Construction resumes after stop order lifted on 24-hour diner

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -

Construction crews returned to work on The Diner Tuesday morning following a stop work order that shut down the project for nearly three months.

It is a breath of fresh air, Director of Operations Jonathon Scott said. We are getting back to work and to our ultimate goal to build something unique.

The Diner will be a 24-hour multi-floor restaurant serving food around the clock on the corner of Demonbreun and Third Avenue South.

The Metro Codes Department issued the stop work order because the size of the sidewalks surrounding the business was smaller than codes required.

When construction began on the restaurant, the initial plan was to preserve at least 50 percent of the existing structure, but during construction, crews were told to install an underground vault to house NES transformers.

As the vault was installed, the existing wall became unstable and the construction crew decided to tear it down for safety.

When the wall was demolished, Metro Codes notified the owners that the project would be reclassified as new construction as opposed to a remodel.

New construction in that area of Nashville is in the Rutledge Hill Redevelopment District, an area governed by the Metro Development and Housing Agency with guidelines for the design and placement of signage in redevelopment districts

One of the guidelines is that sidewalks around new construction must be wider, and in the case of The Diner, the MDHA required it to be 16 feet wide.

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