Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood

[MLBrumby]

I believe it's going to be moved to another part of the site. It appears in some of the renderings. 

[donNdonelson2]

16 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

is the water tower going to remain within The Nashville Warehouse development?

The original plan was to save, but move it to another location on the property. I’m not aware of any change in that plan, but it could have “evolved” I suppose.

[PaulChinetti]

It's there.

[donNdonelson2]

From Sky 5. First flea market in the new buildings.

[markhollin]

More info on the Flea Market in the new buildings at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/life/2019/09/22/nashville-flea-market-new-location-fairgrounds/2262180001/?utm_source=tennessean-Daily Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_thumb

 

[markhollin]

Ben Freeland has revealed some of his plans for the redevelopment of the 27 acre Hickory Hollow Mall complex.  He has a pending purchase in place. Here are some of the firms involved:
 

• Hawkins Partners Inc. (urban planning and design)
• Manuel Zeitlin Architects 
• Barge Cauthen & Associates (civil engineering)
• KCI Technologies (traffic engineers)
• OpenWorks (real estate consultant)
• WTL +a (research)
• The Strategy Group (communications and community engagement)

Freeland said he wants to solicit community feedback at a 6 p.m. public meeting on Oct. 8, at the Southeast Nashville Community Center. He's also setting up an online survey for residents.

He hopes to have preliminary plans ready for the public by mid-November.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/09/27/freeland-reveals-development-team-pursuing-antioch.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

2920 Berry Hill (3 stories, 37,000 sq. ft. of office space) update.  Complete and open.

Looking NE from Berry Hill Drive, 1/4 block south of Berry Hill Place:

Looking SE from intersection of Berry Hill Drive and Berry Hill Place:

Looking west from intersection of West Iris Drive and Berry Hill Place:

[markhollin]

The Rise at 1400-1414 3rd Ave. South (rehab on of several warehouse/factories into office space).

Looking north from 3rd Ave.South, 1 block south of Hart St: 

Looking east from 3rd Ave.South, 1/2 block south of Hart St: 

[markhollin]

The Metro Planning Department recently held a series of meetings to update the community plan in the Wedgewood-Houston area.

A draft of the plan was presented on Sept. 17, with a final draft expected to be presented to the planning commission in the fall.

Ed Branding, a veteran Nashville-based real estate analyst, attended the meetings and offered the Post his assessment.

“The starting point for Wedgewood-Houston is realizing that it is not one neighborhood but several quite different sectors. The planning department divided it into six zones and the attendees stayed with that.

“Section 1 is the ‘bowl’ of the area located southeast of the former Greer Stadium/Fort Negley. This area has been recognized for small industrial users and, as those have aged, it is being transitioned to residential, craft brewers, specialty shops, the May Hosiery Mill that will become a SoHo House hotel, etc.

“Section 2, to the south, offers single-family homes from the top of the hill at Merritt Avenue all the way to Wedgewood Avenue, Stewart Place to Fairgrounds Nashville. While some houses have been torn down and replaced with ‘tall skinnies,’ the desire is to retain the remaining house types. Preserving what’s left of the original well-maintained residential neighborhood was one of the most stated community comments. That effort is aided by the fact that every property located south of Southgate Avenue is eligible to be listed on the National Historic Register.

“Section 3 is the Cameron-Trimble neighborhood, from the railroad to Lafayette Street. Cameron Middle School and the area's roots as the original site of Meharry Hospital are considered to be paramount. Several years ago, Rusty Lawrence's Urban Housing Solutions renovated a derelict apartment building on North Hill Street, proving once again that well-done affordable housing is often the first step in turning around a depressed area.

“Given the run-down nature of many of the homes here, teardown-to-two-build is much needed. A string of empty buildings fronts Lafayette Street, but some developers are waiting until MDHA's Envision Napier and Sudekum plan is further along before looking at the area. The active listing for sale of the former Cee-Bee grocery store at Wharf Street is at least a start.

“Section 4 is the strip right down the middle of the map, I-40 to the fairgrounds, the railroad to the Third Avenue South alley. Its largest land areas are the city cemetery and Dudley Park. So any development of the small commercial and industrial properties in that corridor will either be small scale or will require assemblages of parcels. The triangular piece on Ensley Boulevard may have to wait until updates regarding transit, soccer and the fairgrounds are decided.                                                      

“Section 5 parallels I-65 and goes east until just past the railroad tracks. This is populated with larger industrial buildings and truckyards. The deep-in properties will stay industrial; any activity will be on the northern end, across Chestnut Street from Fort Negley. The owner of the two large lots is Vanderbilt University. So there should be no difficulty negotiating a deal there.

“Section 6 is located between Lewis Street and Brown's Creek, with the residential on the west side of Lewis and the small industrial properties to the east. Given the 2010 flood, potential buyers need to consult new property maps and FEMA flood maps to check parcel viability. This is the one area in all of this land mass where topography is an issue. That and the aptly named North Hill Street. Everything else is pretty flat. The bowl that is Section 1 is flat; after one climbs the hill at Merritt Street, that is flat, too.

“Sections 1 and 5 are a Nashville Next Tier One Center, which means that many of the WeHo properties will require sidewalks when developed. Some of the R-6 zoning has become R-6A, so there are new requirements for building placement and walkability (again, sidewalks). And fully half the properties in the whole of the six sectors are worthy of conservation, which is worthy of noting as the Metro Historic Commission is looking to update and make more uniform some of its requirements for renovating noted properties. The basic Nashville Next plan in this area still calls for mixed-use and new housing options, so some of the higher development costs can be offset by higher density. Both census tracts (160 and 161) are opportunity zones and promise zones and are considered qualified census tracts related to the low-income housing tax credit.

“The big unanswered questions for Wedgewood-Houston  actually lie outside of the district. The future of the Greer Stadium/Fort Negley site. Soccer. The Fairgrounds. NASCAR. Transit. Envision Napier and Sudekum. But for now, there is an updated road map for yet another neighborhood that has gone from blue collar to millennial, coffee thermos to latte cup. It has moved from ‘Who'd ever want to live there?’ to ‘I want in.’

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21089269/belmont-arts-center-project-progresses

[PaulChinetti]

Here is the area map and mobility plan for the area. As well as the character areas discussed and plans made for in all of the public meetings held in and around the area. These are from the meeting on September 17th, that was held in Chestnut Hill. If you click on the images you can read them better.

[markhollin]

Illume (4 & 5 stories, 75 condos) update. Exterior now nearly complete in white. 

Looking west alongSouth St., near intersection with Hawkins St.

Looking NE from South St., 1/2 block east of Southside Ave:

Looking SW from Hawkins St., 1/ block west of Southside Ave:

Looking east from intersection of Southside Ave. and Hawkins St:

[markhollin]

Westplan Investors LLC out of Atlanta is planning a 236 unit apartment complex in two 4 story buildings on 4.95 acres at 2165 Nolensville Road near the Fairgrounds.  Catalyst Design Group will be the architect.  No renderings yet, but diagrams are available.

More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/residential-real-estate/article/21089760/developer-eyes-site-near-fairgrounds-for-residential-project

And behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/09/30/new-developer-snags-site-near-mls-stadium.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

Attended the community meeting for the approx. 1.8 acre Tabernacle Baptist property at 12 South and Linden Ave. last night.  The developers have scaled the concept back for the third time.  Here are some of the basics:

- It would now be a total of 70,000 sq. ft. (43 K ground floor retail/restaurant spaces, 27 K 2nd floor office space) as opposed to previous iterations of 170 K and 130 K that had 4 story set-ups.

- Basically 8 structures with antique brick and steel seam windows.

- 136 car garage on one level below ground.  Free parking.

- It would be very walkable/pedestrian friendly, including an internal courtyard. Public art will be featured.

- Green buffers and trees along 12th Ave. South, with wider sidewalks...all street activated.

- Three pedestrian  openings from 12 South into the courtyard area.

- Linden Ave. would be extended onto the east side, and would serve as the main entry way for vehicles from 12th Ave. South.  Entrance to garage would be along the alleyway on the east side.  Alley would be expanded to 2 lanes and would empty out along Lawrence Ave. to the north.

- Retail and restaurants would be non-chain.  Emphasis on serving the community---not as much towards more tourism.  

- There will be NO residential, no short-term rentals, no boutique hotel, no grocery store. 

- An extensive traffic study is being done by the city to understand how this would effect current situations.  Recommendations will be made regarding possible 4-way stop signs or even a traffic light at 12 South and Linden to assist with flow. This is to be completed by the end of October.

This was the third community meeting about the property.  Folks were appreciative for the downgrades in massing.  Most were still very concerned about traffic and parking woes. Some were upset that there was now no workforce housing as part of the plan.

There were about 70 in attendance, filling up the room at South Hills Police Precinct.  

Based on this input and the traffic study, amended plans will be made available within the next month.

Many new renderings and diagrams:

 

[Nash_12South]

I think it's the first plan that really listened to the neighborhood's concerns. 136 parking spaces is essentially equivalent to what's currently there, and rarely used. No housing  is a surprise, but with a lot of the newer apartments shifting to STRs in theory folks should like it. 

The possibility of a 4 way stop at Linden I don't think will fly as traffic already backs up there. Maybe a light instead.

The problem will be that there will always be folks who will oppose everything that is proposed, no matter the details.

[PaulChinetti]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

-  It would now be a total of 70,000 sq. ft. (43 K ground floor retail/restaurant spaces, 27 K 2nd floor office space) as opposed to previous iterations of 170 K and 130 K that had 4 story set-ups.

That's quite the scale back. Did they just go into the first iteration knowing they would be pressured to scale it back?

[markhollin]

Just now, PaulChinetti said:

That's quite the scale back. Did they just go into the first iteration knowing they would be pressured to scale it back?

This is their third stab at it in a Community Meeting.  First was 170,000 sq. ft., second was 130,000 sq. ft.  There was too much pushback, so they cut back to this.

[Nash_12South]

36 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

That's quite the scale back. Did they just go into the first iteration knowing they would be pressured to scale it back?

I think they did precisely that. 

[12Mouth]

As far as fitting in with the existing neighborhood plan, I think this is fantastic. I imagine that there will still be some opposition, but it will not be sufficient to stop this. The biggest problem looks like that Linden intersection and I have no idea how to fix it. I suspect that if they put up a four way, a lot of through traffic will be driven onto 10th and Belmont, but even 10th has a bunch of four ways now.

[Nash_12South]

8 minutes ago, 12Mouth said:

As far as fitting in with the existing neighborhood plan, I think this is fantastic. I imagine that there will still be some opposition, but it will not be sufficient to stop this. The biggest problem looks like that Linden intersection and I have no idea how to fix it. I suspect that if they put up a four way, a lot of through traffic will be driven onto 10th and Belmont, but even 10th has a bunch of four ways now.

12 South Flats (which is a larger development) is just down the road with a similar single entry with no stop sign and works fine. Yes is stops traffic, but momentarily. 

[12Mouth]

3 minutes ago, Nash_12South said:

12 South Flats (which is a larger development) is just down the road with a similar single entry with no stop sign and works fine. Yes is stops traffic, but momentarily. 

Right, but there is not a road from the other side going right into the same intersection as their parking entrance. But maybe you are right and cars will just naturally adjust their patterns (i.e. stop making left turns off of linden). 

[markhollin]

Southgate Station (46 two & 3 story townhomes) update.

Looking north from intersection of Southgate AVe. and Neal Terrace:

 

[markhollin]

Illume (4 & 5 stories, 75 condos) announces that 50% of its units are under contract.  

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21090459/two-sites-for-planned-gulch-hotel-sell-for-collective-8m

 

[markhollin]

Chestnut Square (3 stories, 4 townhomes) off of Lafayette update. 
 

Looking SE from intersection of Perkins St. and Lincoln St:

Looking NE from intersection of Lincoln St. and Hubbard St:

Rendering on sign:

[MLBrumby]

Great example of what folks here have been discussing w.r.t. sidewalks: in Nashville is the developer responsible for restoring the sidewalk along the property? Apparently, the disintegration of the sidewalk predates the construction of this building. 

[PaulChinetti]

Yeah I've been wondering about that one @MLBrumby the bottom side is technically an alley I think and has never had sidewalks. So I wonder if they will do like their rendering and add sidewalks. The top side has sidewalks on the other side and I wonder the same if they will do like their rendering.