It’s great seeing a project come to fruition! Now it’s time to go have a great meal at The Wash to celebrate!
We're thrilled to highlight "The Wash," a pioneering micro-stall food hall in East Nashville, as one of our featured projects. The Wash transformed a defunct six-bay self-serve car wash into a vibrant micro-stall food and beverage hall. Located at 1101 McKennie Ave, Nashville, TN, this innovative project revitalizes a previously abandoned site, fostering community and entrepreneurial spirit. A driving goal of the project was to lower the bar of entry for local entrepreneurs and those entering the food and beverage space for the first time. By developing six kitchens simultaneously, leveraging buying power and amortizing the cost over multiple units, the team was able to reduce standard equipment, Vendor and MEP costs to 1/6th of the average for first generation restaurant space. What was once an abandoned carwash that occupied a prominent parcel along Gallatin is now a gathering space for neighbors as well as an incubator for local and minority restaurateurs that would likely otherwise be priced out of the market in this location. At The Wash, every one of the five spaces leased out by the developer has owners who are women or people of color. By leveraging the existing architecture, we’ve created an inviting and dynamic gathering place for East Nashville's diverse community. In 2023, The Wash was honored to receive the AIA Middle Tennessee Honor Award and the ULI Excellence in Development Award.? Project manager: Jonathan Lee with support from Jamie Pfeffer and Patricia Fonseca General Contractor: Eshelman Construction Mobile Fixtures: Benjamin Whitlock of Mobile Fixture- The Kitchen & Restaurant Store Engineering: Jay Fulmer of Fulmer Lucas Engineering, LLC Structural: Michael Murray, PE of The Structure Company Photography: Ali Wittorf of Ali Harper Photography #Architecture #AwardWinning #AdaptiveReuse #CommunityBuilding #PfefferTorode #TheWashEatery For more updates and insights, follow us on Instagram: @pfeffertorode
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