Nashville Yards, 15 acres/4 million sq. ft./ $1 billion, Phase I: Grand Hyatt Hotel (25 stories), Phase II: Amazon (26 & 22 stories), Phase III: AEG District (4 K theater, 34 & 35 story apts); Phase IV: Pinnacle Tower (35 stories), Amazon 3 (43)

[nashville born]

On 10/15/2021 at 6:46 PM, Binbin98 said:

The only thing I regret saying in this is the F this bank part, that might have been a bit too far, but I swear to god its like they hold a grudge against me for moving to florida or something, or anywhere else for that matter as I had this problem when I lived in new york city.

If it helps you feel any better about Pinnacle, it's not just them that do it.  My one credit card is with Bank of America and I am fairly regularly declined.  It previously frustrated me to no end.  Now when it happens, I know to immediately look at my phone.  There is always and accompanying text message where I can confirm that it's me attempting the transaction.  I still think it's a bit much, yet I guess it's the price we pay for the assurance that if a charge is indeed fraudulent, we don't have to pay and the bank eats the expense.

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, nashville born said:

If it helps you feel any better about Pinnacle, it's not just them that do it.  My one credit card is with Bank of America and I am fairly regularly declined.  It previously frustrated me to no end.  Now when it happens, I know to immediately look at my phone.  There is always and accompanying text message where I can confirm that it's me attempting the transaction.  I still think it's a bit much, yet I guess it's the price we pay for the assurance that if a charge is indeed fraudulent, we don't have to pay and the bank eats the expense.

On 10/15/2021 at 5:28 PM, Binbin98 said:

Pinnacle bank is utter trash, I am actually switching banks because they still decline my purchases thinking I am a thief or something, when I have updated my address to show I live in miami full time and everything. If pinnacle wants to be a global bank rather than a regional one, it needs to freaking act like one. F this bank

My recommendation is find a Credit Union and use them for everything. They don't take your money and throw it into their investment arm like this traditional banks (ie Bank of America and Merrill Lynch type BS).

I switched to a New England based credit union about 10 years ago and have never had a single issue. They provided me with my home mortgages here in TN (they even paid the PMI), personal loans, car loans, one credit card, personal and business banking. The only issue I ever had was when I bought my monthly train ticket in Boston they would contact me for possible fraud. But rather than declining the transaction they call me within 5 minutes of the transaction and ask me to verify my purchase via an automated service. 

[dxfret]

What does this strange personal rant about banking issues with Pinnacle have to do with the conversation topic Nashville Yards?  

[markhollin]

Amazon Two update: twin elevator shafts are now equal in height to Amazon One.

Looking east from Church St. near Mcmillin St:

Looking NE from Gulch Greenway. underneath Church Street Viaduct:

Looking east from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 12th Ave. North:

Looking NW from Church Street Viaduct at Upper 10th Ave. North:

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
Continue working  steel on 13 floors. 
Continue working on 22 floors core. 
Look like one long steel beam,  tower crane will be jumping going up this month or next month. 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Sean blackdog

[markhollin]

10th Ave. North Residential Tower (40 stories?) update: excavation getting some depth.

Looking NW from 10th Ave. North, at Commerce St:

Looking  NW from 10th AVe. North, just south of Commerce St. (wall of Grand Hyatt on the left):

[markhollin]

Seattle-based Slalom LLC, a multinational business and tech consulting firm, will be opening an office in Nashville.  Initially they will build out space in the Gulch Crossing building as temporary housing for 150 employees, but it appears they are wanting a permanent home with 7,000 sq. ft. in one of the soon-to-be-built office towers at Nashville Yards. 

The company now targets Nashville upon seeing tech talent moving here in droves with the advent of Amazon, Oracle and others.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/seattle-tech-consultant-opening-nashville-office/article_f5e84682-3224-11ec-a155-dfb644b43499.html


And at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/inno/stories/news/2021/10/21/slalom-nashville.html

[nashville born]

Popcorn, NY!  You've got them coming to town just itching to get into your space!

[Rick Dalton]

is Nashville yards the best real estate in the city?

[Flatrock]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

temporary housing for 150 employees, but it appears they are wanting a permanent home with 7,000 sq. ft.

I'm guessing one of those numbers is a typo. Maybe 70,000 sq. ft.? 150 peeps is a big deal. I expect a plethora of Nashville tech company announcements to follow in the coming months/years....exciting times.

[markhollin]

Amazon One from Gulch Greenway on east side of Asurion HQ:

[markhollin]

The AEG site looking NE from intersection of Commerce St. and 10th Ave. North:

[Native]

Saw one of my pals from Pinnacle Bank this week and he pretty much confirmed that the move was motivated by the crazy tourist traffic in SoBro.  They are very anxious to get out.

[Auntie Yock]

4 hours ago, Native said:

Saw one of my pals from Pinnacle Bank this week and he pretty much confirmed that the move was motivated by the crazy tourist traffic in SoBro.  They are very anxious to get out.

Sounds like it might be better off converting the whole building to condos.

[PruneTracy]

1 hour ago, Auntie Yock said:

Sounds like it might be better off converting the whole building to condos.

That one is tough. The building to be converted has to have the right qualities, mostly geared towards accommodating the increased water/sewer needs both in the core and on each floor (such as excess ceiling height). Other residential-specific services/features, such as garbage chutes and opening windows, are more or less a bust without major changes to the building. And even if the building is a good fit, the conversion is generally pretty expensive, so it requires very high land values to work out financially.

It seems like the best option is to mark out a bunch of roads on each floor in a circle around the core, put a transportainment outfit on each floor, and let them go to town in a climate-controlled and sound-insulated environment. Any carbon monoxide poisoning after that is gravy.

[Auntie Yock]

2 hours ago, PruneTracy said:

It seems like the best option is to mark out a bunch of roads on each floor in a circle around the core, put a transportainment outfit on each floor, and let them go to town in a climate-controlled and sound-insulated environment. Any carbon monoxide poisoning after that is gravy.

Gee whiz, did one of those woo-woo girls barf on your shoe?

[smeagolsfree]

Yep, and took a wiz there too.

When the new venue opens on 4th, we can have a mini forum meet and I will buy you as many beers as you can drink, as long as they are not too expensive and you can say you had a good time. Just as long as you don’t wiz and barf on my shoes!

[PruneTracy]

15 hours ago, Auntie Yock said:

Gee whiz, did one of those woo-woo girls barf on your shoe?

It's more like sour grapes over the fact that the time this town was known for being the nation's premier destination for bachelorettes didn't coincide with the time I was a bachelor. But I think we can all agree that the ideal solution is just to get tourists to put their money in an envelope and mail it here.

[markhollin]

Amazon Two update: Steel up to 13th floor (15th above grade).

Looking south from 10th Ave. North, 1/2 bock south of Charlotte Ave:

Looking west from TSU Avon Campus surface lot:

[markhollin]

Five retail tenants have been secured For Amazon Tower One:

- Pinnacle Bank Innovation Center (opening early 2022)

- Starbucks (1,152 sq. ft.)

- Crisp & Green restaurant (2,168 sq. ft. with outdoor patio, opening Spring of 2022)

- Orangetheory Fitness (3,315 sq. ft., opening summer of 2022)

- The Urban Juicer (1,095 sq. ft.)

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/amazon-tower-lands-five-retail-tenants/article_1dfcaa6c-3673-11ec-b657-234e1a61f093.html

And at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/10/26/nashville-yards-tenants.html

[UrbanWes03]

Happy to see a good amount of retail for this. I was nervous that Amazon Tower One might not have as much so I'm glad to be proven wrong!

[rolly]

Seems they need an Amazon store.  I thought there was such a thing (ain't seen one tho).

[Bos2Nash]

6 minutes ago, rolly said:

Seems they need an Amazon store.  I thought there was such a thing (ain't seen one tho).

They are called "amazon go"

The way I understand it is the items somehow get linked to your amazon cart and the selected payment method is used. This is all without really researching it much, but here is wikipedia page about the technology and such. There are supposed 29 locations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Go

[UrbanWes03]

5 minutes ago, rolly said:

Seems they need an Amazon store.  I thought there was such a thing (ain't seen one tho).

 

1 minute ago, Bos2Nash said:

They are called "amazon go"

The way I understand it is the items somehow get linked to your amazon cart and the selected payment method is used. This is all without really researching it much, but here is wikipedia page about the technology and such. There are supposed 29 locations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Go

I have been to one in San Francisco and it was a very neat experience. I've been wondering if NY would get one all things considered. I guess we will find out as build out continues. It would definitely be a cool addition.

[downtownresident]

I hadn't seen this rendering posted yet. I found it after following a link in the Bass, Berry & Sims announcement here: https://www.bassberry.com/news/bass-berry-sims-relocating-to-nashville-yards/

Looking a little more closely at the entertainment district, you can see a rendering of a substantial building at Commerce and Rosa Parks, likely at least 20 stories tall. You can also see 6 candidates for residential towers, leaving me to wonder if the footprint of Nashville Yards is going to expand a bit. There are a few sites nearby that make sense.