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

[gannman]

10 hours ago, markhollin said:

Fencing completely down.

Looking NE from intersection of Church St. and YMCA Way:

Looking north from Church and YMCA Way:

Several interior views of lobby through glass:

Looking NW from intersection of Church St. and 9th Ave. North:

Looking NE from Asurion Plaza:

Stunning

[markhollin]

Martin B. Cherry has a photo gallery of interior and top deck of Alcove at NBJ.

More here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/05/02/giarratana-development-alcove-apartment-building.html
 

[nashville born]

Really nicely appointed apartments!

[Luvemtall]

That pool scares the hell out of me! I just can’t trust glass to protect me from a 30 story free fall. 

[nashville born]

16 hours ago, Luvemtall said:

That pool scares the hell out of me! I just can’t trust glass to protect me from a 30 story free fall. 

You know, up until this very moment, I haven't stopped to really think about this.  I've seen many references to "pools of death" on the board, yet I never thought about it.  If that glass breaks, that water will do exactly what water does...every time: seek the lowest level.  And if you're IN that water...oh my...

Edited May 3, 2023 by nashville born

[MLBrumby]

Is it really glass, or acrylic/lucite? The latter is much stronger and doesn't shatter like glass. I sure hope that was considered in the design. 

[PruneTracy]

16 minutes ago, nashville born said:

You know, up until this very moment, I haven't stopped to really think about this.  I've seen many references to "pools of death" on the board, yet I never thought about it.  If that glass breaks, that water will do exactly what water does...every time: seek the lowest level.  And if you're IN that water...oh my...

But really, all pools are or can be "pools of death", maybe to be clearer we should call it a "pool of elevated death", which is not to be confused with an "elevated pool of death", although I guess technically this one is an "elevated pool of elevated death". This is why they don't let me put labels on plan sheets anymore.

[chris holman]

 For Nashville to have this kind of pool in a Residential building is cool. 

[Luvemtall]

51 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Is it really glass, or acrylic/lucite? The latter is much stronger and doesn't shatter like glass. I sure hope that was considered in the design. 

That’s a good viable question, and you’re most likely correct that it’s not real glass. But regardless of materials, it’s still a pool hanging out over a 30 story drop! Yes it’s cool, and most likely well constructed and engineered. But with the blasting that takes place Downtown and the fact that water has a lot of weight and pressure of it’s own, I’ll pass on this one

[markhollin]

Looking north from Church St., just east of YMCA Way:

[chris holman]

[markhollin]

Photos courtesy of Andrew Nelles of The Tennessean.

More here:

https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/money/2023/05/06/photos-alcove-apartments-first-look/11798830002/

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 

Edited May 14, 2023 by Sean blackdog

[Baronakim]

10 hours ago, Sean blackdog said:

Today this evening. 

 

 

 

Spectacular and exciting.  But safe and wise?   I am sure this is structurally sound and physically safe architecturally, but is it socially safe?  IMO this is dubious.  How resistant to gunfire is this pool structure?  It only takes one nut to damage it with a single shot.  Would it shatter? Probably not but it remains to be seen.  How would a repair to bulled damage on this take place and the cost would be obscene IMO.?  In other nations where guns are controlled this seems not likely a problem.  But here, this seems to be an invitation for a drunk yahoo to do something stupid.  Opinions?

Edited May 14, 2023 by Baronakim

[Native]

Here is a "looking up" shot from traffic on Church Street today.  Quite a structure.

[markhollin]

Looking south from YMCA Way, 1/3 block south of Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. (Charlotte Ave.):

[Brichar4]

Man i wish this thing was 600-700 feet, it’d be awesome to just add another 4 “boxes” on top. I love the design regardless 

Edited May 19, 2023 by Brichar4

[MontanaGuy]

I walked by here this afternoon and could see people floating in the pool far above me.  It seems kind of creepy with that massive amount of weight hanging out like that!

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 

[TNinVB]

Did the exterior lighting ever get worked out? 

[Archibum]

I would be hard pressed to believe they are not using a laminated glass at that pool. So even if it does crack by some unforeseen circumstance, it wouldn't shatter and completely fail. 

[MontanaGuy]

On 6/3/2023 at 10:00 PM, TNinVB said:

Did the exterior lighting ever get worked out? 

I walked over there yesterday just after the sun went down and took a few shots.  It would have been better if I'd waited until it was darker but there's one really wide intersection that I don't even like crossing in daylight.  There's a red lighting in these photos and I think it changes daily.  It's not dazzling but this is still my favorite building in Nashville.

[markhollin]

Looking west from 7th Ave. North, just south of Church St:

Looking south from YMCA Way, 1/3 block south of Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. (Charlotte Ave.):

[Sean blackdog]

Today this afternoon. 

[markhollin]

Under surface infrastructure in place for dog park.

Looking SW from YMCA Way, 1/8 block north of Church St:

Looking south from YMCA Way, 1/2 block north of Church St: