Marriott Autograph Hotel (35 stories, 485', 789 rooms, 48,235 sq. ft. meeting space, 12,300 sq. ft. rest./retail, 190 capacity underground garage)

[Baronakim]

4 hours ago, Salbato said:

They might use the parking structure next to it.

Even if the structure belongs to the Feds, it is built like a brick craphouse structurally.  I think 5 to 8 more levels of parking could be built on top of it and leased.  The property is WAY underutilized IMO.

 

[smeagolsfree]

You have to have federal ID to get into that one!

I think they may have made a blunder, however there is no parking requirement I think. Someone correct me on that.

Also we have heard a brand, so we are not going talk about it until confirmed but not any that have been mentioned.

[Rick Dalton]

Best Western? Motel 6?

[titanhog]

3 hours ago, natethegreat said:

Best Western? Motel 6?

It's a combo.  Best Western 6

[Rick Dalton]

23 minutes ago, titanhog said:

It's a combo.  Best Western 6

Sounds luxurious and exclusive 

[donNdonelson2]

[titanhog]

Y’all made me LOL. 

[nashvylle]

22 hours ago, Baronakim said:

Even if the structure belongs to the Feds, it is built like a brick craphouse structurally.  I think 5 to 8 more levels of parking could be built on top of it and leased.  The property is WAY underutilized IMO.

 

Well, if you hate the parking structure now, wait til you see what it replaced… 

[donNdonelson2]

Perhaps forgottennashville should correct their post to exclude Frist Art Museum as the user of the hideous garage that replaced the historic structure. Wouldn’t want to blame the museum for such a criminal destruction of a gem of our city’s past!

[Baronakim]

2 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Well, if you hate the parking structure now, wait til you see what it replaced… 

 

 

 

Actually, it is now the tree lined Frist parking lot across 9th.  The Fed parking is on the NE corner.

Edited June 5, 2022 by Baronakim

[Native]

17 hours ago, natethegreat said:

Best Western? Motel 6?

OK.  As long as they will leave the light on for you.

[markhollin]

NashvilleNowNext coverage of announcement:

https://nashvillenownext.com/2022/06/06/35-story-hotel-tower-proposed-on-8th-demonbreun-in-downtown-nashville/
 

[nashville born]

What, no slides?!?!  Love that feature!

NNN always does a great job.  

[smeagolsfree]

Come on give Robert a break. He had to go to the UP meeting Saturday and the man needs at least one day off.

[Rlooper]

Lol hey for what its worth I had slides planned, however, my photo angles  were off and only had one time to capture the footage.  Also if you look closely at the picture of the top of the building, you can see a reflection of Moscow in the windows.  The rendering wasnt really to scale for Nashville, thats why they redrew the surrounding buildings from scratch.

Well it looks like it could be Moscow but it sure isn't Nashville lol.

Edited June 6, 2022 by Rlooper

[nashvylle]

@Rlooper your website is awesome. Thanks for all the work you do. 

[nashville born]

@Rlooperto be clear, my comment was NOT a knock!  I subscribe to the site and LOVE it!

[smeagolsfree]

WSMV is back to its old game. Looking for a story when there is none to be found. I bet you she had to stand on that corner for two hours to find someone to take the opposite side of the coin. Since when is mixed reactions only one person... HA! She needed to interview someone who knows who placemaking really works instead of a woman who is too lazy to walk. Plenty of parking if you know where to look. I 'll bet I could find free parking.

Plans for new hotel in downtown Nashville garnering mixed reactions (wsmv.com)

[go_outside]

8 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

WSMV is back to its old game. Looking for a story when there is none to be found. I bet you she had to stand on that corner for two hours to find someone to take the opposite side of the coin. Since when is mixed reactions only one person... HA! She needed to interview someone who knows who placemaking really works instead of a woman who is too lazy to walk. Plenty of parking if you know where to look. I 'll bet I could find free parking.

Plans for new hotel in downtown Nashville garnering mixed reactions (wsmv.com)

Seriously, if someone wants convenient free parking, they're welcome to visit Nashville's many lovely strip malls and big box parking wastelands. But downtown should be designed for people, not cars.

[Rick Dalton]

Is that a joke? Imagine being small minded enough to care about an ugly surface lot.

[Nashvillain]

Hotel/motel tax is only one component of the increased revenue. The other (probably bigger) element is increased property tax revenue generated by a 35-story hotel in comparison to a surface lot. Freddie got this right, but the anchor and reporter didn't seem to pick it up in their summary. What a terrible piece of journalism

[smeagolsfree]

That station always does shoddy journalism.  I always miss stories there as this one was sent to me. I never watch WSMV any longer. I watch WKRN over WTVF, if I watch but I fast forward to the weather. It seems as if all of the TV news is sort of lacking anymore. It's all sort of the same format....story, story 5 minutes of commercials story, story, weather, sports, five minutes of commercials, and it's over. OR Story, commercial, story, commercial, story, story, commercial, commercial, story, story, commercial, commercial, commercial, story, commercial, weather, commercial, commercial, sports, commercial.

 

Not really worth the time, so that is why I record and fast forward only watching what I want.

[Nashvillain]

10 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

That station always does shoddy journalism.  I always miss stories there as this one was sent to me. I never watch WSMV any longer. I watch WKRN over WTVF, if I watch but I fast forward to the weather. It seems as if all of the TV news is sort of lacking anymore. It's all sort of the same format....story, story 5 minutes of commercials story, story, weather, sports, five minutes of commercials, and it's over. OR Story, commercial, story, commercial, story, story, commercial, commercial, story, story, commercial, commercial, commercial, story, commercial, weather, commercial, commercial, sports, commercial.

 

Not really worth the time, so that is why I record and fast forward only watching what I want.

That's because they're all owned by one or two national news conglomerates that push specific formats just like print journalism. Hence why The Tennessean is... what it is, too

[Bos2Nash]

Tax revenue is definitely the big one for me too. The parking lot generates a little bit, but this development will certainly bring in a hell of a lot more tax revenue. How much of the hotel/motel tax goes into the NCVC coffers? The special tax district for MCC is freaking huge, so I wonder how much of that hotel/motel tax the city actually sees.

[nashvylle]

46 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

Tax revenue is definitely the big one for me too. The parking lot generates a little bit, but this development will certainly bring in a hell of a lot more tax revenue. How much of the hotel/motel tax goes into the NCVC coffers? The special tax district for MCC is freaking huge, so I wonder how much of that hotel/motel tax the city actually sees.

I could be wrong, but isn't the MCC collecting just sales tax, not real estate taxes?