ArchitectBarbie 101 Report post Posted April 9, 2020 17 hours ago, thenorthchannel said: I take back everything I ever said about The Westin. I am posting in this thread, instead of The Westin thread, so folks might post other such pics from other buildings. Courtesy of Evane Stoner (@evanestoner on Instagram). I'd suggest taking a nighttime photo of the Graduate Hotel... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulChinetti 6056 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 North, South, East, and West. All done today except for South. The East view you get the stadium but not a whole lot past that in the background. 23 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLBrumby 9297 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 Those are great pics... thanks! But they illustrate more to me the need for a couple of towers over 50 stories. The skyline is getting breadth very fast, but it will need a couple of standouts to "pop!". 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smeagolsfree 19410 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 According to the BZA documents I was looking at today, the Hines project at the Reed site would have a 39 story building and it would be a good 60 to 70 feet taller than the taaller Broad West building. Ithink that height is around 430 feet so the 39 story towers at that site would be close to 500 feet. Even if we didnt get a tall boy we will have a very wide and tall skyline. 12 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nash_12South 1413 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 I’ll readily admit to being hopefully overly negative, but if we do not reopen our economy back up, fairly soon, any projects not under construction, will be delayed for years. We have many unique qualities that will help us emerge from this ahead of many parts of our country, but much of the US is not going to be as lucky. You can start throwing rocks now...... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLBrumby 9297 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 It's going to start in the next week... I couldn't be more sure of that. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smeagolsfree 19410 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 Yea, right now I am unsure what is going to happen. We are is uncharted waters and the sea monster are still lurking everywhere. I am sure a lot of these will be delayed for some time and some we may get surprised. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downtownresident 5032 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said: According to the BZA documents I was looking at today, the Hines project at the Reed site would have a 39 story building and it would be a good 60 to 70 feet taller than the taaller Broad West building. Ithink that height is around 430 feet so the 39 story towers at that site would be close to 500 feet. Even if we didnt get a tall boy we will have a very wide and tall skyline. 500 feet there would stand out quite a bit, and really extend the skyline to the west. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dReAmWiELdEr 172 Report post Posted April 11, 2020 North, South, East, and West. All done today except for South. The East view you get the stadium but not a whole lot past that in the background. BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU! Thanks so much for these pics! (I'm still fairly immobile and rarely get to come back up to Nashville from Metro ATL, for now.) Fantastic shots! Sent from my GM1915 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolly 1078 Report post Posted April 19, 2020 OMG those shots are awesome. Really glad to see views of how full the skyline has become. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smeagolsfree 19410 Report post Posted April 26, 2020 With all the C Virus stuff going on I thought it would be very important for us to all know how to make a mask... Make sure you watch all of the video and pay VERY close attention. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLBrumby 9297 Report post Posted April 27, 2020 You've probably heard by now, but wanted to post this for archives. 2020 ACM Awards will be held in Nashville on September 16 this year. IMHO, never should have been held anywhere else. The show will be broadcast live from three Nashville venues: The Ryman Auditorium, Bluebird Cafe and Grand Ole Opry House. https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/27/2020-acm-awards-moving-nashville/3032594001/ 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donNdonelson2 6220 Report post Posted April 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, MLBrumby said: You've probably heard by now, but wanted to post this for archives. 2020 ACM Awards will be held in Nashville on September 16 this year. IMHO, never should have been held anywhere else. The show will be broadcast live from three Nashville venues: The Ryman Auditorium, Bluebird Cafe and Grand Ole Opry House. https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/27/2020-acm-awards-moving-nashville/3032594001/ I think that it is great that the show will be broadcast from Nashville this year, but the Academy of Country Music IS a California based organization, which is why they historically have the awards show out west somewhere each year. https://www.acmcountry.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLBrumby 9297 Report post Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) "Hellooooooo! Did you really believe me? And will you remember this l'il thang in three years?" Mayor John Cooper to his anti-growth, to'mater-plant-growin' base. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/28/nashville-mayor-john-cooper-budget-calls-property-tax-hike/3028749001/ Edited April 28, 2020 by MLBrumby 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmtunafish 4324 Report post Posted April 28, 2020 I don't know Stephen Byrum, but I love this video he made of our beloved city under quarantine. I apologize if this has already been posted here. 9 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dale 2686 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 I guess the growth was fun while it lasted ? https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/04/28/cooper-enormous-32-tax-hike-needed-to-endure-covid.html 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulChinetti 6056 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 It's due. Hopefully it stays in the post Corona world and we can actually pay teachers/firefighters/police and still have money to take transit more seriously. Also if any business gets out of this I will be pretty PO-ed. 4 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dale 2686 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 5 hours ago, PaulChinetti said: It's due. Hopefully it stays in the post Corona world and we can actually pay teachers/firefighters/police and still have money to take transit more seriously. Also if any business gets out of this I will be pretty PO-ed. You mean any already deeply-battered business that pulls up stakes and leaves because it doesn’t want to pay markedly higher taxes ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainJilliams 166 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, PaulChinetti said: It's due. Hopefully it stays in the post Corona world and we can actually pay teachers/firefighters/police and still have money to take transit more seriously. Also if any business gets out of this I will be pretty PO-ed. "Any business" is a pretty broad term. I certainly hope many businesses make it through this ordeal, as well as seeing all their employees keep their jobs. So many are already struggling to keep up with costs, a tax hike like this will spell death for many small/medium businesses, driving many of those jobs away from the city. Edited April 29, 2020 by CaptainJilliams 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulChinetti 6056 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 I dare say a large amount of business's in Nashville have had it pretty good since 2009 which is where the rates would be returning too. Businesses come and go, I don't think they should be raised up on a pedestal. They have to pull their weight just like everyone else. Though to specify, my comment was more directed at the businesses that got out of the last tax hike by sic-ing their lawyers on the city. I think these are the numbers 2005: 4.69% 2009: 4.13% 2012: 4.66% 2013: 4.52% 2017: 3.16% Of course all of this is moot, if the city could have control of it's own finances without meddling from the state legislature and could raise taxes as it sees fit without having to be revenue neutral. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markhollin 97061 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 Here are some more Davidson County real estate tax numbers for additional context: 1965: 5.30% 1970: 5.30% 1975: 6.00% 1980: 6.83% 1985: 3.92% 1990: 4.81% 1995: 4.50% 2000: 4.24% 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hey_Hey 2476 Report post Posted April 29, 2020 Keep in mind that those aren't percent tax rates, they are the rates for every $100 assessed value. The assessed value for residential properties in Tennessee is 25% of the appraised value. So a house that is appraised at $400,000 will be assessed at $100,000. The new tax rate of $4.155/$100 assessed value would mean a tax bill of $4,155. That works out to a tax percentage rate of 1.04%. 6 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLBrumby 9297 Report post Posted April 30, 2020 Yep... but if you're a flea market merchant who grows 'maters in the backyard and can't stand anybody associated with "the party of Lincoln"... then the man you put all your trust into in the last election suddenly double crosses you... well, there's no words to describe the hate you feel for that little guy with bushy gray eyebrows. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmtunafish 4324 Report post Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) I hope this isn't against the rules. I have a request for you all. Would someone(s) please go to city-data and respond to some posters from Birmingham who are saying that there's no difference between Birmingham and Nashville? I'm a moderator at city-data so I try to stay out of the fray, otherwise I'd tackle it. I do know that Birmingham punches above its weight when it comes to high-end shopping (Saks), otherwise the post below from a Birmingham booster just seems way off. Besides from pro sports and Broadway/Grand Ole Opry, I don't see much difference between the two cities at all as far as amenities go. Both have similar upscale retail, entertainment districts, food, luxury hotels etc... One just has the benefit of having a much better reputation. Someone earlier in the thread said that Nashville is more known. I'd dispute that. Both cities have equal name recognition. Everyone in the country knows about both cities and where they are located. They are just known for different reasons. https://www.city-data.com/forum/city-vs-city/299587-birmingham-vs-nashville-comparisons-12.html By the way, city-data has pretty strict rules about some things, and one of them is it's against the rules to mention city-data competitors. City-data considers urbanplanet to be a competitor (I have no idea why) so if/when you post there, please don't mention urbanplanet. For some reason, skyscraper city and skyscraper page are not considered competitors to city-data. It doesn't make sense, but I don't make up the rules. Edited April 30, 2020 by jmtunafish 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markhollin 97061 Report post Posted April 30, 2020 Mechanical Licensing Collective, a new organization dedicated to ensuring songwriters are paid 100% of their royalties they earn from digital streaming and download services is going to open their HQ in Nashville, employing about 100 people. They are looking at office space in the Midtown or Music Row areas. More at The Tennessean here:https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2020/04/29/nashville-picked-new-national-hub-pay-songwriter-royalties-spotify-other-services/3041494001/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites