Napier Neighborhood & Hermitage Avenue
Hi Everyone,
I am considering a commercial purchase near the Napier neighborhood on Hermitage Avenue / Willow Street. Business is to be a bar/restaurant concept and will target younger educated professionals. I'm a little concerned about the area for safety reasons. Fairfield (stretching under the interstate) is the primary connector to the Napier neighborhood, which is known to be problematic. Any opinion on how much crime drifts over to the Hermitage Ave / Willow St. area? Would any of you have a problem visiting a restaurant in this general location?
On other discussions, I'm glad to see people making individual residential investments in the Napier neighborhood as it is certainly affordable. Buntin Group's (huge branding company in Nashville) soon-to-be relocation at the rail yard on Stanley St. also gives me some positive hope. Anyone aware of any recent publicity or news articles discussing significant positive redevelopment in the Napier/Hermitage area?
Any additional thoughts are most certainly welcome!
Thanks.