505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors

[Vrtigo]

[TheRaglander]

That was a while ago!  The MCC is still in diapers.

[Paramount747]

You guys are ignoring that a 1000 foot building won't be built here because of cost. Plain and simple

You are looking at $400,000,000.00 for a building that high.

[Skyscrapergeek]

John, that's what 250' crowns/spires are for.

[titanhog]

You are looking at $400,000,000.00 for a building that high.

I promise you that Donald Trump has at least a $400 Mil ego...so there's a chance. 

[Paramount747]

I promise you that Donald Trump has at least a $400 Mil ego...so there's a chance. 

There had been rumors he was looking to develop here because Nashville was a destination city. Unfortunately since he could not find Nashville's Birth Certificate, he changed his mind!

[MetroTN]

That's hilarious! 

[farm_boy]

The Nashville Skyline As We Know It Is Forever Changing - Meet 505 CST

http://www.12thandbroad.com/story/news/2014/12/09/nashville-skyline-high-rises/20175421

 

more images there also ...

[Paramount747]

Interesting. Nice find.

Edited December 11, 2014 by Urban Architecture

[bigeasy]

Great article. So is 505 going to be a glass box also? 

[mirydi]

Great article. So is 505 going to be a glass box also? 

Yeah, it is. It's a glass box with curved sides. Did you not see the site plan images in the article?...

It could be worse. It could be a 750' precast concrete box, so...

 

I'll gladly welcome this box into our skyline. Nothing but bragging rights really, but I'd be proud that Nashville would become home to the tallest all residential tower outside of NYC and Chicago. 

 

From the article farm_boy posted. 

 

In this first image looking from the top down, you can see the curved or bowed sides. It's nothing too dramatic, but it definitely gives it that extra something to keep it from being 'just a box'. The color renderings look much better. Everyone should hold off judgement until those are released.

 

 

Edited December 11, 2014 by mirydi

[titanhog]

So...now seeing all of that, it's obvious the sides of 505 are slightly rounded (bow outward a few degrees)...while the front and back are straight.  If they stick with the design, one small thing they could do just to give the building a little more "character" would be to maybe raise one side of the roof about 20-30 degrees to give the top of the building a slant.  It could even be a false roof, just for appearances.

[UTgrad09]

So...now seeing all of that, it's obvious the sides of 505 are slightly rounded (bow outward a few degrees)...while the front and back are straight.  

 

Not quite. The dotted lines in the first pic (on the Church St side) show a very slight bow on that side (above the lobby).

 

 

Also, I find it interesting that the numbers and the diagrams from the article don't exactly match up.

[Griz83]

Not quite. The dotted lines in the first pic (on the Church St side) show a very slight bow on that side (above the lobby).

 

 

Also, I find it interesting that the numbers and the diagrams from the article don't exactly match up.

 

You can also see the dotted line on the back side (facing the garage) showing the same bow.

[titanhog]

Not quite. The dotted lines in the first pic (on the Church St side) show a very slight bow on that side (above the lobby).

 

Thanks for pointing that out.  From afar, it will still probably look like a 2X4, but at least it has a slight variance from just being a tall box.

 

And btw...just so you guys know, I'm THRILLED we're getting this, even with this design.

Edited December 11, 2014 by titanhog

[mirydi]

Not quite. The dotted lines in the first pic (on the Church St side) show a very slight bow on that side (above the lobby).

 

 

 

Nice catch Kevin. I didn't notice that. 

[Skyscrapergeek]

If they stick with the design, one small thing they could do just to give the building a little more "character" would be to maybe raise one side of the roof about 20-30 degrees to give the top of the building a slant.  It could even be a false roof, just for appearances.

I jokingly asked Tony, if we took up a collection could we pay for a nice crown to make it taller. He said sure but he would have to eliminate floors because of the 750' limit.

STUPID FAA! < my words not Tony's. This could have been so much taller. I mean, if your in to height and all...

[titanhog]

I would hope the 750' limit is something that will change in the future.

 

At least with this entire building being 750' (unlike the bulk of the Batman Bldg really being 100' shorter (or more) than the "ears"), this will definitely stick out above the present skyline.  Hopefully it will start inspiring others to build above 500' soon.

Edited December 11, 2014 by titanhog

[chris holman]

I don't understand if that was the limit now when the previous signature tower was over a thousand feet and it was approved???

I'm not understanding what happened

[titanhog]

I don't understand if that was the limit now when the previous signature tower was over a thousand feet and it was approved???

I'm not understanding what happened

I think the 1000' never was officially approved by the FAA.

[smeagolsfree]

The 1000' was never approved by the FAA. It could have been built, but there is an insurance item involved.

[Vrtigo]

I think the 1000' never was officially approved by the FAA.

 

Tony confirmed this at our meeting--never approved by the FAA.

 

EDIT: Dang it, Ron!

Edited December 11, 2014 by Vrtigo

[smeagolsfree]

HeHe HEHEHEHEEHHE

 

Not quick enough are we...

[mirydi]

Correct. Tony specifically said that Signature tower was never approved by the FAA. He also said the FAA couldn't have stopped him from building it, but they would have deemed the tower a hazard essentially making lenders and insurance companies not wiling to work with him. 

 

I'd also like to point out that Tony was asked by John I think it was, if that 750' height limit was for all of downtown and Tony said no, only the property at 5th & Church. 

[titanhog]

 

 

I'd also like to point out that Tony was asked by John I think it was, if that 750' height limit was for all of downtown and Tony said no, only the property at 5th & Church. 

That's very interesting.  I wish there was a map of downtown showing what the FAA restrictions would be for certain areas.  Strange that the 750' restriction is just for that property.