505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors

[CenterHill]

17 minutes ago, dmillsphoto said:

Ahh, no, not a chance.

Zero.     In fact, more likely that we'll continue to see upgrades and adaptive reuse of these 100 year old buildings, like the former Dollar General space currently being rehabbed on 5th.      One of these days, my hope is the owner(s) of the Arcade will give this magnificent space the loving renovation it deserves.    

[nashvillwill]

505 is really starting to make a visual impact. From my perspective on the East side, it's really starting to stick out. I was walking to a game Tuesday night from the pedestrian bridge. As I was walking across the Schermerhorn plaza, it had the appearance of towering over everything else. At least from that perspective, it appears as a new tallest. I know that it will not be as tall as AT&T, but I'm starting to believe that it will be hard to convince people that it's not. 

[dmillsphoto]

1 hour ago, nashvillwill said:

505 is really starting to make a visual impact. From my perspective on the East side, it's really starting to stick out. I was walking to a game Tuesday night from the pedestrian bridge. As I was walking across the Schermerhorn plaza, it had the appearance of towering over everything else. At least from that perspective, it appears as a new tallest. I know that it will not be as tall as AT&T, but I'm starting to believe that it will be hard to convince people that it's not. 

Agreed. Coming over the bridge with the core at 34 stories it's already massive, but when it's at 45+ cap... 

[donNdonelson2]

From Newschanne5 Skycam this morning. 505 is moving on up!

[markhollin]

Up to 32nd floor.  13 more to go, plus cap.  

Looking SE from parking lot on north side of Church Street:

 

Looking SW from corner of 5th Ave. North and Church Street:

 

Looking NE from 26th floor of Westin Hotel:

 

Looking NW from base of Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge at 2nd Ave:

 

Looking SW from Main Street Bridge:

 

Looking SE from intersection of 10theAve. Circle North and Jo Johnston Ave:

[Guest]

^

These are great pictures and they really demonstrate the impact that the 505 will have on the Nashville skyline. We all know that Tony would have liked to go taller, but I am happy that the priority was finding a height that could be built in Nashville at this time vs. tilting at windmills.

Also, as a resident on the Church Street/8th Ave N. confluence, I am so happy to see some activity on the north side of downtown. When this project announced there was no certainty of the Fed Courthouse, the Lifeway redo, nor the old convention center redo. 

[AF-Nash]

Shot them double days ago!

[Andrew_3289]

[VSRJ]

...all it needs is a crown. Or something at the top. I'd even take an antennae of some sort. But regardless, this is already making an impressive addition to the skyline.

[Hey_Hey]

Ask and ye shall receive: 

• On Tuesday, a design change extending the mechanical screen wall on the roof up 20 feet was approved.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/02/21/first-apartments-giarratanas-505-tower-ready-october/98190188/

Edited February 21, 2017 by Hey_Hey

[Nashtitans]

^ What will it look like

[nashvylle]

 

7 minutes ago, Nashtitans said:

^ What will it look like

Look at the bottom photo in the article

[markhollin]

So, that should take the official height to 565' then.  Sure hope there are plans for some sort of LED lighting of the crown. May 18th is now the target date for topping-out.  : )

 

[VSRJ]

All hail Tony Giarratana!

[troyboytn]

Funny how such a simple (though be it costly) solution can be the difference between blah and bland or interesting and unique. Big props to Tony...definitely the right call.

[BnaBreaker]

I agree with Mark...if this extension gets some LED lighting, I'll be very pleased with the final product.  

[ariesjow]

This is definitely excellent news! My fingers are crossed that some sort of lighting component is added as well.

[bigeasy]

I would like to think that we played a part in this haha. 

 So props to UP, our constructive criticism hasn't gone unnoticed!!

[titanhog]

Good move, Tony!

[Vrtigo]

50 minutes ago, bigeasy said:

 So props to UP, our constructive often brutal and unforgiving criticism hasn't gone unnoticed!!

Fixed that for you.

[titanhog]

After looking at the Tennessean and the NP...I'm thinking the image below is actually what the finished product will look like...not the one with the round top.

[claya91]

Glad this has finally been cleared up. At one point we had 2 renderings, only one showing the cap.

Not that I would pay $1500 for a 1 Bed/1 Bath, but that's relatively reasonable. Certainly reflects a taming apartment market w/in the core.

[NashvilleObserver]

Article from the Nashville post clears this up 

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20852792/real-estate-notes-505-to-partially-open-in-october

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

So, that should take the official height to 565' then.  Sure hope there are plans for some sort of LED lighting of the crown. May 18th is now the target date for topping-out.  : )

 

 

My understanding of the Nashville Post article was that instead of the rounded top section, they would simply continue the windows upwards instead. I'm not sure this equates to an increase in height since its simply replacing the structure that was already going to be there.

[titanhog]

I actually like the rounded section on top better...just to give it a slightly different look.  But...at least everything on top will be covered and the building will be slightly taller.

[VSRJ]

Ugh...I much prefer the rounded top as well. I'm just not a fan of the abrupt stop. Maybe it will look better in person.