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)

[Guest]

Continued excavation work at the Hyatt build site.

[MLBrumby]

From NBJ today: https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/05/15/developer-of-billion-dollar-downtownproject-picks.html

Southwest Value Partners, of San Diego, has signed an agreement with a joint venture led by Clark Construction Group, which is headquartered near Washington, D.C. Clark is partnering with Brentwood-based Bell & Associates Construction — a reunion of the tandem that built the Music City Center convention hall in SoBro.

Under the formal deal, Clark Construction will build a 24-story Hyatt Regency, which will be downtown's third-largest hotel, at 591 rooms. The hotel is the initial piece of the Nashville Yards development, sprawling over a 15-acre site from Broadway to the north side of Church Street. The project, which overhauls the former home of LifeWay Christian Resources, is planned to feature roughly 4 million square feet of commercial space including multiple office buildings and an entertainment district overseen by Los Angeles-based Anschutz Entertainment Group (better known as AEG).

Demolition continues. 1 million s.f. of concrete will be recycled. Underground utilities will get underway in two weeks and take 7 months. The 9-screen AEG entertainment complex will start next February and be ready to open in 3Q20. 

 

[TNinVB]

Ugh 3020??? I was really hoping to see a movie there in my lifetime. Oh well...

[BnaBreaker]

6 minutes ago, TNinVB said:

Ugh 3020??? I was really hoping to see a movie there in my lifetime. Oh well...

Not even 3020!  3Q20!  So apparently the cinema portion of the project is being built in another galaxy that uses a completely different system of time measurement.  haha

[TNinVB]

16 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Not even 3020!  3Q20!  So apparently the cinema portion of the project is being built in another galaxy that uses a completely different system of time measurement.  haha

Damn it!!! What next??? Square buildings?? Oh wait...

[NashvilleObserver]

So is the foundation for the Hyatt Regency officially being excavated? I keep looking at the site and thinking all they have done was tear down the existing structure, not prepare for a foundation for a hotel. There doesn't seem to be an outline for a new tower yet.

[markhollin]

Dig for Hyatt Regency Hotel.  Beginning to wonder if the SE corner of the foundation is just going to be ground level.  Looking NE from Broadway, 1/2 block west of 10th Ave. North:

Looking north from Broadway, 1/2 block west of 10th Ave. North:




Looking NW from 10th Ave. North near intersection with Commerce St:

Workers prepping explosives for blasting more rock to make way for the huge underground parking element.  Looking west from 10th Ave. North near intersection with Commerce St:




Looking SW from 10th Ave. North near intersection with Commerce St:

Looking south from Church St., 1/2 block west of 9th Ave. North:

Looking NW from LifeWay Plaza, 1/2 block wet of 9th Ave. North:

[bmkTN]

There are some pretty cool additional renderings that haven't been posted before on the website now.  Scroll down to the Under Development section.

http://nashvilleyards.com

Edited May 19, 2018 by bmkTN

[titanhog]

22 minutes ago, bmkTN said:

There are some pretty cool additional renderings that haven't been posted before on the website now.  Scroll down to the Under Development section.

http://nashvilleyards.com

Well...at least now we know that Vivacore must be going to move their world headquarters to Nashville and take over the tall office building!  Can't believe more people aren't talking about this.  

[markhollin]

Some new renderings.  A few might be repeats, but are crisper versions. 

[wmaddbb2018]

I’ve almost given up hope of getting a cool looking office high rise...until I win the lottery. 

[henburg]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

Some new renderings.  A few might be repeats, but are crisper versions. 

I am really excited for this development, it gives me a lot of Manhattan vibes for some reason. I think that it's likely due to some of the highline-esque parts of the development by the tracks and over the street. 

 

In particular, I love the design of the residential building and the use of the metal screen over the glass for the office tower. They're both really tasteful and would give Nashville some new buildings with more visual interest than a simple all glass facade. 

[Neigeville2]

I hope that residential building turns out looking like that, tall and dark with beams breaking up the facade every three floors, it's evocative of tall buildings from the 1920's, not in the materials but in the spatial relationships.

[CenterHill]

I like that this plan continues the elevated plaza across Church Street and behind the YMCA.     

 

[MLBrumby]

Oh wow! It took me  a moment before I realized that is the view looking west.  A cutaway view. 

[e-dub]

Those newer renderings really pointed out to me just how thorough of a reworking of the area the project really is.

Edited May 21, 2018 by e-dub

[Neigeville2]

I don't get it.  I guess I'll just have to wait until it's built, I can't really make sense of the renders.

[Pdt2f]

1 hour ago, Neigeville2 said:

I don't get it.  I guess I'll just have to wait until it's built, I can't really make sense of the renders.

I agree. I mean, I know the area as well as one can know what was until recently a dead area full of silent warehouses, parking lots, and empty streets without activation; but I can’t really see how this is all going to be put together yet. From what I can get from the renders, seems like it’s going to be a hell of a project, though. 

[AronG]

Gotta say I love the idea of putting the car traffic underground and saving the sunshine for nice, spacious pedestrian areas. I suppose it's only financially viable here because of the natural grade, but it's a fantastic paradigm. These guys seem to be way above average in designing for human spaces instead of traffic.

[CenterHill]

Agreed.       The rendering suggests the pedestrian plaza will be built over this portion of 10th.   This is directly behind the YMCA.     The parking lot on the right will be the office tower.     What's not clear is how far north from Church St. the elevated plaza will extend.      And will NES will keep the electric substation where it is?     The plaza shouldn't impact the substation, but it will more or less look out over it.   Not ideal for tenants of the office tower.     

 

 

[thenorthchannel]

From the 22nd floor of 1212. 

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, AronG said:

Gotta say I love the idea of putting the car traffic underground and saving the sunshine for nice, spacious pedestrian areas. I suppose it's only financially viable here because of the natural grade, but it's a fantastic paradigm. These guys seem to be way above average in designing for human spaces instead of traffic.

Would make a great "light rail" tunnel...don't ya think? 

[21jump]

23 hours ago, AronG said:

Gotta say I love the idea of putting the car traffic underground and saving the sunshine for nice, spacious pedestrian areas. I suppose it's only financially viable here because of the natural grade, but it's a fantastic paradigm. These guys seem to be way above average in designing for human spaces instead of traffic.

Kind of reminds me of Atlantic Station in Atlanta. There aren't any actual below grade roads, but there is a huge parking garage beneath the majority of the development with free parking for the first hour.

[markhollin]

A permit worth $2.99 million for the construction of a 3 level underground garage has been granted to Clark Construction Group and Bell & Associates for the Hyatt Regency.

[Pyramid Scheme]

13 hours ago, markhollin said:

A permit worth $2.99 million for the construction of a 3 level underground garage has been granted to Clark Construction Group and Bell & Associates for the Hyatt Regency.

instead of height we'll soon be arguing over depth.