North Gulch Gateway, (Tennessean site) Phase II: Gulch Central (41 story residential/hotel, 28 story office, 6 story mixed-use); Phase I: Asurion HQ (10 & 11 stories)

[markhollin]

2 minutes ago, OnePointEast said:

Thanks a lot, @markhollin. It shouldn't be prominent from I-40 innerloop, right?

I think it will be visible, but not necessarily prominent, as there are going to be numerous other taller structures  in the vicinity that will draw the eye as well.

[markhollin]

Tennessean demo update.  Nearly everything is leveled now.  Hundreds of tons of rubble being removed.

Looking west from Broadway Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave:

Looking north from intersection of 12th Ave. and Broadway:

Looking south from intersection of 12th Ave. North and Porter St:

Looking SE from intersection of 12th Ave. North and Porter St:




Looking south from intersection of Porter St. and 11th Ave. North:

Looking SW from intersection of Porter St. and 11th Ave. North:

 

Looking SW from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over CSX tracks:

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ (10 & 11 stories, 550,000 sq. ft.) update.  Up to 2nd level above grade now.

Looking NE from 11th Ave. North, just north of Grundy St:

Looking east from 11th Ave. North, underneath Church Street Viaduct:

Looking south from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave. North:

Looking east from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave. North:




Looking west from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over CSX tracks:

[markhollin]

Asurion update (courtesy of REI Concrete):

 

[markhollin]

The Tennessean demo update.

Looking east from intersection of 12th Ave. North and Broadway:

Looking north from intersection of 12th Ave. North and Broadway:

 

Looking west from Broadway Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave:

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning. 

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ.  Working on 2nd level above grade (courtesy of REI Concrete):
 

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ update. Work starting on 3rd level above grade.

Looking NE from intersection of 11th Ave. North and Porter St:

Looking south from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave. North:

Looking east from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave. North:




Looking west from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over CSX tracks:

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ (10 and 11 stories, 500,000 sq. ft.) update.  Up to 2nd level above grade.

Looking east from 11th Ave. North under Church Street Viaduct:

Looking south from 11th Ave. North under Church Street Viaduct:

[markhollin]

Tennessean demo update.  Most of the rubble has been removed.

Looking south from intersection of 12th Ave. North and Porter St:

Looking SE from intersection of 12th Ave. North and Porter St:

[titanhog]

^^So...once they're done, they'll pave it and make it a parking lot?

Edited January 25, 2020 by titanhog

[downtownresident]

Courtesy of REI Concrete’s Facebook page:

The North tower is almost at street level with Church street. 
 

 

[downtownresident]

Some pictures from today.

First, from 11th Ave:

From the Church Street Viaduct. So close to street-level:

Looking back toward Midtown:

[markhollin]

3rd level above grade finished on north end.

Looking NE from intersection of 11th Ave. North and Porter St:

Looking east from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave. North:

Looking south from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave. North:

[evansnathan]

 

[markhollin]

The Tennessean site nearly cleared.

Looking west from Broadway Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave:

Looking NW from Broadway Viaduct where it crosses over 11th Ave:

[titanhog]

Looks like the Tennessean site is mostly smoothed out.  Are they really going to pave it now and turn it into a parking lot?

[MLBrumby]

Well... sure! That's what Mayor Cooper wants, isn't it?

 

[BnaBreaker]

21 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Well... sure! That's what Mayor Cooper wants, isn't it?

 

Ya know, sometimes I get the feeling that that really is what he wants... to turn back the clock fifty years to a time when Nashville wasn't cluttered with so many pesky buildings, where growth was slow if not stagnant and there were fifty parking spots per resident... no flashy lights... no tech jobs... and the only thing people thought about around the country when they heard the name "Nashville" was a bunch of backward looking, small thinking yokels who liked stock car racing.  lol

[MLBrumby]

Me too... but I think he's so self-centered he doesn't care what happens as long as he can keep his contingent of dedicated voters. I haven't seen evidence that he has a vision for the city's future... and he is not acting like a leader who would bridge the various factions of the city... business, neighborhoods, fairground crowd, soccer supporters, etc. So the only group he seems to be talking to are people who actually want to return Nashville back to the 1970s/1990s. I remember it during that time, and it seemed (often) that Nashville's growth was just stuck in a rut.  That's where I fear his term(s) will be truly detrimental to Nashville with longlasting effect. I fault him (and his predecessors) for not being able to find creative ways to help pay for infrastructure improvements beyond downtown with all the boom that's happened. What are impact fees in Metro? What does the city do to require NES improve their shoddy-azz power grid? Will the fools in City Hall be 'surprised' yet again when property taxes are challenged and their assessments are readjusted downward?  I mean, does anyone there have a clue as to how to monetize the boom? 

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ (10 & 11 stories, 550,000 sq. ft.) update.  Up to 3rd floor about e 11th Ave. North.

Looking north from intersection of 11th Ave. North and Porter St:

 

[nashvylle]

Let's all be thankful that sans Oracle (which may still happen), Nashville was able to get Alliance Bernstein, Amazon, Asurion, Smile Direct Club, Philips, E&Y, etc. done. Yes Cooper is ruffling feathers, but I do not think we would have any of those if he were mayor during the barry/briley era. 

[markhollin]

Courtesy of REI Concrete:

 

[Native]

On 2/9/2020 at 4:00 PM, titanhog said:

Looks like the Tennessean site is mostly smoothed out.  Are they really going to pave it now and turn it into a parking lot?

That's an amazing photo.  Thanks, titanhog.

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, Native said:

That's an amazing photo.  Thanks, titanhog.

You're welcome...but it's just from the Asurion construction camera