Permit Patrol: 27 March 2009

VU garage rising, office condos near the Fairgrounds, satellite work for the Sommet's spire, and more...

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A rendering of Vanderbilt's Children's Way garage

The $23 million Children's Way Garage will soon begin rising at Vanderbilt University. R.C. Mathews Contractor pulled permits recently for the structure, which will feature 11 levels of parking, eight of them underground. The garage is set to open in September of 2010.

Craighead Development is moving ahead with the 440 Parkway Center located near the State Fairgrounds. The firm recently pulled permits to construct a 28,880-square-foot shell for an office building. The current work is valued at $2.9 million.

Asurion continues to rehab space at Grassmere Park for its offices. The company recently pulled permits for $750,000 worth of work. Flow Construction Co. is handling the renovations.

The first phase of the Avondale Park subdivision in Bellevue is going forward, with two builders pulling permits recently for construction. Beazer Homes pulled paperwork for the construction of seven single-family homes, totaling $1.5 million in value. NVR Fox Ridge pulled permits for three homes, totaling $708,744.

Beazer has also moved ahead with homes in the second phase of its River Bridge development near Bellevue State Park. The builder pulled permits for three homes, all around 1,600 square feet. Their total value is $525,527.

Hawkins Development Co. has pulled permits for the renovation of 45,000 square feet of warehouse and office space at 1654 Elm Hill Pike near the airport. The space will house air conditioning manufacturer Trane. The work is valued at $660,000.

Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at Brewer Drive off Nolensville Pike, is putting $600,000 toward the construction of a new 24,000-square-foot gym. L.A. Construction and Remodeling Inc. is handling the work.

Tennessee State University has pulled permits for renovations to Elliot Hall. The work includes turning 3,200 square feet of first-floor classroom space into an exhibit hall. The work is valued at $500,000 and is being handled by Morgan Homes Inc.

Bell & Associates Construction has pulled a permit for the rehab of the second-floor radio tower at the Sommet Center in order to outfit the structure for XM Sirius Satellite Radio. The work will cost $100,000.