Marriott Tri-Brand, 21 Stories, 486 Rooms, $137 million

[timmay143]

That is just way too cool!  I agree, all renders should be eventually done in Legos.

[bigeasy]

6 hours ago, timmay143 said:

That is just way too cool!  I agree, all renders should be eventually done in Legos.

I would definitely apply for that job.

[markhollin]

The crane should be rising any day now...

Looking south along Fifth Avenue South:

 

Looking SW from the NE corner of the lot along KVB:

[LA_TN]

[titanhog]

^^Wow!  Did a developer in Nashville actually build a sidewalk cover for people to safely walk past the construction?!  Normally, you just have to walk out in the middle of traffic in Nashville and dodge the traffic.

[Nashtitans]

what are yall thoughts on this development

[bmkTN]

I like it. Wouldn't say I love it, but it seems very solid for a more mid-level hotel.  Kinda cool that it'll be the first of its kind in the country.  I also have to give them props for adding a couple of floors to it right before beginning construction.

[CenterHill]

2 hours ago, titanhog said:

^^Wow!  Did a developer in Nashville actually build a sidewalk cover for people to safely walk past the construction?!  Normally, you just have to walk out in the middle of traffic in Nashville and dodge the traffic.

Yes!    Mayor Barry's office is cracking down on this.  

[wmaddbb2018]

Crane going up as well.  I've lost count how many there are in core, I'm guessing 231? Give or take 205 +-    

[Nashtitans]

200+ cranes???? no way thats true

[CityHeart]

Nashtitans, just a little tongue in cheek I believe. Give or take 205.. Lol.  This does make me think of story in the Nashville Ledger..  Stephen Kulinski, managing director of the full-service real estate firm CBRE’s Nashville office. “These days, Kulinski says, “Nashville has everything a big city has, but not a whole lot of it. We’re starting to get some traffic, but there’s still a small-town feel.” Kulinski also offers a bit of perspective.

“I was in Toronto last summer, all gung ho about Nashville and its 25 tower cranes,” he recalls. “Someone said to me, ‘Steve, we have 210 currently in Toronto.’”

210 Cranes!! Wow. 

Edited September 11, 2016 by CityHeart

[markhollin]

Sections of the back wall going up.  Shot from 5th Avenue South looking east:
 

[MLBrumby]

Wow! Sobro is really filling in fast. With the ped bridge to the Gulch, the two areas will meet around the nexus of 8th/Division/Lafayette relatively soon.  Would be nice if the city could do some planning for a streetscape improvement for Lafayette, perhaps with an attractive median and underground utilities.  

[CenterHill]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

Wow! Sobro is really filling in fast. With the ped bridge to the Gulch, the two areas will meet around the nexus of 8th/Division/Lafayette relatively soon.  Would be nice if the city could do some planning for a streetscape improvement for Lafayette, perhaps with an attractive median and underground utilities.  

Agree.   Some will recall there was a plan floated only a few years ago, but before SoBro caught fire, for Metro to acquire property rights and realign some of the disjointed SoBro street grid, like Lea and Peabody and intersections with Lafayette.   I'm afraid it's far too late for much of that now, given property values.   The Division connector to Ash may be the last realignment we see of any significance.       

[LA_TN]

On 9/11/2016 at 1:52 PM, CityHeart said:

Nashtitans, just a little tongue in cheek I believe. Give or take 205.. Lol.  This does make me think of story in the Nashville Ledger..  Stephen Kulinski, managing director of the full-service real estate firm CBRE’s Nashville office. “These days, Kulinski says, “Nashville has everything a big city has, but not a whole lot of it. We’re starting to get some traffic, but there’s still a small-town feel.” Kulinski also offers a bit of perspective.

“I was in Toronto last summer, all gung ho about Nashville and its 25 tower cranes,” he recalls. “Someone said to me, ‘Steve, we have 210 currently in Toronto.’”

210 Cranes!! Wow. 

Nashville has still not had any major private development projects, think $1B minimum with 10-15 cranes minimum. While so many cities envy Nashville, visiting larger cities will provide a VERY quick reality check. Nashville is on fire, compared to Nashville

[GreenHillsBoy]

Well, of course, if you are comparing Nashville to Toronto, Chicago, LA, etc. there is really no comparison, but that is not who we should be comparing ourselves to.  If you have been to Birmingham, Louisville, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Raleigh, Tampa even Denver to some extent, we would have far more than most of those similarly sized cities and close to larger ones like Denver and Tampa. I have been in all of those lately and in total picture, plus all of the statistics we see, we are truly hot and moving.  I agree with most that some taller more creative architecture would be great, but let's not lose sight of significant progress.  Also, can we calm down about window tinting, let's see final products before getting so focused on it.

[TheRaglander]

Crane rising

[LA_TN]

Left yellow crane: Barge Wagner

Middle blue crane: Marriott

Right yellow crane: Olmsted

**I have an amazing track record of cranes being installed within days after I take pictures

[TheRaglander]

13 hours ago, LA_TN said:

Left yellow crane: Barge Wagner

Middle blue crane: Marriott

Right yellow crane: Olmsted

**I have an amazing track record of cranes being installed within days after I take pictures

Any estimation as to how high the building will rise in relation to the current height of the blue crane?

Edited September 19, 2016 by TheRaglander

[Hey_Hey]

Intellectually I know they won't fall, but viscerally I still have the feeling that these things are imminently going to fall over when there's no building next to them.

[markhollin]

"Any estimation as to how high the building will rise in relation to the current height of the blue crane?"

Probably just one x-segment below where the joint/cab is at the top.  The Tri-Brand Marriott will be about 20 feet shorter than the Omni across the street, and this crane is currently at about equivalent height to that hotel.

[claya91]

[Vrtigo]

My organization hosted a conference in the Omni last week and I was able to snap a few photos from above:

[chris holman]

 A model of the building made out of Legos

 

Edited November 15, 2016 by chris holman

[Pyramid Scheme]

I wonder who did that and how they landed such a gig.