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[markhollin]

A $189 million overhaul of Legislative Plaza is moving forward.

The State Building Commission approved the funding, including $6 million for a designer and general contractor, at a meeting earlier this month.

The facility was formerly home to offices for the state legislature, which moved to the Cordell Hull Building in 2018.

The Legislative Plaza project will include upgrades to the State War Museum, a new visitor center and repairs to a parking garage and tunnel connecting the facility to the state Capitol.

Nearby, a $106 million renovation of the War Memorial Building is underway, while the state plans to sell Citizens Plaza to Metro Nashville.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/state-moving-along-on-189m-legislative-plaza-overhaul/article_77ee9384-d860-11ec-8c4e-4be3a5654d49.html

[markhollin]

Blue Parrot (3 story bar) update: more black brick in place.

Looking  SW from intersection of Molloy St. and Almond St:

Looking SE from intersection of Molloy St. and 4th Ave. South:

[smeagolsfree]

Will it ever be complete & open????  Think about all the high-rises that have gone up in the time since this one has started.

[Luvemtall]

It might be possible that the “NEW” stadium opens first! 

[Bark At The Sun]

Demolition of the Blue Parrot site started in late 2018/early 2019...........i walk by the site every day when i am downtown.    Is a bit frustrating to see 12 people working one day and none the next.

[markhollin]

Artist Lofts (7 stories, 210 units, ground level retail, underground garage) update.

Looking SE from Monroe St., 1/2 block east of 3rd Ave. North:
 

[markhollin]

Ballpark Village (8 stories, 356 units, 16,000 sq. ft. of ground level retail,  internal garage) update: more excavation on site.

Looking west from 3rd Ave. North at Stockyard St:

Looking north from Harrison St. at 4th Ave. North:

[nashville born]

On 5/24/2022 at 5:53 AM, markhollin said:

Blue Parrot (3 story bar) update: more black brick in place.

Looking  SW from intersection of Molloy St. and Almond St:

Looking SE from intersection of Molloy St. and 4th Ave. South:

So let me get this straight.  In addition to taking forever, the "Blue" Parrot is going to be "black?"

[nashmoney]

So it was approved in Feb 2018...4 years ago. Land was purchased for $1mm in 2017. The Egyptians and Mayans built pyramids quicker than this bar. 

They could have made more money by selling the land probably than taking 5 years to build a bar. 

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/mdha-approves-stockyard-blue-parrot-plans/article_406ed7fe-4ee6-5b21-8622-78d4181f1448.html

[BeaveStirs]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Ballpark Village (8 stories, 356 units, 16,000 sq. ft. of ground level retail,  internal garage) update: more excavation on site.

Looking west from 3rd Ave. North at Stockyard St:

Looking north from Harrison St. at 4th Ave. North:

Do we know if this project will connect the greenway (Cumberland side to the park?)

[downtownresident]

5 minutes ago, BeaveStirs said:

Do we know if this project will connect the greenway (Cumberland side to the park?)

Yes, outside of the fence at Sounds Stadium so it will be permanently open to the public. 

[markhollin]

The Nell (5 - 8 stories, 78 condos, internal garage) update.

Looking north from 7th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Division St:

Looking south from 7th Ave. South, 1/4 block south of Drexel St:

[markhollin]

Women's Rescue Mission (3 stories?) update: two elevator shafts/stairwells rising.

Looking east from Rosa L. Parks Blvd., 1/2 block north of Garfield St:

[smeagolsfree]

Two more announcements upcoming soon. One we know the height and the other we do not. Both High-Rise projects! Both would fall within this thread.

[nashville born]

On 5/28/2022 at 9:18 AM, smeagolsfree said:

Two more announcements upcoming soon. One we know the height and the other we do not. Both High-Rise projects! Both would fall within this thread.

Any hints???

[nashville born]

Is this one of them?

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/residential-tower-eyed-for-pie-town-site/article_aab9efce-e121-11ec-aa40-4784132689b2.html

A Pie Town property sitting adjacent to the Nashville Union Rescue Mission and that recently sold for $19 million is slated for a major development.

Officials with Stamford, Connecticut-based development company Post Road Group told the Post they are planning a high-rise multi-family building for the 1.06-acre property, which offers an address of 601 Lafayette St. and is located near City Winery.

[smeagolsfree]

35 minutes ago, nashville born said:

Is this one of them?

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/residential-tower-eyed-for-pie-town-site/article_aab9efce-e121-11ec-aa40-4784132689b2.html

A Pie Town property sitting adjacent to the Nashville Union Rescue Mission and that recently sold for $19 million is slated for a major development.

Officials with Stamford, Connecticut-based development company Post Road Group told the Post they are planning a high-rise multi-family building for the 1.06-acre property, which offers an address of 601 Lafayette St. and is located near City Winery.

Yep!

[smeagolsfree]

More news coming tomorrow. Not high-rise news exactly, but the potential of more.

[smeagolsfree]

That one may be premature, just found out…….but there is another bit of major news coming. The above news will come in time.

[markhollin]

3rd & Jefferson (300 Jefferson St. and 1121 3rd Ave. North) has more definition now: 7 stories, 132 residential units, 107 room hotel component (including 7,233 sq. ft. meeting/banquet space), 4,650 sq. ft. of restaurant, swimming pool, and a 209 capacity 3 level internal garage. Smith Gee will be the architect, and Barge Design Solutions will handle engineering.  Essex Development paid paid $12.95 million for the lot late last year.  No groundbreaking date has been set. No rendering, but a basic diagram is included in a water permit application.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/plans-evolve-for-project-eyed-for-germantown/article_77b604ec-e1ed-11ec-ab2c-7bddea4f44f7.html
 

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[Bos2Nash]

24 minutes ago, markhollin said:

3rd & Jefferson (300 Jefferson St. and 1121 3rd Ave. North) has more definition now: 7 stories, 132 residential units, 107 room hotel component (including 7,233 sq. ft. meeting/banquet space), 4,650 sq. ft. of restaurant, swimming pool, and a 209 capacity 3 level internal garage. Smith Gee will be the architect, and Barge Design Solutions will handle engineering.  Essex Development paid paid $12.95 million for the lot late last year.  No groundbreaking date has been set. No rendering, but a basic diagram is included in a water permit application.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/plans-evolve-for-project-eyed-for-germantown/article_77b604ec-e1ed-11ec-ab2c-7bddea4f44f7.html
 

This screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

I don't have access behind the paywall, so apologize if I repeat any information.

There was an SP approved back in 2019 and included the parking lot that is left out of this plan. A couple notes from the SP documents:

• 80% of the street frontages will be required to be activated via restaurant, retail or lobbies as well.
• The primary materials are expected to be masonry and glass with a maximum of 15% being allowed to be fiber cement panels and another 15% maximum being architectural metal. Vinyl Siding, Fiber Cement Lap Siding and Untreated Wood are strictly prohibited from building materials.
• Only one curb cut along 3rd Avenue, other access will be via the alley (these are also indicated on the site plan above)
• STRs are specifically prohibited. 
• 15' stepbacks above the 5th floor. The corner of Jefferson and 3rd does not appear to be showing this, so this may be a desired change to the SP.
• They will have to go before the MDHA committee for approval because they are within the Phillips Jackson Redevelopment District

It is possible that the development team will try to modify the SP prior to gaining full approvals, but this would require going back to the community for input. 

[smeagolsfree]

This developer has said he has done work in NYC, however this is his first jaunt into Nashville. They will present info at community meetings when the time is right. They are in early stages right now. Moving forward on the RMH project as well.

[markhollin]

The Arcade (circa 1902) has permits granted for $1.5 million to update the entrances on 4th and 5th Aves. North.  Dryden is the architect; R.C. Mathews is the contractor. MDHA Design Review Committee OK'd the renovation plans in December. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-permits-issued-for-nashville-yards-entertainment-segment/article_6380dab6-e29b-11ec-a8d2-77477d80c692.html
 

[markhollin]

Interesting interview with Steve Turner, founder of MarketStreet Enterprises (driver behind The Gulch) at NBJ.  

“There’s a lot of things that need to be done downtown still. One of the disappointments that I have with the downtown area now is that they’ve given control to the bars from First to Fifth. The other thing that bothers me is they make so much noise in the daytime … I’ve hears of quite a few businesses moving out of the downtown area and that is something that the mayor needs to pay attention too,” Turner said. “… He’s got to act like a mayor in the downtown area.”

"The positive change was the residential component going into the downtown area. That’s the biggest positive that I’ve seen since I’ve been living in Nashville. As far as the negative things, I don’t want to harp on the music industry, but all the bars, the honky-tonks downtown. It’s not an economic component for anybody except them and that’s not good, not healthy. It needs to benefit more businesses than that. If you wind up with a whole section of downtown dedicated to bars, then you’re going to get parties and all of those things are great fun for people from out of town, but they don’t help a town much. "
 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/06/02/q-a-steve-turner-on-how-to-keep-nashvilles-down.html

[titanhog]

5 hours ago, markhollin said:

Interesting interview with Steve Turner, founder of MarketStreet Enterprises (driver behind The Gulch) at NBJ.  

“There’s a lot of things that need to be done downtown still. One of the disappointments that I have with the downtown area now is that they’ve given control to the bars from First to Fifth. The other thing that bothers me is they make so much noise in the daytime … I’ve hears of quite a few businesses moving out of the downtown area and that is something that the mayor needs to pay attention too,” Turner said. “… He’s got to act like a mayor in the downtown area.”

"The positive change was the residential component going into the downtown area. That’s the biggest positive that I’ve seen since I’ve been living in Nashville. As far as the negative things, I don’t want to harp on the music industry, but all the bars, the honky-tonks downtown. It’s not an economic component for anybody except them and that’s not good, not healthy. It needs to benefit more businesses than that. If you wind up with a whole section of downtown dedicated to bars, then you’re going to get parties and all of those things are great fun for people from out of town, but they don’t help a town much. "
 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/06/02/q-a-steve-turner-on-how-to-keep-nashvilles-down.html

I can understand the disdain for daytime noise.  That does need to be addressed.  However…the “all honky tonk bars” thing is a “be careful what you ask for” comment, IMO.  That section of Lower Broadway was one of Nashville’s worst calling cards until recent history changed that.  The honky tonk bars are a major driver to a world-wide well-known Nashville as being “vibrant” and lively…and part of our Music City brand…which is, again…world renowned.   

Do things need to be addressed to ensure things don’t get out of hand down there?  Yes…most definitely.  Do we need to limit the number of honky Tonks?  Well…I would say within that 4-5 blocks…no.  You have 2nd Avenue and other streets around Lower Broadway that can cater to other businesses…like restaurants, entertainment, residential, hotels, etc.  You already have 5+B, which is a step in the right direction.  You have Nashville Yards coming online soon.  And there could be other sections surrounding downtown that could be “non-honky tonk”.   Matter of fact, I think they should make it harder for honky Tonks to move outside of that 4-5 block area and keep them all there.

If they can get control a little better of what happens there before 6pm every day, I think that would help a ton.