1100 Porter EDITION Hotel & Condos, 28 stories/355', 272 rooms, 72 condos, 10,000 sq. ft. commercial space, 126 capacity garage)

[henburg]

I adored the original design, but the most recently-updated version is a really interesting looking building too. The facade material finishes look really nice.

The attention to-detail on the ground level looks really promising as well-

 

[markhollin]

Demo continues.

Looking north from Porter St., 1/4 block west of 11th Ave. North:

Looking NW from intersection of Porter St. and 11th Ave. North:

[markhollin]

Old structure completely razed now.

Looking NW from intersection of Porter St. and 11th Ave. North:

Looking SW from intersection of Grundy St. and 11th Ave. North:

[BnaBreaker]

I hope that we are able to preserve at least a few of those old brick warehouse structures, because to me that is part of what makes The Gulch, The Gulch. 

[smeagolsfree]

The one you see there will come down.

[Rick Dalton]

Was at Pins Mechanical last night, Asurion looks great from down there. Gonna be a great scene when this goes up.

[CandyAisles]

2 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

I hope that we are able to preserve at least a few of those old brick warehouse structures, because to me that is part of what makes The Gulch, The Gulch. 

As of this month, there are extra incentives to preserve buildings like this for this area. I’d bet 12th and Porter will be protected in some deeded manner. So will the Pins building.  There are a few others in the area that likely will be preserved but this project was entitled before these changes were made to the DTC.

[smeagolsfree]

1 hour ago, CandyAisles said:

As of this month, there are extra incentives to preserve buildings like this for this area. I’d bet 12th and Porter will be protected in some deeded manner. So will the Pins building.  There are a few others in the area that likely will be preserved but this project was entitled before these changes were made to the DTC.

I was thinking the same thing. There are not many buildings left and that legislation was way too late and now only applies to a handful of building’s.

On another thought, why couldn’t Metro utilize NES land and build upon the parking lot and do a high-rise affordable housing project. They could build a garage to house the NES trucks in along with the residential parking. Seems like a no brained IMO, and have someone come in a fee develop for Metro. I guess it would be to easy to think outside the box.

[Mr_Bond]

On 8/22/2021 at 10:08 AM, markhollin said:

Seeing the rebar in a pile makes me wonder if I've seen this done before.  Some effort must be expended to make this happen.  Is this normal or has the steel shortage encouraged demo companies to do more of this?

[smeagolsfree]

13 hours ago, Mr_Bond said:

Seeing the rebar in a pile makes me wonder if I've seen this done before.  Some effort must be expended to make this happen.  Is this normal or has the steel shortage encouraged demo companies to do more of this?

This seems to happen more and more often now. I have seen it is a lot now. There seems to be more of an effort to recycle as much as possible these days. If it is an older building, I have actually seem the bricks bundled and hauled away, but that is rare.

[samsonh]

10 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

This seems to happen more and more often now. I have seen it is a lot now. There seems to be more of an effort to recycle as much as possible these days. If it is an older building, I have actually seem the bricks bundled and hauled away, but that is rare.

I’ve noticed bricks hauled away at most demo sites. My bet is that someone is willing to pay decent money for aged bricks.

[CandyAisles]

4 hours ago, samsonh said:

I’ve noticed bricks hauled away at most demo sites. My bet is that someone is willing to pay decent money for aged bricks.

Worst kept secret in the construction industry is that demolition crews use salvage as a way to lower their fee. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
Continue demo. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning. 
Demo 2 old building gone. 

[Rick Dalton]

I can live with some bad news on other projects (Beaman…) as long as this one gets built to design. 

[markhollin]

Looking NW from intersection of Porter St. and 11th Ave. North:

Looking SW from intersection of 11th Ave. North and Grundy St:

Looking NE from Porter St., 1/2 block west of 11th Ave. North:

Looking north from Porter St., 1/2 block west of 11th Ave. North:




Looking north along the wall of former 12th & Porter Nightclub:

[nashville born]

On 9/2/2021 at 10:06 AM, natethegreat said:

I can live with some bad news on other projects (Beaman…) as long as this one gets built to design. 

I've been consoling myself in a similar fashion, yet my list is a bit longer with what I'd like to see built to design to get me past that which shall not be named.

[markhollin]

Nearly all the razed bricks have been hauled away.

Looking north along the wall of former 12th & Porter Nightclub, 1/2 block east of 12th Ave. North on Porter St:

Looking NE from Porter St., 1/2 block east of 12th Ave. North:

[nashvylle]

This is one of my favorite new developments. 

[TheSound]

This will definitely be another notch in Nashville's belt, so to speak.  But I'm still surprised that they didn't go the Hotel and Condo route that most other luxury lines are doing, including a lot of the other new EDITIONS going up around the globe.  Oh well.

[Rick Dalton]

I would love to have a condo in this building 

[MontanaGuy]

1 hour ago, natethegreat said:

I would love to have a condo in this building 

I would too but what has stopped me from buying one in any of the buildings downtown are the huge monthly fees that are at least $300 which are going to keep going up if you ever move in.  I don't feel like that would be a smart thing to do.

[CandyAisles]

2 hours ago, natethegreat said:

I would love to have a condo in this building 

What would you be willing to pay at a $ / SF?

[Mr_Bond]

28 minutes ago, MontanaGuy said:

I would too but what has stopped me from buying one in any of the buildings downtown are the huge monthly fees that are at least $300 which are going to keep going up if you ever move in.  I don't feel like that would be a smart thing to do.

As a condo owner in The Gulch for 12 years, I've done this math many times, using as comparison the cost of owning a home with a yard.  Included in my rather expensive monthly HOA fee is garbage collection, recycling, a dumpster for larger waste, seasonal landscaping of the beds around the building, enclosed and secured parking for two cars, a pool, a pool deck with two gas grills and a pizza oven (all maintained), a cardio room with state of the art equipment, a fitness room (strength training) with state of the art equipment, a lounge with kitchen and several seating areas with TVs, 24/7 concierge service (secure package acceptance, so no porch bandits here), secure access to the building and the residents' lobby and my floor, heating and cooling for all the common areas, routine (every 10 years) upgrades and remodeling to the lobby and lounge, and a few other amenities.  As a homeowner, I would be paying for garbage, recycling, trips to the nearest waste/recycling center, some landscaping, lawn maintenance, a Y membership, gas grill maintenance, and more.  For me, the biggest win is time savings on all of these features (not pushing a mower, no trips to Lowe's, no commute to the Y, and on and on).  Almost forgot about the roof - a homeowner should save about $100 per month for eventual roof replacement, but this is included in my HOA fees.  This calculation is about a break-even, so the condo does not win this comparison but it does not lose.

The comprehensive calculation would include the home maintenance expenses listed above on the house side of the ledger and the lower cost per square foot (but more square feet), and on the condo side of the ledger is the HOA fees and the higher cost per square foot (but less square feet).  Then include the costs of commuting on the house side and the benefits of less commuting and closer proximity to the city on the condo side.

Side note: I saw a study several years ago comparing the 'happiness' of families that lived in smaller homes close to a city versus those who lived in a larger home and lot in the suburbs.  For the families in the suburbs to be as happy as those in the city, they needed to make 40% more at work.  40%.  There aren't many of us who can go to our boss and ask, "I want to move to a house outside of Nashville.  Can you give me a 40% pay raise, please?"

[Rick Dalton]

58 minutes ago, CandyAisles said:

What would you be willing to pay at a $ / SF?

I think 600-700 is reasonable