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

[markhollin]

Looking north from 5th Ave. and Broadway:

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

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

Looking east from intersection of Commerce St. and 9th Ave. North:

Sampling of garage screening (maybe the 3rd time will be the charm).  Looking south from Commerce St., 1/2 block west of 5th Ave. North:

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[rolly]

That is a beautiful blue cube. Nice lines and looking sharp!

[Bos2Nash]

On 3/24/2020 at 4:56 AM, markhollin said:

Sampling of garage screening (maybe the 3rd time will be the charm).  Looking south from Commerce St., 1/2 block west of 5th Ave. North:

Looks like the panels are a bit more cohesive to one another now. Even when facing opposite directions. Bet that was a fun (and expensive) to re-manufacturer.

[markhollin]

Glass work complete on all side of office tower.

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

Looking north from intersection of Broadway and 5th Ave:

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

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

Looking south from Commerce St., 1/4 block west of 5th Ave. North:

[nashvylle]

looks great. 

[Native]

On 3/27/2020 at 12:59 PM, Bos2Nash said:

Looks like the panels are a bit more cohesive to one another now. Even when facing opposite directions. Bet that was a fun (and expensive) to re-manufacturer.

The panels have been taken down again.  A worker was asked what was going on but he either did not know or wasn't talking.  Meanwhile they seem to have trees being planted on the deck.  Trees with no leaves.  

 

[MLBrumby]

There is a way to get those accordian panels to look perfect but it would require a computer precision measuring process and attaching them exactly according to the map it develops. Not something the typical dig-and-gig crew can do from their collective cuffs. 

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[Bos2Nash]

17 hours ago, Native said:

The panels have been taken down again.  A worker was asked what was going on but he either did not know or wasn't talking.

They gotta get their crap together. This is just embarrassing. 

Also the developers on the site are very tight lipped about anything going on on the site. Pretty sure every worker is on a strict no talking order.

[Native]

Here is a better view of  the deck on the office tower.  With better equipment I was able to see that the orange things are bags of dirt or fertilizer for the trees which do have some leaves but they are bound up by rope at the moment.   The concrete semi-circles are finished and the styrofoam blocks are probably for the subfloor to be installed over the concrete.

 

 

[markhollin]

Courtesy of REI Concrete:

 

[downtownresident]

I don’t have a picture, but the tower crane for the office tower is coming down. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning. Blue tower crane take down by big white mobile crane. 
http://webcampub.multivista.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=aPublicWebcam.page&WebcamPublicPageUID=2C1B3697-A20C-4D1D-8817-9F1F897A209C

 

Edited April 5, 2020 by Sean blackdog

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[Nathan_in_DC]

On 1/15/2020 at 12:59 AM, CenterHill said:

Philadelphia coffee shop set for big downtown project  

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/01/14/exclusive-philadelphia-coffee-shop-set-for-big.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

A Philadelphia-based coffee shop inspired by Japanese culture is heading to Music City.

Elixr Coffee Roasters confirmed to the Business Journal that the company will open a location in the forthcoming Fifth + Broadway mixed-use development.

Elixr is owned and run by business partners and brothers-in-law Evan Inatome and Winston Justice. This will be Elixr’s first coffee shop outside the Philadelphia area, where the company will soon open a fifth location.

Justice, a former NFL player and current financial adviser with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, said Inatome is the “brains behind the operation.” Justice joined AllianceBernstein's Nashville team in October.

 

The NBJ article is from today, but inexplicably uses an outdated image of the 5th & Broad project (outdated by several years - almost everything in the rendering has changed).   

Late to comment, but what is it with all the Philly places showing up in Nashville?! I lived there from 2007-2013 and all these places that were starting up then are now expanding to Nashville. I know I've mentioned it before, but Federal Donuts, City Tap House, Elixr...it's weird. Even some of the breweries have done collabs.

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 

[markhollin]

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

Looking east from 7th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of Broadway:

[Native]

The patio is taking shape.

 

 

And a view of the urban canyon created by 505, Cumberland, 5th and Broadway and the Renaissance Hotel.

 

[markhollin]

Work on ceiling of Apple Store.

Looking north from intersection of Broadway and 5th Ave:
 

[Native]

On 3/24/2020 at 4:56 AM, markhollin said:

Looking north from 5th Ave. and Broadway:

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

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

Looking east from intersection of Commerce St. and 9th Ave. North:

Sampling of garage screening (maybe the 3rd time will be the charm).  Looking south from Commerce St., 1/2 block west of 5th Ave. North:

The panels above were taken down and replaced with light gray ones in a different location.  They are clearly struggling with this element of the building.  We can only hope they get it resolved before the Grand Opening.

 

[titanhog]

^^I'd cut my losses and go with something simpler.  

[BnaBreaker]

What exactly is the issue?  Seems like an odd thing to be hung up on.  

[Native]

9 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

What exactly is the issue?  Seems like an odd thing to be hung up on.  

That's really a good question.  At first it looked like they were installing them wrong.  There were gaps between the screen panels at random places.  But you would expect that could be solved pretty quickly.  This has been going on for months with at least three abortive attempts to put them up.  I suspect someone with influence didn't like the look, but they are in the original drawings so that may not be right either.  The mounting brackets are visible on all floors so they are prepared to put up something - but what?   The drama continues.  I can see it from my desk so I'll keep you posted.  

[bigeasy]

Thanks for the updates! I only check this thread for the panel drama. I am glad that it continues to linger.