Nashville Yards, 15 acres/4 million sq. ft./ $1 billion, Phase I: Grand Hyatt Hotel (25 stories), Phase II: Amazon (26 & 22 stories), Phase III: AEG District (4 K theater, 34 & 35 story apts); Phase IV: Pinnacle Tower (35 stories), Amazon 3 (43)

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ Ron, feel free to ride with me back over to the Meet-Up.   : )

[markhollin]

Slideshow of prep going on for explosives being utilized for Draper Tower implosion:

http://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/01/04/explosives-are-being-put-in-place-for-the-lifeway-implosion-january-6/109152466/

[Hey_Hey]

I think I may take the family to watch from the to of the parking garage at St thomas Midtown at 19th and State. It may be a little far away but the view will be unobstructed. 

[Pdt2f]

4 minutes ago, Hey_Hey said:

I think I may take the family to watch from the to of the parking garage at St thomas Midtown at 19th and State. It may be a little far away but the view will be unobstructed. 

I was there over the weekend and the view from there should be great. 

[LA_TN]

Here today, gone tomorrow

[MidTenn1]

Did they deliberately cover the cross? 

[NashvilleObserver]

1 hour ago, PHofKS said:

Did they deliberately cover the cross? 

I was told that most of the important blast columns near the exterior were properly positioned from "shooting too much toward the glass exterior" meaning they could insure that the glass windows wouldnt blow out far away (in an unforeseen circumstance) but as for the granite cross sections, they added more precautions. Basically it's worse to potentially blow granite across the city than glass??? 

[titanhog]

I was thinking maybe they were covering the cross so there wouldn't be videos all over Youtube of a building with a cross being imploded.  I've already seen a couple of people on FB that don't live in Nashville ticked off that they're knocking down a church.  (Yes...people make stupid assumptions without checking to find out the truth first).

[e-dub]

Good night, sweet prince.

 

[jmtunafish]

The implosion as viewed from various angles:

 

[e-dub]

i've been looking forward to the drone footage! i noticed a few above the thing before the blasts started.

[titanhog]

I'm really sad they didn't do the 2-for-1 "Lifeway/Holiday Inn" Special. 

[TNinVB]

Oh my God I can’t with all the ignorant people on social media today that have NO GD clue what is going on with this development. With some of there comments, you would have thought it was the State Capitol being torn down instead of a hideous, empty office building built in 1990!!! One ingnoramous made the statement “NYC wouldn’t tear down the Empire State Building, but find a way to re-use it”.

1 hour ago, e-dub said:

i've been looking forward to the drone footage! i noticed a few above the thing before the blasts started.

There are some posted on WKRN’s website, and WTVF had Sky5 up in the air. They both have some impressive videos. 

Edited January 6, 2018 by TNinVB

[titanhog]

2 minutes ago, TNinVB said:

Oh my God I can’t with all the ignorant people on social media today that have NO GD clue what is going on with this development. With some of there comments, you would have thought it was the State Capitol being torn down instead of a hideous, empty office building built in 1990!!! One ingnoramous made the statement “NYC wouldn’t tear down the Empire State Building, but find a way to re-use it”.

It wasn't the ugliest building in the world (we have several buildings downtown that are uglier)...but the way that had it built into that huge, sprawling warehouse, I think it had to come down.  Plus...it kinda had that 80's look to it, which isn't the greatest look.  I just think people are making assumptions and spouting off without knowing anything about the upcoming project.

[TNinVB]

5 minutes ago, titanhog said:

It wasn't the ugliest building in the world (we have several buildings downtown that are uglier)...but the way that had it built into that huge, sprawling warehouse, I think it had to come down.  Plus...it kinda had that 80's look to it, which isn't the greatest look.  I just think people are making assumptions and spouting off without knowing anything about the upcoming project.

Some are just so ignorant!! One person even said “first the war on Christmas, now this!” Sure it wasn’t the ugliest but not the nicest to look at either. I couldn’t post the link for Nashville Yards enough to try and educate people. Then of course I get called a “snowflake” etc. We all know who those people are, spouting off such ignorance and hate, but I won’t go there. Just glad the eyesore is gone. Let Nashville Yards rise!!!

Edited January 6, 2018 by TNinVB

[titanhog]

Short drone footage:

http://wkrn.com/2018/01/04/lifeway-tower-implosion-will-be-one-of-nashvilles-biggest/

[Pdt2f]

I am a socially conservative devout Catholic Christian who voted for Trump and I’d like to be on record saying that I HAVE NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH THE DRAPER TOWER BEING DEMOLISHED. I do not consider it an attack on Christianity, I recognize the improvement the area will see when Nashville Yards gets built, and I do not view just any building with a cross on it as untouchable when it comes to redevelopment. I honestly don’t think any of the idiots who are mad about this 1. Realize that the building is empty and sits in an urban desert and 2. Realize that Lifeway’s HQ is like one mile from their old campus and is still basically downtown, highly visible, with an open-for-business retail store at street level. I really do wish people would keep a little more informed about the goings-on in their metro area. 

[FluffyP13]

There is a good video on USA Today of the implosion

[LA_TN]

 

Before and after:

100% of the steel and 85-90% of the concrete will be recycled:

23-story Hyatt Regency Hotel site in foreground:

View from Commerce St. (a block away):

View from Commerce St.:

[titanhog]

What goes into the process of recycling concrete?  Grind into a powder and add water?

[Pdt2f]

7 minutes ago, titanhog said:

What goes into the process of recycling concrete?  Grind into a powder and add water?

Most of it ends up being turned into the frozen vegan bread they sell at Kroger. 

[markhollin]

Extensive slide show of Draper Tower explosion:

http://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2018/01/03/implosion-of-lifeways-iconic-draper-tower/109137068/

Full coverage and video:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/01/06/lifeway-nashville-live-stream-implosion-draper-tower/997702001/

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/01/06/video-less-than-one-minuteof-explosives-heralds.html

[MLBrumby]

Watched the live stream for the implosion with my sons and wife Saturday morning. Very cool!  Wife said, "But that's a new building!" I enjoyed explaining to her why it must come down. She, who also went to Vandy, does not even remember the building, but then she's not into that sort of thing.  

Also, there is a slide link for more renderings (I don't recall having seen these before) via NP...  https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20987785/new-images-released-for-nashville-yards#&gid=1&pid=1

The thing I notice with this latest batch of renderings is how much more prominently the "40-story Office Tower" appears. So that may indicate how they would like to position the next phase.  It even looks taller than in previous renderings. Keeping 'em crossed. 

[CenterHill]

I agree this rendering is showing a larger office tower.       Has the Hyatt shrunk?    It no longer looks 25 stories, but it may just appear shorter in comparison to the office tower.  

[titanhog]

I like seeing some height heading towards West End.