Regarding the 'RIVER NORTH' development, the TENNESSEAN has this report about funding for road and infrastructure improvements included in the Mayor's budget which was approved last night......
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In a push to help a massive new private development on the east bank, the spending plan dedicates $20 million to infrastructure work for the overhaul of the Cowan Street area, site of the ambitious 105-acre River North Nashville project.
River North is envisioned as a mix of urban residential, retail and commercial space.
The $20 million in public money would go toward new streets, a revamped intersection at Cowan and Jefferson streets and other infrastructure work.
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Here is my card of the original plan which will no doubt be very fluid as builder prospects customize their building needs requirements.
An updated plan (my card again)....showing phase 1 with the location of the marina and Top Golf and a pedestrian bridge across the Cumberland and vehicular bridge across I-24 to the established neighborhoods of East Nashville.
A view from the SKY5 copter showing the development (cluster of warehouses in center on left/east side of river) to downtown which is a couple of miles away by car. The warehouses have been cleared off and the site is 'shovel ready'.
And finally, a card I had made some months ago (which was quoted verbatim in the TENNESSEAN at the time) regarding the easy access to 10's of thousands of existing single family houses in case a Fortune 500 firm was considering locating there and wanted nearby, non-transit related, accessible housing stock. Disregard the light rail line, it is on temporary delay
Regardless of how you interpret these tea leaves or connect the dots, the funding of infrastructure improvements by the city will help start this historically significant development and likely change the Nashville skyline regardless of who moves in.
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