Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood

[markhollin]

Academy Children's Clinic (2 stories) update.  Complete and open.

Looking north from the intersection of Old Hickory Blvd. and Benzing Rd:

[smeagolsfree]

22 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

I still think every civilized (and uncivilized) home should have “Blueboy” and “Pinky” on the wall in the formal living room. 

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Just like on Leave it to Beaver.

[donNdonelson2]

45 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Just like on Leave it to Beaver.

I was raised on the gray fringe of society with my mom hanging “Blue Boy” alongside “Miss Murray” by Sir Thomas Lawrence, and with her at 90, they hang still in her home. 

[markhollin]

100 Thompson Lane (2 stories, 52 units) update:  Phase II now complete.

Looking NW from Thompson Lane at Wingate Ave:

[markhollin]

Something appears to be underway in the lot behind Mister Car Wash along  Murfreesboro Rd., north of Borowood Drive:
 

[markhollin]

A $39.9 million permit has been granted for T.W. Frierson to begin work on the Amazon south Nashville distribution center at 2960 Armory Drive. An existing 198,000 sq. ft. warehouse will be converted, along with some new construction.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/construction/article/21145612/permit-patrol-25-january-2021

[markhollin]

Standard Assembly (one 3 story, and two 4 story buildings with 310 residential units and 13,000 sq. ft. of retail on 3.3 acres at 715 Merritt Ave.) has been granted two more permits totaling $33.8 million for more construction by Hardaway Construction.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21145458/weho-project-lands-major-permits

[markhollin]

Oxford Apartments will be a new 317 unit complex  made up of 4 story buildings that will include 22,000 sq. ft. of retail 14 acres within Century Farms at 4071 Cane Ridge Parkway. It is being co-developed by Oxford Properties and Oldacre McDonald. Barge Design and Niles Bolton Assoc. are teaming up for the design.  Construction should start in May, and hopefully will be completed in 3rd quarter of 2022. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/01/22/century-farms.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=4#cxrecs_s
 

[markhollin]

2809 8th Ave South retail center (1 story, 5 slots) update: Slim steel beams rising.

Looking NW from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Hillside Heights:

[drewbert]

Looks like the frame for the old Greer Stadium billboard is going up at Nashville Warehouse Company.

 

[markhollin]

Autumn Glen update: Complete.

Looking NW from intersection of Autumn Glen and Summercrest Blvd:

[Nash_12South]

On 1/18/2021 at 4:37 AM, markhollin said:

Publix 8th South (3 stories, 39,800 sq. ft.) update: Exterior rounding into shape.

Looking NW from intersection of Bradford Ave. and 8th Ave. South:

Looking SW from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 bock north of Bradford Ave:

Open as of 7am this morning. Yes, I geeked out and was there at 7:05. Pretty busy with neighbors and an almost 1:1 staff to customer ratio for the opening. I've not been greeted so many times, ever, in a 20 minute span.  

Soooo nice and I'd say 90% or so the same size as the Belle Meade store (my barometer to compare). The garage is nice though it will seem small these opening days, a large bank of elevators to get you to the store level. Did I say how really nice it is......

[DMilner]

3 hours ago, Nash_12South said:

Open as of 7am this morning. Yes, I geeked out and was there at 7:05. Pretty busy with neighbors and an almost 1:1 staff to customer ratio for the opening. I've not been greeted so many times, ever, in a 20 minute span.  

Soooo nice and I'd say 90% or so the same size as the Belle Meade store (my barometer to compare). The garage is nice though it will seem small these opening days, a large bank of elevators to get you to the store level. Did I say how really nice it is......

I went earlier and completely agree with everything you said. So happy to not have to set foot in the Melrose Kroger again. 

[markhollin]

Pics from the grand opening of Publix 8th Ave. South today:

 

[MLBrumby]

Wow! Publix is so much better than Kroger... and (here in Chatty) Food City.  I do go to FC sometimes, but they hacked me off when they bought the BiLo stores and never upgraded their bakery.  It's like "Earth to Grocery Deli Managers" ... you better have a good bakery and deli or else you're not worth the bother. Publix knows that. And in that demographic in the Oak Hill/Berry Hill/South Nashville area, I'll bet they're on top of their game. 

[VSRJ]

The inside looks nice, but my god does the exterior bug the hell out of me. What are those leafy panels and why do they exist?? Why are they different from the gray paneling? Where are the windows on the 8th-facing side? I have so many questions.

[PaulChinetti]

Definitely seems like they missed an opportunity to put windows in this store. 

[ArchitectBarbie]

2 hours ago, VSRJ said:

The inside looks nice, but my god does the exterior bug the hell out of me. What are those leafy panels and why do they exist?? Why are they different from the gray paneling? Where are the windows on the 8th-facing side? I have so many questions.

The 'leafy' panels are lights.  I guess they could have added some clerestory windows but the nearly solid walls are desirable in this case.   

[markhollin]

Various new roadwork is making progress throughout the 300 acre CenturyFarms complex at I-24 and Old Hickory Blvd.

[Nash_12South]

In some defense of the Publix design, groceries are big boxes, few have windows and what windows they may have are high and pretty useless. Street level glass means lost revenue space. They already have the reputation (deserved) of being high priced so a lavish exterior is not going to help.  I'm happy that there is as much brick as there is. It could have been 100% dryvit or painted concrete block.  I'm just glad it's here, no matter the exterior.

[nashvylle]

6 minutes ago, Nash_12South said:

In some defense of the Publix design, groceries are big boxes, few have windows and what windows they may have are high and pretty useless. Street level glass means lost revenue space. They already have the reputation (deserved) of being high priced so a lavish exterior is not going to help.  I'm happy that there is as much brick as there is. It could have been 100% dryvit or painted concrete block.  I'm just glad it's here, no matter the exterior.

How is street level glass lost revenue space?

[Nash_12South]

20 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

How is street level glass lost revenue space?

You can't have shelves of merchandise where you have glass. Revenue is generally calculated per linear feet of merchandising space and losing even a few feet of sales space can be critical. I'm on a project now, for a moderate sized space where even losing 5' was creating a "situation" where the whole space needed to be reworked. It sounds over the top, but it happens. The space is on a corner and is about 40% glass on the exterior. When all is said and done, there will be about 10% glass with most covered up.

Edited January 28, 2021 by Nash_12South

[PaulChinetti]

I'm thinking of the Harris Teeter, now Kroger on 21st. Windows all around.

[VSRJ]

^ Was coming here to say the same! It can be done... 

I doubt this Kroger (even though not the original tenant) is strapped for cash from those windows. And yeah, some of them are covered, but it looks much better than whatever's going on with the Publix design.

[Nash_12South]

It does look nice, but most (not all) of the windows are covered, at eye level, when in the store. To my memory, Harris Teeter had met with huge push back when trying to build here, therefore they spent more money to placate neighbors and stepped up the design.