801 Monroe (10, 5, & 4 stories, 206 residential units, w/ ground level retail and internal garage)

[markhollin]

801 Monroe will be a three building development of 10, 5, and 4 stories at 801 Monroe St. in Buena Vista that will also have an address of 1217-1223 Rosa Parks Blvd.  This is the former site of the O'Reilly Auto Parts store that was destroyed in the March, 2020 tornado.  The 10 story structure would face Rosa Parks, the 5 story will face Monroe, and the 4 story will face 9th Ave. North.

It is being developed by Stoltz Real Estate Partners, and will most likely be mixed-use. STG Design has been brought on to handle architectural duties.  Stoltz bought the 6 parcel site last June for $7.5 million.

The team has filed a height modification  request with the Metro Planning Dept., and will make a presentation on Thursday, Dec. 9th.

Stoltz, a large Philadelphia-based company, has been in the Nashville market since 2016, having purchased the Stahlman Building, The Lofts at 160, The Service Source Tower, The Sheds, Lowes Vanderbilt Plaza, and Public Square Garage.

No renderings or diagrams yet.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/three-building-project-eyed-for-city-s-north-side/article_4bfc6808-3a8d-11ec-b5ea-af01599766da.html

This screen shot from Smeagolfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:

[Bos2Nash]

I'm excited about this one! This project site is located in the Hope Garden subdistrict of the DTC. I have heard rumors that this is one of the harder subdistricts to work through the DTC. Not sure why as I have never done work over here, but I can imagine our rich history of redlining neighborhoods has something to do with it.

Here is the DTC cut sheet on the bulk standards. Each of the 3 buildings will need to obtain bonus height or the overall height modification. The 10 and 5 story structures have bonus height available as they front Primary and Secondary Streets. The 4-story structure does not have bonus height available as it fronts a tertiary street and there is no bonuses for that frontage.

[smeagolsfree]

It makes you wonder how they are going to get that one floor on 9th, unless there is something to the site plan we don't know about.  That's always the issue when the site plan does not show up with the rest of the documents.

I am sure Taylor and myself will be waving a red flag when it does pop up!

STG is usually pretty good about this stuff, so I will bet they have the bases covered.

[Bos2Nash]

This may also be why they are doing the overall modification. The bonus height for the structures in Monroe and Rosa Parks should be relatively “easy” to achieve so it’s possible the modification is entirely due to the 9th fronting building. the trick with an overall height modification is project development team has to “exhaust” options within the bonus height program (“exhaust” can be subjective). 

[markhollin]

Images and diagrams released today. It appears to be around 206 residential units, but unclear how much ground level retail square footage, or how many slots in the internal garage.  No word on when they go before Metro Planning Commission to seek approvals on the 10 story height, etc. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/images-released-for-mixed-use-project-set-for-north-side/article_9dc3dd26-755a-11ec-9500-7fd51ceb315e.html


And at NashvilleNowNext here:

https://nashvillenownext.com/2022/01/17/10-story-mixed-use-development-proposed-across-from-kroger-near-germantown/


And at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/01/18/801-monroe.html

[nashvylle]

Really strong development for any area in Nashville. 

[rolly]

Sharp!

[markhollin]

Well....bummer: Stoltz Real Estate has ended its intention to build the 10, 5, & 4 story  mixed-use project and is now seeking to sell the site.  They were unable to secure an overall height modification from  from Metro Planning Dept.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/project-planned-for-north-side-will-not-move-forward/article_11e342a6-db99-11ec-a2d0-67f53a7995a0.html

[samsonh]

8 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Well....bummer: Stoltz Real Estate has ended its intention to build the 10, 5, & 4 story  mixed-use project and is now seeking to sell the site.  They were unable to secure an overall height modification from  from Metro Planning Dept.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/project-planned-for-north-side-will-not-move-forward/article_11e342a6-db99-11ec-a2d0-67f53a7995a0.html

Ridiculous. This was a very attractive project on a main thoroughfare. 

[downtownresident]

8 minutes ago, samsonh said:

Ridiculous. This was a very attractive project on a main thoroughfare. 

You can thank the neighborhood for this one. 

[samsonh]

10 minutes ago, downtownresident said:

You can thank the neighborhood for this one. 

NIMBY is a disease we must fight tooth and nail. 206 units near downtown and in an urban neighborhood > an abandoned O'Reillys. I do not understand people moving into the city and then fighting against density. 

[Two_wheels]

2 hours ago, downtownresident said:

You can thank the neighborhood for this one. 

It would help if planning heard more comments from people to support projects like this. 

[Quixotic 1]

3 hours ago, samsonh said:

Ridiculous. This was a very attractive project on a main thoroughfare. 

 

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

Well....bummer: Stoltz Real Estate has ended its intention to build the 10, 5, & 4 story  mixed-use project and is now seeking to sell the site.  They were unable to secure an overall height modification from  from Metro Planning Dept.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/project-planned-for-north-side-will-not-move-forward/article_11e342a6-db99-11ec-a2d0-67f53a7995a0.html

Agree completely that this is ridiculous. Am I correct that the height modification was for the 3-4 story component on 9th Avenue, not the taller structure on Rosa Parks? 

[Bos2Nash]

3 hours ago, Two_wheels said:

It would help if planning heard more comments from people to support projects like this. 

Correct. And it needs to be more IN WRITING comments in support. Showing up is one thing, but as everyone knows, unless it is documented, it might as well be a Unicorn trotting around Atlantis.

2 hours ago, Quixotic 1 said:

Agree completely that this is ridiculous. Am I correct that the height modification was for the 3-4 story component on 9th Avenue, not the taller structure on Rosa Parks? 

It was a modification for for all three components.

[BnaBreaker]

Completely absurd.  This project would have done wonders for this neighborhood.  What sort of person choses an abandoned auto parts store over a gorgeous, smartly planned development like this as their neighbor?   I will never, ever understand this mentality.  

[MLBrumby]

Would someone please fill me in on the background to the situation here? I can't read past the paywall. What were the grounds for opposition? 

[Flatrock]

Grass roots, community activism is very strong in that area. And one person in particular stirs a lot of those pots. She has considerable pull in the city and communities. IDK if she was behind this. Regardless, the decision makes little sense. Frustrating.

[nashvylle]

16 hours ago, Flatrock said:

Grass roots, community activism is very strong in that area. And one person in particular stirs a lot of those pots. She has considerable pull in the city and communities. IDK if she was behind this. Regardless, the decision makes little sense. Frustrating.

was it the Stand Up Nashville woman running for congressional seat?