The Dave Luna Urban Planet Forum Meet-Up (online, too), Sat. April 6th, 10 AM to noon; Copper Branch patio at Downtown Library at 6th Ave. North and Church St.

[volsfanwill]

I'm going to the Memphis IKEA today. See yall next month! 

[smeagolsfree]

Eat some meatballs for us. 

[markhollin]

A fun Meet-Up yesterday with 4 new faces joining in.  Here you can see all 13 in attendance, including dmillsphoto in the mirror  snapping the pic.  : ) .   Our next gathering will be Sat. Nov 4th from 10 AM to noon, with the locale TBA.  



 

[markhollin]

Our monthly Meet-Up returns this Saturday from 10 AM to noon at what was formerly The Perch...now known as Luna Llena Taqueria at 300 James Robertson Parkway (NW corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North).  Still plenty of free parking in the back. They will feature breakfast burritos, along with other Mexican fare, good coffee, etc.  It is the same management group as The Perch, and they are looking forward to hosting us again after a one month hiatus while they were remodeling.

A full agenda of discussion topics will be posted here in a couple of days.  

 

[smeagolsfree]

I will be there at 9am as usual.

[markhollin]

October was another busy month of development news in Music City, including One KVB Circle renderings, details on the mass transit plan including underground line/stations downtown, Federal Courthouse getting closer to groundbreaking, House of Blues/Boutique Hotel downtown, Hyattt House SoBro, and 10 story LifeStyle Communities in SoBro. Much to discuss at this Saturday, Nov. 4th’s Urban Planet Meet-Up at Luna Llena Taqueria (the former Perch Restaurant) at 300 James Robertson Parkway (NE corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North). As always, we will gather from 10 AM to noon.  Great new menu items at this Mexican themed eatery include breakfast burritos, creative taco combinations, adult beverages, and coffee.  There’s plenty of free parking behind the building.

AGENDA:

• Meet any new folks who are attending and give quick introductions.
• Get updates from anyone who has traveled to the cities of note recently on what they experienced.
• Topped out: JW Marriott (34 stories), Marriott Tri-Brand (21 stories), Vandy Children’s Hospital addition (12 stories total), 2400 Crestmoore (9 stories), Vanderbilt Univ. Barnard Dorm (5 and 9 stories)
• Just underway: Hampton Inn Skyview, Wyngate Wydham Airport
• Cranes up: Hilton Tru SoBro, Capital View Phase III
• Cranes down: none
• Demo: Endeavor site, Hyatt Regency and Nashville yards site
• Open: Division Street Connector
• One KVB Circle renderings previewed. 30-32 story main section, but also 26-28 story section. Probably 375-400 feet tall. 475,000 sq. ft. Of office space, 25,000 sq. ft. Of restaurant/retail, and 1,200 car garage.
• Mass Transit Plan details released for 5 light rail routes, underground downtown line/stations, transit station locations, etc. 
• Turnberry may develop the additional .87 acre lot along Demonbreun next to JW Marriott into 470 more rooms. Could be another tower of similar height.
• McGavock Street Partnership proposing a 21 story, 470 room boutique hotel with 200 seat entertainment venue for NW corner of McGavock & 13th Ave. South. Was rumored to be a 10 story StayBridge Suites a couple years ago. Go before Metro Planning Commission Dec. 14 for additional height above the 16 allowed for that location. Modernist design from Manuel Zeitlan.
• House of Blues (1,200-1,500 capacity theater) plus boutique hotel/office space reaching total height of 18 stories for 105-107 1st Ave. South, immediately south of Acme Feed & Seed. Needs clearance from codes for historical overlay restrictions there.
• CB Ragland looking at minimum 20 story, 250 room Hyatt brand hotel for .5 acre lot at 200 Molloy St. (former Listening Room site), just south of SoBro Apt. Tower. Nov. 7 meeting with MDHA to approve the project. No renderings yet.
• Creed Investments planning a 16 story office tower at NW corner of Chet Atkins and 19th Ave. South, directly west of new Morris residential tower.  No renderings yet. 
• Lifestyle Communities moving forward with 10 and 6 story development of at least 600 units plus retail space on Bothe sides of 3rd Ave. South just north of Ash Street.
• Hyatt House SoBro (7 stories, 217 rooms, 2,500 sq. ft. Of retail) to start first quarter of 2018. On 1.2 acres at Lea and 5th AVe. South, just south of The Olmstead. 
• Federal Courthouse site fencing is up, and 5 level garage is to be imploded sometime in Nov. Groundbreaking set for spring of 2018.
• Kenect Nashville seeks zoning change to the 20 story, 420 unit, 24,000 sq. ft. Of retail development at 19th and South Division.
• Dream hotel announces that there will be 6 restaurants/bars/clubs in the new complex (3 facing Printers Alley, and 3 facing 4th AVe. North).
• Buckingham Gulch Tower (38 stories) put on indefinite hold.  The developer still owns the land, but let the deadline pass in late October to move forward at this time.  Probably waiting until their massive Aertson project fills in with tenants before starting another big undertaking.
• Soccer stadium decision impending in next several weeks.  Some push-back from certain council members on aspects of the deal with team owners.
• PSC Metals buys out a couple of the large lots they have been renting from two folks for $24 million. 43 acres total of their East Bank site.  Curious as to what they scheme is behind all of this.
• The Blue Parrot will be a new 3 story restaurant/bar at 300 4th Ave. South, between new Bridgestone Tower and Hampton Inn SoBro.
• Merle Haggard Museum, plus Merle’s Meat & 3 (to be operated by Swett’s) will be coming to 121 3rd Ae. South.  Currently a boot store. Another Bill Miller development.
• YeeHaw Brewery will be the name of the new restaurant/bar/live music hall in old warehouse at 6th and Peabody.  Being leased-out by Shelby Smith.
• Forrest and Main will be a mixed-use development (3 stories, with retail/office on 1st & 2nd, residential on 3rd). Will be next to on elf the proposed transit stations for Light Rail.
• Citgo gas station at 500-502 Main (at corner of 5th Street) is being bought. The 6/10th acre site would make a great site for another 4-5 story missed use development.
• 3.77 acre Goodwill Industries lot at 51 Oldham St. on East Bank bought for $6.77 million by Jay Patel and Samir Zaveri.  Looks to be investment property at this time.The River North people own land all around it. 
• The millionaire Ewings from Texas (can’t make this up) have plans for a Wet Trinity Lane “Gold Coast” high end development. Seems like a pipe dream. 
  
  Nashville staying hot:
• Nashville rated #1 minor league baseball city in America out of 160 metro areas.
• ESPN.com rates Predators #1 best value in all of pro sports.
• Nashville unemployment at all-time low of 2.3% in September. State also sets new record of just 3%.
• Nashville ranked the #4 most dramatically changed city in America in last decade according to MagnifyMoney.com.  Only Austin, DFW, and Houston were higher.
• Nashville rated with #4 best economy behind Provot, UT, Austin, San Fran/Oakland in 2017 ACGJ Economic Index.
• Nashville ranked #9 real estate market according to PWC/ULI Emerging Trends.

Hope you can join us this Saturday for lively and fun conversation.  : )

[volsfanwill]

looks like i will miss another one, im headed to knoxville to watch the dumpster fire in Neyland.

[smeagolsfree]

That will be a waste of time, money, gas, and time.

[LA_TN]

17 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

That will be a waste of time, money, gas, and time.

Will save lots of time because there will be no line at the concession stand!

[Predsboy18]

Parking is very tight due to a cheerleading contest at Municipal Auditorium!  I’d advise parking at the courthouse, Music City Central, or a side street with no meters. 

Edited November 4, 2017 by Predsboy18

[fieldmarshaldj]

5 hours ago, Predsboy18 said:

Parking is very tight due to a cheerleading contest at Municipal Auditorium!  I’d advise parking at the courthouse, Music City Central, or a side street with no meters. 

Those cheerleaders aren't as pretty as they used to be.

[markhollin]

We had LOTS to discuss at yesterday's November Meet-Up, and the conversation was lively, and the hosts at the new La Luna Taqueria were warm and provided great food.

 

Smeagolsfree also ordered a delicious Tres Leches cake to celebrate the Meet-Up's 12th anniversary.  Here are some of the original members (Ron seems fixated on that cake!) before the cutting and devouring.  

[smeagolsfree]

I was still hungry!

[wmaddbb2018]

I need to make the next one.  I only made one ever and that was coincidently the Tony G one where he brought the 505 plans.

[ariesjow]

Nice cake! Would have loved to swing by this month to hear about some of these new developments, but my flight from Ft. Lauderdale didn't get into Nashville until the wee hours of the morning on Saturday. 

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ wreynol4 and ariesjow:  Sure look forward to having you join us sometime soon!  Our next Meet-Up will be Sat. Dec. 2nd from 10 AM to noon at La Lluna Taqauria again.   : )

[markhollin]

Our next Meet-Up will be this Saturday, Dec. 2nd from 10 AM to noon at Luna Llena Taqueria at 300 James Robertson Parkway (NW corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North).  There is plenty of free parking in the back.  Besides several large new projects and news items to go over, we will also take time for 2017 in Review.  A full agenda will be posted here by mid-week.  Hope you can join us!   : )

[smeagolsfree]

Christmas Parade at 10 AM too.

[dmillsphoto]

I'm out this one, y'all. Enjoy,

[markhollin]

November proved to be another busy month in Nashville development, with major announcements for a 40 story residential/9 story hotel, 35 story apartment tower, soccer stadium approval from Metro Council, Opryland area development of 130 acres, Federal Courthouse revisions, and additional proposed light rail mileage along Charlotte Ave. All will be discussed, along with a 2017 Year in Review at our next Urban Planet Nashville Meet-Up, this Saturday, Dec. 2nd, from 10 AM to noon, at Luna Llena Taqueria (the former Perch Restaurant) at 300 James Robertson Parkway (NE corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North).  Great new menu items at this Mexican themed eatery include breakfast burritos, creative taco combinations, adult beverages, and coffee.  There’s plenty of free parking behind the building.

AGENDA:

• 2nd Avenue Partners development will be reduced from two 40 story towers to one, that will be slightly taller (now 550’), that will be called 151 1st Avenue South. Will include 142 condos.  There will also be an approximate 9 story high-level hotel with 232 rooms, and a pedestal that will feature 8,000 sq. ft. Of retail and a 374 car garage. Will break ground in 3rd quarter of 2018.
• 35 story apartment building proposed for the .65 acre lot at 805 Lea Ave, just south of Music City Circle, just 1/2 block west of 8th Ave. South. 
• One KVB Circle (32 stories on SE corner of Music City Circle) gets approval from MDHA.
• CB Ragland’s Hyatt Hotel brand (rumored at least 20 stories) at NW corner of 2nd and Molloy gets MDHA approval.  Still no renderings or tenant announced.
• Nashville Yards announces some further specs on first phase.  Besides the 25 story Hyatt Regency, there will also be an 18 story residential building with 360 units, and 25,000 sq. ft. of retail;  a 15 story office building with 470,000 sq ft of space and 48,000 sq ft of retail; and a 10 story office building with 225,000 sq ft of space, and 16,000 sq ft of retail. Will feature 3 European style plazas, as 10th Ave. North will be double decked.  Will also be substantial below grade parking. All will run along the western edge of the property bordering the CSX tracks with an elevated pedestrian boulevard and park.  The second phase will include a 32 story office tower on the north side of Church St. plus other buildings not yet finalized. 
• The MLS Soccer Stadium was approved by Metro council, contingent on the ownership group being awarded a franchise.  Word may come as early as mid-December.
• New designs on the Federal Courthouse were released.  Will be 4 and 5 stories, but height will probably be close to 80’ in sections. To break ground in summer of 2018.
• The 130 acres NE of Opryland will now be developed in a co-venture between Ryman Hospitality and Lincoln Development over the next decade or so.  Most likely mixed use of office, mili-residential, and retail. 
• 2.7 miles of light rail added to the Charlotte Ave. corridor between I-440 and White Bridge Rd. The additional $240 million cost will be covered by revenue from MCC and First Tennessee Ballpark.
• House of Blues lot just south of Broadway along 1st Ave. is zoned for 18 stories/220’ on south end.  North end zoned for 80’, and middle section zoned for 95’.
• Broadway Lofts (6 stories at 120 2nd Ave. South) to break ground soon.
• Capitol View Phase II announced a Publix Grocery  of 29,600 sq ft will be going in the 6 story building being completed along Charlotte Ave and 11th Ave. North.
• 100 11th Ave. South could have a boutique hotel element added to the restaurant offices being proposed. No amount of rooms, floors, or brand announced.
• Graduate Hotel at NW corner of West End and 20th Ave. North will be 12 stories, 200 +/- rooms, 5,800 sq ft. Of retail, 7,500 sq ft of conference space, and top floor amenity deck, plus parking garage.  No renderings yet.
• Hotel Indigo to add an entrance on Printers Alley to a new restaurant called The District Bar & Kitchen.  Will also have live music.  Will add to further buzz around the rejuvenated Printers Alley blocks.  
• Noteworthy real estate transactions: 1) .5 acre Gundy St. Gibson Warehouse sold to NY investment firm; 2) 1512 2nd Ave. North in Germantown (1.9 acres) for sale at $5.3 million.  Adjacent lot of 1.3 acres also available; 3) 49 Music Sq. West (RFD Building) bought for $13.7 million. Garage in back could be torn down and rebuilt upon; 4) Citizens Plaza 15 story state office building at 400 Deaderick is up for sale with 244,000 sq ft.
• Nashville expected to stay Top 10 Housing Market in 2018 according to Realty.com
• Ron (Smeagolsfree) posted his extensive listing of all 184 recently completed or in-the-pipeline buildings of 6 stories or more in the Nashville area.  Shows just how much has been going one over the past decade and what is still coming up.
  
  
  2017 CHRONOLOGICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS IN REVIEW (Don't worry--we are not going to go through all of this line by line...just wanted to show what has been going on). 
   
• SoBro Hyatt House (6 stories, 217 rooms) at 5th Ave. South and Lea Ave.
• Germantown Union (5-7 stories, 250,000 sq ft office space, boutique hotel, food hall grocery)
• The Landings at River North will be Phase I of that major development. 40 acres, mixed use, riverfront park, marina included.
• Hyatt Regency (25 stories, 591 rooms) will be anchor of Phase I of Nashville yards. More phases will include four other 25-30 story towers, four 8-15 story buildings, 4,000 seat heater, 700 seat club 10 screen Regal Cinema, $1 billion price tag 
• World One Hotel (40 stories, 829 rooms, 2,500 seat theater) proposed at Hermitage and KVB
• TownPlace Suites (8 stories, 200 units) for 1414 Charlotte Ave.
• Hilton Tapestry Printing House (10 stores, 175 rooms) for 3rd Ave. South and Peabody
• South Sixth (10 and 11 story residential, 297 units) for 6th Ave South and Lea
• Lifestyle Communities SoBro, Phase I (11 stories) for 3rd Ave. South and Ash
• StayBridge Suites (4/5 stories, 163 units) at Charlotte and 21st Ave. North
• Madison Mill redevelopment to be offices now, called Millworks on Charlotte
• 5th & Broadway plans finalized. 33 story residential tower, 26 story office tower
• Embassy Suites (30 stories, 506 rooms) 
• Curio Hotel (19 stories, 215 rooms)
• Broadway Lofts (6 stories) on 2nd Ave. South
• Gateway 808 (7 stories, 330 units) at Rosa Parks Blvd. and Garfield
• Hyatt House West End (14 stories, 201 rooms) at Hayes and 21st Ave. North
• Belcourt Village mixed-use (4 stories) across from Belcourt Theater
• IKEA at 1-24/Hickory Hollow Parkway in Century Farms
• Greer Stadium redevelopment plan, 300 units affordable/workforce and market rate housing, retail, shops, artisan center, park/greenways
• Graduate Hotel (12 stories, about 200 rooms) at West End and 20th Ave. North
• Virgin Hotel (14 stories, 260 rooms, music club) at Division and Music Square West
• W Hotel (16 stories, 350 rooms) in Gulch
• Endeavor Phase II, Hotel (28 stories, 300 rooms), Residential Tower (28 stories), Office Tower (21 stories, 325,000 sq ft) for Demonbreun and 12th Ave. South
• Tennessean sells 10 acre property to Highwood Properties and Jim Caden for $55 million. No plans announced yet.
• Werthan Packaging Warehouse at Taylor and 5th Ave. North to be redeveloped as 100,000 sq ft of office space 
• Kenect Nashville (20 stories, 421 units) for Division and 19th Ave. South
• Capitol View Hampton Inn (11 stories, 168 rooms) for 11th Ave. North and Jo Johnston
• Holiday Inn Airport (6 stories, 200 rooms) at Perimeter Place
• MLS Soccer Stadium (28,000 capacity, $275 million) at Fairgrounds plus 8 new replacement structures, 10 acres of private development by team owners (hotel, restaurants/retail, affordable housing), and 40 acres of park land
• Crescendo Apt Tower downgraded to 6 stories, 210 units along Division St.
• Elm Street Methodist (Tick Hilton) sold to Corsair Distillery, for new brewery/restaurant project, plus boutique hotel next door (no size or renderings yet)
• Amazon HQ2 possibility for Nashville. City/State sent major (undisclosed) proposal. Many lists place Nashville in the Top Ten of finalists.
• Airport renderings and timeline on $1.2 billion expansion.  Includes new main concourse terminal, dozens of new gates, international upgrades, TSA upgrades, 16 story hotel, light rail station.
• Mass Transit Plan rolled out with 5 light rail/bus spokes coming into a downtown 1 mile underground terminal tunnel running north/south beneath 5th Avenue
• CB Ragland Hilton Hotel brand (20-30 stories) at 2nd Ave South and Molloy
• Vanderbuilt University Tower (20 stories) along with set of 6 story dorms for West End and 24th Ave. South
• Eakin raises Trolley Barn site office building from 6 to 9 stories, and now 280,000 sq ft.
• Condos (9 stories, 140 units) by Devine & Epstein for 5th Ave. South and Carroll St.
• Residences at 15th & Carroll now to be 12 stories, 105 units and 10,000 sq ft of retail
• Hampton Inn (7 stories, 126 rooms) at Skyline Center
• One KVB Circle (32 stories, 475,000 sq ft office, 25,000 sq ft retail, 1,200 car garage) for SE corner of Music City Circle
• McGavock Street Partnership Boutique Hotel (21 stories, 470 rooms, 200 seat club) for McGavock and 13th Ave. south
• Turnberry hints at a second phase of JW Marriott on small lot next door—another 35 stories for 470 more rooms?
• House of Blues (18 stories, 1,200 seat club, boutique hotel, offices) for 1st Ave. South, 1/2 block south of Broadway
• Creed Investments Office (16 stories) at NW corner of Chet Atkins and 19th Ave. South
• PSC Metals buys more land on east bank site.  Now control 43 acres.
• 805 Lea Apt Tower (35 stories), Lea and 8th Ave. South

 

ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION IN 2017:

Total tower cranes that were up during the year: 52

Buildings topped-out:

505 Church Street Tower, 45 stories
JW Marriott Hotel, 34 stories
Bridgestone Americas Tower, 30 stories
222 2nd Ave. South Tower, 25 stories
Marriott Tri-Brand Hotel, 21 stories
Cambria Suites Hotel, 19 stories
Vertis Green Hills, 19 stories
The Morris, 19 stories
Kimpton Hotel, 17 stories 
Broadstone Gulch Apts, 14 stories
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Expansion (4 stories on top of 8)
Aertson Apts, 12 stories
Noelle Hotel addition, 11 stories
Bruin Hills Dorm, Belmont Univ., 11 stories
Dream Hotel, 10 stories
LifeWay, 10 stories
2400 Crestmoor Hotel, 9 stories
BWSC Offices, 8 stories
2400 Crestmoor Offices, 8 stories
30th and Poston Condos, 7 stories
The Olmstead Apts, 7 stories 
Capitol View Phase II, Apts/Office/Retail, 6 stories
River House Apts, 6 stories
Solis Apts, 6 and 4 stories
The Bobby Hotel addition, 6 stories
Millennium Music Row, 6 stories
Lifestyle Communities Germantown, 6 and 4 stories
One C1TY Apts, 6 & 5 stories
The Atlas (Madison Grove) Apts, 5 stories
Peyton Stakes Apts, 5 stories
Hampton Inn SoBro addition, 5 stories
The Monroe Apts, 5 and 4 stories
Eastside Heights Apts., 5 stories
1260 Martin Apts, 5 stories
Broadstone 8th South, 5, 4, and 3 stories
8th South Condos, 5 stories
Melrose Phase II Apts, 5 stories
Cleo Apts., 5 stories
Harry O’s Restaurant/Bar, 5 stories

Other significant developments topped-out in 2017:

V21 Apts/office/retail, 4 stories
Vanderbilt Barnard Dorms (4 and 9 stories)
Eastland Apts, 4 stories
Walden Woods Apts and Townhomes, 4 & 3 stories
Octave Apts, 4 stories
Family Justice Center, Metro Police HQ, 4 stories
The Duke Apts, 4 stories
The Wabash Offices, 4 stories
Alloy Tech Hill Apts, 4 stories
Airport Parking Garage, 4 stories
Candlewood Suite Metro Center, 4 stories
Fairfield Inn, Metro Center, 4 stories
Tennessee State Museum, 3 stories
Division Street Connector
Ft. Nashboro rebuild
Top Golf
Stocking 51 in the Nations
Hill Center Brentwood

BY COMPARISON….

2015 MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS TOPPED-OUT:

1212 Condos, 23 stories
Element Music Row, 19 stories
Hilton Garden Inn, 10 stories
Gulch Crossings, 10 stories 
Vanderbilt School of Engineering, 7 stories
1505 Demonbreun, 7 stories
The Edge Midtown, 7 stories
Terra House, 5 stories
Aspire on Charlotte, 5 stories
715 Woodland, 4 stories
23 Hundred Berry Hill, 4 stories
The Melrose, 4 stories
Matthews Company Rehab, 4 stories
City View Rolling Mill Hill, 4 stories
Acklen West End, 4 stories
8 City Blvd, OneC1TY, 4 stories

2016 MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS TOPPED-OUT:

The SoBro, 33 stories 
The Westin Hotel, 27 stories
SkyHouse, 25 stories
1201 Demonbreun, 15 stories
Thompson Hotel, 12 stories
Seven Springs AIG, 9 stories
MDHA Parking Garage at 505, 8 stories
Crescent Music Row, 6 stories
Millennium Music Row, 6 stories
The Cadence, 6 stories
The James, 1000 Division, 6 stories
The Gossett, 5 stories 
46th West Apts, 5 stories
Opus 29 Apts, 5 stories
Opus 31 Apts, 5 stories
2700 Charlotte, 5 stories
Stacks on Main, 4 stories
The Chelsea at 12 South, 5 stories
1821 Jefferson, 4 stories
Dillards at Green Hills Mall
Hill Center Sylvan Heights
Hill Center Five Points

The next meeting will be Sat. Jan 6th.  Our special guest will be Mary Beth Ikard, the Manager of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Sustainability.  She will be giving us an overview of the Mass Transit Plan, and fielding questions.

[markhollin]

Great Meet-Up yesterday not only discussing the November's news, but also looking over  a year-end review....possibly the busiest year ever in Nashville as far as new construction projects.  And 2018 might even top it.  

 

[BnaBreaker]

Great Lakes Brewing Company!

[markhollin]

Our special guest for the Urban Planet Nashville Meet-Up this Saturday, Jan. 6th,  will be Mary Beth Ikard, Manager of the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Sustainability.  The primary discussion topic will be the $5.8 billion Mass Transit initiative. She will give a general overview of the plan with diagrams, budget parameters, future additions, etc., and then she will field questions. I'm sure it will be a lively and informative discussion.  Feel free to invite friends and family who have interest in this most pressing topic. Mary Beth will know more about this plan than just about anyone we could have as a guest.

As a reminder, we meet from 10 AM to noon at La Lluna Taqueria (300 James Robertson Parkway, at the NW corner of JRP and 3rd Avenue North).  There is plenty of free parking in the rear.  The restaurant has a nice array on their breakfast/brunch menu, as well as great coffees and other beverages.  

Hope you can join us for our first Meet-Up of 2018!  

[smeagolsfree]

I plan on being there early as usual.

[Predsboy18]

Is there any change in the plans now that Lifeway is coming down on Saturday morning? (9:30)