Actual Property Notes: Midtown undertaking progresses | Growth
A groundbreaking has taken a step ahead associated to a long-planned residence and retail tower to take a seat adjoining to Midtown’s Orbison Constructing.
Austin-based American Campus Communities (ACC), which owns the property, is in search of a allow to permit for the development of the longer term constructing’s shell.

1601 Broadway
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The allow notes the constructing will supply 30 flooring: 22 tales of residential, seven ranges of parking (365 areas) and a ground-floor foyer and retail area. The variety of residential models is unclear, as ACC officers couldn’t be reached for remark. The tower will stand about 315 ft, rating it among the many tallest buildings in Midtown have been it standing as we speak.
The allow comes after ACC earlier this yr added the Nashville workplace of STG, additionally primarily based in Austin, to deal with design.
The hassle follows greater than 2.5 years of inactivity on the web site. In September 2020, ACC paid about $10.98 million for the three-parcel web site, which gives addresses of 1601, 1605 and 1607 Broadway and spans a collective 0.78 acres.
The Metro Planning Division employees might want to approve the ultimate web site plan associated to the positioning’s city design overlay.
Nashville’s Barge Cauthen & Associates is the civil engineer. A normal contractor seemingly has not been finalized, in response to the allow.
ACC seemingly will undertake the event of the property with New York-based Scenic Investments. Scenic beforehand introduced a mid-2021 groundbreaking and has since declined to open up to the Put up a motive for the groundbreaking delay, a hoped-for begin date and the corporate’s affiliation with ACC.
As initially designed, the tower was to have risen nearly 320 ft and provided 440 flats, with Nashville-based Smith Gee Studio having dealt with some inside architectural work and remaining energetic with the hassle. The constructing was designed to characteristic ground-level retail and a recording studio/musicians’ area referred to as The Sound Lab.
The property sits adjoining to the Orbison Constructing (at 1625 Broadway) and beforehand provided a small one-story constructing that when accommodated a part of Beaman Toyota’s operations.
In early 2020, Scenic reached an settlement with the homeowners of the Orbison Constructing to have the tower designed in such a way as to reduce the blocking of views and daylight for Orbison Constructing customers.
Work nears finish, preleasing begins for North Gulch constructing
Preleasing is now underway 1111 Church, a 21-story residential and retail constructing nearing building completion and situated on a North Gulch web site from which its identify derives.
A Sept. 1 opening is eyed, in response to a launch.

1111 Church
Picture by Mark Hollingsworth
New York-based growth firm Tidal Actual Property Companions LP is endeavor the undertaking in partnership with iStar Inc., Safehold Inc. and Lionheart Strategic Administration. Yates Development has served as the overall contractor, with ESa the architect. Each are native. New York-based INC Structure and Design contributed to the design of the models themselves.
The undertaking carries a roughly $200 million price ticket.
The tower gives 380 junior, one-bedroom and two-bedroom models. As well as, 42,000 sq. ft of retail area to be anchored by a 28,000-square foot Puttshack, which is able to supply indoor putt-putt golf, an outside pickleball court docket, a gold simulator and a restaurant. The tower will characteristic a “resort-style” pool, train amenities and social/work areas.
“We’re thrilled to start leasing on 1111 Church,” Ken Copeland, president of Tidal Actual Companions, mentioned within the launch. “The constructing will supply an unparalleled bundle of facilities in addition to high-design flats and public areas.
Development is nearing completion on the positioning, which beforehand was residence to the Gibson Valley Arts Guitar constructing.
Tidal is comprised of principals who previously labored with the since-dissolved Flank Inc. Through an LLC, Flank paid $28 million for the property, Metro information present.
Relatedly, Tidal plans a mixed-use tower to rise 26 flooring on 0.8 acres at 125 eleventh Ave. N. In Might 2021, the then-Flank Inc. paid $16 million for the property, which sits adjoining to 1111 Church web site. Tidal has but to offer the Put up an replace on that undertaking.
As well as, Tidal paid $29.25 million in December 2021 for some close by North Gulch property — with the sale apparently having set a neighborhood per-acre document. The 2-parcel 1.15-acre property gives a floor parking zone and a constructing with a primary handle of 114 George L. Davis Blvd.