Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood

[markhollin]

Construction continues on the $13 million Nashville Zoo Animal Health Center. The 20,000-square-foot facility will include areas for observation, diagnosis, radiology, surgery, laboratory, pharmacy and administrative functions, according to a release. It will also serve as a teaching center with opportunities for college students to learn about diagnosis, treatment and management of animal health.  Zoo guests will be able to observe surgeries and treatment procedures as well as a nursery.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/odds-ends/article/21005599/of-note-18-may-2018

[DMilner]

15 hours ago, Flatrock said:

I posted this on the MLS thread, as well. No huge news to glean here...but the Fairgrounds site plan seems to be evolving.

From WSMV News earlier this evening:

'New plan released for Fairgrounds and Soccer Stadium'

http://www.wsmv.com/story/38217995/new-plan-released-for-fairgrounds-and-soccer-stadium

I make a short cameo in this. 

[nashvylle]

where are you?

[markhollin]

The Wedgewood/Houston (WeHo) residential project long-scheduled for the SW corner of Merritt and Hamilton is finally going to break ground this fall.  27 residences (townhomes and flats) are planned 2 to 3 story buildings on the roughly .75 acre site that is one block south of Corsair Distillery at 607-609 Hamilton Ave.  Nashville-based developers William Smallman and Bucky Ingram are behind the project, which will have a name, rendering, and more details announced shortly.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21005704/fall-start-eyed-for-longplanned-weho-residential-project

The location is the teal block entitled "Unnamed Residential Project" in the center of this screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map:

[markhollin]

1820 12th Ave. South (4 stories, 6 units, and first level office space) update.

Looking east across 12th Ave. South from Cookery parking lot:

Looking NE from interchange of 12th AVe. South and Acklen Ave:

[PaulChinetti]

Has anyone seen any of the drawings/plans of the 16 units going up on the corner of 2nd Ave S and Hart Street. I'll be damned if I can find anything at all on what they are going to look like.

[GregH]

From the permit site http://www.nashville.gov/Codes-Administration/Construction-and-Permits/ePAV-for-Permits/Permits-View.aspx?name=079706ac-bff1-4289-aa82-495cb5c14ef6_CA-Permits-20171101_10670806_1.pdf

(not sure if that link will work)

[PaulChinetti]

Thanks @GregH I search all the things on that site and couldn't find it, guess I was doing it wrong. 

[MLBrumby]

More on the May Hosiery  Mill redevelopment and possible hotel.  https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21006225/wehos-may-hosiery-coop-could-land-hotel

Rendering shows no hotel. The Planning Commission will vote on the zoning change request on Thursday, June 28. Metro Council approval also will be needed. AJ Capital Partners co-developed the aforementioned Thompson Hotel. The company also has broken ground on the Midtown site to offer boutique Graduate Hotel Nashville on West End Avenue.

[PaulChinetti]

A hotel right there in the 4-8 floor range would be nice, especially with the MLS stadium so close. 

And if right across the street the Outpost project ever got started. 

[markhollin]

Fahrenheit Yoga (2 stories) update.

Looking west from intersection of 12th Ave. South and Kirkwood Ave:

[markhollin]

Doc’s Beeratorium should be open by early fall in an small industrial building with an address of 1229 Martin St. in the WeHo neighborhood.  The building encompasses 2,000 square feet., and a mezzanine will be added for ad additional 450 square feet.  Doc's will have 30 taps, with an emphasis on local craft beer, as well as regional craft ales and lagers and a few mainstream beers. It also will offer packaged beer (in bottles and cans) and snacks (perhaps big soft pretzels and grilled cheese sandwiches). The proprietor, Clay Chunn, will offer a food truck at least three nights a week. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21006460/craft-brewedesque-business-eyed-for-weho

[Flatrock]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Doc’s Beeratorium should be open by early fall in an small industrial building with an address of 1229 Martin St. in the WeHo neighborhood.  The building encompasses 2,000 square feet., and a mezzanine will be added for ad additional 450 square feet.  Doc's will have 30 taps....

You had me at 'Beeratorium'. Sweeeeeet!

[markhollin]

12 South Twice Daily/White Bison Coffee (2 stories) update:

Looking SW from intersection of 12th Ave. South and Montrose Ave:

[CenterHill]

The brickwork on the front facade on this is already pretty far along.     It should be a nice addition to the street.   

[markhollin]

Bento Box (5 and 6 stories, 85 units) update. Elevator/stairwell shafts rising.

Looking east from intersection of Hart St. and 4th Ave. South:

Looking SEfrom Hart St., 1/2 block east of 4th Ave. South:

[markhollin]

Alloy on Tech Hill, Phase I (Two 4 story buildings, 94 units) nearly complete.

Looking west:

Looking SW:

[markhollin]

8th & Argyle (4 stories, 12 units) update.  First section topped-out.

Looking NE from intersection of 8th Ave. South and E. Argyle Ave:

Looking NW from E. Argyle Ave., 1/2 block east of 8th Ave. South:

Looking north from Argyle Ave., 1/2 block east of 8th Ave. South:

[markhollin]

Alloy on Tech Hill, Phase II (Two 3 story buildings, 10 townhomes, plus new Bongo Roasting Company structure) update.

Looking north from Herron Drive:

 

Looking south:

 

Looking east:

Looking NW:

[markhollin]

Developer Mark McDonald is moving forward with big plans for his $1.7 billion Century Farms even with IKEA now out of the picture.  

- He has a purchase contract in-hand from an office developer who wants to buy part of his company's 310-acre development site.

- He's fielding interest from six senior-housing developers and 10 hotel developers who want in, and has received an array of unsolicited letters of intent from a range of retailers.

- There could be anywhere from 2.5 million to 4 million square feet of office space in Century Farms, though that figure could fluctuate.

- Buildings along I-24 are zoned to be as tall as eight to 15 stories.

- There could be 1 million square feet of retail space, not counting the 35 or 40 potential food-and-beverage options, from fast-food to sit-down restaurants.

- Bids are now due in late August for a new highway interchange at Hickory Hollow Parkway. That's a two-month delay from the previous deadline the state Department of Transportation had set. Bids for the development's internal roadways are due in early July. The internal roadwork is fully financed, half with private investment and half with Metro funding.

- Grading, the process of leveling and shaping the land, will begin around March 2019, along with that internal roadwork. The interstate work will take about two years to finish. 

- Construction of the first commercial buildings could begin in mid- to late 2019, with the expectation that those initial buildings would open in late 2020. 

- A planned 214-unit apartment complex, named Vintage at Century Farms, will likely open before then because it can be accessed via Cane Ridge Road. 

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/05/31/first-look-a-post-ikea-future-quickly-emerges-for.html

 

[markhollin]

12th & Wedgewood (4 stories, 175 units) update. Northern stairwell/elevator shaft going up. Foundational walls being placed.

Looking west along Argyle Ave., just east of 12th Ave. South:

Looking south from Argyle Ave., just east of 12th Ave. South:

[markhollin]

Fairfield Inn Airport (5 stories, 110 rooms) nearly finished.

Looking NE from intersection of Royal Parkway and Perimeter Place Drive:

[markhollin]

Mark Bloom and Bert Matthews have teamed-up to buy Fork's Drum Closet and Corner Music stores at 2701 and 2705 12th Ave. South to convert them into restaurant/retail spaces.  The owners of the two music instrument stores will relocate to another urban neighborhood not far away (undisclosed at this time).  They will make a sweet $7 million in the sale.  They had been at these locations since the late 70s.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/06/05/12-south-homes-corner-music-forks-drum-closet-sold/673091002/

 

[smeagolsfree]

Another loss for 12South.

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ I don't see it that way.  A) The stores were getting lots of touristy type folks just wandering in without any intention of buying anything--similar to the issues that Gruhn Guitars was having when they were on Broadway.  By moving to another neighborhood not far away, they can maintain their regular paying clientele, and not have to put-up with unwanted foot traffic.  B) Those guys made a killing on the sale, so they are set for the remainder of their lives--happy for them. C) These two properties can be converted into the type of restaurant/retail that the neighborhood is known for now.  And, because they have some of their own parking spaces, they can handle some of that demand better for their customers who are driving in. 

And, as a resident of the neighborhood, I know it can be frustrating at times with all the extra traffic we now have.  However, compared to what it was 20 years ago when I moved in, I'll take it any day of the week.  I can't think of many "losses" to the old 12 South Avenue, unless you mean abandoned storefronts, poorly-run liquor shops, seedy used-car joints, vacant lots, a couple run-down gas stations, etc.  The only thing I miss from the "old days" is Becker's Bakery---and that family voluntarily closed their business when they decided to retire (and, once again, made a nice profit on the sale of their property).