OneC1TYNashville Mixed-Use Project | UC

[markhollin]

The Shay residential building (7 stories) is nearly complete.

Looking SW from 8 City Blvd. Bldg. terrace:

Looking south from City Place:

Performance stage getting even more decor.  Looking east from 8 City Blvd. Bldg. terrace:

[markhollin]

The Shay residential buildings (6 & 5  stories, 600 units) is nearly complete.  The 4.5 acre park/pond is now encircled by walkways and includes the creative covering for the live performance stage on the green (more shots fo this in the Nashville Public Art thread).

[nashvylle]

what a nice development in a hidden area of town. 

[satalac]

Come, enjoy being eaten alive by mosquitoes at The Shay!

But seriously, that looks like a massive breeding area. I wonder if they spray over there for those terrible little bugs. 

[MLBrumby]

They should have a fountain(s) that keeps the water circulating. 

[Tim29tn]

3 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

They should have a fountain(s) that keeps the water circulating. 

I can see some fond memories showing up of going to granny’s to do some backyard fishing in the pond. 

[donNdonelson2]

Fish in the lakes would eat mosquito larvae, eh?

[volsfanwill]

random.  I was in PA over the weekend and they are having major problems with mayflies this year.  the local news had stories every night about how to get rid of them.   I wish i could have brought a few million back to take care of our mosquitoes .

[Neigeville2]

4 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Fish in the lakes would eat mosquito larvae, eh?

The big risk factor for mosquitoes is open containers like buckets and tires, puddles, little pools too small to support fish and tadpoles.  Most small fish eat mosquito larvae in preference to all other foods so a pool is actually luring them to their deaths.

[LA_TN]

I don't understand this place. Sidewalks just end in grass and don't connect well. I think the same people who designed this must be the same people who put the greenway inside the Sounds Stadium. The lake has a fountain, but it is not enough for the size of the lake to keep the water aerated. The roads/streets in the development are narrow without correct curbs, etc. Not sure if there is any place for bikes. It feels like the easy common sense "details" were overlooked 

The best things are the terrace next to the office building and the steel ball with the water. The stage is pretty cool

[BnaBreaker]

53 minutes ago, LA_TN said:

I don't understand this place. Sidewalks just end in grass and don't connect well. I think the same people who designed this must be the same people who put the greenway inside the Sounds Stadium. The lake has a fountain, but it is not enough for the size of the lake to keep the water aerated. The roads/streets in the development are narrow without correct curbs, etc. Not sure if there is any place for bikes. It feels like the easy common sense "details" were overlooked 

The best things are the terrace next to the office building and the steel ball with the water. The stage is pretty cool

It is an attractive development, but I agree that given how it is laid out it strikes me as an upper middle-class version of housing projects.

[AronG]

10 hours ago, LA_TN said:

I don't understand this place. Sidewalks just end in grass and don't connect well. I think the same people who designed this must be the same people who put the greenway inside the Sounds Stadium. The lake has a fountain, but it is not enough for the size of the lake to keep the water aerated. The roads/streets in the development are narrow without correct curbs, etc. Not sure if there is any place for bikes. It feels like the easy common sense "details" were overlooked 

The best things are the terrace next to the office building and the steel ball with the water. The stage is pretty cool

I feel like this place is a perfect microcosm of Nashville in 2018. We know all the things we should be doing to allow the city to move on from our 1980 incarnation as a car-focused commuter repository and start melding into a real urban area, but we pursue them like a disembodied checklist. The only piece that gets engineered and planned to integrate into a bigger network is the roads.

Metro does a lot to push for mixed-used developments, which is great. They invested in a great complete street for the 28th connector, which opens up the possibility of actual pedestrian and bike traffic to and from the busy and pleasant Centennial Park area. Also great. But instead of laying this out in any way that would make that an attractive option, it's set up where you have to double back and go a quarter mile out of your way and use the winding vehicle entry drive to walk/bike anywhere. This property is 500 feet from the Centennial dog park according to google maps, but you have to walk more like 2,500 feet from the residential building along the provided sidewalks to get there. That matters. That, along with the way the buildings address Charlotte (spoiler: they don't), is a clear revealed assumption that people will get in and out of this place predominately by car, now and forever.

[Pdt2f]

^Thats a large part of the reason why I’m just really not a fan of this development. It just seems so insular and doesn’t address any streets. 

[bmkTN]

Any word on what's going on with the Element hotel here?  WW reported that it should (finally) start in July buy it doesn't seem like that's happened.  I know they're aggressively advertising the next office building in hopes of starting that soon.  It seems like this is taking forever to build out, but maybe we've just been spoiled by other multi-site developments like Capitol View and Nashville Yards that seem move very quickly.

Edited September 17, 2018 by bmkTN

[CityHeart]

Anyone know what's next for the remaining build-out of the One City development ? This project was highly anticipated when announced and now...... 

[smeagolsfree]

Been on it for a while. I think the build out of Capitol View and Nashville Yards not to mention the other office towers have definitely taken some of the air out of this project. The next piece was to have been the Element Hotel and that timeline has been pushed back several times now.

[CityHeart]

On 4/16/2019 at 7:19 AM, smeagolsfree said:

Been on it for a while. I think the build out of Capitol View and Nashville Yards not to mention the other office towers have definitely taken some of the air out of this project. The next piece was to have been the Element Hotel and that timeline has been pushed back several times now.

Thank you. 

[markhollin]

The Element Hotel at ONEC1TY finally has financing lined-up. Noble Investment Group secured a $31.2 million loan from Regions Bank for the 6 story, 175 room hotel. They had purchased the 1.3 acre site from Cambridge Holdings, the developer of ONEC1TY, last fall for $3 million. No word yet on start time for construction.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/05/23/developer-cements-financing-for-eco-branded.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

Ground is about to be broken on the Element Hotel at OneC1TY.  More renderings available below. Besides the 175 rooms, the 6 story structure  will also feature first floor restaurant and retail space of 12,000 sq. ft.  Niles Bolton Associates of Atlanta is handling the architecture, and Crain Construction in the contractor. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21070311/work-starts-on-onec1ty-hotel
 

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

Looking  NE from 3rd floor of 7 City Place at the vacant site:

[Andy20]

I didn’t get a picture on the way to work, but fencing is up and they have started excavation for the hotel.

[MLBrumby]

I like the breezeway and overall style of this building. The contrasting dark and light colors and the different size windows. 

[AsianintheNations]

 

On 7/10/2018 at 11:00 AM, AronG said:

That, along with the way the buildings address Charlotte (spoiler: they don't), is a clear revealed assumption that people will get in and out of this place predominately by car, now and forever. 

With the hotel construction starting, even the excessively roundabout sidewalk (and its slightly shorter cousin that cut one corner) are now gone as of my commute this afternoon ... I hope to God that when they finish, they build a proper sidewalk connection to the 28th-31st connector bridge. They literally just need to build a small ramp/set of steps up and it would make walking over to the dog park, volleyball fields, and everything else 5 minutes faster. With the train tracks and I-440 as borders, One C1ty is isolated enough as it is.

[markhollin]

Element Hotel at OneC1TY (6 stories, 175 rooms, 12,000 sq. ft. restaurant/retail) update. Low fencing up and equipment on site.

Looking SW from intersection of 28th Ave. North and City Blvd:

[smeagolsfree]

First permit pulled Friday.

[Andy20]

Full metal fencing going up now.