Repurposed/revitalized historical buildings in Nashville

[Mr_Bond]

12 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

I forget what was there when I was at VU.  I want to say it was also Ice Cream, but B&J's doesn't ring a bell.  This month's issue of the Vanderbilt Alumni magazine has a feature on the SATCO behind it. That's a weird little corner in a fast changing area of town. 

Was it White Mountain Creamery?  Seems like that rings a bell from my days at Owen.

[markhollin]

2112 (insert Rush joke here) 8th Ave. South covers 4,500 sq. ft. on its single floor and was built in 1965. It currently houses The Nail Place.

 

[markhollin]

The former Turner School at 2949 Nolensville Rd. (3 stories, 30,400 sq. ft.) has finished its repurposing/refurbishment into office space.  It was built in 1920.


 

[markhollin]

1400 Adams St. in Germantown is a 2 story, 21,000 sq. ft. former warehouse/factory space built in 1913.  It I snow home to 3 soon-to-be-opened eateries/bars: The Optimist,  LeLoup, and Star Rover Sound.  All are being developed by Atlanta celebrity chef Ford Fry.

[markhollin]

2801 West End Ave. is 2 stories tall, covers 3,795 sq. ft., and was built in 1950.  It has housed many businesses over its 7 decades.  Currently it is home to Verizon Wireless.

 

[markhollin]

The owners of 421 Church Street (Tony Giarratana and Ryan Chapman) are seeking Metro approval to have the building designated as a historic landmark. 

Meyer Cohen, a pawnbroker and jeweler, constructed the Renaissance Revival-style Cohen Building in 1890. Modern Trousseau, a women's bridal wear retailer, operates from the main level. Floors two and three accommodate short-term rental spaces.

More at Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21123521/historic-landmark-status-sought-for-downtown-building

[smeagolsfree]

I think you may have missed the full meaning of the article as what he is doing is applying the air rights from this building to another as yet unbuilt building.

"If Metro approves the historic landmark designation, specific development rights of the Cohen Building property at that point could then be transferred to another property. Specifically, the Cohen Building site’s height allowances (sometimes referred to as “air rights”) could be applied to a different downtown property via the Metro Planning Department’s downtown code bonus height program."

"Giarratana, who has developed multiple Church Street sites with high-rises Viridian and 505 and is looking to develop a nearby parcel with residential tower 900 Church, said this is the first time he has tried to use what he termed a “little-known tool” and that he is unaware of its prior use within the central core. If historic landmark status is applied, Giarratana said it could be potentially applied to other historic buildings he owns and, as such, be beneficial related to a handful of high-rise building projects his team is pursuing."

[BnaBreaker]

4 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I think you may have missed the full meaning of the article as what he is doing is applying the air rights from this building to another as yet unbuilt building.

"If Metro approves the historic landmark designation, specific development rights of the Cohen Building property at that point could then be transferred to another property. Specifically, the Cohen Building site’s height allowances (sometimes referred to as “air rights”) could be applied to a different downtown property via the Metro Planning Department’s downtown code bonus height program."

"Giarratana, who has developed multiple Church Street sites with high-rises Viridian and 505 and is looking to develop a nearby parcel with residential tower 900 Church, said this is the first time he has tried to use what he termed a “little-known tool” and that he is unaware of its prior use within the central core. If historic landmark status is applied, Giarratana said it could be potentially applied to other historic buildings he owns and, as such, be beneficial related to a handful of high-rise building projects his team is pursuing."

[smeagolsfree]

So they will be able to use bonus height from one historic building that will not ever have any future height and apply it to another as yet building.

This has never been used yet.

[downtownresident]

15 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

So they will be able to use bonus height from one historic building that will not ever have any future height and apply it to another as yet building.

This has never been used yet.

That’s an interesting incentive for a developer to purchase and preserve a historic building. 

[smeagolsfree]

He has owned the Cohen building for some time as that is where his office is.

[markhollin]

15 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I think you may have missed the full meaning of the article as what he is doing is applying the air rights from this building to another as yet unbuilt building.

The reason I didn't mention this was because this thread is about repurposed buildings.  The Cohen Building was featured on this thread Nov. 21, 2016, and I was giving an update.

I figured the bonus height info would be relevant on a different thread if/when Tony G. ever decides to "apply it" on a future project. 

[markhollin]

707 18th Ave. South covers 11,244 sq. ft. on its 2 floors, and was originally built in 1920 (with several additions since). It currently houses the leasing offices for Kenect, along with 9 other offices.
 

[nashvylle]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

707 18th Ave. South covers 11,244 sq. ft. on its 2 floors, and was originally built in 1920 (with several additions since). It currently houses the leasing offices for Kenect, along with 9 other offices.
 

is this house owned by Kenect owners and will remain after the project's construction is complete?

[markhollin]

2526 8th Ave. South covers 2,195 sq. ft. on its single floor.  It was originally built as a Church's Fried Chicken in 1979, and currently is home to Athens Greek Restaurant. 

 

[smeagolsfree]

On 3/24/2020 at 9:37 AM, nashvylle said:

is this house owned by Kenect owners and will remain after the project's construction is complete?

I think that is 707 18th Ave S and as far as I know they are just leasing the building.

[markhollin]

139 Donelson Pike covers 1,264 sq. ft. on its single floor and was built in 1969.  It is now home to Dive Below HQ.

 

[markhollin]

5001 Charlotte Ave. covers 14,085 sq. ft. over its one floor, and was built in 1920.  It has served many retailers over its century of service, and just reopened  as a new Turnip Truck Grocery this weekend.  

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/03/30/slideshow-take-a-tour-of-turnip-trucks-new-west.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline
 

[markhollin]

2414 Lebanon Pike covers 2,208 sq. ft. over its single floor.  It was originally built as a muffler shop in 1969, but is now home to Sunflower Cafe.

 

[MLBrumby]

Thanks Mark. I wouldn't know about nearly all of these repurposed buildings if not for your posts about them. 

Just wondering where you get the info on them. Like this one... I would never have guessed a muffler shop (originally) but most definitely a gas station. Even the design has the canopy over where the pumps would have been. No doubt, it's ideally suited for a muffler shop. Excuse my nerdness on this topic, as I'm an old gas station fan (no joke) and to a much lesser extent, old franchise retail/restaurant structures from the 1920s-60s.  Drives my wife crazy.  

[markhollin]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

Thanks Mark. I wouldn't know about nearly all of these repurposed buildings if not for your posts about them. 

Just wondering where you get the info on them. Like this one... I would never have guessed a muffler shop (originally) but most definitely a gas station. Even the design has the canopy over where the pumps would have been. No doubt, it's ideally suited for a muffler shop. Excuse my nerdness on this topic, as I'm an old gas station fan (no joke) and to a much lesser extent, old franchise retail/restaurant structures from the 1920s-60s.  Drives my wife crazy.  

Sometimes I get the info from articles in The Post, NBJ, or Tennessean.  Sometimes through visiting the current establishment's website or walking in to the and asking around.  I always find out sq. ft. and initial construction from online sites lie Homefacts.com.    In this case, I know it was a muffler shop for quite a while before it became the eatery, but like you, I thought it might've been a gas station at one time.

[markhollin]

1204 Dallas Ave. covers 750 sq. ft. and was built n 1949. It used to be a storage building for Corner Music.  It is now the Sauna Lounge.

 

[markhollin]

174 3rd Ave. North covers 24,000 sq. ft. on its 2 floors, and was built in 1929.  It currently houses Bowie's Rock and Roll Bar on the first level.
 

[markhollin]

1520 16th Ave. South is a small courtyard of 12 apartments built in 1940  that has just been modernized.

 

[markhollin]

2307 12th Ave. South covers 1,176 sq. ft. on its single floor and was built in 1948.  Currently it is home to Judith Bright Jewelry.