John Rich Buys Seanachie Irish Pub in Nashville

February 17, 2010 by admin · View Comments 

Country music superstar John Rich and business partner Phil Martin, have purchased the Seanachie Irish Pub building in downtown Nashville. The building, located at 329 Broadway is pending renovations as the group is currently in the process of acquiring building permits, submitting plans and the like. While I have not been able to confirm the [...]

9 Against, 29 in Favor of New Nashville Convention Center

January 19, 2010 by admin · View Comments 

The Metro Nashville City Council has voted 29 to 9 to move forward with funding the new $585 million downtown Nashville convention center also known as the Music City Center. The financing package approved by council tonight allows for a maximum of $650 million. That covers both the price of the project and financing costs such as [...]

Nashville Real Estate Market Forecast for 2010

December 31, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

The Nashville housing market will experience an accelerated sales volume in 2010 aided by the government’s extension and expansion of the first time home buyers federal tax credit, more government-backed lending assistance, and historically low mortgage rates according to 90% of major forecasts for 2010. Surrounding real estate markets will improve in the Southeastern U.S. [...]

Nashville Riverfront Renovations Have Begun

November 11, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

The consulting firm that came up with Nashville’s riverfront master plan three years ago will be returning to town to design $30 million worth of downtown projects on both banks of the Cumberland River. The Metro Development and Housing Agency voted Tuesday to hire Hargreaves Associates for up to $2,126,000. Ed Owens, MDHA’s waterfront development director, [...]

Nashville Convention Center Gets Support & Resistance

October 24, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

It’s clear to me that the new Nashville convention center is going to be built and all of the pubic opinions trust upon us by the media is simply entertaining noise. Of course, this is only my educated opinion and not the collective  opinion of the entire city. Well, when I read headlines like, “Nashville [...]

$8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Credit Expires Soon

October 6, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

The Tennessee Association of Realtors made a pretty cheesy, yet surprisingly informative animated video to help us understand the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. This video touches on how to qualify for the tax credit, who qualifies, how the credit works and how you apply the tax credit to get cash back. Unless the tax credit [...]

Encore Condos Offer Close Out Prices

September 25, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

The 332 unit Encore condo building in downtown Nashville is nearly sold out. The owners, Giarratana Development and the Novare Group, have sold nearly 80% of the building and are now in what appears to be the close out phase. Here is the current incentives package for 2 bedroom condos in the Encore: • Prices that now [...]

Nashville Scene Jabs at Giarratana, Signature Tower

August 9, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

This article entitled “The Signature Tower and May Town Center are far from sure things. Is Tony Giarratana’s legacy as Nashville’s development king up in the air?” appeared in the Nashville Scene on August the 5th, 2009. The author is Caleb Hannan: “The setting: Atlanta. The time: Sometime after the turn of the century. The scene: Tony Giarratana [...]

Buying a Condo in the Encore Condos?

July 13, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

If you are thinking about buying a condo in the Encore condos building in the SoBro area of Nashville, you need to speak with me now. If you are buying a condo or loft in any building in downtown Nashville, call me now.   Buying a condo in downtown Nashville can be a good investment [...]

Buying a Condo at the Icon in the Gulch?

July 11, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

If you are considering buying a condo at the Icon in the Gulch, you need to speak with me first. If you have a pre-construction contract on a condo in the Icon that you would like to renegotiate, you need to speak with me first.   Buying a condo in the Icon in Nashville is [...]

Music City Center Hotel Build Team Chosen

July 7, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

Phelps Portman Nashville, LLC Selected to Develop, Design and Build 1,000-room Convention Center Headquarters Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.   NASHVILLE, Tenn. and ATLANTA, June 19 /PRNewswire/ – The Nashville Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) announced that it has selected Phelps Portman Nashville, LLC to develop, design and construct a 1,000-room hotel adjacent to the [...]

New Nashville Convention Center Already Booking

July 6, 2009 by admin · View Comments 

This article entitled “2 large groups book Music City Center” appeared in the Nashville Business Journal on June the 18th, 2009. The Journal reports:   “Two large associations representing 40,300 booked room nights in all have signed on to hold their conventions at the yet unbuilt Music City Center.   The American Trucking Association will [...]