1010 Church Street (60 story/750', 500 unit residential tower, 7 story/60,000 sq. ft. YMCA addition), $350 million

[MontanaGuy]

Not that much going on today although I wondered if what those guys were working on might be a crane base.  Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me might comment on that idea.

[BnaBreaker]

12 hours ago, MontanaGuy said:

Not that much going on today although I wondered if what those guys were working on might be a crane base.  Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me might comment on that idea.

Didn't you hear?  The tower idea was scrapped and now they're just doing Styx 2.0

[MontanaGuy]

The answer to the question I asked above is:  Yes, it's a crane base!!

[Rick Dalton]

I could shed a tear

[MLBrumby]

I know not about cranes and their relative sizes; so I'll ask. Is that crane base an exceptionally large one, and if so is it because it's a 60-story building? Will it do double-duty for the YMCA and the 1010 Church tower? 

[jjbradleyBrooklyn]

17 hours ago, Rick Dalton said:

I could shed a tear

RIGHT. 

Nashville's tallest is becoming a reality, slowly before our eyes. 

So glad this is finally happening. Love the Batman Tower, but it's overdue and time for a new tower to take the "tallest in town" crown. 

[Rick Dalton]

I love how it jumps it by over 100 feet

[MontanaGuy]

17 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

I know not about cranes and their relative sizes; so I'll ask. Is that crane base an exceptionally large one, and if so is it because it's a 60-story building? Will it do double-duty for the YMCA and the 1010 Church tower? 

I'm a skyscraper enthusiast and not a professional but I've noticed that even some of the smaller projects have at least two cranes and this project is definitely too wide for a single crane.  I'll bet they end up with three cranes until the shorter parts of the building are in place on either end and then this crane will go to the top of the tower.  

Edited July 23, 2023 by MontanaGuy

[MontanaGuy]

It's Sunday so nothing's happening but I took a few shots anyway.  They have a lot of rebar stacked up, a little more of the crane base has wood on the side and I'm wondering if those cement blocks with the holes might be used for setting up the crane. 

[markhollin]

Hole is about 25 ft. deep on eastern edge; form for initial tower crane base still taking shape.

Looking NW from intersection of Church Street Viaduct and Upper 10th Ave. North (Platform Way):

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

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

[PillowTalk4]

[MontanaGuy]

They're putting in more rebar this afternoon, not much else going on.

[MontanaGuy]

Yes!!  First section of the crane is in place.  It looks like they've dug out a channel through the rock where the power supply will be connected.

Edited July 26, 2023 by MontanaGuy

[jjbradleyBrooklyn]

SO great to see the progress moving along at a quick pace.

At this rate, I'd predict we will see construction up to the street level by roughly December or January. Then steel should start rising above street level shortly thereafter.

Probably won't top out until early 2025. But man oh man, how exciting this is for Nashville! 

[Bos2Nash]

3 minutes ago, jjbradleyBrooklyn said:

At this rate, I'd predict we will see construction up to the street level by roughly December or January. Then steel should start rising above street level shortly thereafter.

I would actually expect concrete for this whole tower.

[jjbradleyBrooklyn]

7 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

I would actually expect concrete for this whole tower.

Oh wow, really! That'll be cool to watch rise.

[Sean blackdog]

Maybe luffing crane. 

[MontanaGuy]

1 minute ago, Sean blackdog said:

Maybe luffing crane. 

It's a pretty small space so that would seem to make sense.  We'll soon see!

[Bos2Nash]

12 minutes ago, jjbradleyBrooklyn said:

Oh wow, really! That'll be cool to watch rise.

Yea. Just checked the foundation permit drawings (from ePermit) and the structural drawings are showing concrete. 

While not always a guarantee, residential towers tend to be concrete while office utilizes steel.

[MLBrumby]

28 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

I would actually expect concrete for this whole tower.

Interesting. So would that be because of the height, or the fact it will be residential (for sound mitigation) or other reasons? OK... just saw your reply above this one. 

I appreciate your insight. 

Edited July 26, 2023 by MLBrumby

[MontanaGuy]

10 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Interesting. So would that be because of the height, or the fact it will be residential (for sound mitigation) or other reasons? OK... just saw your reply above this one. 

I appreciate your insight. 

When I moved into The Viridian down the street which is also concrete I was very surprised that sound seems to be transmitted very well which is unfortunate because when someone from even two stories above or below my floor and even at the other end of the building is having work done with power tools it's incredibly loud in my unit!  I had imagined that concrete floors would block all of that noise but it doesn't!  Thankfully my neighbors aren't loud.  So now I'm wondering what it would be like in a building with steel.

[nashville born]

 ...of joy!

[e-dub]

2 hours ago, MontanaGuy said:

When I moved into The Viridian down the street which is also concrete I was very surprised that sound seems to be transmitted very well which is unfortunate because when someone from even two stories above or below my floor and even at the other end of the building is having work done with power tools it's incredibly loud in my unit!  I had imagined that concrete floors would block all of that noise but it doesn't!  Thankfully my neighbors aren't loud.  So now I'm wondering what it would be like in a building with steel.

Interesting. I'm looking to get into the Viridian in a couple years and wasn't anticipating that.

[MontanaGuy]

58 minutes ago, e-dub said:

Interesting. I'm looking to get into the Viridian in a couple years and wasn't anticipating that.

Things came to a head right after I moved in about six months ago when they were having a tough time trying to get rid of the glue on the concrete floor left over from the old flooring that they ripped out.  They spent quite a few days and it was driving everybody crazy with the racket.  It was on the other end of the building two floor above my place and it sounded like it was next door so I can't imagine what it was like if you were on the same floor!  They ended up restricting certain types of flooring which also affected the flooring I was having installed.  They tried to just ban power tools but that's just not practical.  However, they do a great job of running this place and all of the employees are very helpful and friendly.  It's rare when this sort of thing happens and I would definitely recommend living here, I'm so glad that I bought this condo, I love living downtown!

[TNinVB]

I didn’t think I’d grasped how prominent this tower will be in the skyline until driving into Nashville on 24/65 from Clarksville and seeing how prominent Prime is. It’s not even at its full height and this tower will be almost 300’ taller! Also, driving around the inner loop I’m so amazed at the view of the Gulch and all the towers along Broadway and 40. It’s hard to imagine how it will all look once NY and the proposed Church  St and Beamen towers go up. The transformation of Nashville is mind boggling. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by TNinVB