Embassy Suites (30 stories, 500 rooms), 1 Hotel (18 stories, 221 rooms)

[Bos2Nash]

Going above grade, this is really gonna be great for the corner

[downtownresident]

1 hour ago, Bos2Nash said:

Going above grade, this is really gonna be great for the corner

The Embassy Suites already has a great presence when walking up Demonbreun. It will definitely be impressive at the corner of 7th. 

[nashvylle]

[markhollin]

Embassy Suites up to 7th floor.  1 Hotel starting 2nd floor.  

Looking south from intersection of McGavock St. and 7th Ave. South:

Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

Looking NE from intersection of Demonbreun and 8th Ave. South:

Looking north from intersection of Demonbruen and 8th Ave. South:

[Native]

Yesterday I noticed these concrete "cubicles" or whatever on the east wall of the Embassy Suites hotel.  They look too small to be rooms, but what else could they be?  From looking at the forms it is obvious they are pouring these as the building goes up, while interior walls are normally erected after the floors are in place.  Any thoughts from the group?

 

[Nash_12South]

I think they are definitely divider walls between rooms. I'm assuming they will had furring strips and drywall to mitigate noise. This is a bit more expensive way to do it but will really help with noise transmission, and fire ratings.

[Bos2Nash]

It's a bit odd that they would spend the money on casting room walls. Do we know if there is a conference/convention component to this? It would make a bit more sense if these were individual "classroom" spaces

[markhollin]

Embassy Suites up to 7th floor.  1 Hotel starting 2nd floor.  

Looking SE from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbreun:

 

Looking north from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

Looking east from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:




Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

[Nathan_in_DC]

On 5/2/2020 at 4:14 PM, Bos2Nash said:

It's a bit odd that they would spend the money on casting room walls. Do we know if there is a conference/convention component to this? It would make a bit more sense if these were individual "classroom" spaces

A lot of higher-end hotels now are advertising room quieting as amenities...perhaps this is part of a noise mitigation strategy between rooms?

[nashvylle]

Going to be a Grand Canyon with these hotels 

[markhollin]

7th floor complete on Embassy Suites. .  More pillars being set for 2nd level of 1 Hotel.

Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

Looking NE from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

Looking south from intersection of McGavock St. and 7th Ave. South:

Looking SE from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbruen:

Looking north from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

[markhollin]

Up to 8th floor on Embassy Suites. . 2nd level done on 1 Hotel.

Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

Looking south from intersection of McGavock St. and 7th Ave. South:




Looking NE from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:




Looking north from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:




Looking SE from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbruen:

[Bos2Nash]

On 5/25/2020 at 7:00 AM, markhollin said:

Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

These are going to be some really nice, sound proof hotel rooms. Code minimum for sound transmission is an STC of 50, a 6" thick concrete wall alone has a rating of approximately 55. Once they get furring and gypsum board up on these rooms, they will have a really impressive level of separation between rooms.

Here is a little snip to help understand STC ratings

[rolly]

Well this little 30 story tower and his 18 story buddy are just sneaking up into the skyline.

For the longest time it seemed that the  downtown Embassy Suites project was never going to start.  JW started and shipped.  As well as others.

Embassy was never more than a staging area for the other projects.    

But now it's really climbing and by late summer this project should really be a new fixture in the skyline. I hope tourism is really cranking up in Nashville as this goes online. It's going to be rocking down there by the convention center!

[markhollin]

Hospitality Ventures Management Group has been hired to operate Embassy Suites and 1 Hotel.  Some slightly new renderings available.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/05/29/commercial-real-estate-deal-roundup-development.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

 

[MLBrumby]

For the first time, I can see from that rendering that this is actually a twin tower complex. Up till now, I just thought it was a single building with two personalities, similar to the multi-brand hotels that have sprung up all over the place. 

[smeagolsfree]

These images are a year old.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21067626/new-images-released-for-sobro-hotel-project

 

[markhollin]

Starting 8th floor of Embassy Suites. .  Starting 3rd level of 1 Hotel.

Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

Looking west from 6th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbreun:

Looking SW from intersection of 7th Ave. South and McGavock St:

Looking east from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

Looking SE from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbreun:

Looking north from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

[Native]

Here are a couple of shots from Demonbreun Street looking east.  Now that it is up to 8 floors you can begin to see what an impact it will have at that corner.

[MLBrumby]

Will rise to about 4X the current height... and will be a huge PLUG in what's a gap in the skyline from the east and south.

[markhollin]

Still on 8th floor of Embassy Suites.  3rd level well underway on 1 Hotel.

Looking NW from intersection of Demonbreun and 7th Ave. South:

Looking east from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

Looking SE from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbreun:

Looking north from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 

[markhollin]

Up to 8th floor on Embassy Suites, 3rd level on 1 Hotel.

Looking NW from intersection of 7th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

Looking SW from intersection of 7th Ave. South and McGavock St:

Looking east from intersection of Demonbreun and 8th Ave. South:

Looking SE from 8th Ave. South, 1/2 block north of Demonbreun:

Looking north from intersection of Demonbreun and 8th Ave. South:

[CityHeart]

Moving slowly but surely. 

[MLBrumby]

I hope Embassy Suites has figured out how to have their atrium and sound proof their rooms. Haven't stayed at an ES since 2002, when I slept in one and a parrot in the lobby (5 stories below) kept squawking through the night. Decided, the atrium thing was NOT for me. 

NO JOKE!!!!