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Circle South, 30 story/443'/535,000 sq. ft. office tower; 19 story/239'/261 residential tower; 2.6 acres at Lafayette and 8th Ave. South


markhollin

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Proposed improvements to the Lafayette and Peabody intersection. All the work appears to be north of Lafayette, so @LA_TN is probably right in that Metro would not require monies for this improvement. The turning angle is still awkward coming from Lafayette southbound and the lack of crosswalk across Peabody is discouraging, but it this appear schematic, and thrown out there for thought.

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2 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

If there were ever an intersection in need of a roundabout, this would be it.  Is it just too close to the other roundabout to be an option?

Roundabouts can be right next to each other.  Whether that's too much for Nashville drivers might be the better question.

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https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/innovative/roundabouts/presentations/safety_aspects/long.cfm

I like this one in Napa CA.

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Multiples of those probably aren't a great solution for a dense urban area since when they get too complex it's kind of like plopping a miniature highway interchange into the middle of a neighborhood... but I am a big believer in roundabouts as a traffic control solution, so I'd love to see Nashville build more of them, and perhaps even some of these double beasts a bit further out!

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Both of those posts show good solutions for moving cars. But the lack of pedestrian mobility is a very large concern. The KVB traffic circle does a good job having crossings at every road entry into it and I would hope that any proposal of major overhaul - such as adding a traffic circle - would include the same

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On 4/20/2020 at 12:25 PM, PruneTracy said:

An inclined building with a square design is not that different structurally than a regular building. They're just inefficient.

There are some more examples here, though some might make you shed tears for Nashville's skyline:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclined_building

I was just reading back over this, and clicked on that link... if Wikipedia is correct (which, mind you, isn’t necessarily that likely), this would be the 6th tallest inclined building in the world?

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18 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Lincoln Property Co. has entered into an option agreement to lease another 1.4 acres next to the 1.7 acres they already own on the Circle South site.  More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/09/25/deal-dash-cre-roundup-eakin-century-farms-stoltz.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

Does Lincoln Property Co. need this additional 1.4 acres in order to building Circle South, or can Circle South be built on the 1.7 acres they already own?

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One would think that this bodes well for Circle South. Hopefully they keep the iconic leaning design! 
 

Edit, based on the NP article it sounds like they didn’t acquire the entire block. Just the portion directly south of the proposed office tower at 514/522 8th ave S, and 706 Drexel street. 

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4 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

The only other property that could be purchased is the Imperial Insurance property at 7th & Lafayette. The other property that is on 7th across the alley has not been purchased but rather leased and they could come back at some point and buy that land as well.

So do they need to purchase that property before they build, or do we have a similar situation RE the Four Seasons where they can build without a sliver of a lot? Thanks again. 

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Yes! I deal with this frequently. People often have an inflated idea of what a property is worth. Still comes down to comps, but in this case they should have gone for about 15% higher than comps (and they're quite high in Sobro) and then settled for the best offer. They won't get that sort of deal for quite a long time. And even with this development completed, they may not be able to get as much as they do now. 

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