Modera McGavock (formerly Hotel Broadway plan), 29 stories/325', 400 residential units, 16,000 sq. ft. restaurant/retail

[markhollin]

McGavock Street Partners will go before Metro Planning Commission on Dec. 14, 2017 to request height modification for a 21 story boutique hotel (no brand yet), that would have 470 rooms as well as a 200 seat entertainment venue.

The location would be the NW corner of McGavock Street and 13th Ave. South (the frontage road along I-40/65 on the west side of downtown). Originally this was going to be a Staybridge Suites. The address is 1212-1218 McGavock St., and sits just south of the former Deja Vu site, which is now being considered for a 3 tower Endeavor project.

The modernist design, by Manuel Zeitlin Architects, shown below, could help the developers gain the extra 5 stories (base allowed for that area is 10, plus bonus height of 6 more for parking/LEED allowances) due to an "exceptional design" clause that Metro has in it's codes.

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20981593/hotel-proposed-for-gulch-could-rise-21-floors

Looking NW from above I-40/65, with 13th Ave. South in foreground and McGavock Street on right. The Firestone store facing Broadway is the low-lying 1 story building on the left.

The location  (teal square in center) on a screen shot from Smeagolsfree's excellent Nashville Development Map:

 

The current vacant lot looking north from corner of McGavock and 13th Ave. South:

 

Looking south along 13th Ave. South.  That is the Eakin 1210 Demonbruen tower in background: 

 

Looking SW from back of lot across 13th Ave South and I-40/65:

 

[Titans10]

What is this a new tower every 8 hours? I thought everything was slowing down in Nashville!

[MLBrumby]

Is that at the site where the 3 tower proposal was earlier this year?

[smeagolsfree]

Just the facts mam....

 

A 21-story boutique hotel building

 

The 470-room hotel building

 

Manuel Zeitlin Architects

 

Fourth floor of the building will offer an 200-seat concert/entertainment venue

 

Base code for the site allow for a 10-story building. Metro’s bonus height program allows for up to six more stories. Metro can grant additional floors for “exceptional design”

 

Asking for 5 additional floors.

[MidTenn1]

WOW!!!!!  

[smeagolsfree]

This is the lot behind McDonalds and Firestone.

[Tim29tn]

Good lord, that thing is ugly.

[smeagolsfree]

I think the location is fine for what it is. Very modernist tower which Zeitlin is known for. I don't have a problem with it. I think it may be a little gaudy, but will be eye catching and has a bit of a WOW factor.

[smeagolsfree]

A little more added to the story.

"Regarding 'exceptional design,' the unique architecture of the building reflects Nashville’s identity as Music City but in ways that aren’t as literal or immediately obvious as a guitar shape. We have utilized patterns generated from music theory to create a vibrant, dancing glass shape for the façade, along with similar concepts to select and locate accent colors. The result is a building that will shimmer and change color as one moves around it."

[fieldmarshaldj]

19 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Oh, my stars. I see where they get the inspiration for it...

I presume the rooms will each slide out and guests dropped into them ?

[titanhog]

I like it.  It's different and eye-catching.

[BnaBreaker]

I think its gorgrous! Manuel Zeitlin is one of my favorites!

[bigeasy]

I love it!! We need something with some excitement and creativity.

[japan]

I like it also.  We need something eye-catching mixed in with the boxes.

[wmaddbb2018]

Somewhat reminds me of this condo building in Chelsea/NYC.

[VSRJ]

We complain about glass boxes and then complain about non-glass boxes.

Personally, I love it.

[markhollin]

Much to like about this design...

1) The various hues of color within the glass windows and surrounding trim.

2) The corner rooms are solid window with no visible frame on the joint.

3) Slight curve of the mains superstructures facing 13th Ave. South and McGavock Streets.

4) The two towers appear to be slightly off from 90 degrees  to each other and the pedestal they sit upon.

5) The trees on the 17th floor of the first section's amenities deck.

6) There appears to be good street activation along McGavock and 13th.  Probably a restaurant and the entrance to the 200 seat music club will be part of that. 

7) Overall, it will help make that block between Broadway and Demonbruen facing the expressway come alive---especially with the 3 tower Endeavor development planned just to it's south---as part of the western gateway into downtown.

[titanhog]

I would like to see more structures like this scattered in amongst the glass towers.  It's still glass...but definitely with a twist.  Adds character to the skyline.

[Binbin98]

I think in terms of the whole Nashville's economy slowing down thing, I believe the media really over-exaggerates what is really happening. Nashville's economy is doing just fine even with a slowdown, growing markets need to slow down every once in awhile to absorb the houses/hotel rooms/office space/condos it has built over a certain period of time. If this doesn't happen for a market the market becomes over-saturated and the bubble bursts sort to speak. What in reality seems to be happening is that Nashville is growing and absorbing quite fast, but also in a way that allows the market not to burst, however the media tells it as Nashville's economy is about to crash which doesnt seem to be true. Don't get me wrong I think in the future at some point Nashville's allure may be a bit less than it was at first, but that does not mean that Nashville lost its appeal or will lose its great economy. I actually feel Nashville's economy will always be on the good side of things, mainly because people come to and invest in Nashville for Nashville itself, rather than a specific tourist attractions/business headquarters that bring people to a city despite the city itself (if you get what I mean)

Sorry for the long post, I just came back from my econ class and felt like I needed to put what I learned to use  

[TNinVB]

Very nice!! It's really eye-catching and different for Nashville. 

[markhollin]

Tennessean's coverage has a few more details: 

The roughly $50 million, 315,000-square-foot project tentatively called McGavock Street Hotel will also include a ground-floor restaurant and coffee shop, a rooftop bar, some micro rooms, plus penthouse units on the 21st floor.  The 20,000-square-foot entertainment venue on the fourth floor terrace level will include a concert hall, bars and restaurants with games also available for play.  The independent boutique hotel project is expected to include a 350-to-500 space parking structure. The hotel's lobby will be off the 13th Avenue South side, which the swimming pool would also face. The planned ground-floor restaurant will face McGavock and have outdoor parking. 

With approvals, construction could start by next summer and span 18 months. 

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/11/03/first-look-gulch-area-boutique-hotel-project-grows-21-stories-470-rooms/828839001/

 

[urbanplanet17]

17 hours ago, Titans10 said:

What is this a new tower every 8 hours? I thought everything was slowing down in Nashville!

My guess is everyone's getting primed for Trump's tax reform.

If that goes through, we may see yet another development boom.

[urbanplanet17]

7 hours ago, Binbin98 said:

I think in terms of the whole Nashville's economy slowing down thing, I believe the media really over-exaggerates what is really happening. Nashville's economy is doing just fine even with a slowdown, growing markets need to slow down every once in awhile to absorb the houses/hotel rooms/office space/condos it has built over a certain period of time. If this doesn't happen for a market the market becomes over-saturated and the bubble bursts sort to speak. What in reality seems to be happening is that Nashville is growing and absorbing quite fast, but also in a way that allows the market not to burst, however the media tells it as Nashville's economy is about to crash which doesnt seem to be true. Don't get me wrong I think in the future at some point Nashville's allure may be a bit less than it was at first, but that does not mean that Nashville lost its appeal or will lose its great economy. I actually feel Nashville's economy will always be on the good side of things, mainly because people come to and invest in Nashville for Nashville itself, rather than a specific tourist attractions/business headquarters that bring people to a city despite the city itself (if you get what I mean)

Sorry for the long post, I just came back from my econ class and felt like I needed to put what I learned to use  

There has been a slow down in construction overall throughout the economy, it's not specific to Nashville or any one city. People are still on the fence about the future of the economy (there's never been an economic expansion period that has lasted this long in history), thus most banks have stopped lending for these projects for the time being to see how things shake out over the next several months / years.

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elyrazin/2017/08/02/bank-of-the-ozarks-stock-drop-cre/&refURL=https://www.google.com/&referrer=https://www.google.com/

https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/10/14/does-bank-of-the-ozarks-make-loans-that-other-bank.aspx

Quote

"Despite living 350 miles west of Nashville in Little Rock, Ark., [Chairman and CEO George] Gleason and his ... Bank of the Ozarks have funneled more money into Nashville's construction boom than any lender around in recent years," wrote Meg Garner for the Nashville Business Journal in April. Even "those in the development community warn that the city has too many apartments on the market."

Even in my county in Georgia, growth continues, but there isn't a whole lot of new construction or land sales happening.  A lot of stuff is in the works, but it has all been sitting in limbo for some time.

Edited November 4, 2017 by urbanplanet17

[Binbin98]

1 hour ago, urbanplanet17 said:

There has been a slow down in construction overall throughout the economy, it's not specific to Nashville or any one city. People are still on the fence about the future of the economy (there's never been an economic expansion period that has lasted this long in history), thus most banks have stopped lending for these projects for the time being to see how things shake out over the next several months / years.

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elyrazin/2017/08/02/bank-of-the-ozarks-stock-drop-cre/&refURL=https://www.google.com/&referrer=https://www.google.com/

https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/10/14/does-bank-of-the-ozarks-make-loans-that-other-bank.aspx

Even in my county in Georgia, growth continues, but there isn't a whole lot of new construction or land sales happening.  A lot of stuff is in the works, but it has all been sitting in limbo for some time.

Yes I agree, its not just Nashville that is being cautious. Even if tomorrow the economy has a collapse, Nashville still has many projects under construction or about to start construction (with financing), so I'd say stay in Nashville/Austin/Raleigh/Denver/Portland etc... if a depression happens because there probably will still be construction in those places, albeit less  

[smeagolsfree]

Here is a proposed massing of all lots and allowed buildings along 13th.