Fairfield Inn West End Hotel, 29th Ave. North & Poston, 7 stories, 156 rooms, $30 million

[12Mouth]

Uh, looks like this building is on fire right now. Hope nobody was hurt.

Edited November 15, 2019 by 12Mouth

[Sean blackdog]

Update.

No one injured in fire of building under construction
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/no-one-injured-in-fire-of-building-under-construction

Edited November 15, 2019 by Sean blackdog

[Sean blackdog]

10 minutes ago, Sean blackdog said:

Update.

No one injured in fire of building under construction
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/no-one-injured-in-fire-of-building-under-construction

 

 

Edited November 15, 2019 by Sean blackdog

[markhollin]

Crane is now down.  Work continuing after internal fire a few weeks ago. Framing  and siding underway.  Some windows installed.

Looking  SW from intersection of 29th Ave. North and Poston Ave:

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Looking NE from parking lot behind Piggley Wiggly, 1/2 block east of 30th Ave. North:

 

Looking north along 29th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of West End Ave:

[markhollin]

Some windows in and cladding going up.

Looking  SW from intersection of 29th Ave. North and Poston Ave:

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[rolly]

A pretty nice Fairfield Inn.  I wonder how big these can go?

I did a little searching. There's a Fairfield Inn Times Square (NYC) at 33 floors. 

One in Boston at 18 floors. 

Atlanta at 16.

This one in Nashville isn't too bad at 7 floors, which makes sense as it's not at the city core.    Just some weird geek facts. 

 

[markhollin]

More cladding in place.

Looking  SW from intersection of 29th Ave. North and Poston Ave:

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[markhollin]

More cladding and brickwork nearing completion.

Looking  SW from intersection of 29th Ave. North and Poston Ave:

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[markhollin]

Cladding/brickwork complete except fro portion of west side.  Some signage up.

Looking  west from intersection of 29th Ave. North and Poston Ave:

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Looking NE from parking lot behind Piggly Wiggly, 1/2 block east of 30th Ave. North:




Looking north along 29th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of West End Ave:

[Nash_12South]

Very disappointing building. Blandly generic.

[MLBrumby]

Agreed.. the best that can be said of this one is it's a block away from West End. 

[LA_TN]

I think that might be the nicest Fairfield I've ever seen 

[Bos2Nash]

It's certainly bland, but it's also a Fairfield Inn. I think the bar low for that brand, and they did a nice job surpassing the expectation for it's name. I have larger disappointment in other buildings around the city. I like that they utilized the brick facing the major street and held the big VE for the non-main street side. My biggest complaint about this is that signage is very hard to read with that color up against the brick. The "banding" reminds me of Broadstone Gulch. 

[henburg]

If the whole building was covered in that nice brick, it'd be great infill. It's the siding and stucco that makes it really unfortunate.

[Nash_12South]

I've no idea of the Fairfield brand but plenty of brands upgrade up their locations in more affluent areas. I think of Hampton Inns as an example. They did some upgrading, but still disappointing. 

[donNdonelson2]

The Fairfield on Division Street has a nice, basic stark white/gray look going. And with a rooftop lounge, they certainly rate above the usual run-of-mill Fairfield. I actually prefer this over the “hint of brick” West End location.

[markhollin]

More signage installed.

Looking NW from 29th Ave. North, 1/2 block north os West End Ave:

[markhollin]

Complete and open as of Thursday:

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[markhollin]

The hotel ended up being $5 million higher than projected, at $35 million final cost.  Currently about 15 on staff there, but when the hotel will be running at full capacity in the next few years, there should be around 60 full-time employees. 

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/09/14/fairfield-inn-suites-hotel-centennial-park-opens.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[rolly]

Nice amount of brick, and the outside amenities area looks nice. Sharp!