Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, 40 stories, 542', $400 million

[titanhog]

^^A view that will probably never be blocked.

[chris holman]

26 minutes ago, titanhog said:

^^A view that will probably never be blocked.

The building will be so tall on 1st Ave I don't think any of the view will be blocked but on the Pinnacle bank side. Those lights from the Pinnacle will probably annoy a lot of people on that side 

[markhollin]

Northern crane shaft continuing to rise.

Looking NW from intersection of 1st Ave. South and Demonbreun:

[downtownresident]

From the sixth floor the of the Sobro parking garage: 

[chris holman]

On 11/8/2019 at 8:45 PM, titanhog said:

 

 

[nashvylle]

On 11/8/2019 at 9:44 PM, chris holman said:

so apparently Four Seasons Nashville will be Nashville's new tallest...

[markhollin]

Northern crane erected, and arm extended.

Looking NE from intersection of 2nd Ave. South and Demonbreun:

Looking NW from intersection of 1st Ave. South and Demonbreun:

[Skyscrapergeek]

[Native]

3 hours ago, Skyscrapergeek said:

 

That's a cool shot of the Sobro apartments.  

 

 

[smeagolsfree]

The first crane was up when I drove by earlier today but there were more segments which means the second crane should be rising soon.

[Dale]

Making haste!

[Bark At The Sun]

 

Edited November 11, 2019 by Bark At The Sun

[MLBrumby]

From Channel 17 cam. Downtown skyline with snow and 10 cranes. 

[KJHburg]

from the frozen KJ cam atop the pedestrian bridge.   Question isn't this in the flood plain and it is being designed to take that into account.  And I do see the 2nd tower  crane base. 

 

[smeagolsfree]

Yes to both, however a flood if and when it comes again will flood the lower portions of the building. That's is why there is no below grade parking. At some point Metro ill have to decide if the want to spend the $$$ for a flood wall that has been proposed for that area. 

Right now the Council has their head in the sand! They think they have spent enough on downtown, but in their hearts they know that this is the lifeblood of the entire region; Entertainment, tourism, business etc. They are just afraid of the political push back. But in the long run if they do it, they will look like genius's.

[titanhog]

3 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Yes to both, however a flood if and when it comes again will flood the lower portions of the building. That's is why there is no below grade parking. At some point Metro ill have to decide if the want to spend the $$$ for a flood wall that has been proposed for that area. 

Right now the Council has their head in the sand! They think they have spent enough on downtown, but in their hearts they know that this is the lifeblood of the entire region; Entertainment, tourism, business etc. They are just afraid of the political push back. But in the long run if they do it, they will look like genius's.

Yes...but that was a 100 year flood...so we still have like 92 years to go before the next one hits.  Plenty of time. 

[smeagolsfree]

I thought that aas a 500 yr flood.

[titanhog]

17 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

I thought that aas a 500 yr flood.

Then what are we worried about? 

[smeagolsfree]

Woops I meant was not aas. You know what Im talking about. I dont trust the Corps of engineers to make the right decision next time we get 14 inches of rain in two days.

[OnePointEast]

9 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Woops I meant was not aas. You know what Im talking about. I dont trust the Corps of engineers to make the right decision next time we get 14 inches of rain in two days.

Wow, was that 2010 flood 14 inches in two days? That's insane.

[Griz83]

15 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

 I dont trust the Corps of engineers to make the right decision next time we get 14 inches of rain in two days.

I assume everyone knows that the "500 year flood" actually has a 1:500 chance of happening every year.  The 2010 flood was actually quite controlled, compared to what it would've been otherwise.  The Corps did all they could given the information they had at the time.  If I recall, the rain event was record-breaking by a long shot, but the actual flood which ensued was not.  The much-derided photos and videos of the flood gates at Old Hickory Dam wide open actually saved the city.  The dam itself was within mere feet of overtopping, and washing out the earthen portion of the dam.  Had this happened, the entirety of Old Hickory Lake would've dumped onto the already swollen river.

Should they have brought down the lake levels prior to the rain?  Sure, but the forecast called for nothing like what we ended up having.  By the time the rain got here and the forecasts were updated, it was dumping so much on us so quickly that it was too late to change the lake levels.  Did they handle it perfectly?  Of course not, but no one can predict the future.

Now back to your regularly scheduled topic...

Edited November 12, 2019 by Griz83
Grammar, of course.

[PaulChinetti]

7 minutes ago, Griz83 said:

The Corps did all they could given the information they had at the time.  If I recall, the rain event was record-breaking by a long shot, but the actual flood which ensued was not.  The much-derided photos and videos of the flood gates at Old Hickory Dam wide open actually saved the city.  The dam itself was within mere feet of overtopping, and washing out the earthen portion of the dam.  Had this happened, the entirety of Old Hickory Lake would've dumped onto the already swollen river.

What are we talking downtown, East Nashville, and the rest of the city if the Old Hickory Dam burst/collapsed, would there be anything left of the city?

Edited November 12, 2019 by PaulChinetti

[MLBrumby]

Wasn't there some decision based on a dam in Kentucky too... Wolf Creek, which at the time was deemed decrepit and in need of a rebuild? I understand that very little has been done to address that need.

[Griz83]

1 minute ago, PaulChinetti said:

What are we talking downtown, East Nashville, and the rest if the Old Hickory Dam burst/collapsed, would there be anything left of the city?

Without actually doing some 3D surface-hydro modeling, it's hard to say exactly.  But suffice to say, the water would've been significantly higher and moving faster.  Anything close to the river would've sustained more damage than it did.

1 minute ago, MLBrumby said:

Wasn't there some decision based on a dam in Kentucky too... Wolf Creek, which at the time was deemed decrepit and in need of a rebuild? I understand that very little has been done to address that need.

If I recall, the work had been completed on Wolf Creek by that time.  I was at the Wolf Creek Dam in 2006 or 2007, while studying Geology at TTU and the work was mostly completed then.

[smeagolsfree]

We can blame this rabbit trail on KJHburg. As Mark says at the Preds games.... Its all you fault!