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[markhollin]

The latest on The Westin.

Looking southward from Demonbreun Street:

 

Men at work:

The argyle pattern of the windows is starting to show from certain angles. Shot from the entrance area near corner of Clark and 8th Avenue:

Looking in at the sunken lobby on the Clark Avenue side:

The western side:

Looking southeastward from near Demonbreun Street:

The white window trim that will help accent the diamond-like patterns is being installed.  Looking northwestward from the Music City Circle:

Edited April 18, 2016 by markhollin

[MidTenn1]

3 hours ago, chris holman said:

4/16/16

I love these pictures from the Icon deck at sunset. Can you take one of the Gulch's urban 'canyon' being formed by the Thompson Hotel. Maybe look down at 11th a little bit.

Don't fall!!  

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Edited April 18, 2016 by PHofKS
Thanks, that was fast!

[chris holman]

More pictures on the way

[Titans10]

23 minutes ago, chris holman said:

More pictures on the way

Wow!! What a view!!

[MidTenn1]

Again, 'painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa' (quoting actor Jim Carrey on his cover of the Beatles' "I am the Walrus").....

 

...."using the Shroud of Turin as a drop cloth."

[MLBrumby]

I love seeing Sobro rising above that short apartment building (I forget... it's one of those "E" names)... but this photo underscores the glaring need for height in Nashville's core.  

[MidTenn1]

OK...try again...

The MDHA is a placeholder until the actual renderings are produced.

[smeagolsfree]

Your running out of room Pete!  Looks like you are going to have to add more space. If only you would have to add height to the equation. We can't see to break 617'.

[wmaddbb2018]

If half of the proposals happen I will be thrilled.

[donNdonelson2]

Do we get to pick WHICH half?

[21jump]

Have we ever had a proposal for a lot (Turnberry office tower) scrapped and shortly thereafter get a proposal for a TALLER, arguably, more attractive building for the same lot?

[Pyramid Scheme]

Maybe you should divide them into two pictures; one for under construction, and the other for only proposals.

[Pyramid Scheme]

Back to observation towers for a moment. How about a life size replica (as far as can be estimated) of the tower of Orthanc in Isengard?

P.S. obligatory "just kidding" statement to thwart peoples' suspicions that I might be serious.

Edited April 19, 2016 by Philip

[markhollin]

The excavation and foundational dig for the newly-announced 410-foot-tall Crescent Demonbreun has already been underway for a while.  The cost must've been built-in as part of the deal when the Crescent/Pearl Street partnership bought the land from the JW Marriott group several months ago. 

Looking westward from the corner of 8th Avenue South and Demonbreun.  You can see where they are already at least 15-feet deep from the drop-off at the edge of the parking lot owned by Cummins Station:

While I'm at it, here is the latest on the excavation for the JW Marriott immediately to the east of the new apartment site. They continue to use a lot of dynamite to crack up the dense limestone in this area. This is looking south from the corner of Demonbreun and 8th Avenue South:

Edited April 19, 2016 by markhollin

[farm_boy]

5 hours ago, markhollin said:

They continue to use a lot of dynamite to crack up the dense limestone in this area.

Limestone? So far, the only thing being cracked is the old basement floor. There will be minimal excavation for both the JW Marriott and the Crescent Demonbreun site.

Here is a photo of the Crescent portion of the site from Saturday, April 16 taken from Demonbreun near the corner with 9th

Edited April 19, 2016 by farm_boy
Added date and location of picture

[titanhog]

So...will parking for JW Marriott be mostly at the Crescent...or is there a garage going under the "convention" space at JWM?

[farm_boy]

12 minutes ago, titanhog said:

So...will parking for JW Marriott be mostly at the Crescent...or is there a garage going under the "convention" space at JWM?

Crescent will only have 1/4 of the site and the JW Marriott will sit on 1/4 of the site; both along Demonbreun

The parking for the JW Marriott will be the 1/2 of the site that fronts Clark Pl. Because the Crescent portion is so small, the parking must be placed below the tower; whereas the JW Marriott parking will be beside the tower 

[titanhog]

25 minutes ago, farm_boy said:

Crescent will only have 1/4 of the site and the JW Marriott will sit on 1/4 of the site; both along Demonbreun

The parking for the JW Marriott will be the 1/2 of the site that fronts Clark Pl. Because the Crescent portion is so small, the parking must be placed below the tower; whereas the JW Marriott parking will be beside the tower 

So none of the JWM parking is underground?  It just seems like that portion along Clark won't be very tall.  I also assumed some of that would be convention space.

[markhollin]

"Limestone? So far, the only thing being cracked is the old basement floor. There will be minimal excavation for both the JW Marriott and the Crescent Demonbreun site.Here is a photo of the Crescent portion of the site."

Your photo is dated.  They are at least 10 feet deeper than that now if you compare with my pic from two days ago.  According to the press yesterday, there will be two levels of parking beneath the surface along with at least 6 levels above ground at the Crescent.

Edited April 19, 2016 by markhollin

[farm_boy]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

"Limestone? So far, the only thing being cracked is the old basement floor. There will be minimal excavation for both the JW Marriott and the Crescent Demonbreun site.Here is a photo of the Crescent portion of the site."

Your photo is dated.  They are at least 10 feet deeper than that now if you compare with my pic from two days ago.  According to the press yesterday, there will be two levels of parking beneath the surface along with at least 6 levels above ground at the Crescent.

Ughh, not trying to step on toes, sorry.

The photo I posted was taken Saturday, so it is two days older. But that is a photo of the Crescent portion of the site that is on the corner of Demonbreun and 9th while your 2 pics are from the corner of Demonbreun and 8th, which is where the JW Marriott tower will be constructed

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ But you can see looking to the right on my shot that plenty of rock, concrete, etc. has been dug up and there is more depth from the edge of the Cummins lot downward.  I walked all around the site…there's definitely a lot of digging going on.  

[Vrtigo]

Okay, gents. I sit here all day looking at it and there's been basically zero activity for the past several weeks in the Crescent corner. It still looks almost exactly like as in @farm_boy's photo.

Edited April 19, 2016 by Vrtigo

[bhibbs]

Stupid car lots...

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[farm_boy]

12 hours ago, titanhog said:

So none of the JWM parking is underground?  It just seems like that portion along Clark won't be very tall.  I also assumed some of that would be convention space.

This rendering should help clarify. The green park will be the Crescent tower. The JW Marriott parking will be along Clark, but the 8th Ave side will be activated (but I don't recall the details, sorry)

Isn't it ironic that JW Marriott choose to place their parking at the Westin entrance; and, now, the Crescent tower parking will overshadow the JW Marriott entry and amenities levels?

It's somewhat disappointing that the approved design for the JW Marriott seemingly wastes a lot of space

Edited April 20, 2016 by farm_boy
Rendering

[titanhog]

^^I'm still trying to get my head around the JWM parking.  

So...I understand the parking is along Clark, but will any of it be underground?  Seems like that stretch of the building will only be a couple of stories above ground.  Will all of that be parking...or is there a first level that's convention space?  (sorry...I don't believe I've seen a floor plan that explains.  I've always wondered where they would get enough parking for that many hotel rooms.)