Tri Star, Cassetty



As first reported by the Nashville Post, a Twice Daily convenience market is slated to open in late summer in 12South, the first of its type to be located in an urban setting and without an accompanying fuel component. It will also be the first business of its kind in the heart of 12South.

The market will be joined by a White Bison Coffee (which describes itself as "steadfast" and "courageous"), according to Dawn Boulanger, vice president of marketing for Twice Daily parent company Tri Star Energy.

"This will be more of a neighborhood type market [than a conventional Twice Daily market with a fuel area],” says Boulanger, adding the business will offer indoor-outdoor seating and some “premium” grocery and beverage products not found in other Twice Daily markets.

Craft beer will be a particular feature. Boulanger says the company expects the store to attract considerably more walk-up and local resident business than is the case at most other Twice Daily businesses, which are auto-centric with their fuel stations.

“It will be an inviting space,” she says. “There is nothing like this currently in 12South.”

The future 12South building will be positioned in an urban manner at the sidewalk, with parking in the back. It will span 3,340 square feet overall, with 2,770 on the main floor and 570 in a mezzanine. The building will be located next to the structure home to Portland Brew, a cafe that has long helped anchor the mixed-use district.

The Twice Daily site was home to a nondescript building formerly accommodating E&S Motors and with an address of 2607 12th Ave. S. Goodlettsville-based Perry Engineering is participating in the 12South project, with Cassetty Architecture of Hendersonville handling the design.

According to Metro property records, Tri Star does not own the property. 12South is also home to well-established cafe Frothy Monkey. Similarly, 10th Avenue South, running parallel to 12th Avenue two blocks to the east, offers BOX, a bakery and cafe. Relatedly, Tri Star is underway in Midtown on a combination Twice Daily and White Bison at 21st Avenue North and Charlotte Ave. Two others (one in Nipper’s Corner east of Brentwood and the other on Moore’s Lane near Cool Springs) are under construction.

Each is expected to open by summer’s end. Tri Star Energy recently opened a White Bison in The Nations near the intersection of 51st and Centennial Boulevard. Tri Star Energy has wholesale, commercial and retail operations within the energy industry, including those for Shell. Founded in 2000, the company has an ownership structure comprising locally based Kimbro Oil Co., an interest of the Jewell family and Shell.