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[Nashville Cliff]

I'm guessing the days of the giant state parking lot across from TSU's Avon Williams campus are numbered.

[markhollin]

Here are the lots two weeks ago for Phase II and Phase III all cleaned up and ready for work.

Looking SE from corner of 11th Ave. North and Pearl Street:

 

Looking north from 11th Ave. North and Pearl Street:

 

Looking south from Jo Johnston Avenue:

 

All the cables being installed underground, here at intersection of 11th Avenue North and Jo Johnston Avenue:

[Bezoar]

24,000 sq ft for retail. . .  Seems unlikely that a grocery store will be a part of the new plan.  

[markhollin]

NBJ's take on the Capitol View expansion.  Includes a larger view of an aerial rendition showing the park inside the triangular CSX tracks intersection, as well as some additonal office on the north end of the property along Jo Johnston Avenue on the eastern side of one set of tracks.

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2016/09/20/boyles-gulch-project-as-youve-never-seen-it-before.html


 

[markhollin]

New aerial shot of HCA from today's Tennessean:

 

[Guest]

HCA Signage up
 

[donNdonelson2]

Has anyone heard any rumors or speculation concerning when/if a project would replace the Grainger location across Charlotte from this development? Surely that land has increased in value to a point where Grainger Supply is bound to relocate sooner rather than later.

[CenterHill]

5 hours ago, nashville_bound said:

HCA Signage up
 

Saw it driving home last night.   Lit in LED.    Looks nice.   Great exposure for one of this city's best corporate citizens.  

[smeagolsfree]

17 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Has anyone heard any rumors or speculation concerning when/if a project would replace the Grainger location across Charlotte from this development? Surely that land has increased in value to a point where Grainger Supply is bound to relocate sooner rather than later.

Last I heard is they are not going anywhere.

[UTgrad09]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Last I heard is they are not going anywhere.

Get it. Got it. Good.

[bmkTN]

That may be for now but I highly doubt many landholders like Grainger will last past the next 'cycle' without selling their property.  I know Bridgestone says it wants to build a super nice multi-story auto service center there where the Firestone is on Broadway now, but I'm skeptical.  Maybe I'm wrong, but I have to think in five years all this downtown property will be way too valuable for smallish developments.  Now we just have to wait for some huge national developer would come along and make Beaman a godfather offer.....

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, bmkTN said:

That may be for now but I highly doubt many landholders like Grainger will last past the next 'cycle' without selling their property.  I know Bridgestone says it wants to build a super nice multi-story auto service center there where the Firestone is on Broadway now, but I'm skeptical.  Maybe I'm wrong, but I have to think in five years all this downtown property will be way too valuable for smallish developments.  Now we just have to wait for some huge national developer would come along and make Beaman a godfather offer.....

Yeah...once you get major development built at 5th & Broad...old Lifeway...Tennesseean...and Mazda land...I can't imagine anything along Broadway going unsold and built into something substantial...including that gas station.  Even the McDonalds may eventually cave.  I have to imagine Beaman will eventually cave one day, as well.

[LA_TN]

On 9/23/2016 at 2:21 PM, donNdonelson2 said:

Has anyone heard any rumors or speculation concerning when/if a project would replace the Grainger location across Charlotte from this development? Surely that land has increased in value to a point where Grainger Supply is bound to relocate sooner rather than later.

Grainger is not moving, at least not anytime soon. Of course, anything is possible

[bmkTN]

On ‎9‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 6:22 PM, titanhog said:

Yeah...once you get major development built at 5th & Broad...old Lifeway...Tennesseean...and Mazda land...I can't imagine anything along Broadway going unsold and built into something substantial...including that gas station.  Even the McDonalds may eventually cave.  I have to imagine Beaman will eventually cave one day, as well.

The project I'm most hoping gets its groundbreaking despite the inevitable slowdown is the Endeavor (Mazda) apartments.  I loved reading that TN Ledger article in which one of the Endeavor guys said that when they build an urban Whole Foods, large new developments tend to follow all around it for a 3-5 block radius.  That whole area is headed that way anyway, but this will only speed it up.  Gotta think that stretch of Broadway will be totally transformed, and it can't come soon enough.

Edited September 26, 2016 by bmkTN

[Hey_Hey]

16 hours ago, bmkTN said:

The project I'm most hoping gets its groundbreaking despite the inevitable slowdown is the Endeavor (Mazda) apartments.  I loved reading that TN Ledger article in which one of the Endeavor guys said that when they build an urban Whole Foods, large new developments tend to follow all around it for a 3-5 block radius.  That whole area is headed that way anyway, but this will only speed it up.  Gotta think that stretch of Broadway will be totally transformed, and it can't come soon enough.

Rest assured that things are progressing. 

[markhollin]

Solis Gulch update.

Looking north from Jo Johnston Ave. near 11ith Avenue North:
 

 

Looking east from 11th Avenue North near Clinton Street intersection:

[rookzie]

The long-closed portion of Eleventh Ave., abutting the HCA Office Tower (Parallon/Sarah Cannon), finally has been partially re-opened.  It extends north to Jo Johnston Ave., which remains closed to through traffic west of Eleventh, and Eleventh closed north of Jo Johnston, due to current construction, ongoing and bordering at the northwest corner of Eleventh and Jo Johnston and bordering Clinton Street, for the development of the new LifeWay headquarters.

A connector roadway appears to be planned to span Charlotte, Nelson Merry, Gay and Jo Johnston, and is to follow alongside the western berm of the CSX Railroad "Wye" formation, along with the proposed North Gulch Greenway extension.  Running parallel to Charlotte and Jo Johnston Avenues, Nelson Merry Street appears eventually to be restored between George Davis Blvd (at the Interstate) and the railroad, while Gay street will be closed permanently west of this new connector.

Eleventh Ave. and Nelson Merry St. - view facing south (along Eleventh) - 10-01-2016

 

Eleventh Ave. and Jo Johnston Ave. - view facing west (along Jo Johnston) - 10-01-2016

Edited October 3, 2016 by rookzie

[Nashtitans]

Nashville is looking more urban everyday. It's amazing.

And what a beautiful building. We need more like this.

 

^^and btw will the Solis Gulch project include retail? I did some research but it didn't exactly say it

Edited October 2, 2016 by Nashtitans

[AUNash]

Coming in on Charlotte the other day. Having height on both sides of Charlotte makes a big visual change.

[Nashtitans]

Is downtown Nashville that hilly? How is it that some building aren't that tall but look huge? Sorry if its a stupid question I don't get to head downtown alot.

[fieldmarshaldj]

13 minutes ago, Nashtitans said:

Is downtown Nashville that hilly? How is it that some building aren't that tall but look huge? Sorry if its a stupid question I don't get to head downtown alot.

Yes. It sits on a hill, as the areas to the north and south are in a floodplain. The State Capitol sits on the highest hill downtown (at about 570 feet), so if it sat on the same elevation as say, the War Memorial Plaza (520-525'), it would be dwarfed by the surrounding buildings. The Snodgrass (in the photo) sits on about 540'. The location of the above photo, which is 18th & Charlotte sits at just 445' by comparison, so it makes all the buildings downtown appear to be nearly 80-125 feet taller because of the elevation.

http://elevationmap.net/#menu2

This is a fun website to play around with. Type in the city or address, and you can drag and drop the marker on any block, and it will tell you the elevation (that's where I got the numbers from).

[bigeasy]

I have always wondered what the skyline would look like if it wasn't on a hill. That the hill is one reason our skyline is a bit underwhelming, or atleast that is my opinion on the matter. Mainly because from some angles you can barely even see the taller buildings. 

[Nashtitans]

53 minutes ago, bigeasy said:

I have always wondered what the skyline would look like if it wasn't on a hill. That the hill is one reason our skyline is a bit underwhelming, or atleast that is my opinion on the matter. Mainly because from some angles you can barely even see the taller buildings. 

I agree, but I like the hilliness, very unique. Not a lot of cities have a hilly downtown. Only cities I could think of besides nashville are cincy, pittsburgh, seattle, SF, and I think LA.

[claya91]

8 hours ago, Nashtitans said:

I agree, but I like the hilliness, very unique. Not a lot of cities have a hilly downtown. Only cities I could think of besides nashville are cincy, pittsburgh, seattle, SF, and I think LA.

Nashville, as a whole, has the most widely varying elevation of any major city east of the Rockies (6th nationwide) ranging from 385ft near Scottsboro to 1160ft in Oak Hill.

[smeagolsfree]

Hey Clay, give us the entire list for those of us who are curious.

 

On a side note. The entire Boyle site is being fenced off now  with erosion barriers going in as well.

 

Large yellow ground crane going on site of Solis.