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

[markhollin]

Much of the cladding is complete.

Looking SE from intersection of 5th Ave. South and KVB:

Looking east from 6th Ave. South, 1/2 block south of KVB:

Looking west along KVB, 1/2 block east of 4th Ave. South:

Looking SW from top floor of Omni Hotel:

[VSRJ]

^ Is that unsightly, nearly blank wall facing the river going to be covered by the Joseph?

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ Yes.  The Joseph will also cover up the blank wall on the north side of the Holiday Inn SoBro.
 

[markhollin]

Looking NW from alley between 4th and 5th Aves. South, just south of Peabody:

[LA_TN]

Signage is up on both sides

[Pyramid Scheme]

It breaks up all the glass a bit. I like it!

[Tim29tn]

^^That last shot........wow.

[volsfanwill]

only 2 buildings in that picture existed when the flood happened

[Skyscrapergeek]

I use to be more excited about this design and while I do appreciate the curve, I can’t help thinking that, viewing from KVB, it looks incomplete as if it should be the base of a much taller building.  

Pete, this is your cue to photoshop a “what could have been 50 story version”.  J/K of course.  It’s fine as infill.  

John, if your “listening” you didn’t hear me say that.  

[MidTenn1]

SSG...I'm a little out of pocket right now in North Carolina, but when I get back to civilization, I'll see what I can do. 

[Skyscrapergeek]

^Now that is perfect design!  Enjoy and travel safely. 

[urbanplanet17]

On 5/26/2018 at 8:51 AM, LA_TN said:

Signage is up on both sides

Crazy to think that 10 years ago, almost none of these buildings existed (The Pinnacle was still under construction and The Encore was just finishing up).

And that is impressive massing / density (which will only get better with the Drury, The Joseph and SAP).

[Pyramid Scheme]

Also, Hyatt Place is no longer prominent at all. Thank goodness.

[urbanplanet17]

8 minutes ago, Philip said:

Also, Hyatt Place is no longer prominent at all. Thank goodness.

The Joseph and Drury will hide it almost completely.

[LA_TN]

6 hours ago, Philip said:

Also, Hyatt Place is no longer prominent at all. Thank goodness.

I was wondering if anyone would catch that! That is a 13 story building!

[MidTenn1]

On ‎5‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 7:32 AM, Skyscrapergeek said:

I use to be more excited about this design and while I do appreciate the curve, I can’t help thinking that, viewing from KVB, it looks incomplete as if it should be the base of a much taller building.  

Pete, this is your cue to photoshop a “what could have been 50 story version”.  J/K of course.  It’s fine as infill.  

John, if your “listening” you didn’t hear me say that.  

One version...

This is fake news ^^^^^ Just a fantasy, per request.

[Skyscrapergeek]

See??? We joke but...

Very nice work Pete!

[markhollin]

White cladding 98% complete around the whole structure.

Looking east from parking lot on south side of KVB, 1/2 block east of 6th Ave. South:

Looking SW from intersection of KVB and 5th Ave. South:

 

Looking west from KVB, near intersection with 4th Ave. South:

[Bos2Nash]

On 6/20/2018 at 9:32 AM, markhollin said:

White cladding 98% complete around the whole structure.

Looking east from parking lot on south side of KVB, 1/2 block east of 6th Ave. South:

Looking SW from intersection of KVB and 5th Ave. South:

Do these window washers get hazard pay when they are in that carriage?? Bless them if there is a sudden gust of wind

[Pdt2f]

8 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

Do these window washers get hazard pay when they are in that carriage?? Bless them if there is a sudden gust of wind

You ever seen the guys who rappel down the side of the building to wash the windows? I saw a bunch of guys doing that a few years ago on I what I think was either the service source building or the building that now houses the Fairlane hotel. 

[Bos2Nash]

4 hours ago, Pdt2f said:

You ever seen the guys who rappel down the side of the building to wash the windows? I saw a bunch of guys doing that a few years ago on I what I think was either the service source building or the building that now houses the Fairlane hotel. 

Yes I have, and they are brave souls. Many of the buildings in Boston have the rappel washers due to older buildings not having the baskets or really funky shapes.

[timmay143]

See guys, this is why we stick to boxes.  Can't wash those curvy windows so easily now, eh?

[DeemonBruhn]

This is an impressively ugly building. Really ghastly.

[Pdt2f]

6 minutes ago, DeemonBruhn said:

This is an impressively ugly building. Really ghastly.

I like it, for what it is. They put more into it than they really needed to, and most of the blank spots will be covered up in coming years. 

[memphian]

3 hours ago, DeemonBruhn said:

This is an impressively ugly building. Really ghastly.

I completely agree. This thing tries too hard to showcase its 3 different personalities.