Bos2Nash]

37 minutes ago, andywildman said:

I hate the amount of surface space taken up by parking in that plan.

That is the most unfortunate part about this. ZMX specifically mentioned not wanting to do structured parking, so due to parking minimums their hands got tied *sigh* into the surface lots. As the design progresses I would hope the parking got broken up with some specific people focused design, like between the two "2" buildings. Centric mentioned how they want to break up the seas of concrete and asphalt so let's keep our fingers crossed.

[andywildman]

1 minute ago, Bos2Nash said:

That is the most unfortunate part about this. ZMX specifically mentioned not wanting to do structured parking, so due to parking minimums their hands got tied *sigh* into the surface lots. As the design progresses I would hope the parking got broken up with some specific people focused design, like between the two "2" buildings. Centric mentioned how they want to break up the seas of concrete and asphalt so let's keep our fingers crossed.

Good to hear the architect is thinking about it, even if the developer is making less-than-optimal decisions.

If developers cared about more than the next 3 years, they might build developments that can be further infilled and densified. The rendering above ain't that.

[bwithers1]

The reality is that that area simply isn’t all that walkable and doesn’t have great transit access, either. Just look at the huge amount of parking that East Nashville Beer Works generates.  Nashvillians are still very much in the mindset that if four friends meet for a meal or drinks, there are four cars in the parking lot. Granted, there might be some rideshares. It is difficult for business owners, particularly bar or restaurant owners, to push back on that because they risk having empty bar or dining rooms.  
 

But this location in particular is one that isn’t going to be particularly walkable any time soon. And actually, I was surprised to see the 2020 Census data about the lack of growth or even population decline in some of these parts of East Nashville. Maybe when more of these townhouse projects are occupied those growth numbers will change for the 2030 Census. But otherwise the assumption that gentrification leads to larger houses with fewer occupants appears to have been borne out so far in some of these areas.

[smeagolsfree]

What district is that in Brett. I know D 5 lost population in E Nash., but I didn’t pay attention to the rest of the districts over there.

[AronG]

6 hours ago, bwithers1 said:

The reality is that that area simply isn’t all that walkable and doesn’t have great transit access, either. Just look at the huge amount of parking that East Nashville Beer Works generates.  Nashvillians are still very much in the mindset that if four friends meet for a meal or drinks, there are four cars in the parking lot. Granted, there might be some rideshares. It is difficult for business owners, particularly bar or restaurant owners, to push back on that because they risk having empty bar or dining rooms.  
 

But this location in particular is one that isn’t going to be particularly walkable any time soon. And actually, I was surprised to see the 2020 Census data about the lack of growth or even population decline in some of these parts of East Nashville. Maybe when more of these townhouse projects are occupied those growth numbers will change for the 2030 Census. But otherwise the assumption that gentrification leads to larger houses with fewer occupants appears to have been borne out so far in some of these areas.

This mentality drives me crazy. "Gentrification" doesn't lead to larger houses with fewer occupants. Restricting development so that the only option is to upgrade older, smaller houses into lux 4,000 sq ft, million-dollar mansions does. And when it comes to parking-driven development, we do have the option, via infrastructure and zoning, to channel dense development towards transit, and walkable neighborhoods. Or we can keep pushing it towards pedestrian-hostile interstates and highways. It's not some mysterious, unsolvable problem. It just takes some effort to start shifting the mentality. Maybe some future generation will care enough to do it. 

[markhollin]

Holiday Inn, Elm Hill Pike (6 stories, 200 rooms) update: more steel rising.

Looking north from Elm Hill Pike 1/2 block east of Patriot Way:
 

[donNdonelson2]

30 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Holiday Inn, Elm Hill Pike (6 stories, 200 rooms) update: more steel rising.

Looking north from Elm Hill Pike 1/2 block east of Patriot Way:
 

This work seems to be stalled, perhaps a delay in steel delivery. Little has changed in two or three weeks.

[markhollin]

Madison Chippington Towers (11 stories of affordable senior housing) has been granted a $22.5 million permit for major upgrades by American Constructors.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-work-to-begin-on-downtown-tower-updates/article_fe059100-1260-11ec-8761-974145730b16.html

[markhollin]

The Ontario (4 stories, 79 units) update: 2nd level underway.

Looking north from Lebanon Pike, at Spence Enclave Way:

[markhollin]

The Link (4 & 5 stories, 221 units) at 51 Lucile St. at Dickerson Rd. has landed an $8.3 million permit for Highland Building Group to begin construction. A mid-2023 completion is planned.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-work-set-for-dickerson-road-apartment-project/article_d2ce07ba-14c7-11ec-8d19-d3e7363107c1.html

[WebberThomas4]

^Close by at 1218, 1224 and 1236 Dickerson . Maybe this shows up on the Development map soon? Doesn’t appear to be an SP.

https://epermits.nashville.gov/#/permit/4037666?page=1&searchText=1218 Dickerson&searchCode=ADDR&searchType=permit&orderBy=fullAddress ASC,permitNumber ASC

Edited September 13, 2021 by WebberThomas4

[markhollin]

Cambria Suites Airport (4 stories, 130 rooms) update: opening any day now.

Looking NW from Rachel Drive, 1/2 block west of Ellery Court: