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Board approves facade grant reimbursement recommendation for 125 and 127 W. Washington (Hyde)
Summary
The MSD advisory board approved recommending façade grants—reimbursement up to $5,000 each—for two adjacent downtown properties at 125 and 127 West Washington submitted by property owner Larry Hyde, subject to receipts and certificate-of-occupancy requirements.
The Downtown Municipal Service District advisory board voted to recommend façade grant reimbursements for renovations at 125 and 127 West Washington, property owner Larry Hyde told the board at the January meeting.
Hyde, owner of the Nashville Furniture Store, described planned improvements including new mahogany-and-glass doors and interior work to ready the space for tenants. He said the doors and associated work would push his total costs well beyond $10,000. Hyde requested that the board allow the two adjacent addresses to be treated as separate façade grant projects so he could seek reimbursement for one address this fiscal year and the second address the next year.
Town staff explained how the façade program works: grants are reimbursement-only and require submission of paid invoices; the town will not issue final reimbursement until work is complete and the town issues a certificate of occupancy. Sean (town staff) confirmed the program rules and advised Hyde that a tenant or other owner could also apply for a second year if the same owner seeks both grants in consecutive years.
A motion was made and seconded to permit Hyde to use 125 West Washington as the eligible address for the earlier application and 127 West Washington for the later application and to recommend reimbursement up to $5,000 for each address, subject to submission of paid invoices and required certificates. The motion passed on a voice vote. Board members and staff emphasized that reimbursements will reflect actual paid receipts; if receipts total less than the approved amount, reimbursement will reflect those receipts.
Hyde said the door order was placed in January and he expected installation by February or March, subject to supply-chain and contractor availability.
The board’s approval is a recommendation to the Town Council; reimbursements are processed by town staff after the council approves the grant and the applicant provides the required documentation.
