Federal Reserve Hotel (16 stories, 143' hotel addition atop 226 3rd Ave. North)

[markhollin]

Entrepreneur Bill Miller (Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline Museums, House of Cards, Nudie's Honkey Tonk, Skull's Rainbow Room, Sinatra's, etc.) wants to build a 16 story, 143 ft. addition on top of the 98-year-old, 3 story Federal Reserve Bank Building at 226 3rd Ave. North. It would include restoring much of the original structure as part of a new hotel. No word yet on brand, or how many rooms, although the added structure will take up 46,700 sq. ft. on the new levels. 

The documentation is a bit unclear---the renderings show an 8 story addition, and yet some elements talk about 12 more stories.

This will be across the street from the planned 11 story addition for the Indigo Hotel on top of the 118 year old Nashville Trust Building (which has been approved).

Miller will go before the Metro Planning Commission on Thursday, April 9, to request an overall height modification for the property above the 6 levels of new development allowed by current codes for that neighborhood.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21118737/hotel-addition-eyed-for-historic-downtown-building
 

[smeagolsfree]

Thanks Mark for getting on this. I alerted William at 6:30 this morning when I saw it. I think we had heard this was in the works but did not know the scope until now.

Its OK I guess, but it rings of One221One as it is Gresham Smith. It seems that once a company starts doing a style of architecture, they have a hard time getting away from it, other than trying to be original again.

[e-dub]

I thought I remembered reading somewhere that this building was being used as a private residence - until recently, it seems. Am I making that up?

[downtownresident]

This part of town could use a bit of glass to break up all of the concrete. I like it, so long as the non glazed side is attractive. 

[ariesjow]

This looks much better than I anticipated. Love the juxtaposition of old and new. 

[MLBrumby]

Beautiful coffer ceilings. So what was most recently housed there? 

[CenterHill]

2 hours ago, e-dub said:

I thought I remembered reading somewhere that this building was being used as a private residence - until recently, it seems. Am I making that up?

Yes, it was a private residence.     The building was owned by members of the Choi family (JJ's Market) and one of their sons lived there for a while.    

 

[NashvilleObserver]

Ooooooh.... I bet some folks in the Stahlman won't be happy about losing their view of downtown. 

But I love this proposal! Keeping a classic building as a base but expanding on top is a great idea. From the alley, you can see inside this building and it seems to have been deteriorating over the past few years. I'm glad it's being repurposed.

[21jump]

Nice, it reminds me of a modern version of Le Pavillion hotel in New Orleans.

[AUNash]

I think it looks like a good use that preserves the old. Good project. I hope it is approved.

[Nashville Cliff]

19 hours ago, CenterHill said:

Yes, it was a private residence.     The building was owned by members of the Choi family (JJ's Market) and one of their sons lived there for a while.    

 

I went to a couple of neighborhood events there when I lived downtown and it was the Choi residence. Beautiful old building.

[markhollin]

This project is now being referred to as The Federal Reserve Hotel, according to documents turned into MDHA Design Review Committee which will be meeting soon to approve bonus height which will add 16 stories onto the existing 4 story historic structure.  It will stand close to 200' tall.  A new rendering below.

More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21142164/metro-approval-sought-for-downtown-hotel-project
 

[markhollin]

At the request of the developer, the MDHA Design Review Committee deferred on a vote for the concept plan and approval of additional height for the hotel.  Bill Miller wanted further discussion from all involved.  No word yet n when a decision will be made.

More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21142317/metro-defers-vote-on-planned-hotel-project

[markhollin]

Developer Bill Miller will go before MDHA again next Tuesday, Aug. 18th to seek approval for his 13 story hotel addition atop the Federal Reserve Bank building. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21142857/metro-approval-sought-for-boutique-hotel-project

[markhollin]

MDHA Design Review Committee today approved the concept plan and bonus height for the 16 story Federal Reserve Hotel. Total height will be nearly 200'.

More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21142910/cash-museum-owner-lands-metro-ok-for-hotel-project

[markhollin]

Metro Planning Commission has also approved the additional height for the project.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21143405/one-city-eyed-for-apartment-building

[MontanaGuy]

At first glance I think it looks incredibly weird and out of place and I don't get the feeling that it's a good mix of old and new as others have stated.  Maybe it will grow on me but I sure don't have a good first impression!

[Nash_12South]

One issue in tying the buildings together is Metro's insistance that the new addition NOT look like the historic portion. It eleminates a lot of options and creates a lot of frustration for designers.

Look at the new hotels along 4th - Dream & Noelle. Both have very modern additions. 

Edited September 16, 2020 by Nash_12South

[Armacing]

54 minutes ago, Nash_12South said:

One issue in tying the buildings together is Metro's insistance that the new addition NOT look like the historic portion. It eleminates a lot of options and creates a lot of frustration for designers.

Look at the new hotels along 4th - Dream & Noelle. Both have very modern additions. 

I actually like that juxtaposition of old and new.  Glad to see this architectural gem is being preserved and renewed for public use, and I love the austere look of the lobby.   I think the design is respectful of the serious historical events that took place within the walls of that old structure.   The only thing I can't figure out is whether or not any of the rooms will actually face 3rd avenue or if they all face the alley and Stahlman.

[Bos2Nash]

On 9/16/2020 at 9:15 AM, Nash_12South said:

One issue in tying the buildings together is Metro's insistance that the new addition NOT look like the historic portion. It eleminates a lot of options and creates a lot of frustration for designers.

Look at the new hotels along 4th - Dream & Noelle. Both have very modern additions. 

I believe the intent is just that. Many times when dealing with historic structures the charge is to create a visually different addition. The goal is to maintain the significant characteristics of the historic structure, but create something that ties into the new context around the structure and keeps the historic structure visible. It's a tricky situation for designers as we are always trying to maintain the historic qualities of a structure like this. Think about the hotel structure being built around the firehouse over in Rutledge Hill, if the new structure blended to the materiality and palette of that firehouse, the firehouse would probably be a bit lost in the whole project.

 

[markhollin]

Developer Bill Miller says they are looking at mid-to-late 2022 for completion of the Reserve Hotel project in an interview with NBJ today. Cost will be $30-40 million. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/27/bill-miller-hotel-project-covid-icon-entertainment.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s