Elliston 23 ~331 Apartment Units w/ Retail in MidTown | 6 stories | @Elliston Pl and 23rd Ave | UNDER CONSTRUCTION

[MTFAN]

Looks like this project is scheduled to break ground soon.

http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postbusiness/2011/7/27/big_news_on_the_other_end_of_elliston_place"

[jice]

So it's supposed to be called "Elliston 23" apparently?

Ground breaking at Exit/In on Aug 30.

And an image of the rendering..

Thanks for the blog link!

[timmay143]

Oh WOW!!! Awesome! I can't believe I am looking at renderings like this again!!!

[MTSUBlueraider86]

The official rendering on Creating Places by William Williams:

http://williamwillia...r.blogspot.com/

Very nice looking building. This will create a great pedestrian vibe for the growing area. Those on the top floor will have some great views of the Vanderbilt and West End area. We need dozens of similar projects in Nashville such as this one.

BR

[MidTenn1]

I thought this needed it's own thread as it will break ground soon. This is a great development for Nashville and Mid Town. It will go on the lot where Father Ryan High School used to be a couple of blocks from the Parthenon.

If they built 50 more of these and no high rises, I would be satisfied. It's great infill with residential and retail.

[MidTenn1]

A couple of more photos from the official E 23 site;

A full view of the rendering ~ from www.elliston23.com

And a nice photo of West End and part of the MidTown area;

[MTSUBlueraider86]

This already had a topic thread so I merged it.

BR

[jice]

Looked like they were already tearing up the dirt when I drove by today..

[donNdonelson]

Just saw this about a new project near Elliston 23. New apartment building coming to 25th Ave. N. across from the park.

http://nashvillepost.com/news/2011/10/7/elliston_place_district_to_get_major_apartment_building

[Nashvillain]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Nashville,+TN&hl=en&ll=36.148644,-86.809416&spn=0.005276,0.009645&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.224734,79.013672&vpsrc=6&hnear=Nashville,+Davidson,+Tennessee&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=36.148746,-86.80949&panoid=ajss5rhStbNJuJp10OC_aA&cbp=12,39.62,,0,-9.07

This is great, an all around no brainer and long overdue. I was just wondering about Tony G the other day and whether he was still in the game. However, all this positivity comes with a caveat. There is a perfectly good and attractive two story structure occupying what may be a fifth of this site. It would be perfectly wasteful to demolish it when, in combination with the new structure, it would add to the density and mix of uses to the area especially considering how it is already currently occupied.

It seems that we need developers to start thinking more conservationally and ecologically. Say, even if Tony G. were to go for a leed certified building, that rating would take a big hit by destroying an extant building. Unless he were to recycle as much of that material as possible; maybe he will.

And what the hell is with the Jiffy Lube at the corner of Elliston and 25th? I bet Mr. Jiffy Lube is sitting on a fortune.

[MidTenn1]

I like this project a lot. I am a big supporter of mid-rise density in the West End/Mid Town area and this will be of a scale that is appropriate on the Centennial Park periphery.

I don't see anything remarkable about the building to be replaced; no distinctive architecture or a strong sense of place. The proposed structure will add more value to the area in the form of feet on the street and demand for residential retail services.

I would think the Jiffy Lube lot would see some similiar development within a few years, although I would rather see a 'signature' structure in the form of a mid-rise, flat iron building go on the triangle shaped lot where West End and Elliston diverge.

[Nashvillain]

I like this project a lot. I am a big supporter of mid-rise density in the West End/Mid Town area and this will be of a scale that is appropriate on the Centennial Park periphery. I don't see anything remarkable about the building to be replaced; no distinctive architecture or a strong sense of place. The proposed structure will add more value to the area in the form of feet on the street and demand for residential retail services. I would think the Jiffy Lube lot would see some similiar development within a few years, although I would rather see a 'signature' structure in the form of a mid-rise, flat iron building go on the triangle shaped lot where West End and Elliston diverge.

I totally agree that this is exactly needed and a perfect fit for the area. I just think it's a shame to destroy any more of Nashville's good built fabric when there's so little of it left. I was imagining how the existing building could have been incorporated into the new development sort of how the two little brick houses in the Gulch were to be re-used in the Griffin something complex. Plus, Tony has demolished a couple of true Nashville gems and given us back something less. Hopefully, he won't move forward with the demo until this thing is for sure a go.

Also, it's hard to know for sure what will be incorporated from such a preliminary rendering, but this thing needs lots of street level retail space fronting on the park. It needs outdoor seating space for restaurants and cafes. The developers or the city need to widen the sidewalk to accommodate this. We need developers and the city to really start thinking long-term with these projects and stop focusing on the willy-nilly, piecemeal approach.

[smeagolsfree]

Here is the Elliston 23 website. They are updating the construction process with aerial photos. Very Cool .

Going to start a threa on the Park 25 if not already done.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elliston23nashville/

[MTSUBlueraider86]

I still miss the old Father Ryan High School on the site. Some fond memories there. This is a nice building however.

[FriendlyFlier]

Of all the new projects in the Nashville pipeline this Elliston 23 is the most exciting to me. Maybe this will offset the Moscow-esque tenement housing by Centennial Park and Vanderbilt (dorm towers).

[MTSUBlueraider86]

This will be another dorm for Vanderbilt, but hopefully rents will serve all demographics in Nashville. One of the problems with ICON in The Gulch is there is a large amount of Vandy students living there because their parents bought them units. I fear this will be another such project. Many who want urban living are settling down after raising children. Living in such a property would beat the purpose for living there.

[East Side Urbanite]

Agree, BR 86 but the "big boy and big girl" residential buildings are coming. We have to have the stuff for the young and beautiful first before buildings for old-timers come on line. Patience, my friend.

WW

[MTSUBlueraider86]

What about the old and beautiful like us?

[smeagolsfree]

This baby should be coming out of the ground soon as the building permit has been issued.

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/11/14/476-million-permit-issued-for.html

[East Side Urbanite]

This building will be massive. The bulk alone will be quite impressive.

WW

[smeagolsfree]

Tower crane up at this project. I think it has gone up over the past few days.

[dmillsphoto]

Tower crane up at this project. I htink it has gone up over the past few days.

More than a week or so now, according to my wife... one of the places I am heading after the next meeting to shoot...

[NashRugger]

They're working on the 2nd floor now and things are moving along pretty briskly it seems.

[East Side Urbanite]

I'm curious to see how E-23 relates to the next-door Hampton parking lot. Seems the parking facility of E-23 will hug the lot. Could prove interesting.

WW

[dmillsphoto]

Topped out...