Gulch good, but only for some?

We are finally getting to an exciting step in the development of the Gulch--infill. Landmark high rises such as The ICON and Terrazzo are finished or are finishing construction and are opening. The next step is for projects that will replace surface lots that will really give the neighborhood a neighborhood feel.

The City Paper has an article updating the status of goings-on in the Gulch. Dirk Melton, of MarketStreet Enterprises, the master developer for the Gulch:

"MarketStreet’s role as master developer allowed us to create and maintain a comprehensive land-use master plan, a governing document for future development. We are finalizing the fourth plan update since 2001, which features more density and a wider variety of product types."

My only concern for the Gulch, other than the economy slowing everything down to a crawl, is that it continues to be mostly for rich people only. The only affordable housing in the neighborhood remains Laurel House Lofts. Urban neighborhoods don't have to be only for rich people. You only need look at our peer cities to find that out. But in Nashville, the urban middle class is way to small and the classes on either end of the spectrum are too large.