Your opinion of the Bordeaux area? (live in, moving to, Asian)

[Crakaveli]

Originally Posted by Bdxhills

I hope the AA history is preserved.

not racist at all...

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by Crakaveli

not racist at all...

Hoping the AA history is preserved isn't racist at all. Hoping the poser hipsters stay out could be construed as so, but hell, even a lot of hipsters are black.

More than anything, it sounds like a frustration with gentrification.

[think365]

Originally Posted by Crakaveli

not racist at all...

You should probably start with reading the definition of racism... Then you can further your knowledge by actually learning about AA history in Bourdeaux, in which it's development is based in racism. Start with the link below and watch the videos. If you are interested in learning more, just let us know.

Nashville Rising: Bordeaux, Whites Creek | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

[msdrea522]

Bordeaux has a bad reputation as a neighborhood riddled with crime. However the neighborhood is improving. There is a moderate police prescence to deter criminals and the residents are becoming more active in trying to improve the look of the neighborhood. Having said all of that, many residents are ederly or single parents so it is a lower income area of Nashville so it can't compare to some of the more affluent sides of town.

[N.Cal]

And I hope out-of-state, East Nashville reping, poser, hipsters do not come over here. I lived in Cleveland Park in '08, the people that live there now wouldn't have set foot on the place. East Nashville is overpriced and overhyped. There's no place else to go if you wanna live near downtown and not pay an arm & leg.

Well, too bad for you since this is exactly what is happening year after you posted this. People that are priced out of east Nashville are now moving to Bordeaux in the hills.

[BayAreaDave]

Sometimes I don't understand if all of CD is in on some inside joke. There is nothing bad in Bordeaux. There is barely anything there period. People mistake inner city North Nashville inside the river loop with Bordeaux outside the river loop.

[BoomSoonBri]

I own a house in Bordeaux...lived in it for a year and a half. Had one break-in...moved out a few months later and rented the house out. The tenants had two break-ins over their two years there and moved out shortly after the second. I've since turned it over to a property management company and haven't had any problems since.

I know not everyone will like it, but I think Bordeaux is the next neighborhood to gentrify. I've noticed homes being renovated all around mine. The Nations is just about maxed out, just like Germantown, and Metro Center is experiencing improving development. There was almost no traffic to deal with in any direction (I worked in Rivergate and wife worked in Brentwood). You could get anywhere in 15 minutes it seemed.

I don't want an area's demographics to change by any means, but if drugs and crime are getting pushed out...what's the problem?

[One23]

Originally Posted by BoomSoonBri

I own a house in Bordeaux...lived in it for a year and a half. Had one break-in...moved out a few months later and rented the house out. The tenants had two break-ins over their two years there and moved out shortly after the second. I've since turned it over to a property management company and haven't had any problems since.

I know not everyone will like it, but I think Bordeaux is the next neighborhood to gentrify. I've noticed homes being renovated all around mine. The Nations is just about maxed out, just like Germantown, and Metro Center is experiencing improving development. There was almost no traffic to deal with in any direction (I worked in Rivergate and wife worked in Brentwood). You could get anywhere in 15 minutes it seemed.

I don't want an area's demographics to change by any means, but if drugs and crime are getting pushed out...what's the problem?

Bordeaux has a lot of nice areas and has some sketchy area, not much different from any of the other suburban areas in davidson county such as Hermitage, Antioch, Madison, Bellvue, and the 37211 area... All of these areas have had builder development before and after the recession and none really qualify for "gentrification". These are all more affordable areas that have pros and cons but to think that Bordeaux is going to be the next "it" area is a stretch. It's a suburb with no sidewalk infrastructure for walkability and nothing to walk to even if it had that. You don't get the benefits of the revitalized urban core and you don't get the benefits of of the burbs outside of Davidson county including significantly lower property taxes, lower crime, and better schools.

[BoomSoonBri]

The same way that almost everything inside 285 in Atlanta has skyrocketed in value...I see the same thing happening over the next 5-10 years. Just look at how popular Donelson has become...As Nashville grows, you'll see everything inside Briley (...and then Old Hickory Blvd) only become even more popular. To that point, you'll see Bordeaux improve/increase in value to a good degree in the future.

[One23]

You can't compare Donelson to Bordeaux. Donelson has never experienced a major decline and actually has decent elementary schools. If you want to believe that Bordeaux will be the "it" suburb in Nashville in 10 years, I'll just wish you the best.