by Brianne Welch | Aug 28, 2014 | News Slider
The Green Hills Tower construction has been delayed due to an appeal from the Green Hills Neighborhood Association. Back in September of 2013, Southern Land announced its plans to build a 22-story tower on the corner of Richard Jones Rd. and Hillsboro Pike. The project was scheduled to begin construction in 2014. Ground was broken then, but in the spring of 2014, the Neighborhood raised concerns about the height of the tower saying it conflicted with the Green Hills urban design overlay. On March 27, the Metro Planning Commission approved Southern Land’s final site plan. This plan depicts a 17-story tower, but on Tuesday Aug. 12 the Neighborhood announced it was taking the case to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The tower will bring new housing, business and office space to the Green Hills area, and some local business are very excited about the increased population. “I think it’s just going to create more traffic, and we’re going to see more business as a result,” local retailer Zach Mulder said. While business owners are enthusiastic about the construction, some residents aren’t as pleased. “It’s nice that they have more residential building going on,” Royal Arms apartments resident Kelsey Reiman said. “But it really messes with the traffic. There’s already a ton of traffic because of the construction, and it’s only going to get worse with all the people living there.” Both the driving traffic and business traffic will increase due to the tower, but the final decision on just how tall the structure will be has not been determined. Southern Land said they plan to begin construction later this...
by Colleen Casner | Jul 24, 2014 | News Slider
Nonprofit coffee shop The Well is thriving in its new location across the street from Lipscomb. After a move from its original location on Richard Jones Rd., The Well has managed to keep most of its regulars as well as gain new customers from the neighborhood. Representative Jason Parker says, “We’ve got some new regulars. People that live in the neighborhood can just walk here to the coffee shop or if I see them on their morning jog as I’m opening the store and they come in after they’ve finished jogging. We’ve retained a lot of our regulars and also gotten new ones as well. It’s been great.” Old regulars are also pleased with the new location. Lipscomb student and longtime Well customer Spencer Bailey also enjoys that the new location kept the “comfortable” and “homey” feel of the old, but he especially enjoys the new location’s proximity to Lipscomb. “It’s right across from campus. I just walk over here. It’s my favorite part,” he says. The Well moved to the old Pizza Perfect location in May after The Well’s lease was terminated to make way for a 15-story building on Richard Jones Rd. “We were looking for locations for a few months. We really wanted to be somewhere around the Green Hills area because we had built a good following and had a lot of loyal customers. I feel like it’s a blessing from God that this place opened up,” says Parker. The business has since expanded to a second location in Brentwood in the Seven Springs...
