5th & Broadway | 501 Commerce | NMAAM | 34 story apt, 26 story office, + 183,000 sq. ft. of Retail

[markhollin]

Uppermost girders in place.

Looking SW from intersection of 5th Ave. North and Commerce St:

Looking east from intersection of Commerce St. and 6th Ave. North:

Looking north from intersection of Broadway and 5th Ave. North:

Looking NE from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

Looking west across I-24 inner loop from  intersection of Summer Place and South 4th St:

[e-dub]

[nashvylle]

I heard the reason for delay on the garage panels was because Cooper didn't like them :/ 

[NashWellington11]

52 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

I heard the reason for delay on the garage panels was because Cooper didn't like them :/ 

I assume this is a joke but nothing would surprise me at this point...

[smeagolsfree]

Could be they remind him of Bozo the clown.

[chris holman]

[evansnathan]

 

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, evansnathan said:

mmmmm.... I love me some fireproofing

[titanhog]

Has there been any announcement at all on retail yet?  I'm really hopeful there will be some cool places to shop there, beyond the Apple Store.

[markhollin]

Fox Restaurant Concepts has landed a $2 million permit for the build-out of their still unnamed site within  5th & Broadway. Dowdle Construction is handling the work. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/21113889/excleaners-space-in-12south-set-for-eatery

[BnaBreaker]

2 hours ago, titanhog said:

Has there been any announcement at all on retail yet?  I'm really hopeful there will be some cool places to shop there, beyond the Apple Store.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/11/06/restaurants-stores-fifth-broadway-nashville/4163529002/

Unfortunately it doesn't sound like there is going to be much retail, which is disappointing.  I thought this was going to feature some unique destination retail, but it sounds like it's just going to be Apple, Ariat (whatever that is), and REVV (whatever that is.)  Very odd.

Edited February 4, 2020 by BnaBreaker

[DDIG]

49 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/11/06/restaurants-stores-fifth-broadway-nashville/4163529002/

Unfortunately it doesn't sound like there is going to be much retail, which is disappointing.  I thought this was going to feature some unique destination retail, but it sounds like it's just going to be Apple, Ariat (whatever that is), and REVV (whatever that is.)  Very odd.

There will be more retail to come I believe. My understanding is retailers sign leases and file for permits later because their build outs are so much easier than a restaurant. I don’t know what but there is more retail coming.

[smeagolsfree]

Mens boots and Womens clothing on the Ariat and Revv.

[markhollin]

Office Tower had topping out ceremony today.  Some numbers:

3,007: Tons of steel in the development

220,000: Square feet of office space AllianceBernstein is leasing (60% of the available space, 8 floors))

14,100: Square feet of space BDO USA will occupy in the office tower

69,300 square feet that Brookfield says will be occupied by a yet-unnamed tenant.

Total: 303,400 sq. ft. accounted for.  Another 82,600 to be leased.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/02/05/beamed-up-office-tower-at-450m-fifth.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[wmaddbb2018]

Yet another building that should have been minimum 5+ stories taller.

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening from NC5. 
 

The Fifth + Broadway project celebrated another milestone on Wednesday with the topping out of the office tower that will house more than 1,200 AllianceBernstein employees as the company moves their headquarters from New York City to Nashville. “Nashville is such a special place. I’m not sure that for people that are here that you always recognize how special Nashville is.” Jim Gingrich, COO of AllianceBernstein, said. 

AllianceBernstein's offices will be housed in the top floors of the office tower, levels 17 to 24, and their logo will be displayed on the side of the tower. 

The decision to move the company's headquarters was a big one, with the company being based in New York for more than 50 years. 

"Moving a headquarters is not something that you want to do more than once," Gingrich said, adding that the company saw Nashville as the perfect fit. “What made us excited about Nashville was not just what Nashville has to offer today, but what is this city gonna be in 10 or 20 years.”

The Fifth + Broadway project along with projects like Nashville Yards give other companies a look at what Nashville can accommodate from a business perspective, and Gingrich doesn't expect the amount of companies opening offices and moving their HQs to Nashville to stop. 

“Any company that is thinking about setting up an operation has to think about Nashville as a place they want to be," Gingrich said. "It’s a no-brainer.”

Coming in as an original tenant to the project, AllianceBernstein was able to work with developers to make their space unique and cater it directly to the work environment the company wants for its employees. 

“It’s gonna be all open space, lots of collaboration spaces, the technology is going to be unbelievable, so we can’t wait to move in.” Gingrich said, adding that there will also be perks for employees. “We’ve got access to a gym, we’ve got access to meditation rooms, we’ll have fitness classes.”

And beyond the amenities in the office tower, the employees, and the general public, will have access to all that Fifth + Broadway has to offer. 

“We see this as a natural extension of all the energy that you have with Lower Broadway.” Tom Miller, general manager of the Fifth + Broadway project with Brookfield Properties, said. 

There will be restaurants, shops, areas for live music, a food hall featuring 23 different local eateries, and a wine bar. 

“I know we had originally talked about a beer garden, but it’s actually going to be a wine bar," Miller said as he walked through the project. 

There is an alley separating the office tower from the accommodations at Fifth + Broadway as well as the residential tower, which will feature nearly 400 apartments, from studio apartments to three-bedroom apartments. 

In the alley, the public will be able to access restaurants, shops, and they'll have the opportunity to enjoy the street itself, which will including a giant screen that could potentially broadcast sporting events. 

“Imagine if the Predators were in the playoffs and folks want to come over here and be a part of the action. It gives us a lot of opportunities to go out and activate this street out here," Miller said. 

Fifth + Broadway will also house the National Museum of African American Music, which is expected to open in the summer. 

The first piece of Fifth + Broadway to open will be the residential tower, which will start taking lease agreements later this month and will open in the spring. The office tower will open in the summer, and the remaining parts of Fifth + Broadway, including restaurants, shops, and common areas, are expected to open by the end of fall.

Edited February 5, 2020 by Sean blackdog

[Sean blackdog]

 

[DDIG]

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/02/05/beamed-up-office-tower-at-450m-fifth.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[Native]

The Alliance Bernstein Tower is now topped out, but they are still loading big stuff onto the upper floors.  Also, at the bottom of this photo you can see the panels returning to the parking deck.  This is the third attempt to install metal screens on the parking pedestal so we can hope this one will be the charm.  Although I agree with the sentiment that this building should be taller, we have to remember the planning and financing was conducted before the Amazon announcement and that a ton of city money was tied up in the deal.  So it is not surprising that the developers were cautious even though hindsight (2020!) says a taller structure would have worked just fine.

Sorry.  Just realized this should have gone to Fifth and Broadway site.  Please pretend it was posted there.  

Edited February 6, 2020 by Native
wrong site

[downtownresident]

The sign permit for the Alliance Bernstein signage was issued, and I found the height for the office building. 324'.

https://www.nashville.gov/Government/ePav-Viewer.aspx?name=6747c63c-9826-4640-aa2a-9109ac3e9c63_CA-Permits-20171101_12731759_1.pdf

[nashvylle]

When is Cooper going to stop this carnival signage fiasco 

[smeagolsfree]

You read my mind!

[archilove]

On 2/3/2020 at 3:21 PM, smeagolsfree said:

Could be they remind him of Bozo the clown.

He reminds me of Bozo the clown.

[PianoKing03]

17 hours ago, downtownresident said:

The sign permit for the Alliance Bernstein signage was issued, and I found the height for the office building. 324'.

https://www.nashville.gov/Government/ePav-Viewer.aspx?name=6747c63c-9826-4640-aa2a-9109ac3e9c63_CA-Permits-20171101_12731759_1.pdf

I dunno... looks a little... circusy.

[donNdonelson2]

Thank God for the tasteful, respectable, and subtle signs on Lower Broad!