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

[NashvegasTransplant]

Drove by the site yesterday and noticed they were taking down one of the tower cranes! I didn't get a picture unfortunately, so here is the view from the Vandy webcam.

[CenterHill]

I love this tower and how it’s going to look on VU’s campus.    

Remind me what function Vandy proposes for the tower.   Looking at this image, after the elevators and stairwells, there’s not much usable square footage per floor plate.    But each one will have great views!  

[donNdonelson2]

The tower space is dorm rooms

[rolly]

It's the Vandy Vanity Tower.  

[MLBrumby]

Don't know how true, but I've heard from many people that the top floors (penthouse)  of Tall Hall at Belmont is where the 'rich kids' (celebrities' children, et. al.) live on campus so they don't have to mingle with the hoi polloi.  I'd imagine this is VU's answer to that. 

[LA_TN]

Power lines (with Vandy in the background)

[volsfanwill]

15 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Don't know how true, but I've heard from many people that the top floors (penthouse)  of Tall Hall at Belmont is where the 'rich kids' (celebrities' children, et. al.) live on campus so they don't have to mingle with the hoi polloi.  I'd imagine this is VU's answer to that. 

i also have heard this. and the room with the view facing downtown ie the best view, doesnt even have a price, it just goes to the highest bidder.

[uberkarnie]

I may be incorrect, but I remember hearing when this was announced that the dorms would all be in the primary structure and the tower would be apartments for visiting faculty, guest lecturers, etc.  The University does not currently provide "preferred" housing to wealthier/more prominent students. Housing assignments are based only on a points system assigned by class (1 point per year attended up to 4) with extra half points given to students returning from GEO study abroad programs. The only preferential decision I'm aware of is anecdotal, but I did hear years ago that the card access system on all buildings was implemented as a security measure when one of the Perot children/grandchildren attended in the '90's.

[MLBrumby]

That was when I was there. It was the daughter's sorority house which changed from the keyed entry to a card system. It might have been a scheduled upgrade but I recall some saying it was because of RP's daughter... I think the tri-delta house, or maybe kappa alpha theta, but suffice it to say by the time I graduated all the sororities had the card system. 

[OnePointEast]

You can see the Vanderbilt Tower quite well from this vantage point.

[MLBrumby]

Oops... just saw I-65... so where?  From just east of the jct with I-40 north of downtown? 

Edited March 17, 2020 by MLBrumby

[OnePointEast]

A couple hundred yards past Rosa L Parks Blvd.

[markhollin]

Up to 19th floor.  Western shaft up to 22nd level.

Looking west from 24th Ave. South, 1/2 block south of West End Ave:

Looking SW from intersection of West End Ave. and 24th Ave:

Looking south from West End Ave., 1/2 block west of 24th Ave:

Looking NE from 25th AVe. South, 1/2 block south of West End Ave:

Looking SE from intersection of West End Ave. and 25th Ave:

Hole for next round of dorms getting deeper at SW corner of West End Ave. and 24th Ave. South. Looking west from 24th Ave. South, 1/4 block south of West End Ave: 

[markhollin]

Up to 21st floor.  Western shaft still at 22nd level.

Looking west from 24th Ave. South, 1/2 block south of West End Ave:

Looking SW from intersection of West End Ave. and 24th Ave:




Looking SW from West End Ave., 1/2 block west of 24th Ave:

Looking SE from intersection of West End Ave. and 25th Ave:

 

Looking NE from 25th Ave. South, 1/2 block south of West End Ave:

Hole for next round of dorms now 25 feet deep in places at SW corner of West End Ave. and 24th Ave. South. Looking west from 24th Ave. South, 1/4 block south of West End Ave: 

[LA_TN]

Lights are on, but nobody's home

[Nathan_in_DC]

That is a truly gorgeous building. Reminds me of St James's Palace in London a little bit.

[nashvylle]

Off topic of this building's construction, but on topic with Vanderbilt - I really wish Vanderbilt had a software programming school to help our tech sector. If Vanderbilt does have one and I am mistaken, is the program any good? 

Do any Nashville universities offer software programming?

[downtownresident]

1 hour ago, nashvylle said:

Off topic of this building's construction, but on topic with Vanderbilt - I really wish Vanderbilt had a software programming school to help our tech sector. If Vanderbilt does have one and I am mistaken, is the program any good? 

Do any Nashville universities offer software programming?

I believe that TSU/MTSU both offer Computer Science programs. I’m unsure of Belmont/Vanderbilt’s offerings. 

[MLBrumby]

Vandy has a Computer Science program, both in the schools of Engineering and in A&S. 

[nashvylle]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

Vandy has a Computer Science program, both in the schools of Engineering and in A&S. 

Thanks. Do we know how Vandy's computer science programs ranks nationally?

[timmay143]

19 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Off topic of this building's construction, but on topic with Vanderbilt - I really wish Vanderbilt had a software programming school to help our tech sector. If Vanderbilt does have one and I am mistaken, is the program any good? 

Do any Nashville universities offer software programming?

I know it's not everyone's favorite school/campus, but I believe Lipscomb does have CS degrees as well.

[markhollin]

Looking east along West End Ave at intersection with 27th Ave:

Looking south at brickwork  patterns from West End Ave., 1/2 block east of 25th Ave:

[AsianintheNations]

On 4/8/2020 at 7:30 PM, nashvylle said:

Thanks. Do we know how Vandy's computer science programs ranks nationally?

For what it's worth, US News and World Report ranks the graduate program in computer science at #58, which is quite a bit lower than the ranking of the university as a whole.

I would also add a plug for Nashville Software School (http://nashvillesoftwareschool.com/ ) , which is a local non-profit vocational school that trains students for jobs in software, data science, etc. I think a lot of the students who take part/full-time classes there end up staying locally for their eventual jobs in software/tech.

[MLBrumby]

Yep, that's pretty much what it was 30 years ago when I was there. I posted a 'rant' here a couple months ago on this very topic. Vandy's focus has not changed from what seems to be their mission to prepare every one of its students for... um, grad school. 

[nashvylle]

5 hours ago, markhollin said:

Looking east along West End Ave at intersection with 27th Ave:

wow!!