Peabody Union (27 story residential, 354 units, 251,000 sq. ft. office, 50,000 sq. ft. retail), Peabody Plaza (9-story, 280,000 sq. ft. office), & 4 smaller buildings, MDHA Trolley Barn sites

[markhollin]

Ray Hensler's residential tower will now be 25 stories (instead of 20) on Lot K of the Trolley Barns site. May not break ground until 2020 due to a 322 capacity garage at the back of the Trolley Barns site (I believe the southern tip of the site just east of the Ryman Lofts) that needs to be built first.

From the NBJ article:

It wasn't immediately clear how many units Hensler's newly proposed 25-story Trolley Barns building would contain. More clarity on Hensler's development is expected to emerge at the Jan. 30 MDHA board meeting. While a board memo describes a "300,000-square-foot office and retail building" along with the 25-story residential tower, the contractual development agreement between MDHA and Hensler echoes his original bid — which called for three low-rise brick buildings surrounding the residential high-rise. Potential users of that space could include a brand-name outdoor retailer, office space, an urban market and even a boutique hotel.

Full story behind paywall at NBJ:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/01/29/hensler-now-plans-taller-high-rise-near-trolley.html

This is a new rendering.  Looks like the retailers are going to front KVB now, and the tower will be set back on the lot, facing the river (?).  I do like the angle shift on the tower and the recessed balconies.  Much improved over the drive-in movie screen look of the old render (although, to be fair, that may have been more of a massing render than actual finished concept being proposed last year).

 

[BnaBreaker]

It looks improved... i think? Hard to tell from that angle.

[bhibbs]

ill take that over the drive-in building any day

[Hey_Hey]

Nashville gets the Hooli HQ2!  Big news!!!

[TNinVB]

Nashville is finally getting a Pear store!!!

[VSRJ]

This may be a dumb question, but is that any indication of a possible downtown Apple location? I would much rather go downtown than the cluster that is Green Hills.

[PaulChinetti]

2 minutes ago, VSRJ said:

This may be a dumb question, but is that any indication of a possible downtown Apple location? I would much rather go downtown than the cluster that is Green Hills.

That's a good idea, I think Apple has to be looking around for another store in the area sooner rather than later. Downtown would be a hell of a location, or River North, depending on what that ends up being.

Imagine the crowd in that place, early morning tourists getting screens replaced after a night of broadway. A coffee shop across from that place would make for some great people watching.

[donNdonelson2]

53 minutes ago, VSRJ said:

This may be a dumb question, but is that any indication of a possible downtown Apple location? I would much rather go downtown than the cluster that is Green Hills.

Or you could go to Simply Mac at the 65 Wedgewood exit-park at the door! 

apple authorized sales and service-and no snooty Genius Bar types

[e-dub]

eh. i want to think they acknowledged the gnashing of our teeth here on the forum, lol.

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, Hey_Hey said:

Nashville gets the Hooli HQ2!  Big news!!!

I'm so excited!!! (one of fav shows)

[henburg]

I actually really like that rendering. They're clearly going for a modern industrial aesthetic and I think that it actually works really well here. They should make another tower just like it to block Eakin's monstrosity next door. 

[SoundScan]

12 minutes ago, titanhog said:

I'm so excited!!! (one of fav shows)

 

"I don't wanna live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do."  ~Gavin Belson

[NashvilleObserver]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Ray Hensler's residential tower will now be 25 stories (instead of 20) on Lot K of the Trolley Barns site. May not break ground until 2020 due to a 322 capacity garage at the back of the Trolley Barns site (I believe the southern tip of the site just east of the Ryman Lofts) that needs to be built first.

This is a new rendering.  Looks like the retailers are going to front KVB now, and the tower will be set back on the lot, facing the river (?).  I do like the angle shift on the tower and the recessed balconies.  Much improved over the drive-in movie screen look of the old render (although, to be fair, that may have been more of a massing render than actual finished concept being proposed last year).

So much better!! And I agree; I always figured that previous big white blob was just a massing placeholder until they worked out the full final design.

[smeagolsfree]

There are new renderings on the post site, if someone is so inclined to post them. I am unable to do so right now as Im ona tablet.Mark, I have all of the renderings  if they all do not show up on the Post.

[NashvilleObserver]

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20990568/hensler-now-eyes-25floor-tower-for-rmh#&gid=1&pid=2

 

[TheRaglander]

3 minutes ago, NashvilleObserver said:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20990568/hensler-now-eyes-25floor-tower-for-rmh#&gid=1&pid=2

 

I no longer hate this project.  However, stay tuned

[e-dub]

 

 

 

 

[markhollin]

48 minutes ago, henburg said:

I actually really like that rendering. They're clearly going for a modern industrial aesthetic and I think that it actually works really well here. They should make another tower just like it to block Eakin's monstrosity next door. 

When I met with Joe Cain of MDHA about 18 months ago, he told me that the lot on the corner of KVB and Hermitage (currently a surface lot for Asurion employees) is being held for an eventual 30 story structure.  Hence, the 9 story Eakin box will be blocked from view from the north and the east, and primarily only seen when traveling along Hermitage Ave.  

Hopefully we'll get at least a 30 story (please, please, please be 35-40!) tower on the opposing corner (SW of KVB/Hermitage) for something magnificent.  The massive One World Hotel (40 stories, 829 rooms) has been proposed---but those developers seem in over their head. 

These two corners are going to be HOT keystone type properties in central Nashville's long term development.  

[TheRaglander]

1 minute ago, markhollin said:

When I met with Joe Cain of MDHA about 18 months ago, he told me that the lot on the corner of KVB and Hermitage (currently a surface lot for Asurion employees) is being held for an eventual be 30 story structure.  Hence, the 9 story Eakin box will be blocked from view from the north and the east, and primarily only seem when traveling along Hermitage Ave.  

Hopefully we'll get at least a 30 story (please, please, please be 35-40!) tower on the opposing corner (SW of KVB/Hermitage) for something magnificent.  The massive One World Hotel (40 stories, 829 rooms) has been proposed---but those developers seem in over their head. 

These two corners are going to be HOT keystone type properties in central Nashville's long term development.  

^^^ We won't need it in 2021.  

[markhollin]

Here's the layout from Nashville Post:

 

[titanhog]

I'm good with the Hensler portion of this project.  Eakin needs to go back to the drawing board! 

[Dale]

Nashville is Unstoppable!

[markhollin]

Here is the full press release:

 

[BnaBreaker]

2 hours ago, TheRaglander said:

I no longer hate this project.  However, stay tuned

 

[Buildtall]

Like this a lot. Looks like lots of shopping. I have one problem with it. Those huge power lines and if they remain will there be enough room  to get equipment in there to work on them when needed with out destroying the landscaping and walkway.  Other than that, I’ll keep my fingers crossed  that it gets built at current height. I also count 26 floors if the space between the pedestal and tower counts as a floor. 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Buildtall