Located in the heart of Edgehill, in the 8th Avenue Corridor in Nashville, TN, Luna is a new urban infill project consisting of 108 units supported by a variety of retail and amenity spaces. A true testament to successful vertically-integrated practices, the project was completed by general contractor Certified Construction Services, developers CA South and The Bradley Development Group, and architect of record The Bradley Projects.
The unique architectural elements of Luna are designed with modern renters front-of-mind. Units are adorned with architectural light fixtures, custom interior touches, and a full slate of state-of-the-art appliances that complement the clean lines and sleek finishes of the design. Luna’s amenities program is fit for any lifestyle, including a residents’ lounge, fitness center, and outdoor pool deck, offering a thoughtful balance of lively community and peaceful residential living. Luna utilizes immense amounts of glazing and outdoor space, encouraging a more healthy way to live and an overall enhancement of residents’ connection to the outdoors. The development also features tuck-under, and alley-loaded parking, providing more density on the parcel. Since the 8th Avenue corridor is continuing to develop as a livable, walkable community, it was crucial for the team to create an amenity-rich development with unique residential units that feel luxurious—all while matching the market comparables in the area. The project is of appropriate scale and density, breaking down the scale of the development with architectural techniques that use the site’s existing geometries and topography as context.
Several years ago, Steve Armistead, CA South and The Bradley Development Group approached this under-served area of Nashville, known as Edgehill, to help foster a more healthy development area in what they saw as one of the most important gateways into downtown Nashville. While other developers were busy producing as much commodity housing in the form of the Nashville Duplex—aka the Nashville “tall and skinnies”—the development team knew that this part of town could and should be one of the best. With this in mind, they started trying to acquire larger parcels to create a more appropriate answer to housing and density, as well as help create a more inviting and dynamic gateway corridor into the heart of Music City.
The location of this project is the final parcel the development team purchased as part of a three-parcel, three-phased development at the edge of downtown Nashville. The project hinges on establishing a user-based demographic, competent economics, and adding a newly energized urban development directly on the 8th Avenue corridor while creating a progressive architectural development that continues the firm’s work of reinventing the language of conventional wood frame projects. Luna stands out from most of the neighborhood at the moment as it and its sister projects, Alina and Illume (also spearheaded by the development team and The Bradley Projects), are the only three mixed-use multifamily projects in this pocket of the city. The project has paved the way for several others underway, and soon enough, the 8th Avenue corridor will be a healthier, more vibrant neighborhood.
