505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors

[donNdonelson2]

The "curvy" building was designed as an office building, NOT residential. Big, wide open floor plans and special features intended to lure a major corporate HQ relocation. I would love to have seen that quirky building rise at 5 & Church, but am happy for what we ARE getting. A "box" is better than a parking lot!!!

[UTgrad09]

10 hours ago, VSRJ said:

This design was before my time here. What was the general opinion on it? I love it and think it would have been a visually stunning addition to the skyline. Can anyone give a TL;DR on why it was replaced by the under-construction version?

That was my favorite proposal. I actually like it more than tall Siggy.

He was shopping that as an elite corporate relo with a high end hotel component. There's a long answer why that building didn't happen....or the two designs that came after. When Tony made a deal with MDHA, it forced a quick redesign with a much smaller footprint. That and the (relatively) small window for get financed is probably why we're seeing a much less....inspiring tower. But I am happy that it will be built and won't be another WES.

[BnaBreaker]

Man do I love that design.  It would've truly been a world class tower in every sense of the world.  It would have been a complete game changer for Nashville.  

[donNdonelson2]

Two photos of the construction site while downtown tonight. One shot looking down into the hole (taken from the lawn in front of the Methodist Church) and one looking up at the cranes. So glad to see something rising from this corner...for it was surface parking for far too long!

Edited April 4, 2016 by donNdonelson2
Clarification

[markhollin]

Nice feature in BusinessReviewUSA.com on 505 contractor Archer Western and how things are progressing with the new structure:

http://www.businessreviewusa.com/Archer-Western-505-Tower-Project/profiles/154/Taking-Nashville-to-new-heights

[titanhog]

29 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Nice feature in BusinessReviewUSA.com on 505 contractor Archer Western and how things are progressing with the new structure:

http://www.businessreviewusa.com/Archer-Western-505-Tower-Project/profiles/154/Taking-Nashville-to-new-heights

So...it's shrunk to 524"?

I really hope Tony is sitting back and planning a way to build Nashville's tallest.  You know he'd love to leave that legacy.

[smeagolsfree]

No one has confirmed that new height. It may be a misprint. If someone wants to reach out to Tony, feel free.

[markhollin]

Permit has been secured for the amenity deck on top of parking garage for 505 CST (from Nashville Post):  "Giarratana Nashville has secured a permit related to the construction of the amenity deck (pictured above) for its 505 skyscraper project now underway downtown. R.C. Mathews Contractor will handle the work, with the permit valued at about $2.95 million. Of note, the deck will be on top of a Metro-owned mixed-use building to accommodate ground-floor retail and structured parking."

 

[wmaddbb2018]

Is the parking deck topped out yet?  Also how long until we are street level on the building?  Looks like the core is at or above street level now.

[dmillsphoto]

1 minute ago, wreynol4 said:

Is the parking deck topped out yet?  Also how long until we are street level on the building?  Looks like the core is at or above street level now.

No, Parking deck still has to rise four more levels. The parking on 505 is rising about a floor per week-and-a-half, so it will be street level very soon. The core is above Church St.

[Nathan_in_DC]

On 5/2/2016 at 0:01 PM, dmillsphoto said:

No, Parking deck still has to rise four more levels. The parking on 505 is rising about a floor per week-and-a-half, so it will be street level very soon. The core is above Church St.

Any ideas when it's slated to be opened? The metro garage, that is.

[dmillsphoto]

1 hour ago, Nathan_in_DC said:

Any ideas when it's slated to be opened? The metro garage, that is.

This year - late. And I think i miscounted or they added a deck since - 3 to go.

[CenterHill]

On 5/2/2016 at 11:01 AM, dmillsphoto said:

No, Parking deck still has to rise four more levels. The parking on 505 is rising about a floor per week-and-a-half, so it will be street level very soon. The core is above Church St.

The 505 floor being framed for the next pour is the lobby floor along Church St.    It will be all habitable space rising from here up.    

[dmillsphoto]

16 minutes ago, CenterHill said:

The 505 floor being framed for the next pour is the lobby floor along Church St.    It will be all habitable space rising from here up.    

Sure about that? It's still 9-12' to street level, it would appear...

[CenterHill]

I walked by yesterday.   Certainly looked like the floor scaffolding was at street level on the corner of Church and the alley (next to the church).    The portion further down toward 5th is still coming up, so yes still down in the hole on that side.      

edit:   ok, so I was questioning myself.   walked by again today and snapped a pic standing at the alley entrance.    talked to a construction engineer who said yes, what we're seeing here, when poured, will be at street level.     he also told me the hydraulic lift system being used to construct the core elevator shafts is a construction method "not used around here."     the contractor is out of IL and he said this is fairly common in places like Chicago working in tight spaces.    anyway, i'm just fascinated watching this thing go up.      

      

Edited May 5, 2016 by CenterHill

[TNinVB]

Is it me or does that look like a giant body bag with someone in the fetal position???

[titanhog]

^^Jimmy Hoffa...buried just under the ground floor of the 505!! 

[MLBrumby]

I see scaffolding for the expansion tower of the Noel Hotel. 

[smeagolsfree]

1 hour ago, titanhog said:

^^Jimmy Hoffa...buried just under the ground floor of the 505!! 

That was my first thought. 

[CenterHill]

15 hours ago, TNinVB said:

Is it me or does that look like a giant body bag with someone in the fetal position???

 

I noticed the bag was moving a little when I took that....

[chris holman]

[Nashvillain]

1 hour ago, chris holman said:

Great shot, Chris. It's awesome to see this corner finally developed. It may not be Siggy, but it's still huge for Nashville's built fabric. 

[Nathan_in_DC]

I had a friend that lived at the Cumberland, and every time we were walking from her place to somewhere else downtown, I would always think, "Man, this part of town should/would rock, but it's just so dead right now and feels so empty because of that empty lot." This was back just after Signature had the final nail in its coffin, and it looked like nothing would ever get built there. I'm so glad to see life finally springing at this corner, which should be a focal point for downtown.

[chris holman]

Not sure if this version of the rendering has been presented it looks slightly different it might be just me  the top is not flat

[VSRJ]

I still can't get a feel for the sides of the tower from these renderings. Are all four sides slightly curved outward?

Regardless, I'm glad it won't be a completely flat top.