The Sinclair, 27 stories, 315', 334 residential units; 31,500 sq. ft. retail; 13,040 sq. ft. restaurant; underground garage

[Nathan_in_DC]

Whoa, this will be a HUGE change to the neighborhood. The slope down from west to east will give an optical illusion that it's much, much bigger than it actually is I think when approaching from the west.

Only thing I'll miss there is the old flower shop..."Eah'ma's...thah supeahlahtive flow'rist." 

[AUNash]

I drive down West End every morning on the way to work. I was thinking other day how much has changed since I moved to town in 2010. I used to be able to see Batman Bldg from Vandy. Alignment of the road made it look from there like Batman was the terminus of the street. Now, w/ all the developments in between, you can’t even see it from the vantage point of West End around 23rd. So much change!

[smeagolsfree]

Hot off the presses!

The Name of the Tower will be called The Sinclair. Release will be forthcoming on the Post and the NBJ.

[markhollin]

Metro Council has approved zoning for The Sinclair (the new name for 2416 West End). GBT Realty will spend $1.25 million in public infrastructure improvements around the property that will help with the flow of traffic at the unique intersection.

To do this, the firm says it’s enlisting the Nashville Department of Transportation to make a list of public safety and mobility priorities. These could include measures like the creating a pathway near Centennial Park and “improvements” at surrounding intersections. (NBJ)

GBT has paid $2.61 million for the 1/10th acre 2412 West End property (formerly Joy's Flowers) to complete the tract needed for the tower.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/11/18/gbt-west-end-tower-approved.html


And at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/planned-skyscraper-project-progresses-with-2-61m-deal/article_9c9d38f4-488a-11ec-b8f8-8f6fbea4530d.html


And at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2021/11/19/zoning-changes-advance-plans-27-story-tower-west-end-avenue/8670798002/


And at NashvilleNowNext:

https://nashvillenownext.com/2021/11/19/video-gbt-realty-gets-key-approval-for-its-midtown-tower-the-sinclair/

New rendering:

[Rick Dalton]

Do we know if this is apartments or condos?

[rolly]

Wow 374!  A giant!   I'm still trying to take in the appearance. 

[BnaBreaker]

Please tell me they didn't take away the stair-stepped roofline...

[DDIG]

4 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

Please tell me they didn't take away the stair-stepped roofline...

I'm pretty sure it still cascades down, just kind of tricky to see at that angle.

[henburg]

Nothing to worry about yet regarding a significant design change, a less HD version of this angle was shared along with the original project plans and there is very little difference if any when cross referenced with the one from today's article. The angle itself paired with the descending tiers of the building just creates a slight optical illusion.

Edited November 19, 2021 by henburg

[markhollin]

NashvilleNowNext has created a nice video about The Sinclair:
 

 

[PillowTalk4]

Was wondering about this project recently.  Good to know it's still on track.  By this time next year construction may be starting or should be underway.

Edited November 19, 2021 by PillowTalk4

[markhollin]

GBT has secured the final two plots of .28 acre at 2410 West End (formerly Emma's Flowers) and 2413 Elliston Place (formerly Rotier's) for the project at the cost of $5.15 million.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/project-eyed-for-midtown-progresses-with-5-15m-deal/article_21f58fa8-795d-11ec-83cd-7f38a690b893.html

[markhollin]

GBT has secured either a $12.6 million or $25.2 million  (might have been a clerical error) loan from Pinnacle Bank to start construction on the Sinclair tower.  No word on when work will begin.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/04/22/gbt-tower-secures-funding.html

[UrbanWes03]

Great news to start off this Friday morning!

[smeagolsfree]

I will add there was a grading permit applied for yesterday for a trench on site. They still need demo permits for anything to start. I do know they are supposed to start by the end of the year on this project.

[Rick Dalton]

GBT and Pinnacle, Nashville power duo

[downtownresident]

Demo permits were applied for today per E-Permits. 

[smeagolsfree]

They are supposed to start on this around December last I heard.

[downtownresident]

Final Site Plan has been applied for. The plans can be found here: https://maps.nashville.gov/MPC/2021SP-045-002_plan.pdf

Some diagrams of included off-site improvements:

New renderings of the tower:

[markhollin]

Some slight adjustments on these new diagrams:
 

[PruneTracy]

I think they are rolling on interior demo of the existing structures on this one. Bunch of workers parked in the Emma's back parking lot with a ro-ro dumpster and demo gear. Also the car-share that was using the Rite-Aid canopy has removed all of its vehicles and equipment.

[Deangelo]

Cool design for a high rise residential building, and the new rendering looks better.

[markhollin]

Demo will begin on the site as fencing is up and $153,125 permit landed to take down the structures that formerly housed Rite Aid, Smoothie King, Rotier's, and Emma's Flowers. Unique Restorations will handle the razing. 

Ground breaking for the 27 story tower is still planned for late this year.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-demo-looms-at-key-west-end-site/article_1dcc891a-5e2a-11ed-9ab0-f3fced0f6396.html

[MLBrumby]

Just curious if anyone here knows anything about the history of that large brick building at the Y intersection of West End, Elliston and 25th Avenue?  I've read it was originally a garage, but when was it built?  I think it was vacant when I first moved to Nashville. I only remember it as a drugstore and I think I may have gone inside it once. 

[FloCorg]

39 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Just curious if anyone here knows anything about the history of that large brick building at the Y intersection of West End, Elliston and 25th Avenue?  I've read it was originally a garage, but when was it built?  I think it was vacant when I first moved to Nashville. I only remember it as a drugstore and I think I may have gone inside it once. 

I found this blurb on Historic Nashville's 2020 list of the Nashville Nine:

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The Firestone Building
2416-2418 West End Avenue

For ninety years, the buff-colored brick buildings have stood on the triangular lot where 25thAvenue North/Elliston Place splits off from West End Avenue. Designed by prominent local architects Marr & Holman (who also designed the Nashville Post Office which is now the Frist Center for the Visual Arts), it was initially Firestone Service Stores, the first “one stop” retail store in Nashville for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. For the past thirty-five years, the main building has housed a series of drug stores, most recently a Rite Aid.

When it opened, the Firestone store was expected to be the South’s largest tire sales building and service station, capable of servicing twenty-five cars at once. Firestone operated here until 1983, with Eckerd moving into the space in 1985.In 1986, the Metro Historical Commission awarded the property with a preservation award, calling the Firestone Building “an example of Art Deco architectural style, rare in Nashville as well as the nation because the style was becoming popular just as the effects of the Depression were being felt.”

Currently, the smaller corner building houses a Smoothie King. Walgreens, which owns theproperty, put both buildings on the market when the Rite Aid closed.  Historic Nashville is concerned that the Firestone Building’s prominent location puts it particularly at risk of development that seeks to create a newer, larger presence at the expense of our city’s historic integrity.