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)

[rjgo]

Some shots I took yesterday.

[CityHeart]

Great Shots Rjgo !!! You can really get a sense of the size and scope of both Nashville Yards and the Asurion Hq site. 

Edited January 28, 2019 by CityHeart

[nashvylle]

wow, thank you @rjgo these shots are amazing. I am very thankful for these developments happening in Nashville. 

[CenterHill]

4 hours ago, rjgo said:

Some shots I took yesterday.

 

 

Great shots.   

Two things I notice from this angle.    Looks like the large limestone blocks from the retaining wall are being stacked and loaded onto flatbed trucks, which suggests they are being salvaged for another use.     And also looks like the power lines are going underground.   Hooray on both counts.        

[NashvilleObserver]

How much space does CSX own on either side of the actual train rails? Seems like it would be pretty simple to just develop enough on both sides of the track and have a large covering over the narrow track path. Aside from having no leeway to negotiate commuter lines with CSX, the tracks and trains are just an eyesore! I like this idea for covering the interstate, but I think covering the train tracks is better. 

[Bos2Nash]

21 minutes ago, NashvilleObserver said:

How much space does CSX own on either side of the actual train rails? Seems like it would be pretty simple to just develop enough on both sides of the track and have a large covering over the narrow track path. Aside from having no leeway to negotiate commuter lines with CSX, the tracks and trains are just an eyesore! I like this idea for covering the interstate, but I think covering the train tracks is better. 

So in the case of right around Cummins, CSX owns all the land from the parking garage wall over to the chain link fence of the Landport. Its a large swath of land that extends beyond both sides of the tracks.

Development should definitely be encouraged around the track corridor, but unfortunately it can not be covered over without extensive ventilation. It is unsafe to put diesel locomotives in tunnels due to risk of fire.  And with the rail yard being a large holding area for the trains, it would be unrealistic to cover the area.

On that note though, I wonder what the cost of the air rights over both the tracks and the highways would cost a developer. With the abundance of developable land it would not happen for a very long time, but I would be curious of the added cost. 

[PruneTracy]

1 hour ago, NashvilleObserver said:

How much space does CSX own on either side of the actual train rails? Seems like it would be pretty simple to just develop enough on both sides of the track and have a large covering over the narrow track path. Aside from having no leeway to negotiate commuter lines with CSX, the tracks and trains are just an eyesore! I like this idea for covering the interstate, but I think covering the train tracks is better.

53 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

On that note though, I wonder what the cost of the air rights over both the tracks and the highways would cost a developer. With the abundance of developable land it would not happen for a very long time, but I would be curious of the added cost. 

Kayne Yard is a bit superfluous in the CSX system. They really only need the central 3-4 tracks for through movements. With property values being what they are it would not be surprising to see CSX deal portions of this property in the near future.

 

[markhollin]

Indeed, the limestone wall is being taken apart and the large blocks are being trucked intact to anther  unknown site. Not sure if they will be reincorporated with Asurion or elsewhere.

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

Looking south from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over the Gulch Greenway:




Looking east from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over the Gulch Greenway:




Looking east from 11th Ave. North 1/2 block north of intersection with Grundy St:

Looking north from 11th Ave. North 1/2 block north of intersection with Grundy St:




Limestone blocks being transported.

[rjgo]

They're storing the limestone blocks in their laydown area on the other side of 11th so I assume they are planning to reuse them.

[CenterHill]

4 hours ago, rjgo said:

They're storing the limestone blocks in their laydown area on the other side of 11th so I assume they are planning to reuse them.

Good to hear.   Thanks! 

 

[Vrtigo]

I'd love to see one or two of those blocks end up in my yard! I think giant rock features are really neat.

[CenterHill]

1 minute ago, Vrtigo said:

I'd love to see one or two of those blocks end up in my yard! I think giant rock features are really neat.

Your very own Stonehenge 

[Buildtall]

From the broadway bridge today. Not a great quality pic but it shows  where it is going to be next to church street bridge. 

[OnePointEast]

Are these towers from Guatemala City around the same massing and height as the Gulch Towers?

[dReAmWiELdEr]

Are these towers from Guatemala City around the same massing and height as the Gulch Towers?

I absolutely love that! That orange really sets the lines off.

[Mr_Bond]

On 2/3/2019 at 4:32 PM, OnePointEast said:

Are these towers from Guatemala City around the same massing and height as the Gulch Towers?

Are those solar panels spread out on the decks?!  What a great building!

[Guest]

Digging today and utility work...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tujeyz49a2aqdfw/20190211_091344.mp4?dl=0

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[NashvilleObserver]

Is there any information about whats going to happen to the actual Tennessean/Gannett building? It'a great that these parking lots are being turned into useful offices, but I hope they plan to go taller with whatever takes the place of the dumpy cream-colored building. 

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ site update. Lots of excavation.

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

[markhollin]

Asurion HQ update. Excavation continues despite the wet weather. About 15 feet of depth in places.

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:

[henburg]

I don't know if this is actually a new rendering or not, but it was posted to skyscraperpage and I've never seen it before. It's cool to imagine how the skyline in the background will continue stretching with 801 Lea and the Cummins Station towers

[markhollin]

Asurion will have groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, March 7th, at 11:10 AM.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/tech/2019/03/05/asurion-break-ground-nashville-gulch-property/3065759002/

[MLBrumby]

Hmmmm... their building is so plain and low, it's actually sort of gotten lost in the everything else going on in the Gulch. 

[Craiger]

We get two construction cameras for this project. Bonus shots of 1200 Broadway and Grand Hyatt / Nashville Yards. 

https://app.oxblue.com/open/brasfieldgorrie/asurioncampus

[DDIG]

On 3/5/2019 at 12:31 PM, MLBrumby said:

Hmmmm... their building is so plain and low, it's actually sort of gotten lost in the everything else going on in the Gulch. 

I kind of dig it. Will be cool infill going over the bridge. Takes all kinds!