5th & Broadway | 501 Commerce | NMAAM | 34 story apt, 26 story office, + 183,000 sq. ft. of Retail

[dmillsphoto]

It seems to me (not a developer) that either you use the buildings 'as is' or you provide a fantasy illustration to promote your development. To do half-n-half seems to be a "Three Cups of Tea" embellishment.

Hey, not everyone has the budget that Buckingham/Aertson has for renderings into existing photos!!!

[Guest]

right! PHofKS could cut them a sweet deal.

[titanhog]

So...there are two towers now?  Just making sure since the Renaissance isn't there. 

[MidTenn1]

right! PHofKS could cut them a sweet deal.

 

Easy Peazy!

 

At least with Power Point  and Google Earth. A little crude, but shows the basic context of the development in the actual city.

 

[MLBrumby]

Wonder why Gensler couldn't at least do that much. 

[FromParkAveToTN]

I don't understand why they want to put the African American Museum in that location.

[BnaBreaker]

I don't understand why they want to put the African American Museum in that location.

 

Why not?  It's a music oriented museum.  If you're going to put a music oriented museum in Nashville, why not put it on Broadway across from the Ryman?

[titanhog]

I like the idea of the CMHoF, AAMM and the Ryman being close to one another.  I don't think enough whites or blacks know the contributions that African Americans have not only made to Nashville's music scene in predominately black genres...but also the influence blacks have had on the country music industry.  It would be nice if the CMHoF, AAMM and the Ryman could work together to bridge that gap.

[BnaBreaker]

I like the idea of the CMHoF, AAMM and the Ryman being close to one another.  I don't think enough whites or blacks know the contributions that African Americans have not only made to Nashville's music scene in predominately black genres...but also the influence blacks have had on the country music industry.  It would be nice if the CMHoF, AAMM and the Ryman could work together to bridge that gap.

 

I couldn't agree more.  Speaking of Nashville's African American music heritage, I'd love to see the city do a lot more to promote the preservation of what little of the main Jefferson St. commercial corridor remains, and really start to tell the story of that side of Nashville's music history. 

[fieldmarshaldj]

Why not?  It's a music oriented museum.  If you're going to put a music oriented museum in Nashville, why not put it on Broadway across from the Ryman?

A better locale for it might be off Jefferson, the old heart of Black culture in the city.

[Vrtigo]

A better locale for it might be off Jefferson, the old heart of Black culture in the city.

 

...and almost zero tourist traffic. You can argue that it's not particularly forward-thinking, but I think the decision to use this location is very much in-touch with today's reality that you would get basically zero tourist traffic if it was located on Jefferson. I understand that's the eventual ideal, but likely decades away.

[bhibbs]

A better locale for it might be off Jefferson, the old heart of Black culture in the city.

While your comment is true, getting tourist to drive over to Jefferson St might prove difficult, having it right on Broadway...walking distance from the the CMHOF and The Ryman would make a ton of sense to get the most amount of foot traffic into the door.

welp, nevermind....looks like ole Vrtigo beat me to the punch with that point

[fieldmarshaldj]

^I understand, fellas. But the point is to create traffic. Locating it on Jefferson Street would go a long way into reactivating the area (for which I-40's bisection delivered the proverbial death blow).

[smeagolsfree]

The original location was on Jefferson next to the Farmers Market, but they were not even coming close to securing funding for the construction. They were way behind in fund raising. I think the current location will be a win/win and a much nicer building than would have been built otherwise.

[titanhog]

I think downtown is a great location.  You will get a lot of people who will go in who maybe didn't even know the museum existed and learn something about AA music history.  Also...you may get people who are just going to visit the AAMM to then stay in downtown and visit other attractions.

[Bezoar]

The original location was on Jefferson next to the Farmers Market, but they were not even coming close to securing funding for the construction. They were way behind in fund raising. I think the current location will be a win/win and a much nicer building than would have been built otherwise.

 

Curiously, the sign adverting that as the future site of the museum is still up.  

[mirydi]

My detective work has paid off again. Found a few more renderings of the project that I don't think have been seen. Hows that for retail....

 

 

 

 

In this one, I don't know if it's just the angle or something, but the towers appear a little taller than the previous rendering we've seen. 

 

 

Compared to this. 

 

Edited December 9, 2014 by mirydi

[dmillsphoto]

bra. vo.

[BnaBreaker]

That would be so huge for downtown. Wow.

[mirydi]

That would be so huge for downtown. Wow.

No doubt. I just wish the towers were taller. This site is screaming for something really tall. 

[Dale]

Might this be he single most important development for downtown ?

[smeagolsfree]

Looks as if there will be pedestrian blvds. In the middle of the project. Great find Michael. I pass the searcher mantle to you. I don't have to do all the searching myself anymore.

[CenterHill]

This will be a major win for downtown!      And the design is soooo much better than that first rendering.    I think they've even scrapped the big NASHVILLE letters (thank you!).    

[NashRugger]

Everything looks slightly taller because the image is compressed a bit. Look at the Ryman in both pics.

[arkitekte]

Nice find. I'm loving the scale and promotion of pedestrian access as well as the density that both of these towers will bring.