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


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On 9/7/2019 at 8:09 AM, UTgrad09 said:

Found a great spot if we ever want to take the forum meet out west.

The Filling Station in Downtown Orange.:tw_glasses:

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If you take the hour drive south on the 5 to San Diego I'll gladly give you a tour of America's Finest City. Same goes for any other UP-ers who make a trip out West.

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Here is the agenda for this Saturday's (Oct. 5th) monthly Dave Luna Nashville Urban Planet Forum Meet-Up from 10 AM to noon at  Luna Lena Taqueria (300 James Robertson Parkway at NW corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North):

  • Greet and meet any new attendees.  : )
     
  • Get reports from anyone who traveled to other cities in the past few weeks for quick overviews of what they experienced.
     
  • Cranes up:  805 Lea, Belmont Univ. South Garage
     
  • Crane down: Brentwood Commons
     
  • Total cranes currently up in Davidson County: 35; so far this year: 51
     
  • Topped Out: Peabody Plaza (9 stories), Fairfield Inn West End (7 stories),  Accent Metro Center (4)

DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

  • Flank Inc. is going to develop a "large high-end mixed-use development in the north Gulch on the 1.1 acre site of the Gibson Guitar Building at 1117 Church St. (which borders the Church Street Viaduct at 12th Ave. North.   No price for the sale from Somera Road is currently known, but the sale is to be finished by year's end. No word on brand nor height yet.They purchased an additional the .34 acre site at 130 12th Ave. North (just south of the Gibson Building site) from Somera Road for $6.9 million a few days ago. so, a total of 1.44 acres. Permits seem to be in place for the demo of the Gibson Building. Last year, Somera Road had planned on redeveloping the 1946-era Gibson structure into retail/office space. 
     
  • Some new info regarding the Grand Hyatt: Much of the internal look will reveal railroad design elements. For instance, the lobby will feature in-floor lighting strips and angular wall art reminiscent of the nearby railroad tracks. There will be floor-to-ceiling windows throughout. New renderings available.
     
  • Tara Investments has announced that they will more than double the size of the building for the Canopy Suites at 910 Division St. by adding a Homewood Suites (175 rooms) to the 150 rooms in the Canopy brand.  The total of 325 rooms will most certainly add more floors to the 10 already planned for Canopy, but no word on how many, nor renderings at this point.  Further details coming soon.
     
  • GBT finally purchased the tiny .2 acre sliver at the SE corner of Broadway and 13th Ave. South for $3 million.  They now own all the parcels for the .8 acre site needed for the tower. A few more items: 1) The 15,000 sq. ft. of retail space will be spread across the first two floors; 2) Leasing interest is significant and negotiations have advanced with several tenants; 3)  They are about to move into construction phase; 4) Cost looks to be around $150 million for the project.
     
  • Flank Inc. has finalized purchase of all properties for the 1100 Porter Edition Hotel (16 stories, 281 rooms).  The two pieces that bookend the initial space at 1101 Grundy are now secured, giving them a total of .8 acre on which to build.  No word on what they paid for those parcels.  The price tag for construction is now set at $170 million.
     
  • Publix in Capitol View (27,000 sq. ft.)  opened this week.  Hours will be 7 AM to 10 PM daily, 7 days a week.  Also, the new Frankie Pierce Park at Capitol View was completed this week.
     
  • Metro's future Permanent Supportive Housing and Downtown Homeless Service Center appears to be moving forward at 505 2nd Ave. North, just across Gay St. from the new Criminal Justice Center.  The small lot will feature a multi-story structure (still no official height or renderings) that will include at least 100 permanent housing units, and a homeless service center that will feature on-site counseling, basic hygiene and health services, and case management and housing navigation.
     
  •  M 12 Hotel will now be the name of the Eleventh  House project. Will be 10 stories,  88 rooms (was 112 previously).   Will still be a “private members’ lifestyle club” to offer a gastro pub, a restaurant, a wine cellar, space for art and music, and a rooftop bar.  The new site is 118 12th Ave. South, where Whiskey Kitchen is currently located (owned by the same group). New renderings available.
     
  • Muse will be the name of the 5 story, 60 unit apartment building with ground floor retail  at 4 Berrien St. on Rutledge Hill (actually at 65 Lindsley Ave, at SW corner of Hermitage Ave.).  Renderings available.
     
  • Guaranty Home Mortgage Corp has signed a lease for 47,000 sq. ft. of Peabody Plaza. They will open a retail branch in the building as part of the deal. Along with Concord music label, this means the building is now has 46% of the available 280,000 sq. ft. leased.
     
  • The National Museum of African American Music (3 stories, 56,000 sq. ft.) has reached 90% of its fundraising goal. Internal construction is ramping-up, and President & CEO Henry Hicks expects it to be ready next spring, and open by summer of 2020. They have collected over 1,500 artifacts, and will have 25 interactive exhibits. Corporate donations and community support have been strong. The Convention Center Authority, Vanderbilt Univ., Regions Bank, and the Mike Curb Foundation have made major donations. 
     
  • A group of private investors, led by David Byerly that includes Mark Gwyn, Sam Lingo and T.D. Jakes is meeting with the city about purchasing and restoring the Morris Memorial Building at 330 Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd (Charlotte Ave.). "These really are exploratory conversations to honor and preserve the heritage of the building without using Metro funds," says Jim Schmitz  market president for Eilliott Davis.
     
  • Civic Design Center has presented some ideas for big changes along Lafayette St. within the inner belt.  Renderings available.
     
  • The addition on top of the parking garage at 900 18th Ave. South has some more detail. Pearlmark Real Estate Partners is asking Metro Board of Zoning appeals to add another parking level to the existing 4 story garage, plus 4 stories of office space (122,000 sq. ft.) on top of that, for a total of 9 stories at 130 feet tall.  There would also be some street level retail space, and an outdoor amenities deck overlooking Chet Atkins Place.  Renderings available.
     
  • 19th & Wedgwood will be a 4 story,   20 unit townhome complex on the NE corner of Wedgwood Ave. and 19th Ave. South.  Rendering available.
     
  • The large parcel at 1703 Rosa Parks Blvd. has been purchased by the Lennar Corp. from Blue Heron Asset/Imagine 1 for $10.5 million.  All eleven parcels on the site had been purchased 3 years ago for $5.7 million. Plans are for a 329 unit apartment building very similar in scale to the 7 story, 330 unit structure, that was to be known as Gateway Germantown, the previous owners had envisioned.   They hope to break ground in 2nd quarter of 2020.  
     
  • M Cubed continues to expand its portfolio in Germantown/Buena Vista. They just purchased First Street Missionary Baptist Church building on a .34 acre lot at 1206/1212 9th Ave. North for $1.5 million.  No word on their plans for the site.
     
  • The empty .5 acre lot at 1320 Rosa Parks Blvd. has sold to FFNRP LLC for $1.58 million. The group is a joint venture between Cottingham Capital Partners and FrontFour Capital.  The property last sold for $200,000 in 2006.  No specific plan has been announced, but the developers are known for mixed-use residential projects. 
     
  • First Horizon Ballpark will host GLOW, a Christmas attraction that will feature over 4 million lights, once of the country’s largest Christmas trees, art sculptures, ice skating, snow tubing, curling, igloos, live music, photo ops with Santa, and meals available at Club Level. There will be 25 different vendors, and around 300 people employed to keep it all running. Rendering available.
     
  • The MLB Nashville Stars group released a diagram/rendering of a 35,000 seat, retractable roof stadium to sit at base of Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge and KVB Bridge, just south of Nisan Stadium.  There would be views of SoBro from the stadium over the right filed wall, which would be close to the river. The complex would include College Baseball hall of Fame/12 story office building, 4,000 seat covered concert venue, extensive retail/restaurant presence, 20 story residential tower, 20 story hotel/condo tower, twin 25 story office towers w/ 1 million sq. ft. of space, and a 15 story live/work building.  It would take over space that is currently a NissanStadium parking lot and Cumberland Park. 
     
  • The 4 story mixed-use project (ground floor retail with 20 apts. on floors 2-4) on .25 acre at 815 Main St. has been approved by MDHA Design Review Committee.  It is on the NE corner of Main and Neil, just across the street from the new Fieldhouse Jones Hotel. Rendering available.
     
  • The long-delayed conversion of the Hobson United Methodist Church campus at 1716 Greenwood Ave. , is finally going to move forward with a new developer.  Vintage South Development (who are currently working on Stocking 51 and Highland Yards) and The Legacy Companies are buying the property from Oak Tree Partners.  Plans for repurposing the 168 year old church are to be announced soon.
     
  • A 5 story, 194 unit apartment complex at 115 Cumberland Bend is being planned with a start date of early 2020. The MetroCenter site is currently a surface lot, and is immediately to the east of The Duke apartment complex, .  No name or renderings for the project yet.
     
  • Another site at Metro Center has sold, this one at 200 Cumberland Bend, for $8.5 million. The 3.7 acre plot includes a large warehouse for Metro Medical Supply distribution.  200 Cumberland LLC has bought it from the supply company.  No word on intentions yet, although another residential development (see above) just to the west is happening, so this could be yet another that would have views of the river.
     
  • Things continue to percolate along the 8th Ave. South corridor just south of the inner belt.  Crowell Capital Partners GP has bought the SW corner .4 acre lot of 8th Ave. and South Street (901-903 8th Ave. South) for $2.3 million.   It will be directly across the street from the $100+ million  8th & Bass mixed-use development.
     
  • Hamilton Av. Townhomes will be a 3 story, 28 townhome development by Red Seal Homes at 630 Hamilton Ave. in WeHo.  Some nondescript low-level manufacturing buildings/warehouses on the site will be razed. This will be located just to the south of the large Swayze Properties mixed-use development that is being planned by Hysmith-Fowler. Rendering available.
     
  • GCS Properties will convert a former auto shop at 1020 3rd Ave. South into a co-working space to be called The Shop that will feature 6,000 sq. ft. of space.  The first tenant will be Fuoco LLC, a health care marketing firm. Renderings available.
     
  • Westplan Investors LLC out of Atlanta is planning a 236 unit apartment complex with two 4 story buildings on 5 acres at 2165 Nolensville Pike near the Fairgrounds.  No renderings yet, but diagrams are available.
     
  • The Tabernacle Baptist site (1.8 acre) development on 12 South at Linden Ave. had another community presentation.  Will now be 1 & 2 stories, of 47,000 sq. ft. retail/restaurant on first level, and 23,000 sq. ft. office space on second levels.  8 structures.  136 capacity one level below-grade garage. Antique brick and steel seam windows. Central courtyard. No residential element. No grocery store. Neighbors still very concerned about traffic and parking woes.  Study on both being conducted. New renderings and diagrams available. 
     
  • Pearl II (3 stories, 108 units of workforce housing) is being planned by Tony Giarratana and Clearbrook Holdings on 1.3 acres at 1708 Pearl St. 1 block north of Charlotte Ave. The $19 million project will be another example of developers creating an apartment building with blow market rates of under $1,000 per month.  It will take 18 months to build. Rendering available.
     
  • A 3 story, 39,000 sq. ft. surgical center is finally moving forward for 500 28th Ave. North. Rendering available. 
     
  • HCA has something brewing or their surface lot at 345 24th Ave. North just off of Charlotte Ave. Metro Planning has approved a rezoning request for new construction in association with TriStar Centennial Medical Center.  Catalyst Design is listed for civil engineering and planning. Now word on specifics yet.
     
  • Czann's Brewery will be relocating to 4909 Indiana Ave. in The Nations in March of 2020 from their spot at 505 Lea Ave. in SoBro. The new location will entail 3,800 sq. ft. and is part of a repurposing of a former church building. It will include an outdoor patio.  the structure will also include Brightside Bakery and Indie Aesthetics women's med spa.
     
  • Game Terminal Super Arcade will open this fall in a former truck terminal at 201 Terminal Court in a south Nashville industrial park.  Will core 10,000 sq. ft. and feature arcade games and pinball machines, basketball courts, craft cocktails and upscale bar food. Renderings available. 
     
  • The WestVue (26 townhomes, 3 stories) project on 1.6 acres at 1002 West Trinity Lane finally seems to be moving forward . Planters Bank out of Clarksville is supplying the $9.8 million loan to Choice City Home, the developer.  Rendering available.
     
  • Lofts of Brentwood will be an apartment complex at 1616 Bell Rd. featuring 70 units (unknown amount of buildings or stories). The land was purchased for the several acre site at $1.1 million in July by an unknown entity.  No renderings yet.
     
  • Phase II (197,000 sq. ft.) of the Brentwood Hill Center ($211 million) is nearing completion and some new tenants have been announced: Cycle Bar, Clean Juice, Drybar, Pure Sweat + Flow Studio. Also, a 148 room, 4 story AC Hotel by Marriott will take up an additional 90,000 sq. ft. 
     
  • Spring Hill leaders approve the downtown development plan for 102 acres on the Tenn. Children's Home site.  It will be known as Kedron Square and will include commercial, restaurants, residential, and office development. Renderings available.
     
  • Ben Freeland has revealed some of his plans for the redevelopment of the 27 acre Hickory Hollow Mall complex.  He has a pending purchase in place.  Has a group of key firms involved so far like Hawkins Partners and Manuel Zeitlin for urban planning, design, and architecture.  He hopes to have preliminary plans to show by mid-November.


NASHVILLE REMAINS HOT:

  • Nashville area (9 area counties) home sales were up again in August, 4.5% ahead of last years's pace. Prices were also up ($10,000 more for a house at $315,862, and $8,000 more for a condo at $225,900).
     
  • "More than 100 companies announced Nashville relocations and expansions in the past year, generating $1.85 billion new capital investment and more than 15,000 jobs."    - Chamber Board Chairman Robert McCabe.
     
  • Nashville has added 282,000 new jobs since the Great Recession in 2008.  Memphis is next fastest growing in state with 62,000. According Bureau of Labor Statistics.
     
  • Nashville ranked #7 in list of "Best Cities for Career Opportunities" in the U.S. by Volusion.  1-6 are San Jose, San Fran/Oakland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin,  Seattle, and Washington DC.
     
  • Nashville ranked #4 amongst “Large Metros With the Most Employment Growth” (2.8%) this year by Volusion.  Orlando #1 at 3.4%, Dallas at 3.2%, Phoenix at 3.1%. 
     
  • Nashville ranked #8 in "America's Top 10 Most Dynamic Large Cities" according to Point2Homes international real estate search website. 
     
  • PwC and UrbanLand Institute rank Nashville as the 3rd-highest place for investment and development in 2020 out of 80 U.S. markets."The secret's out," said Mitch Roschelle, a partner at PwC and co-publisher of the report."There's outsized interest in Nashville, from the real estate investor point of view," Roschelle said. "Your population is growing by almost two times the national growth rate. And the cost of doing business is lower than the national average. Companies are coming there looking for talent, and talent is moving to Nashville and finding jobs. That's the secret sauce for real estate demand."This marks the fifth straight year in which Nashville has placed in the top 10. Nashville ranked No. 27 in the 2012 version of the survey. On the specific subject of homebuilding, voters ranked Nashville as the fourth-strongest market (the city had been No. 1 in last year's survey). "When you’re in top 10, that means capital is finding its way to you," Roschelle said. "Right now, as interest rates continue to fall and investors are searching for places where they can get yield, they’re even more interested in places like Nashville because they think there’s an abundance of opportunity. They think they can get more yield than in a Boston or a Los Angeles." Mark Deutschmann, President of Core Development, says, "It’s really incredible we’re No. 3 this year and have made the Top 10 market list for five consecutive years. It is a direct result of Nashville’s ability to attract new companies and investment with our welcoming environment and quality of life.”
     
  • The Property Brothers (Drew and Jonathan Scott) said, “For us, we've really found where our headquarters are in Las Vegas and Nashville,” Drew Scott says. “Those are two of the most booming cities in the country right now. There's a lot of growth. And so we've been investing there”  on the Influencers Show with Andy Serwer on Yahoo! Finance.
     
  • Boston-based AEW Capital Mgt. just bought the Novel Lockwood Glen apartment community in Franklin for $68.5 million.  that works out to $287,000 per unit, which smashes the previous price-per-unit record for the area held by Midtown's Ellison23 complex for 5 years. 
     
  • The Shay (6 stories, 276 units) at OneC1TY has sold for $80.6 million, which works out to $292,000 per unit, which is one of the highest in Nashville's history.
     
  • Nashville’s flexible office space inventory grew to 697,000 square feet by the end of this year’s second quarter, an increase of 20 percent compared to the figure from a year earlier, according to newly released report from CBRE.
     
  • Airport set a single day passenger record on Sunday, Sept 22nd with 32,654 through TSA vs 29,731 on May 5th earlier this year. 
     
  • A new August passenger record for airport at 1,593,364 passengers, up 12.8% from last year. 
     
  • The Ryman Auditorium is on pace for its busiest year ever, with 282 events (including 203 concerts) on the calendar for 2019. It completed a clean sweep for country music venues, earning the Pollstar award for Theater of the Year (9th straight year), the Country Music Association Award for Venue of the Year and, most recently, the Academy of Country Music Award for Small Venue of the Year.
     
  • Bridgestone Arena ranks #6 in U.S. in Show & Concert Ticket Sales April-June quarter at 526,112.  That’s 140,000 ahead of same quarter in 2018. The six ahead are Madison Square Garden (NYC.), The Forum (LA), Little Caesars Arena (Detroit), Wells-Fargo Arena (Philadelphia), and Allstate Arena (Chicago).  According to Pollstar.
     
  • Vanderbilt University ranked #15 in the nation (tied with Notre Dame) in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges" annual ranking.
     
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank will open their first downtown branch in 4,000 sq. ft. at ServiceSource Tower (4th Ave. North and Church St.). This wis their 4th announced branch in Nashville.  Plan at least 16 more within the next year. 
     
  • Skull’s Rainbow Room in Printers Alley was selected as one of the “Top Eight Places for Burlesque Around the World” (one of Top 3 in U.S.) according to LonleyPlanet.
     
  • Money Magazine chose Clarksville as 2019’s best “Place to Live.”
     
  • NASCAR's Champions Week will take place from Dec. 3-5 in Nashville.  Here is some of the line-p of events: Dec. 3: "NASCAR Night at the Opry." The Ryman Auditorium event will feature a “unique show infused with a NASCAR flavor.”  Dec. 4: “Burnouts on Broadway” from 6-8 p.m. According to NASCAR, "All 16 of the Monster Energy Series Playoffs drivers will take on the neon-lit streets to put on a show you have to see to believe.” Dec. 5: NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Awards at MCC.There will be more fan interactions, more music, more race cars, and more driver appearances throughout the 3 days.
     
  • Tennessee State Parks are among the four finalists for best statewide park system in the U.S. Other finalists are Maryland, Florida, and Washington. According to National Recreation and Park Assoc.

    Hope you can join us Saturday for more lively, informative, and fun discussion on all the development happenings in Music City!  


 

 

 

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Guys, I would like to propose a change of venue for the monthly meets. 

I realize no place is perfect for everyone, but I've become increasingly frustrated with this particular location. It's not the restaurant, or their owners -- they seem like very nice folks. It's dealing with the parking situation in that area. 

Today I drove up from Smyrna (a little late -- should have arrived around 10:30) with the intent of attending the meet. Unfortunately, I was not able to find what I would call reliable parking in the area. The *free* street parking was all taken, and I didn't have any change for a meter. The paid lots were asking $10 for event parking. And, of course, Metro had their usual random no parking signs up in areas around the new jail. Whenever there is any event at either the Municipal Auditorium or Public Square, it completely messes up the parking situation over there. And after getting booted ($75) when Luna Llena was unexpectedly closed, I'm just not comfortable parking where it's not a sure thing. I also don't think it's unreasonable to want to park within a couple of blocks/a few minutes walk, especially when some of us have to leave early (which I would have had to do today).

I realize that some of you may really like this place, but at this point, I'm over it. Don't consider this an ultimatum. If everyone else wants to continue at Luna Llena, so be it. But I am unlikely to attend any more meets there. I'll try to make the mini meets at other locations if I can. I rather liked the Americano Lounge, and I think that would be a great spot (although not walkable for our downtowners or John). I'm OK paying for parking, but I'd rather not do meters or anywhere that will be affected by event parking at that time of day. Or whenever there's a stupid marathon or 5k running through.

 

Anybody have any ideas?

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3 hours ago, UTgrad09 said:

Guys, I would like to propose a change of venue for the monthly meets. 

I realize no place is perfect for everyone, but I've become increasingly frustrated with this particular location. It's not the restaurant, or their owners -- they seem like very nice folks. It's dealing with the parking situation in that area. 

Today I drove up from Smyrna (a little late -- should have arrived around 10:30) with the intent of attending the meet. Unfortunately, I was not able to find what I would call reliable parking in the area. The *free* street parking was all taken, and I didn't have any change for a meter. The paid lots were asking $10 for event parking. And, of course, Metro had their usual random no parking signs up in areas around the new jail. Whenever there is any event at either the Municipal Auditorium or Public Square, it completely messes up the parking situation over there. And after getting booted ($75) when Luna Llena was unexpectedly closed, I'm just not comfortable parking where it's not a sure thing. I also don't think it's unreasonable to want to park within a couple of blocks/a few minutes walk, especially when some of us have to leave early (which I would have had to do today).

I realize that some of you may really like this place, but at this point, I'm over it. Don't consider this an ultimatum. If everyone else wants to continue at Luna Llena, so be it. But I am unlikely to attend any more meets there. I'll try to make the mini meets at other locations if I can. I rather liked the Americano Lounge, and I think that would be a great spot (although not walkable for our downtowners or John). I'm OK paying for parking, but I'd rather not do meters or anywhere that will be affected by event parking at that time of day. Or whenever there's a stupid marathon or 5k running through.

 

Anybody have any ideas?

I park over at the Farmer’s Market. It’s only a couple blocks away and it’s a nice stroll through Bicentennial Mall.  It’s free and there are usually plenty of spaces that time of morning.

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There is free parking at 4th and Harrison. 

We looked at a lot of different options and for being close to downtown, available seating, and yes even abvailable parking close by and just a place with the room to accommodate our group, there are not many options.

Yes we could go to the Nations, but I dont think that would be the same as we have been meeting downtown since the very start of our gatherings.

If you can think of a place, let us know. We can consider it. Most places downtown or anywhere close to downtown are packed or there is no parking.

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Our next Dave Luna Urban Planet Nashville Meet-Up will be this coming Saturday, Nov. 2nd, from 10 AM to noon at Luna Llena Taqueria (300 James Robertson Parkway, at the NW corner of JRP and 3rd Avenue North).  The parking lot next door is now under new management and no longer gives free parking to La Luna customers, so either be prepared to pay there, or seek out free parking on some of the neighboring side streets, or free spaces in the State Employee lots a few blocks to the north.

Some of the stories that we will be discussing include:  Tony Giarratana's proposed 33 story 900 Church Street residential tower; possible 22 story tower atop existing 12 story garage at 350 Deaderick; Cannery Row redevelopment including 500,000 sq. ft. of office space in a tower or two; 15 story hotel/office at 1310 Charlotte Ave.;  Vanderbilt's 10 and 7 story  Graduate Village; more delays on the MLS Stadium; Ben Freeland's plans to reimagine the Hickory Hollow Mall property he just purchased; and much more.  

A full agenda will be posted here later this week.  Looking forward to another great meeting.   Hope you can join in on all the lively discussion.   : )

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Here is the agenda for this Saturday's (Nov. 2nd) monthly Dave Luna Nashville Urban Planet Forum Meet-Up from 10 AM to noon at  Luna Lena Taqueria (300 James Robertson Parkway at NW corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North):

  • Meet and greet any new attendees
  • Get reports from anyone who traveled to other cities in the past few weeks for quick overviews of what they experienced.
  • Cranes up: The Manning, Four Seasons (1 of 2)
  • Total cranes currently up in Davidson County: 37; so far this year: 52
  • Topped Out: Grand Hyatt (23), Kenect (20 stories), Federal Courthouse (7), Towne Place Suites/Gay St. (7), Olympic One (6), Boscobil II of Envision Cayce at (5 and 3), 83 Freight (4), Accent at Metro Center (4)

    AGENDA: 

     
  • A 32-33 story residential tower of at least 400 ft. at 900 Church St. is being planned for a Summer 2022 opening by Tony Giarratana on the .31 acre lot at 900 Charlotte Ave. He has the site under contract for an undisclosed sum. No word on how many units, or if there is a parking garage included. Tony says he is still considering whether to make it apartments or condos, or possible combination like 505 CST. This thin block is now inhabited by the 1 story YMCA of Middle Tennessee admin building, which has no historical significance. It is also just one block east of the twin Amazon towers currently under construction as part of the Nashville Yards development.
     
  • A 21 or 22 story structure on top of the existing 12 story parking garage at 350 Deaderick St. (NW corner of Deaderick and 3rd Ave. North, directly west across the street from City Hall), is floating around the internet. Would be at least 385 ft. tall. Not sure if it is office, residential or hotel.  Stoltz Real Estate out of Philadelphia bought the garage (1,069 spaces) for $54 million in early September of 2018. The design has the additional tower slightly offset on an angle towards the NW above the garage.  Also appears to be reworking of the east side of the garage (facing Public Square) with glassed-in units. Diagrams show 40,000 sq. ft. of retail between the first level (all 4 sides) plus basement level. Stoltz also owns the 20 story office tower at 4th Ave. North & Church, as well as the Stahlman Apts. Building (12 stories) at 2nd Ave. North & Union, and many other big developments in the NE. 
     
  • The final phase of LC SoBro at 719 3rd Ave. South will be 7 stories now, instead of 10. It will consist of three levels and one mezzanine level of above-grade structured parking lined with apartments, and another four floors of apartments above that. It will now include 140 to 150 units.  Just a massing render available at this point.
     
  • Some new renderings of The Place at 5th & Broadway.  Units will range from 500 sq. ft. studios to penthouse suites exceeding 2,000 sq. ft.  Amenities will include an outdoor pool and deck, lounge areas, co-working space, a recording studio, and high-end trainer-driven workout facilities.
     
  • A demolition permit of $51,200 has been granted to Demo Plus for the Trail West Building at 126 2nd Ave. (4 stories,  23,200 sq. ft., built in 1905).  Approval has been given by the Metro Historic Zoning Commission  due to deteriorating physical condition concerns. No word yet on what might be taking its place. 
     
  • Thor Equities Group, a global real estate company based out of NYC, has finalized the $32 million purchase of the Cannery Row complex, which covers 110,000 sq. ft. on 2.8 acres (including 1.2 acres of surface lots) in various 2 and 3 story structures, some of which date back to the 1880s.  It is currently home to three music venues (Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, and The High Watt), as well as dozens of businesses/offices.  Thor chairman Joe Stitt says he "intends to one day add an additional 500,000 square feet of mixed-use development to the expansive site." DZL, which owns the Cummins Station development to the north, is also an equity investor. I could see the northern portion of the site (see the map below), which is mostly surface lot (approximately an acre) being where most of the new development would take place in a tower or two.  further details of those plans were immediately available. Thor called the existing music venues "treasured" and "among the most recognized in Nashville’s music scene." Todd Ohlhauser, owner of three music venues, previously told NBJ that they would "remain open for many years to come" under an existing long-term lease. Thor Equities owns billions of dollars of commercial real estate in Manhattan, including prime retail locations. Thor also owns real estate in London, Mexico City, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, and Austin. 
     
  • National African American Music Museum at 5th & Broadway continues to do well in fundraising.  Four more renderings released of entrances and grand foyer.
     
  • Pins Mechanical Company and 16-Bit Bar/Arcade has opened at the fore Gibson Warehouse at 1102 Grundy in the North Gulch.  The 30,000 sq. ft. Complex features dozens of arcade/pinball games, duck pin bowling, and 3 bars covering 30,000 sq. ft.
     
  • Metro Planning Commission has OK'd the rezoning for a proposed hotel project (unknown brand rumored to be 6 stories) for 261 French Landing Drive in MetroCenter.  The 3.06 a re plot is owned by hoteliers Kal and Divyesh Gopal.
     
  • The .46 acre lot at 1310 Charlotte Ave. at the NW corner of Charlotte Ave. and 14th Ave. North/Frontage Rd. to I-65 (western inner-loop) has purchased for $3.4 million.  New owners Suri Ramanna and Rakesh Aggarwal have plans for a mixed use of hotel and/or office of up to 15 stories with ground floor retail, and structured parking. No other specs or renderings at this time.
     
  • West End Summit office tower (21 stories) will have Baker Donelson law firm as a primary tenant on the top 3 floors (70,000 sq. ft. for 200 employees).
     
  • The 1.5 acre lot at 201 Woodland St. on the east bank that had been the home of Thai Phooket Restaurant and Limelight Club has been bought by Raman Dayal, who also owns the Clarion Hotel just to  the north for $6.6 million from the Monroe Partners group.  No immediate word on Dayal's plan, but some sort of hotel would seem to be part of it.
     
  • M Cubed has released images for its proposed 3 story, 21-townhome, 1,500 sq. ft. ground floor retail development at 1012 Main St. (at intersection with Forrest Ave.). Vehicle access will be via the back alley. Powell Architecture + Building Studio is handling design, which is primarily brick. Renderings and diagrams available.
     
  • A proposed mixed-use project by Woodland Street Partners spanning 2.4 acres at 930 McFerrin Ave./907 West Eastland Ave. (incorporating dead space between existing homes  along Seymour Ave. on north, McFerrin Ave. on east, West Eastland Ave. on south, and butting up against Ellington Parkway on the west) is still sitting in limbo.  Metro Planning Commission last week deferred indefinitely a request for the land to be rezoned to mixed-use instead of just residential. Smith Gee has been enlisted to help with the design. The development would include 6,500 sq. ft. of retail/office space, and 15 micro-units  of residential, and 22 cottages. No renderings have been released, but there is a diagram
     
  • YMCA is looking to build a new center in the Envision Cayce project. 
     
  • Metro Planning Commission has OK'd the rezoning of 110 One Mile Parkway in Madison for a 21.81 acre Dry Creek Station development that would feature 442 multi-family units, 46 townhomes, and 2,500 sq. ft. of retail space. Grand Prix LLC is the developer, and Catalyst Design Group will be working on planning.  No renderings at this time. 
     
  • The 2 story, 20,100 sq. ft. bow-truss warehouse at 11 Willow St. in the RR District is going to expand with 18,000 sq. ft. of office space and a facelift. Gear Seven Creative bought the site for $2.75 million in Feb. and is expanding its video production company. A $2 million permit for interior demo, renovations, and the expansion has been granted for the 1940-era structure. 
     
  • The two parcel, 1.58 acre site at 447-451 Murfreesboro Pike (SW corner of Fesslers Lane and Murfreesboro) is up for sale at $ million, which is 4 times what it sold for in 2015. The site is zoned commercial services and is suitable for a redevelopment, as well as being located within a federally designated opportunity zone.
     
  • Crisper images and more info about the Vanderbilt University Graduate Village. It will be 10 floors and include 600 beds, plus a 30,000 sq. ft. grocery space, and 15,000 sq. ft. bookstore. Valerio Dewalt Train Assoc. will be the architects.
     
  • The demo of fairgrounds buildings to make way for the MLS Stadium has been delayed.  Mayor Cooper wants a fresh recalculation of Metro’s costs and how overruns related to infrastructure improvements will be funded.
     
  • The adaptive re-use of the factory/warehouse underway at 1420 3rd Ave. South in WeHo has landed its first tenant. Saint Elle will be an event venue that will open in spring of 2020 on the spot atop a hill with skyline views and distinctive arched beams supporting its roof (the "bow truss" style), and will take up about 2/3 of the building's space. It will be operated by the same group that runs The Cordelle even venue in SoBro.  That means there is about 6,100 sq. ft. remaining to lease.
     
  • J.W. Adkins Funeral Home at 2510 12th Ave. South/1115 Gilmore Ave. is finally under contract to be purchased to an unknown entity.  It has been up for sale for a couple years now.  The asking price has been $6 million for the .64 acre lot and building, that was constructed in 1958. John Adkins bought the property for $20,000 in 1969. 
     
  • Ben Freeland has held a couple of community meetings to discuss his plans to re-imagine Hickory Hollow Mall. He said he can remake the indoor shopping center into creative offices and a variety of advanced manufacturing work spaces for technology companies and startups.The entrepreneurial mix of businesses would provide room and a community for students to commercialize new ideas, and bring more workforce development to the area. The mall parking lot would be redesigned with streets, sidewalks and open spaces. A new Metro transit center is also likely to be included. He also plans to build new upscale office buildings, homes, retail stores, and entertainment and recreation areas. More detailed plans will be presented next month after community input is gathered, Freeland said. 
     
  • The 5 story, 3.2 million sq. ft. "Project Sam" warehouse for Mt. Juliet (which is most likely an Amazon distribution center) could end up employing upwards of 2,000 people, not the 1,000 previously mentioned. The 85 acre development was approved by Mt. Juliet's City Commission Meeting on Oct. 28th.
     
  • Amazon is opening yet another large distribution center at 3818 Logistics Way in Antioch.  Not sure when the he 517,500 sq. ft. facility will open, or how many it will employ. This will be their 7th distribution center in the metro. 
     
  • Vintage at Watson Glen will be a new development covering 34.5 acres near the SE corner of the I-65/Hwy 96 interchange that will feature five 3-4 story apartment buildings with 245 units,  five 2-3 story office buildings w/ 170,000 sq. ft. of office space, and two restaurants. A development team comprised of TDK Companies, Bob Goodall, E. Warner Bass, and Bo Tyler will oversee the $52 million project.
     
  • Westhaven in Williamson County is going to expand even further, with 766 more homes (for a total of 3,516) on its 1,500 acres.
     
  • Southall Farms off of Carters Creek Pike in Williamson County will cover 325 acres and will feature an inn (62 rooms), spa, event venue, greenhouses, orchards, 7 treehouses, 16 cottages, hilltop gathering place, grazing areas, apiary, culinary garden, and vineyard. It will employ about 25 people.  95% of the land will remain agricultural or undeveloped. 
     
  • A $70 million mixed-use development around Murfreesboro’s historic First United Methodist Church is planned. The 2.5 acre property will feature 3 story garage (500 spaces) with 5 stories of residential built above, a 5 story 110 room hotel, 5 story office building, plenty of ground floor retail, and some rooftop bars. Early 2022 completion is set. renderings available.


    NASHVILLE REMAINS HOT:

     
  • Out of the country's 125 largest metro areas, US News & World Report ranks Nashville #8 among the best for retirees in 2020.  
     
  • Nashville area home sales grew at a 13.7% clip in September over the same timeframe in ’18 (nationally sales were up 2.6%).  Also, data for the third quarter showed 12,030 closings, up 9 percent from the 11,031 closings during the same period of 2018.
     
  • Nashville leads the nation's 25 largest markets in hotel industry growth this year.   -STR (global hospitality data analytics firm)
     
  • Downtown office space inventory is 15.1 million sq. ft., and is at only 5.3% vacancy rate.  2.1 million sq. ft. u.c. with another 2 million planned. Currently 8,389 hotel rooms downtown with 3,640 u.c., and 3,418 in pipeline.  By the end of 2019 there will be 13,000 residents downtown. 2,691 units u.c. Occupancy rate is at 85% between all properties (95% of established properties). So far in this year 42 restaurants, 17 shopping options, and 1 entertainment venue have opened or been announced.  Retail vacancy rate is just 3.4%. All from Nashville Downtown Partnership. 
     
  • Allegiant Air plans to establish next year an operations base at Nashville International Airport, representing a $50 million investment and yielding at least 66 high-wage jobs. BNA will become the low-cost airline’s 19th aircraft base. The facility will house two Airbus aircraft and will be operational Feb. 13th.  
     
  • Belmont University will host another Presidential debate at Curb Center on Oct. 22, 2020. The first time they hosted a Presidential Debate was 2008, and the national TV audience was 63.2 million households.
     
  • Circle will be the name of the new joint venture TV network between Ryman Hospitality and Gray Television. The name is a nod to the wooden circle of the Grand Ole Opry Stage that was taken from the Ryman stage.  The 24/7 network will debut in early 2020. Circle Media is a key piece of that strategy that will create a window into all of the best moments that happen in Nashville and throughout the South so fans can connect with up-and-coming artists and the superstars they love from anywhere they are. Circle also will offer entertainment news, documentaries and movies along with licensed programming and archival content. The lineup includes the return of a weekly broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry.
     
  • CBS will air a 10 episode season two of “Tell Me A Story” (modern retellings of fairy tales) set in Nashville starting Dec. 5th.
     
  • Opryland Hotel might be a possible site to host the next G-7 Summit.
     
  • 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will return to Bridgestone Arena. First time since 1997.
     
  • Nashville Zoo is picked as top spot in Cinta’s Corps America’s Best Restroom contest.

    Hope you can join us Saturday for more lively, informative, and fun discussion on all the development happenings in Music City!  
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'Twas a small but very lively group at our Meet-Up this morning.  More detail came out about one of the several "mystery towers" that cannot be discussed here in the forum.  Just another reason why to try and attend if you can to get these tasty morsels.  : )

Our next Meet-Up will be Sat., Dec. 7th at Luna Lena Taqueria (300 James Robertson Parkway at NW corner of JRP and 3rd Ave. North).  Hope you can join us!  : )

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Our next Dave Luna Urban Planet Nashville Meet-Up will be this coming Saturday, Dec. 7th, from 10 AM to noon at Luna Llena Taqueria (300 James Robertson Parkway, at the NW corner of JRP and 3rd Avenue North).  The parking lot next door is now under new management and no longer gives free parking to La Luna customers, so either be prepared to pay there, or seek out free parking on some of the neighboring side streets, or free spaces in the State Employee lots a few blocks to the north.

Some of the stories that we will be discussing include:  The Canopy/Homewood Suites dual brand hotel in the Gulch (11 stories, 375 rooms) has renderings/diagrams; MGM Hotel/AEG District/10th Ave. North upper deck getting started at Nashville Yards; ONE22ONE will officially be 25 stories, 357,000 sq. ft.); new renderings for 1601 Broadway (27 stories), 19th & Broadway (26 & 16 stories), Moore Building (15 stories), and Dinerstein's Aspire Gulch (11 stories) ; something big is brewing for Circle South site which sold again;  The Reservoir development lands big loan to get started; Clarksville approves 6,000 set arena/event center, and much more.  

A full agenda will be posted here later this week.  Looking forward to another great meeting.   Hope you can join in on all the lively discussion.   : )

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1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

Hopefully there will be some major news that will be on the agenda by then. :ph34r:

I'm heading to Nashville in about an hour but have to be back here in the Great Ohio Valley by Thursday...is this news that can be shared on the Forum or only in the Forum Meeting?

Oh tell us Mr. Smeagols! My brother the real estate guy will take me on the grand tour of all the goings on...it's like Christmas Morning and you're a kid opening all your presents!

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