Bridgestone HQ 30 stories - 460' | Retail.U/C

[bigeasy]

It is a very easy location to get to. I used to work right down the road from there, and the commute was almost painless coming from Mt. Juliet. I see this being very attractive to someone wanting to stay in the suburbs but maybe avoid the cost of Cool Springs. The only thing that I hated about that area was the lack of food options on Elm Hill. There is a Waffle House and a Jack in the Box, then you have a few places on Donelson Pike. I never understood why there were such few options for so many businesses being around there.

[grilled_cheese]

It is a very easy location to get to. I used to work right down the road from there, and the commute was almost painless coming from Mt. Juliet. I see this being very attractive to someone wanting to stay in the suburbs but maybe avoid the cost of Cool Springs. The only thing that I hated about that area was the lack of food options on Elm Hill. There is a Waffle House and a Jack in the Box, then you have a few places on Donelson Pike. I never understood why there were such few options for so many businesses being around there.

 

Phat Bites, Fat Moes, Jersey Mikes, Champions bar & grill @ Marriott, Joey's Pizza, Romas Pizza, Vittles, etc

[donNdonelson2]

Ellendale's, Ruby Tuesday, Darfon's, Bar-B-Cutie are a few more options in the area.

[dmillsphoto]

Okay. I'm a little disappointed.

 

McNamara's. You forgot McNamara's.

[UTgrad09]

Okay. I'm a little disappointed.

 

McNamara's. You forgot McNamara's.

 

The food is pretty good, but the coolest thing about that place is the upstairs bar.

[bwithers1]

The Scene covers a letter that Mayoral Candidate Jeremy Kane sent to the Metro Council urging consideration of school funding in the Bridgestone property tax abatement proposal.  http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2014/12/01/kane-bridgestone-tax-abatement-is-too-high

[NashvilleTaylor]

I drove by tonight.  A TON of action at the Sobro but the Bridgestone tower is still just a parking lot.  I am sort of surprised that it's not at least fenced off. 

[smeagolsfree]

I drove by tonight.  A TON of action at the Sobro but the Bridgestone tower is still just a parking lot.  I am sort of surprised that it's not at least fenced off. 

I don't think they will start until the last Metro vote. With that being said, tHey could start now after seeing the support they have on the council. It passed last night with a 38-1 vote.

[bwithers1]

I don't think they will start until the last Metro vote. With that being said, tHey could start now after seeing the support they have on the council. It passed last night with a 38-1 vote.

That is correct.  The next vote is in two weeks.  It would be imprudent to start construction without having that final vote approved and the legislation signed by the Mayor.  Because one never knows what is going to happen.

 

Side note:  it was interesting to me as an audience member at last night's Council hearing that D35 CM Bo Mitchell (also a State Rep) voiced the most opposition to the tax abatements but ended up voting for them and CM Josh Stites from Donelson cast the lone opposing vote. 

Edited December 3, 2014 by bwithers1

[Nathan_in_DC]

I was home over the weekend and was watching this announcement on the news, they brought up the point that the economic impact was going to be in the billions.  Okay, great, great, we all know that. My favorite part of the story? This (paraphrased) quote: "...in contrast, the parking lot that currently occupies the location brings approximately $80,000 in taxes per year." 

 

Even local TV anchors apparently think the plethora of eyesore parking lots downtown is ridiculous.

[Paramount747]

Since there is no demo to be done, this should rise quickly.

[smeagolsfree]

They have to dig a fairly deep hole before it starts to rise.

[barakat]

Some stills from the video.

 

 

Bonus: zoom in on the south ground level, which is hard to figure out.  It appears to be a carport/drop area on Almond Street?  Just a guess.

 

[Dale]

Spectacular.

[Skyscrapergeek]

Scale is all over the place in those stills. I realize it's not the easiest thing to do with perfect accuracy but in all but the third pic, it's rendered shorter than pinnacle even factoring in angle of pov. The last pic shows it considerably shorter. Even if you chalk it up to inaccurate scaling, I still don't see how a 30 story building reaches 460' without a significant crown, especially when a third of the building is garage. I think this will end up being closer to 420'. Of course it will come down to floor heights etc. Hope I'm wrong. Even so, it'll still be a great addition to Sobro.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I know some disagree, but I think Bridgestone looks especially ugly/subpar from this angle. Sheet Music, conversely, made it look as graceful as NYC's Flatiron from this vantage point. Very very disappointing.

[BnaBreaker]

I know some disagree, but I think Bridgestone looks especially ugly/subpar from this angle. Sheet Music, conversely, made it look as graceful as NYC's Flatiron from this vantage point. Very very disappointing.

 

I couldn't agree more.  It basically looks like the UBS Tower if it had a facade renovation.  Also, it might just be the fact that it's a video still, but it looks really short from that angle. 

[dmillsphoto]

I know some disagree, but I think Bridgestone looks especially ugly/subpar from this angle. Sheet Music, conversely, made it look as graceful as NYC's Flatiron from this vantage point. Very very disappointing.

 

There was some good conversation around this yesterday on why Perkins & Will did what they did regarding the curves. The two biggest factors were cost (curved glass is especially expensive) and the fact that "rectangular desks don't fit well into semi-circles." I'm ultimately happy that this building will be built - there are some intricacies that are new to Nashville that almost make up for the round bits being chopped off.

[titanhog]

There was some good conversation around this yesterday on why Perkins & Will did what they did regarding the curves. The two biggest factors were cost (curved glass is especially expensive) and the fact that "rectangular desks don't fit well into semi-circles." I'm ultimately happy that this building will be built - there are some intricacies that are new to Nashville that almost make up for the round bits being chopped off.

I sure hope they keep all the curves on the JWM design...and don't change to a box.

[BnaBreaker]

Obviously it's cheaper and probably easier to design an interior room with a box design, but that's never stopped any other city from getting unconventional designs.

[fieldmarshaldj]

There was some good conversation around this yesterday on why Perkins & Will did what they did regarding the curves. The two biggest factors were cost (curved glass is especially expensive) and the fact that "rectangular desks don't fit well into semi-circles." I'm ultimately happy that this building will be built - there are some intricacies that are new to Nashville that almost make up for the round bits being chopped off.

I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to be at the meet.

[TNinVB]

There was some good conversation around this yesterday on why Perkins & Will did what they did regarding the curves. The two biggest factors were cost (curved glass is especially expensive) and the fact that "rectangular desks don't fit well into semi-circles." I'm ultimately happy that this building will be built - there are some intricacies that are new to Nashville that almost make up for the round bits being chopped off.

I'm curious what exactly you mean by the last part of your post?

[bigeasy]

Maybe we should change our name from "Music City" to "Glass Box City"

 

 

That being said, I like it much more than what was there.

[Paramount747]

Some stills from the video.

 

 

Bonus: zoom in on the south ground level, which is hard to figure out.  It appears to be a carport/drop area on Almond Street?  Just a guess.

 

I would like to see this with The Sobro thrown in.

[Nathan_in_DC]

Something that these shots are really pointing to light is that, within a very few short years, SoBro has developed a distinct "second" skyline when viewed from the north and south.  Add in a couple more buildings and it'll have a very cool effect when approaching from those sides.