JW Marriott - 385' - 34 Floors

[nashvylle]

Great pics.

On the last image, I still don't see how the Curio/Embassy Suites will have enough width to fit to the right of The Cambria? Does anyone have an update on that project? it's one of my favorites in the city right now. 

[titanhog]

Those "stanchions" at 16-18' seem like they may only be for one of the levels.  If the renders are correct, the crown will go even higher than that...right?  Let's assume the balcony / restaurant floor is double height...so nearly 20' tall.  In the renders, it appears the crown is at least twice that tall...so another 40'.

Edited October 31, 2017 by titanhog

[Pdt2f]

1 hour ago, nashvylle said:

Great pics.

On the last image, I still don't see how the Curio/Embassy Suites will have enough width to fit to the right of The Cambria? Does anyone have an update on that project? it's one of my favorites in the city right now. 

The site has been pretty dormant the last few months. Still being used for parking by curio construction workers. Like others have said I’m sure they’re just waiting for all the construction around there to die down a little. 

[TNinVB]

4 hours ago, titanhog said:

Those "stanchions" at 16-18' seem like they may only be for one of the levels.  If the renders are correct, the crown will go even higher than that...right?  Let's assume the balcony / restaurant floor is double height...so nearly 20' tall.  In the renders, it appears the crown is at least twice that tall...so another 40'.

 

I was wondering the same thing. The stanchions look really short compared to what the rendering shows. Hopefully there is at least another level. 

5 hours ago, Vrtigo said:

Another angle, from this morning (look closely and you can see the big yellow claw installing one of the windows!):

 

And during a nice sunset last Friday:

Gorgeous!!! I also like the facade of the Cambria and how the sun changes the colors of it. The brick is a nice break from all the glass in the area. 

 

[NashvilleObserver]

3 hours ago, TNinVB said:

 

I was wondering the same thing. The stanchions look really short compared to what the rendering shows. Hopefully there is at least another level. 

 

I was too. Im beginning to think this is as high as they will go. If the crown was going to be three stories tall (as it appears in the renderings) the stanchions would be more robust, or at least concrete, wouldn't they? The stanchions on the Bridgestone are much larger than these. Of course, the building IS still under construction and I always hate to jump-the-gun with making assumptions.

Edited November 1, 2017 by NashvilleObserver

[Outskirts]

I believe they will go higher. If nothing else, the signage would be almost that high.  The "JW Marriott" would look really crammed with less than 20' of space, I think they would need to have an offset from the top floor with an equal amount above it. In my opinion it will be somewhere between 30' - 40' higher than the large floor.

[Vrtigo]

Keep in mind that Bridgestone has "fins" as opposed to a solid "ring" on the JW. The basic physics of a ring mean that it will require less structural support than a freestanding fin.

I also am confident we will see it go higher, with another layer being added on top of what is already there.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Vrtigo

[markhollin]

Up close look at stanchions from NBJ:
 

 

Inside the top floor:

[titanhog]

^^So I'm assuming that flat plate of metal at the top of the stanchion is where they could attach the next stanchion?

[markhollin]

Looking west from Bridgestone Arena parking garage:

 

Looking east along Demonbreun from intersection with 12th Ave. South:

 

Looking north along 8th Ave. South at Clark Place:

 

Looking SE from Broadway Viaduct in front of Union Station Hotel:

[TNinVB]

Have the windows at the balcony area been pushed out further or is that just a safety net?

[PruneTracy]

Looking especially

today.

[titanhog]

1 minute ago, PruneTracy said:

Looking especially

today.

All we need to do is talk them into having a flame pop out of the top and we've got our own "Bic Building." 

[TNinVB]

Well it is facing Lower Broadway. Perhaps it's paying homage to all the smokers and cigarette butts down there. 

[markhollin]

Looking west from intersection of 3rd Ave. South and KVB:

 

Looking south from intersection of Church St. and Rosa Parks Blvd:

 

Looking SE from intersection of 11th Ave. and Broadway:

 

Looking north from 8th Ave.  South near Music City Circle:

[FromParkAveToTN]

Isn't there three additional floors above the lips? 

[MidTenn1]

32 minutes ago, FromParkAveToTN said:

Isn't there three additional floors above the lips? 

I wish you hadn't said that.  Now I'm going to see lips every time I look at it. 

[Pdt2f]

26 minutes ago, PHofKS said:

I wish you hadn't said that.  Now I'm going to see lips every time I look at it. 

Like the dinosaur building designed by the Swedish architectural commune Sven in How I Met Your Mother  

Edited November 25, 2017 by Pdt2f

[titanhog]

Yeah...I'm hopeful there's two more levels of the "crown" to go.  Will breathe easier when I see something above the current height.

[Pdt2f]

[markhollin]

Looking south from 25th floor of Renaissance Hotel:

[nashvylle]

If the Embassy Suites/Curio Hotel actually happen, that stretch along the MCC will be incredible. Will feel like Manhattan from Bridgestone to the JW Marriott to The Gulch. 

[wmaddbb2018]

Embassy Suites/Curio is definitely happening, unless I missed something.

[Pdt2f]

They’ll probably start it as soon as Cambria is finished. Just a guess. 

[TNinVB]

I was wondering what has been going on with the JW.  I am beginning to think this is as tall as the crown is going to be. Seems like by now another section would have started to rise If it was going to.