[1010 Church Street (60 story/750', 500 unit residential tower, 7 story/60,000 sq. ft. YMCA addition), $350 million]

2 hours ago, jjbradleyBrooklyn said:

Hmm, really? I guess what I read was wrong then. Thought I'd read a few things on this forum and others that the height restriction by the FAA was the reason skyscraper proposals only went up to 750 feet in Nashville.

But hey, if there is not a cap, then why the heck hasn't Nashville built a super tall yet? LMAO They should!

Here’s an old promo video for Signature Tower. It was to be built where 505 currently stands. 

 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

TH I’ve never met you in person, but I always looks forward to your posts on here. I’d wondered why you hadn’t been around much lately. I’m so sorry about the passing of your parents. I can’t imagine. It’s hard for me that my parents are in Tennessee and I’m here in Virginia Beach. I get to see them once or twice a year if I’m lucky. Every time I leave, I can’t help to feel like it could be the last time I see one of them.  I hope that you are doing well during such a trying time. Also, it’s nice to see you back. 

[Nashville Public Art]

Whatever happened with the fountains that were to be installed at Musica? 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

23 hours ago, Baronakim said:

Well, Wiki is DEAD WRONG.  I started work at ESa at the time the building was under design and there were several models of the tower spires being made in what we called the "WarRoom".  These were quite large.  I really don't consider the exterior design just "interiors".  To claim otherwise is horse pucky ( I mean something more pungent but folks with fragile ears censor it).

 

 

Thanks for sharing. I love the building, so any inside stories about its design is pretty amazing. I’d love to see those models. Heck I’d love to see the architectural model of the building. Any idea if it’s still around? 

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8 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Nice pic although I'm a bit confused as to the timing of this one. It appears that Amazon II is still in that stalled state before construction resumed, and the section of Second Ave (Market Street) that was bombed looks intact. Yet the Embassy Suites looks quite far along in its construction. Lately I've been using the Four Seasons as a guide for timing more recent photos, but that's out of the frame here. 

This must be the beginning of 2021. You can still see the blast marks on the telecommunications building. 

[Alcove/900 Church St., 34 stories/418 ft., 356 apts, $160 million]

1 hour ago, chris holman said:

Glass has begun to be placed on the tower

This is going to be a handsome building. 

[Embassy Suites (30 stories, 500 rooms), 1 Hotel (18 stories, 221 rooms)]

14 hours ago, fishsticks176 said:

The exterior of 1 Hotel is going to be covered in 10-15’ flowing ivy on the lobby level, which should really add some life to all this glass and cement. A friend of mine is in charge of the greenhouses that are supplying all the plants for this hotel. The rooms themselves are to be filled with all sorts of tropical plants as well. I’m excited to see how it comes together.

Any idea when they will begin placing the greenery on the exterior? 

[IKEA to Nashville]

On 1/8/2022 at 9:16 PM, MagicPotato said:

That's probably the reason why they're so reluctant to build one in Nashville. There's already 3-4 Ikeas in about a 3-4 hour drive from Memphis, Indy, and Atlanta.  However, Atlanta does have two Ikeas in the same metro, but Nashville can't even get one.  It makes no sense. 

But yet we got one here in Hampton Roads. We literally have three stores in the NORVA/D.C./Baltimore metro. I will say the one in Norfolk does seem to do well and it is nice not having to drive 2.5 hours up to Woodbridge, VA. 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

5 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

This video made me really miss two specific things…the lights in the trees at Riverfront Park (and along Second Avenue, although they didn’t show 2nd) and the lights that once outlined the “R2-D2” building!

Otherwise, all I can say is “we’ve come a long way, baby!”

Yes exactly!! I wish they would bring the argon lights back. The skyline had better lighting back then lol. 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

Someone posted this video on the I Remember Nashville When Facebook page. I’ve never seen this one before. I’m sure many of you have seen the old video from 1994, of someone driving around town. Well here’s a trip down memory lane, just a little over 31 years ago. I’d say Nashville has changed dramatically. It sure was a simpler time though. I would have been a senior in high school eagerly awaiting May 25, 1991. The memories of that Nashville don’t always seem that long ago, but this video makes me feel otherwise. It was a different world. 
 

 

[Rebuilding Second Avenue]

Came across this article today. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/us/nashville-bombing-recovery.html

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

As for the grocery store posts above, I hope that the Nashville area can get a Wegman’s and Lidl. We have many Lidl’s here in Hampton Roads and a Wegman’s that opened in 2019. It’s an impressive grocery store. 

[Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, 40 stories, 542', $400 million]

Any idea when signage and night lighting will be installed?

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11 hours ago, bigeasy said:

Yes, you can get there from the stone steps. Probably around 3/4 of a mile hike from there. It is called Luke Lea Heights Scenic Overlook if you want to check it out on Google Map

 

 

Thank you so much. I can’t wait to check it out next month. 

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On 10/23/2021 at 7:07 AM, markhollin said:

My friend Glynne from a high point at Percy Warner Park, 8 miles from downtown:

I’d like to check out this view next time I’m home. Is it easily accessible and do you access it from the area where the stone steps are? That’s the only part of Percy Warner park that I’ve ever visited 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

2 hours ago, PaulChinetti said:

What is this thing? What an odd roof.

Maybe a theater?

[805 Lea, 29 stories, 310', 356 residential units, 10,500 sq. ft. retail, 321 car garage]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

I think the verticality of the windows actually make the building look taller. When looking from this angle with the other buildings, its not as bad as some of you guys let on, IMO.

You took the words right out of my mouth and I haven’t seen it in person since May. Definitely looks better than the monstrosity to the right of it. Just my opinion though. 

[Nashville Yards, 15 acres/4 million sq. ft./ $1 billion, Phase I: Grand Hyatt Hotel (25 stories), Phase II: Amazon (26 & 22 stories), Phase III: AEG District (4 K theater, 34 & 35 story apts); Phase IV: Pinnacle Tower (35 stories), Amazon 3 (43)]

11 hours ago, LA_TN said:

Amazon II

Gosh I don’t even know what this tower is supposed to look like. 

[Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, 40 stories, 542', $400 million]

My apologies if this has already been discussed, but is the portion circled in the photo going to stay like it is? I actually don’t mind it, takes away from the boxiness. I’ve also noticed the lines on the crown that are supposed to be lit. Any idea when and how the signage will go up since the crane is down? 

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Sitting here in Virginia Beach watching the live cam and trying to envision all the new towers scheduled to rise. It’s mind boggling to think that this view will look so much more different in the next 2-5 years. Oh and I miss the natural beauty of Middle Tennessee. 

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6 hours ago, nashville born said:

Posting random postcards I’ve collected over the years...

I found this one the other day. It’s an oldie. 

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Top of the Tribune tower in Chicago. Remind anyone of something? 

[Vanderbilt University Tower and West End Dorms, 20 stories/6 stories, 340 units]

8 hours ago, PillowTalk4 said:

And, one has to wonder if Vanderbilt can pull it off with a dorm, why can't a developer in downtown?  Just imagine the impact a similar building would have in downtown as a 30-40 story office or residential building.

Exactly! 

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On 7/16/2021 at 5:19 PM, East Side Urbanite said:

Various U.S. cities — Philly, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Columbus, etc., had buildings taller than the L&C Tower at that time.

I read that the L&C was the tallest building in the SE when built. 

[Vanderbilt University Tower and West End Dorms, 20 stories/6 stories, 340 units]

Oh my I love this!!! The floodlights look so good. I wish we could have something like this downtown. Just gorgeous!