The Bobby Hotel, remodel of Wells Fargo Plaza, 9 stories, 144 rooms, complete

[Jamie Hall]

6 hours ago, NashvilleObserver said:

This is so unbelievably tacky.

Seems like this kind of oddball attraction could go either way. It could be really clever and actually be a fun draw for tourists, or it could look like something that belongs at the entrance of Paradise Park on Broadway. My hope is that the developers wouldn't invest all that money just to cap it with a trashy Greyhound bus.

Either way, it will be fun to be downtown to watch them hoist that thing up to the top of the hotel.

[markhollin]

Here's the link to the Nashville Post story on the rooftop bar featuring a Greyhound Bus:

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20862988/boutique-hotel-to-feature-rooftop-bus-bar

Also a new rendering of The Bobby's lobby:

 

[Vrtigo]

I don't know about you guys, but I don't think I ever want to see the inside of Bobby's lobby--rendering or not.

[rookzie]

2 hours ago, Vrtigo said:

I don't know about you guys, but I don't think I ever want to see the inside of Bobby's lobby--rendering or not.

..Why?  You afraid it's so tacky that you might get vertigo.....ツツ

[LA_TN]

Remember, the bus on the roof was in the original rendering ...

View looking up from Printer's Alley:

[MLBrumby]

I kind of like it. Just weird enough to be interesting, but not so weird to be cheesy... okay it's cheesy, but I like it. 

[titanhog]

Well...it's definitely a conversation piece.

[bhibbs]

 

[NashvilleObserver]

On 6/4/2017 at 2:09 PM, LA_TN said:

 

 

 

God that is so kitschy and touristy. 

[titanhog]

24 minutes ago, NashvilleObserver said:

God that is so kitschy and touristy. 

We could make up some kind of story to make it more palatable.

"On this spot on June 11, 1959, a young 18 year old Robert Knight spent every last dime he had made in his Ohio hometown and rode this very same bus to Nashville, hoping to make his debut on the Grand Ole Opry.  But...the bus broke down on this very spot...just a few blocks from the Opry house...and Robert was late for his performance and never got another chance.  So...Robert decided to pursue his second love...basketball...and became a coach.  In time, Robert became the winningest coach in college basketball including several national championships at Indiana University.  Yes...Robert Knight became the one and only Bobby Knight.  So, to commemorate that fortuitous night in 1959, they constructed this hotel and named it after Bobby Knight and placed that bus on top to remind us all sometimes life's failures lead to life's successes."

[BnaBreaker]

44 minutes ago, NashvilleObserver said:

God that is so kitschy and touristy. 

Well, I agree, but I mean... it is in a hotel, so "touristy" isn't completely out of place there.

[Pyramid Scheme]

If tourists want a real "taste of Nashville" Greyhound bus isn't all that off track. Maybe cheap, cigarette smelling motel with stained carpet is in order.

[Vrtigo]

17 hours ago, Philip said:

If tourists want a real "taste of Nashville" Greyhound bus isn't all that off track. Maybe cheap, cigarette smelling motel with stained carpet is in order.

Edited June 7, 2017 by Vrtigo

[bhibbs]

id rather stay where the stars stay...

[markhollin]

The tower crane came down yesterday at the Bobby.

Looking north along 4th Ave. North near intersection with Church Street:
 

Looking NE at the additional flooring for the amenities deck from 4th Ave. North just north of Church St:

[markhollin]

Update on the backside addition.

Looking west from intersection of 3rd Ave. North and Bankers Alley:

[wmaddbb2018]

That's going to be a great hotel. It's  wonderful that Nashville is getting so many boutique hotels .

[LA_TN]

[titanhog]

LA...thanks for always taking great photos and posting them here.

[wmaddbb2018]

Wow, so many boutique hotels in this area now.  Incredible to see the reuse of old buildings. 

[markhollin]

Looking SE from intersection of 4th Ave. North and Union St:

 

Looking east from 4th Ave. North near intersection with Bankers Alley:

 

Looking NW from intersection of Printers Alley and Bankers Alley:

[markhollin]

Acore Capital has announced it has provided a $36.2 million first mortgage to Castlerock Asset Management to cover the construction costs for the Bobby hotel development.

 

[markhollin]

Looking west from top of parking garage at corner of 3rd Ave. North and Bankers Alley:
 

[LA_TN]

[markhollin]

More exciting news for Printers Alley.  This is smart to have visibility right on the alley.

Owners of the soon-to-open Bobby Hotel on Fourth Avenue downtown have announced a spring opening for Bobby’s Garage, a bar that will offer an entrance via Printer’s Alley. It will mirror the boutique hotel’s “gritty chic ambiance and rock and roll persona.”

Bobby’s Garage mimic the interior of a garage workshop. Elements will include a garage door entrance, lamps made from gas pumps, chairs converted from oil cans, ceramic graffiti bathroom tiles and an 18-seat main bar composed of concrete, cinderblocks and forged fire doors.

The intimate bar will also feature a small removable stage lit by car headlights and a soundtrack of alternative, indie rock and classic rock music.

This will make at least 5 new bars/entertainment venues to be added into the Printers Alley mix once the Hotel Indigo bar, and 3 new Dream Hotel properties are open.  On top of this, there will be Bill Miller's updating of Skull's Rainbow Room, and whatever he has planned for the recently purchased Turf Club Building (rumors that it might be an Elvis Presley Museum), and all the restaurants opening on 3rd Ave. North are going to make this a hopping entertainment district again.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/restaurants/blog/20995587/downtown-boutique-hotel-to-offer-printers-alleyaccessed-bar

Rendering of Bobby's Garage: