Tony Giarratana has tried yet another pitch to build Paramount, his 60 story building on the Church Street Park property. But it still may be dead in the water since there was no action taken on his latest proposal.
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His plan would now be to convert Anne Dallas Dudley Blvd to a park that is larger than the current Church Street Park, build a 60 story tower in place of the current park and build a $9M public residential property that will have 65 units specifically set aside for homeless youth, veterans, and IDD residents and caregivers.
Maybe since I no longer live in Nashville, I don't understand the rationale for not at least working with Tony on this deal. Downtown will still have a park. The city gets additional public housing paid for by private monies in a land swap. The city also gets a 60 story residential tower that will bring in more property tax revenue. Something a park alone cannot do.
Tell me why this doesn't make sense for Metro. Has there been an alternative proposal that would offer the same or more? I remember the Hermitage being against the project. Is their influence that great? Is their proposal to revamp the existing park really that much better? What are they doing for homelessness in the area? Do they offer meals to the homeless people in and around the area? Do they provide shelter to the homeless on cold winter nights? I'm not asking out of sarcasm or even my strong desire to see a 60 story building built in Nashville. I just don't see from the outside attempting to look in, what the issue is with Tony's proposal, and I'd like to understand why the Hermitage is so against it. And, why Metro isn't responding to it?
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