Surrounding Counties - Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Williamson, Maury, etc.

[Pdt2f]

Anyone have any updates if they’re going to proceed with building Franklin Park 3 anytime soon? I felt like construction wasn’t too far in the future a few months ago but I passed by it the other day and it didn’t look like anything was going on. 

[markhollin]

231 Public Square, downtown Franklin update.  Brickwork complete.

Looking east from Franklin Square:

 

Looking SW from E. Main St., 1/2 block east of Franklin Square:

[FrankNash]

^^^Rumor has it that Ruby Slipper brunch cafe out of New Orleans is going in this project.

[markhollin]

The massive Harpeth Square project (nearly a full block covering 4 stories, mixed-use residential, retail, offices, garage) in downtown Franklin is topped-out in sections. Two tower cranes being utilized. 

Looking north from intersection of 2nd Ave. and East Main St.:

Looking NW from intersection of 1st Ave. and East Main St.:

Looking south along 1st Ave. North from intersection with Bridge St.: 

Looking SW along Bridge St. from intersection with 1st Ave. North:

Looking south along 2nd Ave. North from near intersection with Bridge St.:

[opendrawerwhore]

Any news on the downtown Murfreesboro project?

[Tennessine]

41 minutes ago, opendrawerwhore said:

Any news on the downtown Murfreesboro project?

I thought I told you to back off Beansie.

[opendrawerwhore]

 ..."and don't be givin me those Manson lamps"

[markhollin]

Franklin Candlewood Suites (4 stories, about 125 rooms) update.  Topped out.

Looking NW along Hwy 96, 1/2 block east Royal Oaks Blvd:

[markhollin]

I believe this is an extension to the Williamson County Medical Center.  Topped-out at 5th floor.

Looking NE from intersection of Hwy 96 and I-65:

 

[evansnathan]

On 10/7/2018 at 6:42 AM, markhollin said:

I believe this is an extension to the Williamson County Medical Center.  Topped-out at 5th floor.

Looking NE from intersection of Hwy 96 and I-65:

 

It will be the new building for the Bone & Joint Institute. https://boneandjointtn.org/

[markhollin]

Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway extension to finally get underway in Franklin. To break ground in 2019.

Length: 3.2 miles

Cost: $43 million

Phase 1: Construction of the inside half of the roadway with one travel lane in each direction; build out intersections at Highway 96 West, Del Rio Pike and Hillsboro Road.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/10/08/mack-hatcher-memorial-parkway-extension-finally-break-ground-2019/1572309002/

[grilled_cheese]

4 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway extension to finally get underway in Franklin. To break ground in 2019.

Length: 3.2 miles

Cost: $43 million

Phase 1: Construction of the inside half of the roadway with one travel lane in each direction; build out intersections at Highway 96 West, Del Rio Pike and Hillsboro Road.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/10/08/mack-hatcher-memorial-parkway-extension-finally-break-ground-2019/1572309002/

How much is the state paying for this?

[Nathan_in_DC]

7 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway extension to finally get underway in Franklin. To break ground in 2019.

Length: 3.2 miles

Cost: $43 million

Phase 1: Construction of the inside half of the roadway with one travel lane in each direction; build out intersections at Highway 96 West, Del Rio Pike and Hillsboro Road.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/10/08/mack-hatcher-memorial-parkway-extension-finally-break-ground-2019/1572309002/

Wonder where the public outcry over $43 million being spent on 3 miles of road the majority of people will never use is... 

[SoundScan]

It's basically an expressway to Westhaven.

[markhollin]

Vineyard Valley will be new 100 acre pocket neighborhood development featuring 81 homes in College Grove along Eudailey Covington Rd.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/homes/2018/10/08/pocket-neighborhood-vineyard-valley-coming-college-grove/1565565002/

 

[smeagolsfree]

I will get as much as I can added to the map in Williamson County. Keep the pictures coming and I will get to it at some point. Just been busier than a one armed wall paper hanger.

[markhollin]

At least 3,000 homes are part of new developments near I-40 and Route 109 in Lebanon, and a commercial district may not be far behind.

- StoneBridge has 600 homes either finished or underway, and another 209 on the way.

- Wilson Farms has started on 728 multifamily units.

- Holland Ridge will be 345 single family homes and town homes.

- Waverly calls for 700 homes.

-Rowland Farms is approved for 55 homes and is underway.

- Woodall Ridge will be a 219 unit townhome project.

- Woodbridge Glen is a 517 lot subdivision.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2018/10/09/lebanon-tn-development-new-homes-highway-109/1513597002/

[markhollin]

Williamson County to build a new $29 million elementary school with a capacity for 890 students
off of Long Lane on Gosey Hill Rd.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/10/08/new-elementary-school-williamson-county-schools-2019/1568794002/

 

[jmtunafish]

15 hours ago, markhollin said:

At least 3,000 homes are part of new developments near I-40 and Route 109 in Lebanon, and a commercial district may not be far behind.

- StoneBridge has 600 homes either finished or underway, and another 209 on the way.

- Wilson Farms has started on 728 multifamily units.

- Holland Ridge will be 345 single family homes and town homes.

- Waverly calls for 700 homes.

-Rowland Farms is approved for 55 homes and is underway.

- Woodall Ridge will be a 219 unit townhome project.

- Woodbridge Glen is a 517 lot subdivision.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2018/10/09/lebanon-tn-development-new-homes-highway-109/1513597002/

Sorry for being a Debbie Downer, but that is insane and borderline irresponsible.  Hwy 109 @ I-40 is woefully inadequate as it is.  Add another 3,000 homes AND retail AND more hotels AND more industry, and it'll be an absolute nightmare.   But I guess as Nashville's closer suburbs continue to get more expensive, this kind of crazy development is inevitable, particularly right there along I-40.  

Edited October 10, 2018 by jmtunafish

[Rockatansky]

13 hours ago, jmtunafish said:

Hwy 109 @ I-40 is woefully inadequate as it is.

I thought 109 had received a series of updates in recent years so it could act as an substitute to (the cancelled) 840N.

[MLBrumby]

So far, only in unconnected segments. Now the whole road from I840 to I 65 near Portland is being built.

[jmtunafish]

2 hours ago, Rockatansky said:

I thought 109 had received a series of updates in recent years so it could act as an substitute to (the cancelled) 840N.

It's better than a two-lane country road, yes.  I think TDOT made a big mistake when it didn't make the I-40/Hwy 109 intersection a cloverleaf.  Now that there are a bunch of factories, distribution centers, truck stops, fast food joints, and other businesses right there at 109, traffic comes to a standstill and stays that way most of the day.  I don't think it helps that the state didn't insist that Leeville and Division be aligned so there would be just one busy intersection on 109 north of I-40 instead of two.

i do think it's interesting that there's a Music City Star station just a few miles up 109 from I-40, but there's hardly a single new housing development near it.  Instead, everything is being built by I-40.

[markhollin]

A roughly 775-acre development, known as Alexander Farm, is expected to move forward as major road improvements are put in place to handle the flow of traffic, including a planned new interchange at Interstate 65 and Buckner Road.

Preliminary development plans for Alexander Farm envision 3.9 million square feet of Class A office space, nearly 1.3 million square feet of retail and restaurant space, 400 hotel rooms and 2,926 residential units (via single-family houses, cottages, townhomes and multi-family buildings) over the next 20 years.

Nashville-based real estate, design and development firm Southeast Venture has been hired to plan the development. The land is owned by the Alexander family.

More at the Nashville Post magazine here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/nashville-post-magazine/article/21026548/a-natural-evolution-in-spring-hill
 

[bigeasy]

And to thank about 10 years ago I used to ride my bicycle on 109. I would never dare to do that nowadays.

[markhollin]

"Growth is our new reality," Gallatin mayor says, but investments paying off.  City has grown 15%, from 34,500 to 40,000 in last 3 years.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/gallatin/2018/10/16/gallatin-mayor-state-city-address-growth-apartments-police/1653966002/