JW Marriott - 385' - 34 Floors

[CenterHill]

1 hour ago, TNinVB said:

I still don't see why a mixed use of office, residential, and hotel can't be built in order to get some height. It happens in other cities. And yes, I know this is Nashville....

We're getting all of that in 5th and Broad, just in two separate towers.    The site and land acquisition cost allows room to spread out.    The plus with that project, though, will be the retail/pedestrian experience.      

Sort of digressing from the Bridgestone topic.    The new signage looks nice.     

Oh wait, this is the JWM thread!   

Edited May 16, 2017 by CenterHill

[markhollin]

Up to the 15th floor now.

Looking south across Demonbreun Street:

 

Looking SE from intersection of Demonbreun and 8th Ave. South:

 

Looking NW from 8th Ave. South:

 

Looking NW from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Clark Place.  The ballroom/convention space is really huge:

 

Looking  NW from 3rd Ave. South just north of Lea Ave:

 

Looking NW from Division Street Connector:

[TheRaglander]

15 hours ago, TNinVB said:

I still don't see why a mixed use of office, residential, and hotel can't be built in order to get some height. It happens in other cities. And yes, I know this is Nashville....

My point exactly.  If there was available office space for a company looking to house 200-300 employees, there are no options and a company that small will not build a tower!  That's another reason why Maryland Farms and Cool Springs are great options. 

Build an 800 foot tower with a main tenant but leave 200,000 + sq foot of space for other tenants.  

[smeagolsfree]

Anybody notice the crane was raised this past week.

[bigeasy]

4 hours ago, TheRaglander said:

My point exactly.  If there was available office space for a company looking to house 200-300 employees, there are no options and a company that small will not build a tower!  That's another reason why Maryland Farms and Cool Springs are great options. 

Build an 800 foot tower with a main tenant but leave 200,000 + sq foot of space for other tenants.  

I can't decide if living in the same building that I work sounds like heaven or hell. It certainly would save me TONS of time for my commute, but I probably work much longer because of the convenience.

[chris holman]

As land value becomes more expensive and more demand increases I can see Nashville building a mixed-use hotel it only makes sense Atlanta and other large cities build these developments

[TNinVB]

San Francisco is building their soon to be second tallest that is mixed use. 

[urbanplanet17]

2 hours ago, chris holman said:

As land value becomes more expensive and more demand increases I can see Nashville building a mixed-use hotel it only makes sense Atlanta and other large cities build these developments

Second Avenue Partners is supposed to a mixed-use hotel.

[chris holman]

No 9

[titanhog]

^^Is this about half way there except for the crown?

[markhollin]

Up to the 18th floor now.

Looking SW along Demonbreun from near 7th Ave. South:

 

Looking south from parking lot at NW corner of Demonbreun and 8th Ave. South:

 

Looking SW from interchange of Demonbruen and 8th Ave. South:

[wmaddbb2018]

Starting to make a good impression from highway.

[markhollin]

Looking north from 26th floor of The Westin:

 

Looking NE along Clark Place from intersection with 9th Ave. South:

 

Looking NE from Clark Place at intersection with 10th Ave. south:

 

Looking NW from intersection of Lea Ave. and 6th Ave. South:

[titanhog]

^^Are they up to about the 18th floor?

[MLBrumby]

I think so. With three floors in the pedestal and the 14 there, it appears they're actually right at it. So they're approximately half way up as far as the final height 34 floors plus a 3-story cap. 

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

I think so. With three floors in the pedestal and the 14 there, it appears they're actually right at it. So they're approximately half way up as far as the final height 34 floors plus a 3-story cap. 

Sure seems like the final height would be more than 385' with 34 floors and the 3 story cap.  That's the equivalent of 37 floors...and you usually get at least 11' per floor averages (usually a tad more) on hotels.  37 floors at 11' would be 407'.   

[MLBrumby]

I would not be surprised in the least. 

[LA_TN]

22 hours ago, titanhog said:

^^Are they up to about the 18th floor?

As of Saturday, the forms were in place for the floor of level 18

[urbanplanet17]

On 5/15/2017 at 5:12 PM, Skyscrapergeek said:

I think the shortness was due to:

A. Their timeline - much taller building would have taken too long.

B. They wanted the building to        themselves - already going to be a nightmare parking situation.  Friend on mine will be working there and said there will be different schedules for employees so everyone isn't arriving and leaving at the same time. 

C.  The blunder of forgetting about 250-300 employees - DOH!

Any other building/tenant/city, a taller building with spec would have been a no-brainer.  Nashville' motto: Plan tall, build short, regret later.  

OR...it could have simply boiled down to these two words:

"Cost savings."

[LA_TN]

JW Marriott is beginning to enter the southern skyline:

Forms in place for the floor of level 18

[markhollin]

The back side is up to the 21st floor now.  This is climbing quickly.

Looking NW from 8th Ave. South just north of Music City Circle:

 

 

Looking NW from 8th Ave. South at Clark Place:

 

Looking SW from Demonbreun St. just east of 8th Ave. South:

 

Looking NW from Music City Circle (Lafayette and KVB):

[titanhog]

Once JWM is finished, Westin will officially be JWM's "DUFF." 

[Pyramid Scheme]

38 minutes ago, titanhog said:

Once JWM is finished, Westin will officially be JWM's "DUFF." 

I didn't get it, but then I looked it up on Urbandictionary.com. By then, it was too late. I'm the worst milleniall in history.

[titanhog]

9 minutes ago, Philip said:

I didn't get it, but then I looked it up on Urbandictionary.com. By then, it was too late. I'm the worst milleniall in history.

Don't feel bad.  I didn't know what it was until one night I watched the move "The Duff." 

[Pyramid Scheme]

Maybe the Westin has a good personality?