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

[markhollin]

Up to 13th floor.

Looking NW from Rolling Mill Hill:

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

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




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

[Bark At The Sun]

[Native]

Four Seasons from downtown, looking Southeast between the Viridian and Pinnacle towers.

[markhollin]

Up to the 13th floor. Cladding installation underway on parking pedestal on east side facing 1st Ave. South.

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

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




Looking SE from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over  2nd Ave. South:

Looking east from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over  2nd Ave. South:




Looking SE from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over  2nd Ave. South:

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Looking SW from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge just east of 2nd Ave. South:




Looking south from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over 1st Ave. South:

Looking SW from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over 1st Ave. South:

Looking west from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over the river:




Looking SW from Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge where it crosses over 1st Ave. South:

[titanhog]

^^The way they left the northern side, I'm guessing they could still add the 2nd tower in the future if they have success with the other tower and if the parking lot guy ever decides to sell to them.

[rolly]

1 hour ago, titanhog said:

^^The way they left the northern side, I'm guessing they could still add the 2nd tower in the future if they have success with the other tower and if the parking lot guy ever decides to sell to them.

It's a super premium spot nestled among 4 Seasons and Pinnacle and directly on the river. A tall skinny would be nice there.

[titanhog]

8 hours ago, rolly said:

It's a super premium spot nestled among 4 Seasons and Pinnacle and directly on the river. A tall skinny would be nice there.

I'm actually talking about a tower that's exactly like the other tower.  Just build up to the current level in that parking lot...and then keep going on that northern side.  I'm pretty sure that if they could get the parking lot, they would be ready to build tower 2 just like tower 1.

[markhollin]

Looking east from intersection of Demonbreun and 6th Ave. South:

[Native]

On 8/30/2020 at 5:55 PM, titanhog said:

I'm actually talking about a tower that's exactly like the other tower.  Just build up to the current level in that parking lot...and then keep going on that northern side.  I'm pretty sure that if they could get the parking lot, they would be ready to build tower 2 just like tower 1.

This is an intriguing idea.  Makes me wonder if they don't already have it, or maybe a right of first refusal.  It would not have been wise to build without at least trying to get the right to buy it.

[Bos2Nash]

On 8/26/2020 at 10:27 AM, Bark At The Sun said:

This image highlights why I have been so impressed with the Embassy Suites / One Hotel doing all their hotel rooms with concrete walls. The Four Seasons is one of the premiere hotel/condo names in the world and they don't even go as far as the Embassy Suites project. The sound transmission through concrete is going to be really impressive. This project could also be making use of really good insulation between sleeping units as well, so it will still be impressive. But it still leaves me impressed.

On 8/30/2020 at 8:05 AM, titanhog said:

^^The way they left the northern side, I'm guessing they could still add the 2nd tower in the future if they have success with the other tower and if the parking lot guy ever decides to sell to them.

I tend to doubt this. If the Four Seasons was planning to have more space, they probably would've gone for it on the first go. That being said, I am wondering if the city has a protective buffer around the pedestrian bridge due tot he historic nature. Looking at how Pinnacle was constructed with what appears to be a service alley up against the bridge, I am wondering if new construction can only go so high without a stepback from the bridge. I personally have not worked on projects around the bridge, but from a protection standpoint it would not shock me. It appears the portion of this project that is closest to the Bridge is the same height as the now demolished Trail West building. If this is the case, I wonder what that does to the value of the parking lot holdout as that lot probably gets harder to sell.

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, Bos2Nash said:

 

I tend to doubt this. If the Four Seasons was planning to have more space, they probably would've gone for it on the first go. That being said, I am wondering if the city has a protective buffer around the pedestrian bridge due tot he historic nature. Looking at how Pinnacle was constructed with what appears to be a service alley up against the bridge, I am wondering if new construction can only go so high without a stepback from the bridge. I personally have not worked on projects around the bridge, but from a protection standpoint it would not shock me. It appears the portion of this project that is closest to the Bridge is the same height as the now demolished Trail West building. If this is the case, I wonder what that does to the value of the parking lot holdout as that lot probably gets harder to sell.

Well...they had already been approved by the city for the 2nd tower and had a purchase agreement with the owner of the parking lot.  However...the guys at Bass, Berry and Sims threw a wrench in the works by complaining they'd no longer be able to see the river from Pinnacle...and suddenly, the lot owner pulled the sale of the lot.  Four Seasons' developers fought it in court...but in the end, they decided to build only the 1 tower.

Since they've left the northern side looking similar to where the southern tower is being built...I'd say they're at least not crossing it all the way off their list.

[BnaBreaker]

To think we all got screwed out of that gorgeous building so a handful of attorneys could look at brown water for a few hours a day.  

[DDIG]

11 hours ago, titanhog said:

Well...they had already been approved by the city for the 2nd tower and had a purchase agreement with the owner of the parking lot.  However...the guys at Bass, Berry and Sims threw a wrench in the works by complaining they'd no longer be able to see the river from Pinnacle...and suddenly, the lot owner pulled the sale of the lot.  Four Seasons' developers fought it in court...but in the end, they decided to build only the 1 tower.

Since they've left the northern side looking similar to where the southern tower is being built...I'd say they're at least not crossing it all the way off their list.

As you noted despite Bass Berry, they had all the entitlements. My understanding is when it came time to green light there was an insane amount of multifamily going forward in Nashville and that was making investors nervous and they were ready to move forward, so they dumped it also knowing taking away multifamily also added attractiveness to the private residences.

[L'burgnative]

As I remember it we had a first design for two towers which included the small parking lot.  The lot owner started playing hardball while Bass Berry was putting up a fuss as well, then the developer released a second design with two towers still but didn't include the small parking lot.  If I remember right both towers gained a few stories as well due to the smaller footprint.  Later a third and final design came with the north tower removed and the pedestal keeping the same footprint for both towers and without the small parking lot.  All that to say is if they were to come back and build the north tower I don't think they'll need the small parking lot, the question is if they built the pedestal in that location strong enough to add about 35 stories on top of it.   I could be off on all that though but I don't think so.

Edited September 3, 2020 by L'burgnative

[downtownresident]

First bit of paneling up! From this morning: 

[Armacing]

1 hour ago, downtownresident said:

First bit of paneling up! From this morning: 

This is covering the parking pedestal, right?  I'm surprised the material is so solid... don't they normally use a more "breathable" material for parking pedestal cladding to vent the exhaust?

[markhollin]

Up to the 14th floor.

Looking east from intersection of Demonbreun and 6th Ave. South:

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

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Looking west from 1st Ave. South at Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge:

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[markhollin]

Four Seasons has been granted 6 more permits with a collective value of $19.67 million.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/construction/article/21143230/permit-patrol-8-september-2020

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 

[markhollin]

Video from REI Concrete of pour and leveling at Four Seasons:

 

[markhollin]

Up to 15th floor.

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

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

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




Looking SW from KVB, just west of South 2nd St:

Looking west from KVB Bridge over Cumberland Park:

[nashvylle]

On 9/13/2020 at 5:46 AM, markhollin said:

 

WOW

[Skyscrapergeek]

Should go really fast the rest of the way.  All tower from here up. 

[rolly]

It already has such an impact. And this tower will rise over 100' taller than Pinnacle (417')!

[titanhog]

So...will this now be the highest occupied floors in TN...above 505?