New plans have emerged for a dual-phased, mixed-use development near the convergence of Downtown and Germantown. A new hotel and residential anchored project will essentially complete the city block joining the News Channel 5 building, adjacent low-rise office building, and the recently built TownePlace Suites by Marriott. The project is located at 450 & 460 James Robertson Parkway near the State Capitol.
The project includes designers from the nearby Neuhoff District project which includes Nashville-based Smith Gee Studio is the Executive Architect and New York-based S9 Architecture is the Design Architect. Together they’ve created a southern-urban aesthetic with a balanced mix of exterior materials and textures, activated by a public plaza and retail paseo. Retail leasing for the project is brokered by Miller Fitts and Gary Shanks with JLL.
A request for major modification approval has been submitted for the two-parcel site zoned DTC. Once approved, the request will permit the new mixed-use development on the 2.1-acre site. The request was submitted by Smith Gee Studio, on behalf of the property owners. Here’s the quick rundown:
Moxy & Residential Mixed-Use
450 James Robertson Parkway
What’s Now: | Parking Lot |
What’s Next: | Mixed-Use |
Developer: | Ridgeline Property Group/JLL |
Architect: | Smith Gee Studio |
S9 Architecture | |
Landscape: | HDLA |
Civil: | Ragan Smith |
Consulting Eng: | Power Management |
Retail Leasing: | JLL |
Residential: | 261-units |
Guest Rooms | 185-keys |
Retail: | 17,282 SF |
Parking: | 319 spaces |
Contractor: | TBD |
Overall, Phase 1 of the development includes a +\-10-story, 261-unit residential building with an integrated garage podium. Phase 2 includes a 8-story 185-key Moxy Hotel, expanding the Marriott gallery of brands. Both the residential building and the hotel have elevated pool deck amenities levels as well as interior amenities throughout each of the buildings.
The concave shaped site is bordered by 4th Avenue to the North, Gay Street to the East, and James Robertson Parkway to the South. The westernmost edge of the existing parking lot, which abuts the News Channel 5 building, becomes a new commercial driveway which creates a new connection between James Robertson and 4th Avenue. There is also a residential parking garage entrance, loading dock, and other utility uses.
The resident lobby is located at the corner of 4th Avenue and the new commercial driveway. The street is activated by modern townhouse style units with access to the public sidewalk. The units also serve as a liner for the parking podium. There is a second entrance into the parking garage and another loading dock also located on 4th Avenue North.
The Moxy Hotel Lobby is located along Gay Street. The radial facade of the building organically ebbs and flows from Gray Street to James Robertson, dynamically occupying frontage on both streets. The entrance into the Public Plaza is situated between the existing hotel and the new Moxy. There is an outdoor dining area for the hotel and terraces and tiers as the plaza takes advantage of the changes in grade between Gay Street and 4th Avenue. There are also two points of access to the existing hotel.
The covered entrance to the paseo is located on James Robertson. It traverses below the second level of the hotel as it creates a bridge to the retail shell building within the paseo. The retail shell lines the paseo as it intersects the public plaza. Plans also note that there is a public plaza above a portion of the retail shell building.
The project is slated for the 5/23/2024 Metro Planning Commission agenda.
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