Embassy Suites (30 stories, 500 rooms), 1 Hotel (18 stories, 221 rooms)

[bnacincy]

22 hours ago, urbanplanet17 said:

Don't forget Detroit. It easily has one of the most prominent collection of Art Deco / Gothic skyscrapers today...

The Renaissance Center stands out like a sore thumb.....

[MLBrumby]

Saw population estimates recently showing Nashville with greater population than Detroit. 

[Pdt2f]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

Saw population estimates recently showing Nashville with greater population than Detroit. 

It’s the metro areas that show the real difference. Most of the population that left Detroit in the 1960s-current just went to the suburbs outside of the city limits. The actual city of Detroit is perhaps smaller than Nashville but the Detroit metro area is top 50 worldwide as far as population. 

[urbanplanet17]

20 minutes ago, Pdt2f said:

It’s the metro areas that show the real difference. Most of the population that left Detroit in the 1960s-current just went to the suburbs outside of the city limits. The actual city of Detroit is perhaps smaller than Nashville but the Detroit metro area is top 50 worldwide as far as population. 

Right.

It's similar to Atlanta, where most of the metro area lives outside the city proper.

[e-dub]

i'd say that's pretty much every metro in the united states, though?

[Pdt2f]

39 minutes ago, e-dub said:

i'd say that's pretty much every metro in the united states, though?

San Antonio isn’t, if I’m not mistaken. But I can’t think of another example. Maybe Austin? 

[jmtunafish]

Jacksonville:  880,000 in the city, 1.6 million in the metro.

Memphis is almost there, too:  652,000 in the city, 1.32 million in the metro area.

Edited February 19, 2018 by jmtunafish

[wmaddbb2018]

So....has this project tentatively started?

[Pdt2f]

58 minutes ago, wreynol4 said:

So....has this project tentatively started?

I thought it was about to start a couple weeks ago when they fenced it in but it’s been dead since then. I’m sure they’ll start soon though. 

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ I think all concerned have been waiting until the Cambria, MCC Expansion, and JW Marriott (crane coming down) intrusions on the intersection were finished so they could get going on this one.  It's just too busy of an intersection to have 3 corners narrowed at the same time.  

[LA_TN]

And there goes that brand new sidewalk 

[titanhog]

^^Didn't take long!

[MLBrumby]

Then I guess they're starting the Embassy and Curio... duh? 

[Tenn2Tex]

On 2/18/2018 at 7:21 PM, Pdt2f said:

San Antonio isn’t, if I’m not mistaken. But I can’t think of another example. Maybe Austin? 

SA has about 1.5 million in the city and 2.5 million in the metro area. Growing up in Nashville and now living in SA, I see a lot of Nashville here. SA is really a fine city.

[Pdt2f]

Just now, Tenn2Tex said:

SA has about 1.5 million in the city and 2.5 million in the metro area. Growing up in Nashville and now living in SA, I see a lot of Nashville here. SA is really a fine city.

Yeah I really do enjoy it. Took a 4 day trip back in September with the wife and we had a blast. 

Welcome to the board! 

[LA_TN]

14 minutes ago, Tenn2Tex said:

SA has about 1.5 million in the city and 2.5 million in the metro area. Growing up in Nashville and now living in SA, I see a lot of Nashville here. SA is really a fine city.

Welcome to the forum!! Feel free to join us for a meet sometime, always the first Saturday of each month!! It's a good excuse for a visit!! Hahaha!!

I got to visit the Whitt Museum and River walk during Christmas this past year. Looks like a nice city!

[LA_TN]

Here today, gone tomorrow ...

A worker onsite said there was an issue with the drain, so they had to dig it back up to repair.

He said they should begin blasting within a month, for the four levels of below grade parking

[markhollin]

According to the Nashville Post:  W.G. Yates Construction will handle preliminary site work related to gravel, shrub, tree, and surface parking lot curb removal to prep for excavation.

 

[bnacincy]

Aaah....below grade parking!

[markhollin]

Looking NE from 25th floor of The Westin Hotel:

[nashvylle]

Start construction!! 

[smeagolsfree]

Soon! There have been a number of permits pulled but nothing substantial, however the Yates construction sign is up, so it will not be long.

[MLBrumby]

I wonder if the "money folks" behind this project have yet realized they screwed the pooch by dragging their feet in the start of this project. Granted, one weekend eleven months from now will NOT make or break any new hotel, but the NFL draft is expected to bring in 200,000 people downtown. Would have been a hell of a splash for any new hotel, if they had started 7-8 months ago. Meanwhile, Drury is climbing out of the ground, Tri-Brand is finishing up, Joseph is about to break ground. Three new hotels announced in Midtown, in addition to two under construction. So w.t.f. is keeping the Embassy/Curio from breaking ground?  Anyone else doubt this one will get built? 

The city’s hotel capacity was a critical component in persuading the NFL to award the draft to Nashville on Wednesday. A day later, numerous downtown hotels were already sold out, while prices at others had surged. The draft could draw more than 200,000 people downtown from April 25-27, the same weekend as the Rock 'N' Roll marathon.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2018/05/24/nashville-hotels-2019-nfl-draft-titans-rock-n-roll-marathon-predators-playoffs-perfect-storm-prices/639072002/

 

 

[nashvylle]

Start construction!!! 

[smeagolsfree]

My guess is theyare waiting on JW to open the sidewalks on thier side before they can start.