Rolling Mill Hill
The redevelopment of Rolling Mill Hill as a mixed-use community is taking shape in a way that complements the continued resurgence of downtown Nashville. The 34-acre Rolling Mill Hill site, home to the Nashville General Hospital building (built in 1890), is being redeveloped through a public-private partnership between MDHA and select urban developers. Work is currently underway on new streets, underground wiring, sewer and storm water systems, site grading, greenways, and streetscaping. The infrastructure is being installed by MDHA in preparation for the development of the neighborhood.
For information on Phase I of development of the community, including
residential opportunities, visit the following site:
Rolling Mill Hill (Phase I)
Background
MDHA has taken several steps to ensure the viability of the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood in advance of soliciting development proposals. These have included a market feasibility study and a neighborhood master planning process.
The market feasibility study was initiated in the spring of 2003 by Economics
Research Associates of Washington, DC, and the Walker Collaborative of Nashville
to determine development opportunities for Rolling Mill Hill. The study revealed
compelling prospects for redevelopment of the site as a residential neighborhood
with supporting commercial uses. The full feasibility study is available below.
Feasibility
Study
Once the Feasibility Study revealed the potential of the site, MDHA selected
a design team to explore the best options for the physical development of Rolling
Mill Hill. The design team included RTKL of Washington and Everton Oglesby Architects
and Hawkins Partners of Nashville. The design team held public meetings to solicit
input from the community and ultimately produced Development Guidelines for Rolling
Mill Hill, a document whose purpose is to identify the location of new infrastructure
and sites for development. The Development Guidelines also propose a variety
of housing types appropriate for the site, the location of new public space and
greenways, historic buildings to be incorporated into future development plans,
and high-quality streetscape designs. They also suggest a phasing strategy for
development and stress the importance of using the redevelopment of Rolling Mill
Hill as a catalyst for further development in Rutledge Hill and downtown Nashville.
Development
Guidelines
The Development Guidelines were developed in conjunction with a financial
analysis conducted by Robert Charles Lesser & Company, one of the nation’s
largest real estate advisory firms. The financial analysis confirms
that development of Rolling Mill Hill according to the Development
Guidelines will be attractive to a variety of builders. It stresses
the importance of partnering with private developers who share the
long-term vision for a premier urban neighborhood in downtown Nashville.
Continue to visit our website as plans for Rolling Mill Hill continue to develop
and begin to be realized.
For more information on Rolling Mill Hill, contact Joe Cain at 252-8404.