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

[markhollin]

Modera Germantown's Mill Creek Residential has purchased the final 4.5 acres of the 11.5 acre site fore the apartment complex at 1410 Adams St. for $20 million.  Phase I is already underway in the northern section covering 7 acres. The first 7 was purchased for $22 million in Dec. 2020.  In both cases, the seller was Baugh and Purdue Properties LLC, which bought all 11.5 acres in 1998 for $290,000. When complete, the entire project will be several 5 story structures with 800 units, ground level retail, and internal garages.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/germantown-site-needed-for-project-sells-for-20m/article_fe56721a-fe18-11ec-861e-a37f1b0fddc4.html
 

[markhollin]

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

Looking north from 7th Ave. South at Allison St:

[markhollin]

DeSano Pizza will be relocating from Midtown to the 1 story, 13,400 sq. ft., 1982 era structure at 10104th Ave. North, just north of Von Elrod's Beer Garden. They plan on a $1 million investment in converting the structure from office space into a restaurant, which will include a large patio area.  An ealry 2023 opening is planned. Their current location at 115 16th Ave. South is under contract to be sold.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/midtown-pizza-restaurant-to-move-to-north-capitol/article_0a6559c0-fee3-11ec-a4b4-1b9de39a7c4a.html

[Rick Dalton]

I knew that would happen. Their current location is way too valuable to just be a pizza place.

[Brit_in_Gtown]

6 hours ago, markhollin said:

DeSano Pizza will be relocating from Midtown to the 1 story, 13,400 sq. ft., 1982 era structure at 10104th Ave. North, just north of Von Elrod's Beer Garden. They plan on a $1 million investment in converting the structure from office space into a restaurant, which will include a large patio area.  An ealry 2023 opening is planned. Their current location at 115 16th Ave. South is under contract to be sold.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/midtown-pizza-restaurant-to-move-to-north-capitol/article_0a6559c0-fee3-11ec-a4b4-1b9de39a7c4a.html

This is incredible news. Living in Germantown we are in a good pizza desert. Desanos is excellent. 

[Nashvillain]

1 hour ago, Brit_in_Gtown said:

This is incredible news. Living in Germantown we are in a good pizza desert. Desanos is excellent. 

312 Pizza and Emmy Squared? I'm not a pizza snob but those are pretty good to me

[samsonh]

1 hour ago, Nashvillain said:

312 Pizza and Emmy Squared? I'm not a pizza snob but those are pretty good to me

Only issue with 312 is time for preparation. But I like it. I like that the three options are very distinct styles.

[donNdonelson2]

4 hours ago, Brit_in_Gtown said:

This is incredible news. Living in Germantown we are in a good pizza desert. Desanos is excellent. 

Isn’t City House sorta famous for their pizza?

[Nashvillain]

2 hours ago, samsonh said:

Only issue with 312 is time for preparation. But I like it. I like that the three options are very distinct styles.

Time for preparation is kind of the thing at every restaurant nowadays. Just like standing in line at Kroger checkout is the norm. And having your flight cancelled. Hard to hold it against any individual restaurant

[VSRJ]

And the time for preparation at 312 is generally limited to deep dish pizzas. True Chicagoans prefer thin crust.

Regardless, I'll never turn down Desano.

[Brit_in_Gtown]

18 hours ago, VSRJ said:

And the time for preparation at 312 is generally limited to deep dish pizzas. True Chicagoans prefer thin crust.

Regardless, I'll never turn down Desano.

I dunno. 312 It's like 45 minutes for a thin crust. Hasn't changed since the day they opened.

Emmy squared is good but Detroit pizza is a bit on the heavy side. 

City house has excellent quality pizza but very limited on choices. 

[markhollin]

405 Broadway (5 stories, 30,000 sq. ft. of restaurant/bar space) has moved its fencing back to make sidewalk normal width. 

Looking SE from Broadway, 1/4 block west of 4th Ave:
 

[Bos2Nash]

Progress on the UBS Tower paint job from this morning.

[FrankNash]

Was downtown Friday for a haircut and to see a band that evening.  5th and Broadway was banging.  I'm starting to think that Nashville has one of the best vibes in the southeast.  Blocks and blocks of packed sidewalks.  It's truly amazing how in 10 years our city has become so urban.  We are lucky to have such a vibrant city center everyday.

[markhollin]

St. Vito Focacciaria (pizza and Sicilian street food) will be the tenant in the repurposed former location of Colt's Chocolates at 609 Overton St., owned by marketStreet Enterprises. It will seat 42 people. Powell Architects is overseeing design; Eshelman is in charge of construction.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/07/11/st-vito-focaciaria-opening-in-the-gulch-after.html
 

[markhollin]

Sonic Audi  (conversion of 1 story former Novatech Printing warehouse to car dealership) update.

Looking SE from Lindsley Ave. at 1st Ave. South:

[lmc123]

On 6/29/2022 at 12:08 PM, Logan McCoy said:

A screenshot from the June 8 joint metro council budget and finance and planning and zoning committee…

As you can tell this takes into account the existing stadium location vacated and the new one built where the parking lot is currently located. Also shows 2nd Ave realigned from KVB to the railroad and then becomes N 1st Street (and then Dickerson) near the Clarion. Heading from Top Golf and Cowan south, the new East Bank Boulevard which will become S 1st St cuts through the existing stadium and continues under KVB and through the PSC site. 

This is still conceptual but was presented earlier this month...

Update from Metro Planning:
"The draft East Bank Vision Plan is penciled to be released on Aug 5th. There will be a number of community engagement events in August to give feedback on the draft."

[markhollin]

200 Broadway/Chief's update: barriers are sticking far into the street to funnel foot traffic; fencing set out to edge of curb.  I'm thinking this might be due to some bricks potentially falling while they "blow out" the bricked-over arches on 2nd and 3rd floors.

Looking NW from intersection of Broadway and 2nd Ave. North:

[nightranger36]

Question.What happens to the windows on the side of the merchants building when this new building is built right next to it? I am assuming these side windows were added at some point and aren't original to the building. Does the new builder have to put brick or something nice where the windows look out to the new building wall, or is merchants responsible to take the windows out and lose them? Just curious if anyone knows. I'm sure this isn't  the first time this has come up. 

[titanhog]

27 minutes ago, nightranger36 said:

Question.What happens to the windows on the side of the merchants building when this new building is built right next to it? I am assuming these side windows were added at some point and aren't original to the building. Does the new builder have to put brick or something nice where the windows look out to the new building wall, or is merchants responsible to take the windows out and lose them? Just curious if anyone knows. I'm sure this isn't  the first time this has come up. 

Also…I always used the side entrance where the valet parking was and never even knew if there was a front entrance or not.  Now, that entrance is gone.  

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, nightranger36 said:

Question.What happens to the windows on the side of the merchants building when this new building is built right next to it? I am assuming these side windows were added at some point and aren't original to the building. Does the new builder have to put brick or something nice where the windows look out to the new building wall, or is merchants responsible to take the windows out and lose them? Just curious if anyone knows. I'm sure this isn't  the first time this has come up. 

Those windows will be bricked in completely. I am unsure if the open space around Merchants was ever part of the buildings parcel, but under current codes this windows are not even allowed because they sit on a zero lot line (fire jumping danger). 

[nightranger36]

Thanks. So  Merchants has been fortunate to have windows on that side all this time. Guess they will be doing some remodeling inside.

[Bos2Nash]

8 hours ago, markhollin said:

200 Broadway/Chief's update: barriers are sticking far into the street to funnel foot traffic; fencing set out to edge of curb.  I'm thinking this might be due to some bricks potentially falling while they "blow out" the bricked-over arches on 2nd and 3rd floors.

Looking NW from intersection of Broadway and 2nd Ave. North:

This project received approval for their lane closure as the project would've been extremely difficult to construct without a closure. Because the new circulation is far enough out into the street it will not require overhead protection I guess. There is a temporary sidewalk inside those jersey barriers so the pedestrian circulation will continue to flow.

[titanhog]

8 hours ago, markhollin said:

200 Broadway/Chief's update: barriers are sticking far into the street to funnel foot traffic; fencing set out to edge of curb.  I'm thinking this might be due to some bricks potentially falling while they "blow out" the bricked-over arches on 2nd and 3rd floors.

Looking NW from intersection of Broadway and 2nd Ave. North:

Forgive me if this has already been discussed…but any ideas on what will happen to the front facade in that old bricked-in area?  Will they try to go back to the original windows look?

Edited July 13, 2022 by titanhog

[donNdonelson2]

14 minutes ago, titanhog said:

Forgive me if this has already been discussed…but any ideas on what will happen to the front facade in that old bricked-in area?  Will they try to go back to the original windows look?

Image from a Nashville Post story on the project.

And a color rendering with controversial (and I think not approved) signage for the new business. 
From Nashville Post.