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[nashville_bound]

If 'G' is th eComcast Center currently being raised in Philadelphia then that is my choice. WHat a monster and what a looker. LEEDS certified and 900+FT (Some shrinkage in SoBro would be understandable).

[cheeriokid61]

No, G is something like 700 North Lasalle or whatever in Chicago. It's about 700 to 800 ft I believe. I love that tower. It's my first choice. After that, the order goes: A, E, F, H, D, B. I really don't want another spire, and although all glass towers are cool, I think ST would be complemented nicely if it wasn't all glass. That's why I like A.

Also, about C, the BoA tower in NY. I really like that tower, but it would look to bulky at the base IMO to fit in with Nashville. Also, it's 1200 ft tall, and I don't want another spire. I want 700 feet of real floors.

BTW, what is A? I've never seen it before.

Edited by cheeriokid61, 13 May 2006 - 08:34 AM.

[ATLBrain]

They're not very clear renderings, but I think either D, G or H.

A and E look too retro and/or overwrought.  

C and F look too outrageous for just about anywhere in the world except for maybe China.  They don't appear to have any noteworthy aesthetics or style innovation.  Also, I think the diamond look will look so tired and dated in about 10 years like all those geodesic domes from the 70s.

Edited by ATLBrain, 13 May 2006 - 09:06 AM.

[Hankster]

PHofKS, on May 13 2006, 01:13 AM, said:

Now that the design for the proposed Signature Tower has been revealed, are there any thoughts on how Nashville's 2nd tallest should look. If indeed, it turns out to be 45 ish storeys at 700' +/-, as recent rumors seem to suggest, what would best fit in the skyline and bridge the gap between the Signature and the Bell South Bldg.

Here are some proposed towers from around the country that are of styles that some may like for our skyline. What do you think?

I would rate these towers in the following order:  G,C, H, D, F, E, A, and then B.  I think G is absolutely gorgeous.  If Nashville had a 700 footer that looked like that, what an awesome compliment to Signature Tower that would be!

[FromParkAveToTN]

Does anybody have any new pictures of the SunTrust building now under construction?

[it's just dave]

[UrbanCharlotte]

How will this building interact with people at street level? Looks uninviting with the solid brick walls and such.

[ATLBrain]

UrbanCharlotte, on Jun 9 2006, 05:26 PM, said:

How will this building interact with people at street level? Looks uninviting with the solid brick walls and such.

Yes... I don't think there are very high expectations for this one.  However, I believe that is actually mostly glass at street level.  But the building will sit on a sliver of a corner that's protected on the rest of the block for historic reasons, so the effect (IMO) is that it's kind of left out in the cold on a very cold corner of DT.  The opposite corners have the Bellsouth, One Nashville, and a 1940s midrise.  The Bellsouth is not street level friendly, and One Nashville turns away from this corner (in favor of the northwest corner on 4th Ave).  So it's not surprising that there hasn't been a whole lot of excitement for this one.  

A good thing about it is that it will be fairly attractive infill.  If you want pedestrian friendly, you'll have to go to Church and Sobro (unless they decide to stick that completely unfriendly Convention Center there).  But Sobro has a great start.

[it's just dave]

I believe there's a fairly wide, pedestrian promenade planned between the Ryman and this building. Retail is planned I believe. The developers promised some street interactivity and the initial stories seemed promising, but it's so long, I don't remember the specifics. Pretty soon we'll be able to just look for ourselves.

[nashvol85]

PHofKS, on May 13 2006, 01:13 AM, said:

Now that the design for the proposed Signature Tower has been revealed, are there any thoughts on how Nashville's 2nd tallest should look. If indeed, it turns out to be 45 ish storeys at 700' +/-, as recent rumors seem to suggest, what would best fit in the skyline and bridge the gap between the Signature and the Bell South Bldg.

Here are some proposed towers from around the country that are of styles that some may like for our skyline. What do you think?

If I could pluck any building I wanted and stick it in Nashville it would be Atlanta's 191 Peachtree Building.

http://www.emporis.c...3/07/206986.jpg
http://www.emporis.c...4/01/239133.jpg


At 770 feet it would complement a thousand footer nicely.

[ATLBrain]

nashvol85, on Jun 10 2006, 05:17 PM, said:

If I could pluck any building I wanted and stick it in Nashville it would be Atlanta's 191 Peachtree Building.

With all due respect, I think 191 PT is hideous.  It does have nice height.  But puhhleeaze... that double cupola is just idiotic looking (IMO of course).

[cheeriokid61]

It's pretty, but it wouldn't look good here. I like SunTrust Plaza much more.

[ATLBrain]

So does anybody have pics for the projects announced lately?

Westin
Crown
Sliver
Giarratana's Kenner project adjacent to his Belle Meade plaza
Velocity
Rhythm
Neuhoff

Edited by ATLBrain, 28 August 2006 - 08:42 PM.

[jcoop]

An article from The Tennessean today:

Condos changing face of West End

It has a graphic of the condo projects currently under construction or about to be in the West End Park area...it also contains a rendering of the Park 30 project which I hadn't seen.

[BrandonTO416]

What building is rumored to be 45 stories?

[cheeriokid61]

A hotel tower, and the most rumored is a Peabody.

[BrandonTO416]

Here is the latest office proposal at 28 stories and 380ft that was proposed this month, proposed to go up next to Encore & Symphony Hall:





Its approval has been delayed 3 months:

http://www.tennessea.../608140326/1003

The building would go up diagonally to the crane in the bottom, across from the symphony center right beside Shelby St Pedestrian bridge as you can see it rises on that block.

Edited by heckles, 08 October 2006 - 05:23 PM.

[Onyte9]

Its amazing how many projects in this lest have acutally come to fruitition.

[urbanbna]

i found a new rendering of the Adventure Scince Center Sudekum Observatory slated for construction soon

[barakat]

^ Is this an observatory or a planetarium?  It seems an astronomical observatory would need to be removed from the effects of city lights.