Inner Loop - CBD, Downtown, East Bank, Germantown, Gulch, Rutledge

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This thread for all projects in the CBD, SoBro, Rolling Mill Hill, and Rutledge Hill.

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This thread for all projects in Metro Center, Germantown, Salemtown, and the North Capital area.

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All projects related ot the Gulch, north and south

[EastOfTheCumberland]

Any news on when the large apartment tower will start? My partner and I recently discovered Casablanca Coffee!!!!!! Love The Gulch!

[smeagolsfree]

That would be Ray Henslers tower and it should start sometime early next year, either January or first part of February according to what I can find out.

 

Casablanca is great too. We have been meeting there for about three years for the forum meets.

[East Side Urbanite]

Anthem (live music venue across from 12th & Porter

Boutique hôtel and restaurant (next to The Station Inn)

 

WW

[EastOfTheCumberland]

Love the Turnip Truck too, but a bit expensive. We "discovered" the Gulch by mistake when we first got to town!

[Hey_Hey]

Here's an article in the Tennessean about the Downtown McDonalds attempting to receive approval for the their suburban style restaurant. 

 

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20121210/NEWS/312100072/Why-Broadway-McDonald-s-still-closed-?odyssey=tab{sodEmoji.|}topnews{sodEmoji.|}text{sodEmoji.|}

 

I hope the planning commission rejects the appeal. That being said, since McDonald's is considering rebuilding or renovating the burned out structure I am concerned that we may be in a no-win situation.  If they reject the current proposals and they rebuild then we lose, if they accept their current proposal with a building surrounded by a parking lot then we lose.

[SoundScan]

I just don't understand McDonald's' stance on this redevelopment. Are they just so lazy that they can't put any more effort into the design of this site other than dropping one of their suburban boxes on top of it? All of their concerns about traffic patterns are complete BS. There are plenty of examples of other McDonald's that fit into an urban cityscape. What is the problem!? Why is the cost of an architect and some site re-grading so insurmountable to a multinational corporation?  /rant

 

 

[nashvillwill]

Against my better judgement, I read the comments on that article and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised. I expected to hear a bunch of backlash against the downtown code, but it seems like most people support it.

We are not alone after all.

[smeagolsfree]

From reading the Planning Commission recommendations, it looks as if they will be denied. Their option then is to go to the Metro Council to gain a waiver. If you look on the site there are a number of examples the McD's can follow and even some recomendations from the Planning Dept. I really think that Metro may stick to their guns on this one.

[dmillsphoto]

Against my better judgement, I read the comments on that article and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised. I expected to hear a bunch of backlash against the downtown code, but it seems like most people support it.

We are not alone after all.

 

I was surprised too. I figured I would be the only one commenting in favor of keeping McD's in check.

[nashvillwill]

Well, I wrote a letter to the planning commission showing my support. Maybe it will be considered.

[NashRugger]

Side note, Sweet Cece's closes in the Gulch.

[smeagolsfree]

Looks as if demo work has started at the Fairfield site on Division. There was some activity on it yesterday. Should see the buildings come down soon.

[captainwjm]

Congratulations and Thank You to council member Eric Gilmore for standing up for the current code and rejecting Mickey D's requests for a variance.  Although I doubt that she carries much clout with the council, her support for what should be the planning commission's decision is a plus.

[nashvillwill]

Bravo. Now I guess we wait and see what their next move is. I really don't understand (with what the land value must be) the short-sightedness of this property owner.

[smeagolsfree]

Sometimes I wonder if the NBJ gets their news from us.

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2012/12/vision-hospitality-begins-work-on.html

[barakat]

Fairfield will be LEED certified, according to construction docs I found online.  If anyone wants a link, PM me.  They are password protected so I don't want to post here.

[arkitekte]

^^Was there ever a rendering or a rendered elevation for the Fairfield posted here?  What are the materials? 

[Nathan_in_DC]

Bravo. Now I guess we wait and see what their next move is. I really don't understand (with what the land value must be) the short-sightedness of this property owner.

I know... You'd think they would be itching to sell this piece of land and either moving into the ground floor of a high rise, or working out an agreement where they maintain a presence there, either inside a building or with a smaller footprint.

[smeagolsfree]

The project will be up to the street and a small parking deck in the rear of the property. Total rooms 126. I suppose the height will be around 85 to 90 feet. Hard to read some of the docs.

[Nathan_in_DC]

Sometimes I wonder if the NBJ gets their news from us.

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2012/12/vision-hospitality-begins-work-on.html

 

I would honestly be surprised if they didn't.  This is a collection of people with their ear to the ground and would be a great clearinghouse for someone looking for leads and tidbits of information to start a story from.  A forum concentrating on Philadelphia that I frequent is the known source of a few news stories for local media, and reporters have been known to PM users who may have a story for them.

[EastOfTheCumberland]

Was this ever discussed?

 

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57296622

 

60 story tower for the Gulch? For real? This would even be tall for Atlanta!

Edited December 13, 2012 by EastOfTheCumberland

[EastOfTheCumberland]

Signature Tower is dead I guess? Does 505CST replace it? Any news on it?