Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood

[BnaBreaker]

[MLBrumby]

Reminds me of a hotel where I stayed years ago in Kotzebue, AK  but even it was painted in a 'cheerful' blue and cream stain. And folks north of the Arctic Circle are not especially bothered by aesthetics. 

[Auntie Yock]

2 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Reminds me of a hotel where I stayed years ago in Kotzebue, AK  but even it was painted in a 'cheerful' blue and cream stain. And folks north of the Arctic Circle are not especially bothered by aesthetics. 

I'm going to guess it was this one...

[MLBrumby]

Ah yes!  May be the only hotel in that little town. 

[markhollin]

2125 8th Ave. South (4 stories, mixed-use) update: Up to 2nd level.

Looking west from 8th Ave. South at Prentice Ave:
 

[smeagolsfree]

Thanks for the update on this one Mark. I was about to take a drive down there to make sure it was UC. I knew they pulled the permits, but sometimes they pull permits and do not start the project.

[PostRural]

Was browsing around the Development Map a few weeks ago and noticed this. I could've missed a post, but searched and couldn't find it. Any other information on this one available? Thanks Smeags, Mark and everyone for doing all this work to keep us in the know. 

[MLBrumby]

That looks like one of the projects for which the UT Architecture school has been engaged in the coming year. I referred to this a few months ago and learned about it from a business associate who has a child at the school. My associate and I share a deep interest in urban development.  That is one of their 'study abroad' projects which they require one semester from all their students. Students choose their top 3 SA programs from a list of about 7-8 and which of the 2 semesters of that year of the program. So I'm not certain if the Nashville SA will be in next fall or next spring.  Then the administration matches the students to the program they'll be doing. I don't know if my associate's child will be doing this one. If so, then I'll be pumping them for a lot of info when the time comes. 

I was told that UTSA will be working with both Metro and CSX, the owner of Radnor Yards; and CSX has bought property southwest of Nashville (I think in Williamson) for a replacement terminal switching hub. The way Radnor is set up today, it is really obsolete and comparatively inefficient. Plus, they expect to be able to get more than a billion for the land alone if they decide to sell. 

My associate had no information on what would happen to the feeder lines (specifically those to the north) that could perhaps be the basis for a commuter rail system if they are no longer needed for freight in/out of Radnor.  I know we will be hearing more about this in coming months.

[titanhog]

2 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

I was told that UTSA will be working with both Metro and CSX, the owner of Radnor Yards; and CSX has bought property southwest of Nashville (I think in Williamson) for a replacement terminal switching hub. The way Radnor is set up today, it is really obsolete and comparatively inefficient. Plus, they expect to be able to get more than a billion for the land alone if they decide to sell. 

Where in the world did they find land in Williamson County?

Edited February 7, 2021 by titanhog

[MLBrumby]

Wondered the same thing, but when the person first told me about it they said it was "southwest of the city" and near I-840.  Assumption on my part, but could be Rutherford or even Dickson.  Do we have some property title sleuths up there? 

[Flatrock]

36 minutes ago, titanhog said:

Where in the world did they find land in Williamson County?

I have to imagine it's Rutherford County, not Williamson. I also doubt WillCo would want it. Rutherford County is becoming a fair sized logistics/distribution hub - with large tracts of industrial land, and other tracts ripe for rezoning along existing rail lines. Quick access to I-24, and I-40/I-65 via I-840 for multi-modal/distribution makes Rutherford ideal.  Just my opinion. But the implications for Nashville are mind-boggling! Wow....huge potential, game-changing news.

[MLBrumby]

Is anyone on this board familiar with the CSX network who can speculate?  Anyone able to do land purchases?  I don't know when it/they happened, but suffice it to say there's a lot of acreage involved. 

[smeagolsfree]

Rookzie is the man who would be able to speculate the best and I think he has alreadly come up with one site in Rutherford that fits the bill.

[markhollin]

2 hours ago, PostRural said:

Was browsing around the Development Map a few weeks ago and noticed this. I could've missed a post, but searched and couldn't find it. Any other information on this one available? Thanks Smeags, Mark and everyone for doing all this work to keep us in the know.

Welcome to the forum, PostRural.  : )

  Thanks for the kind words.

[smeagolsfree]

Thanks and welcome as well PostRural.

Just doing a little search on the map and noticed a nice area where the yards could be moved to in Williamson County. This would be on the north side of 840 where the tracks go under 840. I am working off my tablet and is hard to hunt and peck and post, but  on maps this would be just NW of Arrington Vinyards. A interchage would have to be built around Cox road to accomadate truck traffic associated with a new facility, but it could be done.

There is nothing there but farm land. There are all kinds of surprises on my map if you look at it long enough.

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Thanks and welcome as well PostRural.

Just doing a little search on the map and noticed a nice area where the yards could be moved to in Williamson County. This would be on the north side of 840 where the tracks go under 840. I am working off my tablet and is hard to hunt and peck and post, but  on maps this would be just NW of Arrington Vinyards. A interchage would have to be built around Cox road to accomadate truck traffic associated with a new facility, but it could be done.

There is nothing there but farm land. There are all kinds of surprises on my map if you look at it long enough.

I think the people out there would throw a major fit if this happened.  Will be interesting to see.

[bnacincy]

7 hours ago, titanhog said:

Where in the world did they find land in Williamson County?

There some flat land near 840 SW of Fairview that could be a possibility.....I'm thinking that would be the only place in Williamson County where people wouldn't throw a fit over it.

Rutherford County I think would be the best option.

Edited February 7, 2021 by bnacincy
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[markhollin]

Berry Hill Apartments (4 stories, 314 units) has broken ground, with clearing of site underway. An additional rendering also released. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/02/05/berry-hills.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

 

Looking north from Fessey Park Rd., 1/2 bock north of Berry Rd:

Looking east from Fessey Park Rd., 1/2 bock north of Berry Rd:

[markhollin]

NashvilleNowNext takes a look in before/after overlays of how the huge new proposed AJ Capital mixed-use project built around the Merritt Mansion in WeHo  will sit:

https://nashvillenownext.com/2021/02/08/pictures-add-context-to-proposed-wedgewood-houston-development/

[markhollin]

Candlewood Suites Hotel (5 stories, 101 rooms) update: brickwork and cladding underway.

Looking SW from Harding Place, 1/4 bock west of Trousdale Drive:

[markhollin]

 A 2 story mixed-use building featuring 6 retail spaces on main floor totaling 14,000 sq. ft., and and 2nd story office space of 14, 000 sq. ft. has started construction at 412 Harding Place.  This is in the shopping center that features the Habitat Humanity Store on the NW corner of Harding and Nolensville Pike. NKB LLC is the developer; H. Michael Hindman is the architect,; and Baron Construction is the contractor.   A $2 million permit for construction has been granted.  

More behind theNashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21145835/work-starts-on-mixeduse-building-in-south-nashville

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

[timmay143]

5 hours ago, markhollin said:

 A 2 story mixed-use building featuring 6 retail spaces on main floor totaling 14,000 sq. ft., and and 2nd story office space of 14, 000 sq. ft. has started construction at 412 Harding Place.  This is in the shopping center that features the Habitat Humanity Store on the NW corner of Harding and Nolensville Pike. NKB LLC is the developer; H. Michael Hindman is the architect,; and Baron Construction is the contractor.   A $2 million permit for construction has been granted.  

More behind theNashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21145835/work-starts-on-mixeduse-building-in-south-nashville

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

Nostalgic!    My old stomping ground.  Miss that place.   Where has the time gone!?

Interesting development there. 

[PostRural]

10 hours ago, markhollin said:

 A 2 story mixed-use building featuring 6 retail spaces on main floor totaling 14,000 sq. ft., and and 2nd story office space of 14, 000 sq. ft. has started construction at 412 Harding Place.  This is in the shopping center that features the Habitat Humanity Store on the NW corner of Harding and Nolensville Pike. NKB LLC is the developer; H. Michael Hindman is the architect,; and Baron Construction is the contractor.   A $2 million permit for construction has been granted.  

More behind theNashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21145835/work-starts-on-mixeduse-building-in-south-nashville

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

Much welcomed to the neighborhood! Hopefully more to come. Maybe one or two of those businesses displaced by the Mapco expansion at Trousdale & Harding (Back to Cuba, Best Donuts, etc...) can move in when it eventually opens...

[markhollin]

412 Harding (2 stories, 28,000 sq. ft. retail/office) update:  Fencing up and excavation underway.

Looking SW from Habitat Store surface lot, 1/2 block west of Nolensville Pike and Harding Rd. interchange:

[markhollin]

Homes at NW corner of I-24/Harding Rd. intersection (2 stories, 8 units) update: All topped out.