LC SoBro, 7 stories/432 apts, 3rd Ave. South & Ash (Phase I), 7 stories 140 apts. (Phase II)

[Bos2Nash]

I agree that it is very disheartening to lose those floors, as well as have the stucco, but it is all a numbers game. For this project and the number of materials they used, it makes sense they stay go with the 7 stories. The first phase of this project used cast in place concrete, steel and wood framing techniques. By going more stories, it is an added cost of additional steel prior to moving to wood (this may be impacted by the tariffs on steel as well). Another alternative would be to do more concrete, but that is more time for forming and curing and unfortunately, time is money.

Brick will be dramatically more expensive. I am working on a multi family project in florida (granted different region, but more the notion of masonry) right now and ALL the brick has been value engineered out of the project due to cost. There are alternatives, but it's very unfortunate what happened when cost and dollars get attributed to these items. To give an example, we had approximately 30,000 sf of brick on our job and switching to stucco would have saved approximately $565,000! That is a very big cost savings that an owner will jump on 9 times out of 10.

Edited October 28, 2019 by Bos2Nash

[DeemonBruhn]

I agree that it is very disheartening to lose those floors, as well as have the stucco, but it is all a numbers game. For this project and the number of materials they used, it makes sense they stay go with the 7 stories. The first phase of this project used cast in place concrete, steel and wood framing techniques. By going more stories, it is an added cost of additional steel prior to moving to wood (this may be impacted by the tariffs on steel as well). Another alternative would be to do more concrete, but that is more time for forming and curing and unfortunately, time is money.
Brick will be dramatically more expensive. I am working on a multi family project in florida (granted different region, but more the notion of masonry) right now and ALL the brick has been value engineered out of the project due to cost. There are alternatives, but it's very unfortunate what happened when cost and dollars get attributed to these items. To give an example, we had approximately 30,000 sf of brick on our job and switching to stucco would have saved approximately $565,000! That is a very big cost savings that an owner will jump on 9 times out of 10.

No issue with the scale. The color pallet on this project however is horrendous. They used every imaginable color of brown and stuck some stark white accents in randomly just to make it worse.

I really dislike the execution of the projects already in place. Additionally, the giant blank wall facing downtown is very disappointing.

[markhollin]

Handsome infill.   : )

Looking NW from Linsdley Ave., 1/4 block east of 2nd Ave. South:

[nashvylle]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Handsome infill.   : )

Looking NW from Linsdley Ave., 1/4 block east of 2nd Ave. South:

yes very nice infill/massing. I think this building will be blocked soon once that one story building in the foreground is developed into a gorgeous skyscraper.... or something. 

[DeemonBruhn]

Handsome infill.   : )

Looking NW from Linsdley Ave., 1/4 block east of 2nd Ave. South:

Massing very nice. Infill very nice. Color choice is tragic. All the browns in the crayon box were used. The white line at the top... not good.

[markhollin]

Street activation at 3rd Ave. South and Elm Street:

[markhollin]

Trees and other greenery in place.

Looking SE from intersection of 3rd Ave. South and Elm St:

Looking NE from intersection of 3rd Ave. South and Ash St:

Looking NW from intersection of 2nd Ave. South and Ash St:

[nashwatcher]

Looks good. Any guesses when Phase 2 will start?

[smeagolsfree]

Not a clue. I am surprised  we are still getting announcements right now. I am actually shocked.

[DeemonBruhn]

Not a clue. I am surprised  we are still getting announcements right now. I am actually shocked.

Announcements in this environment can be bluster to try to show people you mean business. The inability to get bank financing will unfortunately make many of these projects evaporate.

[markhollin]

Vines installed on NW corner column.

Looking SE from intersection of Elm St. and 3rd Ave. South:

[Auntie Yock]

^Ch-ch-ch-CHIA!

[markhollin]

The Goat Restaurant/Bar now open in NW corner of the development (corner of Ash St. and 3rd Ave. South):
 

[Bark At The Sun]

Walked up the hill for lunch today to check the LC Sobro Goat out.   I live close to the one in Mt. Juliet and have been wanting to check this out.   The menu has different items than the other locations and thought the food was very good.   This location also has a coffee shop at the front, which the Mt Juliet location does not have.   Will be really cool when some of these other developments along Ash St. and around it are completed.   

[Bos2Nash]

^^The vibe looks very different even from the Germantown Goat location. That is cool