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

[Edgefield D]

A friend texted me a little while ago and said a Publix rep responded to an email inquiry she had made. The representative confirmed that they are working on a store for the HG Hill site. She said it was not a done deal though. She also told her that Publix would be opening 4 new stores in Nashville in 2019. 

 

[Chris Lee]

1 hour ago, Edgefield D said:

She also told her that Publix would be opening 4 new stores in Nashville in 2019. 

 

Two of those are for Capitol View/North Gulch (corner of Charlotte Avenue and 11th Avenue North), and 2223 8th Avenue South. 

[WebberThomas4]

- The Eastland Kroger appears ready for construction. Fences have been erected to protect some trees along Eastland Avenue and an erosion barrier has been installed along Gallatin Road. I do not believe a permit has been issued yet, But RW Smith out of Atlanta appears to be the GC. Some minor foundation work started earlier this week.

- Two more tenants have applied for permits in the retail space in the old WalMart Neighborhood Market parking lot - T-Mobile and East Nashville Urgent Care. 

- Slow Hand Coffee and Bakery has opened in the space next to Pearl Diver. 

- Here’s a link to the East Nashvillian weekly blog. They have an update and new rendering (attached) for the church at Riverside and Porter. https://buff.ly/2J30zoV

[markhollin]

Sprouts is officially out for the Hill Center Greenwood development.  Metro has approved the rezoning for the project, and, as has been mentioned earlier in this thread,  it does look like it will be a Publix instead.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/10/25/publix-eyes-first-east-nashville-location.html

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21029170/publix-eyes-east-nashville-location

[markhollin]

Image Management is planning a 4 story office building with first floor retail for the .6 acre lot at 245-249 Hermitage Ave., just east of the inner loop. Miss Kitty's Place Tavern would be razed as part of the project.  They will seek approval from the Metro Planning Commission Dec. 13.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21029146/mixeduse-building-eyed-for-hermitage-avenue

 

[Chris Lee]

Publix eyes first East Nashville location (behind NBJ paywall)

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/10/25/publix-eyes-first-east-nashville-location.html

"The Florida-based grocery giant is in talks to anchor H.G. Hill Realty Co.'s forthcoming Hill Center Greenwood, according to Metro documents filed by the developer, which you can view" below

https://www.nashville.gov/metroclerk/files/1810/BL2017-682_SitePlan_Amended.pdf

The dumpster text image from earlier in this thread was mentioned in the article.

[jmtunafish]

11 hours ago, markhollin said:

Sprouts is officially out for the Hill Center Greenwood development.  Metro has approved the rezoning for the project, and, as has been mentioned earlier in this thread,  it does look like it will be a Publix instead.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/10/25/publix-eyes-first-east-nashville-location.html

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21029170/publix-eyes-east-nashville-location

This looks like it'll be a smaller Publix than what it usually puts out in the suburbs.  The parking lot is certainly smaller.  Publix knows how to do urban stores.  This should be a welcomed addition to East Nashville.

[grilled_cheese]

East Nashville wins again.

[FatherLand]

2 minutes ago, grilled_cheese said:

East Nashville wins again.

This feels like the most exciting time in East Nash in years. So many projects: Publix, Chase, BoomBozz is open, Eastland kroger is doubling in size, the Airbnb by Bongo, Holiday Jones and Bridal Suites on Main, the expanded Fat Bottom, Bill Martin’s for sale, the Tailgate Brewery building is now fully occupied, Dollar General 5 Points sold and is for lease, Family Wash for lease, the large staffing building next door for lease, and tons and tons of stuff I’m forgetting. And the elephant in the room that could transform the gateway to East Nashville - Envision Cayce.  

[Edgefield D]

It IS exciting to finally see a turning point for Main/Gallatin. The neighborhoods have been improving for quite a while....but you can finally start to see the main corridors impacted.  And....with things we really need. 

Edited October 26, 2018 by Edgefield D

[WebberThomas4]

It looks like 2 more tenants have signed leases for the retail in front of the old Wal-Mart - a dental practice and a great clips. Blah

[Edgefield D]

20 minutes ago, WebberThomas4 said:

It looks like 2 more tenants have signed leases for the retail in front of the old Wal-Mart - a dental practice and a great clips. Blah

I saw that....I don't think there's anything there I will be taking advantage of....

I seem to recall that when they announced that building they were advertising that it would be upscale retailers that East Nashville doesn't have. I guess...we don't have those....but I don't see anything upscale about them either. It's good it will serve a need other than drinking alcohol....I think we have that covered....

[Jamie Hall]

2 hours ago, WebberThomas4 said:

It looks like 2 more tenants have signed leases for the retail in front of the old Wal-Mart - a dental practice and a great clips. Blah

Well dangit. I would've bet on a Starbucks and something like a Chipotle or Moe's locating in this complex. I was way off.

[MLBrumby]

There's still one unit left!! Keep hope alive! 

[Mr_Bond]

3 hours ago, Edgefield D said:

I seem to recall that when they announced that building they were advertising that it would be upscale retailers that East Nashville doesn't have. I guess...we don't have those....but I don't see anything upscale about them either. It's good it will serve a need other than drinking alcohol....I think we have that covered....

Orange Theory might be considered an 'upscale' fitness center.  Other than that...

[DJIII]

By the looks of several Metro Council bills on the 11/6 docket, it appears there are going to be resident and visitor permits soon for the Lockeland Springs area.  I assume this is due to the success of businesses in Five Points and people parking more & more down the neighborhood streets.  Complaints by residents about loud people at night walking to their cars, etc.  And also residents themselves not being able to find street parking near their own homes.  Probably an inevitability.  Windfall for the pay lots and rideshare.  

[GregH]

8 hours ago, DJIII said:

 Probably an inevitability.  Windfall for the pay lots and rideshare.  

And the residents. Well, I guess it's not a windfall if you're the one shaking the tree.

[Nashville Cliff]

18 hours ago, DJIII said:

By the looks of several Metro Council bills on the 11/6 docket, it appears there are going to be resident and visitor permits soon for the Lockeland Springs area.  I assume this is due to the success of businesses in Five Points and people parking more & more down the neighborhood streets.  Complaints by residents about loud people at night walking to their cars, etc.  And also residents themselves not being able to find street parking near their own homes.  Probably an inevitability.  Windfall for the pay lots and rideshare.  

These permits should only be allowed where there are no driveways or alley parking access.  Despite what every curmudgeon thinks, they don't own the street in front of their house.

[DJIII]

Saw a survey crew at the HG Hill Greenwood property today.  Project currently includes a small to medium sized (~29,000sqft) - Publix, and the first Chase Bank branch in the state of Tennessee.    Not too exciting, but at least the project seems to be moving forward.

[DJIII]

Anyone have info on the Roxy Theater in McFerrin Park area of East Nashville?  Last news is about a year old.  Developers, Tom Morales & Elliott Kyle own it and plan to refurbish and develop it.  Sound like it could be really cool, but there's no recent info.  There's a Nashville Design Week Block-Party event on November 15, 5:30-9pm on Wilburn Street & it appears the Roxy building may be open for perusal.  Maybe I will find out more from folks at that event.

Edited November 8, 2018 by DJIII

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ I haven't heard anything in a while.  Please keep us posted if you hear anything at that gathering on Nov. 15th.  Indeed, it will be a great rehab when if is ever completed.    : )

[markhollin]

Yay!  And again, verily, I say Yay!  

Video of The Roxy Theater (NW corner of Meridian and Wilburn in Cleveland Park) being rehabbed into a music venue. Slated to open sometime in 2020, and will also feature a restaurant.  Both will be operated by Tom Morales' TomKats Hospitality.  The venue should hold around 500 people.

The front entrance to the theater at 827 Meridian Street will be entirely redesigned into a restaurant and bar. Morales said the food will be eclectic and upscale. 

Visitors will walk under the marquee and past the restaurant into the rectangular music venue in the back. 

"Artists want state-of-the-art equipment but they also want these authentic venues," said Lowe. "We'll bring in all the benefits of the new and retain the benefits of the old."

 

A video of rehab work here:

https://www.tennessean.com/videos/news/2018/11/09/roxy-getting-renovated-east-nashville-concert-venue/1933569002/

Feature story here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21031467/rj-young-gulch-properties-may-have-buyer


From my Sept. 20, 2016 post in the Repurposed Historical Buildings thread: "Historic Roxy Theater at 827 Meridian Street in Cleveland Park purchased for $1.3 million by Elliot Kyle, and to be transformed into a live entertainment venue with restaurant aspect. Built in 1930, the structure originally had 500 seats, and has nearly 9,000 sq. ft. of space."

Screen shots from the video of the work currently being done:

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

[smeagolsfree]

Cool, as I put that one on the map when I saw the article this morning. I am trying to not mess around with the map items.

[bwithers1]

On ‎11‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 12:54 PM, DJIII said:

By the looks of several Metro Council bills on the 11/6 docket, it appears there are going to be resident and visitor permits soon for the Lockeland Springs area.  I assume this is due to the success of businesses in Five Points and people parking more & more down the neighborhood streets.  Complaints by residents about loud people at night walking to their cars, etc.  And also residents themselves not being able to find street parking near their own homes.  Probably an inevitability.  Windfall for the pay lots and rideshare.  

I have received no requests for residential permit parking in Lockeland Springs.  Russell Street in Edgefield, yes, but nothing in Lockeland Springs.  And Russell Street residents at the community meeting were sharply divided on the question.

I worked on a county-wide ordinance that brings some updates to the existing residential permit parking process, which is quite confusing to everyone.  Presently homeowners or residents (tenants can currently sign) petition the Council Member to write a letter of recommendation to the Traffic & Parking Commission and then a staff analysis may be done toward the end as a discussion item for the Commissioners.  This makes residential permit parking primarily politically driven. 

The process that I proposed is a two-phase process wherein if residents indicate that they wish to explore residential permit parking, the Council Member forwards the request to Public Works and a staff assessment is conducted first.  Then a community must be held so that residents can hear and discuss the results of the staff assessment and those community voices pro- and con- can be heard before a decision is made about whether to request to place the item on an upcoming agenda of the Traffic & Parking Commission.    This process places traffic engineer staff assessment fieldwork closer to the beginning of the process so that the discussion is more information and context driven than politically driven, although that will always be an element.

The second main piece of the legislation is borrowed from practices in other cities pertaining to guest permit parking passes.  Currently in a residential permit parking zone residents must contact Public Works to purchase a guest parking pass in advance that identifies the make, model and license plate number of the vehicle of the guest, and that pass is only valid for 14 days.  Therefore, residents in a residential permit parking zone have to request a pass for each guest every time they are planning to have a guest.  The proposal included in my update legislation allows residents to purchase up to two annual guest passes per household when they purchase their own pass in January.  Those guest passes can then be given to a guest when they arrive and returned to the resident when they leave so that (1) the homeowner doesn't have to purchase individual passes for each guest and (2) Public Works staff can spend less time on guest pass processing and more time on parking enforcement.  There are currently only a handful of Public Works parking enforcement staff for the entire county, and they write about 250 parking tickets per day.  So they are quite busy and if this saves those staff time, then it is still a net gain for parking safety enforcement for things like parking too close to the corner or parking in bike lanes.

This ordinance was recommended for approval by the Traffic & Parking Commission and the new guest permit parking pass system when it is rolled out will apply to all of the residential permit parking zones in the county, of which there are about three dozen, mostly closer to Hillsboro Village, Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities and Edgehill Village, etc. 

Here is a link to the ordinance, BL2018-1329, including an amendment and the legal analysis, in case anyone is interested in reading it further https://www.nashville.gov/Metro-Clerk/Legislative/Ordinances/Details/9bdb6ccb-0e79-43ff-95fd-7eb25832de3a/2015-2019/BL2018-1329.aspx.  This will be an ongoing discussion in our county, and in fact the Mayor's Office is receiving RFPs from consultants to look at parking requirements as a whole.  But in the meantime, I wanted to get this residential permit parking system update underway for the new year and it can obviously be tweaked some more in the future. 

Edited November 9, 2018 by bwithers1

[Nash_12South]

I hope that Public Works does a better job of doing the assessments. In 12 South they twice issued permits without even doing the assessments(surveys). Also, they simply took homeowners word on blocked driveways, rather than checking on the police records. I also want to say the Traffic & Parking Commission appears very anti business in the meetings I've watched. When we moved to 12 South, we understood that parking would be hard and we only looked at homes with alley parking (in our case a garage).  So many of my neighbors love living in an "urban neighborhood"...except for the "urban" part.