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

[MidTenn1]

I saw the tunnel that runs under SoBro in that hole just excavated. The tunnel has been there for a century possibly and drains the entire district. They would obviously have to shore it up in some fashion before they build on top of it.

[Jamie Hall]

15 hours ago, downtownresident said:

Excavation has begun! 

This project seems like another one of those rare ones that went from renderings/announcement one day straight into construction the next day. If only they could all be this way.

[ruraljuror]

2 minutes ago, Jamie Hall said:

This project seems like another one of those rare ones that went from renderings/announcement one day straight into construction the next day. If only they could all be this way.

This thread is three years old!

[Jamie Hall]

46 minutes ago, ruraljuror said:

This thread is three years old!

Haha, touche. I probably should've noticed that. To be fair, there's a good chance I overlooked it until recently, so it's new to me! 

[nashvylle]

@smeagolsfree @markhollin or anyone else- do you remember the purchase price for the land here? Thanks

[urbanplanet17]

1 hour ago, Jamie Hall said:

This project seems like another one of those rare ones that went from renderings/announcement one day straight into construction the next day. If only they could all be this way.

You're thinking of Broadwest. 

[Binbin98]

I honestly am overjoyed this is happening/coming to fruition. A luxury five star hotel like the Four Seasons in Downtown is a major boon for the city’s image and business traffic/conventions. A project like this will also draw the eyes of many other luxury hotel brands to Nashville as well. Now if only Tony G’s Paramount can get approved I will never complain about Nashville’s skyline again haha.

[smeagolsfree]

3 hours ago, nashvylle said:

@smeagolsfree @markhollin or anyone else- do you remember the purchase price for the land here? Thanks

I think it was 35 million.

[wmaddbb2018]

3 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I think it was 35 million.

You have to hold your pinky finger up to your mouth Doctor Evil style whenever you say such a big number

[DDIG]

25 minutes ago, wreynol4 said:

You have to hold your pinky finger up to your mouth Doctor Evil style whenever you say such a big number

Walking by the site now that it is cleared you realize how big it is. Opens your eyes a bit to the value for that big of a plot on the pedestrian bridge by the river. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today evening. When I left my work. 

Old building all gone now. 

[PaulChinetti]

You can really see the little slice missing from this angle. Hopefully there is lots of activation along 1st ave. 

[Native]

This excellent photo reveals the obvious fact that Pinnacle and Bridgestone buildings are of equal height despite the "facts" on the Skyscraper page.  Still waiting for an ambitious fellow with a tape measure to correct these errors.  I'm too old for that sort of thing.

[BnaBreaker]

25 minutes ago, Native said:

This excellent photo reveals the obvious fact that Pinnacle and Bridgestone buildings are of equal height despite the "facts" on the Skyscraper page.  Still waiting for an ambitious fellow with a tape measure to correct these errors.  I'm too old for that sort of thing.

Pinnacle is a couple blocks closer to the photographer in the above photo though.

[Native]

That would matter if the camera were at ground level, but that shot was taken from 400 feet above ground.  Note the horizon.   

[MontanaGuy]

When you look at those two buildings from the Adventure Science Center Webcam https://www.webcamgalore.com/webcam/USA/Nashville-Tennessee/14288.html
the Bridgestone building looks significantly taller.  There's also no way to know that the photo was taken from exactly 400 ft although they sure do look about the same height in that photo.  In any case they're both going to be much lower than The Four Seasons Hotel.  I can't wait to see it start rising!

[PaulChinetti]

37 minutes ago, MontanaGuy said:

When you look at those two buildings from the Adventure Science Center Webcam https://www.webcamgalore.com/webcam/USA/Nashville-Tennessee/14288.html
the Bridgestone building looks significantly taller.  There's also no way to know that the photo was taken from exactly 400 ft although they sure do look about the same height in that photo.  In any case they're both going to be much lower than The Four Seasons Hotel.  I can't wait to see it start rising!

It was right around 400 ft. 

[MontanaGuy]

OK, thanks!  I'm assuming it must have been a drone.  I would think that from that fairly close point where the photo was taken that fifty feet one way or the other would change that perspective of the even height appearance pretty dramatically.  It's a great shot.  I also find myself getting confused by the height of buildings around here from both perspective and also from the hilly terrain, particularly the residential building in the Fifth and Broadway project which you can see in this same photo.  From this angle the core of the residential appears to be very close to the height of the next door Renaissance Hotel but when you view those same two buildings from the other side of town in the Nashville Yards area the Renaissance  Hotel appears to completely dwarf the residential tower.  Those drones provide some incredible images!

[bigeasy]

I put a level up to my monitor screen and it looks like the Pinnacle is a bit taller. Take it for what it's worth.

 

 

 

[Nash_12South]

In watching First Ave. S. (and other streets) being shut down once again for a multi day event I wonder how the arrival of the Four Seasons will affect this. I doubt they'll be agreeable to being essentially landlocked or very inconvenienced. Hopefully SoBro will have enough "clout" in coming years to limit the street closures, like First (from Korean Vet's to Church) and parts of Demonbreun. I get closing parts of Broadway and limiting access on First, but Demonbreun needs to be kept open. Yes, I'm a curmudgeon but we are not a small town anymore. 

[PaulChinetti]

I would think that a hotel wouldn't be cut off, just thinking of emergency services and deliveries. 

[Nash_12South]

17 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

I would think that a hotel wouldn't be cut off, just thinking of emergency services and deliveries. 

Perhaps not cut off but I heard tales of 30-45 minute exit times from 222 during the draft and last years CMA Fest (when the building was still half empty) because of the road closures and bottle necked exit options. I just don't see adding a high end hotel with high end residences to the mix will improve things. I think the time will come when event organizers have to work around residents and office workers not the other way around.

Edited June 4, 2019 by Nash_12South

[PaulChinetti]

Well I mean, the draft was the biggest event Nashville has ever hosted and the CMA fest is one of Nashville's largest yearly events. Nobody was getting anywhere quickly. 

[markhollin]

Site completely scraped clean.

Looking NE from intersection of Demonbreun and 2nd Ave. South:

Looking south along 1st Ave. South, from just south of underpass of Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge:

Looking  west from 1st Ave. South, from just south of underpass of Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge:

[Titans10]

will there be much excavation on this site?