Paramount Tower, 65-68 stories, approx. 750', 200 units, $240 million, Church Street Park

[nashwatcher]

3 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

He has a parking lot on the nort side of  Lea and I think he has the option on the property between there and the Westin that is the Dismass House property.

Is that enough land around the KVB roundabout for the curved tower above? That building is AMAZING to my eyes...would be a huge, beautiful asset for Nashville's skyline

[wmaddbb2018]

We really needed something like that previous design to have another tall, wide, tower in downtown. Something to really set the tone for the skyline. I hate that it wasn’t built. It would have been beautiful.   

[titanhog]

Just to get us ready for Tony's upcoming unveiling of initial renders for his 60 story tower...I'm going to post previous iterations of some of his other downtown buildings and the final product.  This way we can maybe see how closely the final product was to the initial renders.

THE SOBRO - November 2011

 

August 2012

 

SHEET MUSIC - September 2013

 

November 2014 (Sheet Music becomes BRIDGESTONE )

 

505 (Formerly 505CST - November 2011

 

Not Sure of date on this render

August 2014

November 2014

April 2015

 

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2018 by titanhog

[smeagolsfree]

I could see the third to last rendering being the design  of the Paramount. I always liked the look of that rendering. Imagine a 60 story version of that. AND its not a box.

[nashwatcher]

Can someone who knows Tony ask him to keep building beautiful skyscrapers for the long term architectural benefit of downtown Nashville. He’ll be known forever as the guy who gave our city amazing works of art.

[chris holman]

Yes Tony has.  One of the only developer that believed and a potential of Nashville and always pushed the envelope in design  can you imagine how proud he feels when he drives around the city and looks at the skyline knowing he had a major part of building up the Downtown

[Skyscrapergeek]

4 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I could see the third to last rendering being the design  of the Paramount. I always liked the look of that rendering. Imagine a 60 story version of that. AND its not a box.

I completely agree Ron.  That’s always been one of my favorite Tony designs.  Finger’s crossed but preparing myself for a box. 

[wmaddbb2018]

Is the third to last one triangular shaped?

[Skyscrapergeek]

That’s the one. 

[titanhog]

What I see with Tony's designs is that he has a grand vision at first...and it's normally really awesome.  Then...reality hits and he ends up building something totally different and way less grand.  Would love it if he were able to actually pull off an amazing design with no huge changes in the end.

[smeagolsfree]

One thing to remember about this tower is that is will be cheaper to build as there will be minimal excavation because there will be no parking.

[nashvylle]

22 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

One thing to remember about this tower is that is will be cheaper to build as there will be minimal excavation because there will be no parking.

True, but it won’t be cheaper to build (meaning more equity will be required) if banks don’t believe in the car service theory. 

[Will]

Kinda interesting: Tesla has this site marked as a "coming soon" location for one of its superchargers:

[TheRaglander]

Are we expecting a graphic soon given the status of the land swap?  Do we think he will sit on it for a while?

[NashvilleObserver]

I was under the impression that Giarratana was going to buy adjacent lots. Is this no longer the case? 

The lot for this tower ONLY includes the Church street park? It seems odd for Tony not to buy the nondescript brick building and small parking lot behind the park.

[TNinVB]

9 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

One thing to remember about this tower is that is will be cheaper to build as there will be minimal excavation because there will be no parking.

And with that said, it should rise rather quickly. 

[cda]

This would be my choice out of all of these. 

[MLBrumby]

Mine too. I just like a stepped back design for something that tall. I'd guess this would not fit on the park property alone. Like I said earlier, I think TG will make a play for the adjacent building, which is sandwiched by the park and a small parking lot he controls. Altogether the three parcels would be slightly smaller than the 505 footprint. 

[titanhog]

Someone had mentioned in an early post that this building would have no crown / spire.  Does that mean that someone out there has seen a render of this project?

[MetropolitanNashville]

On 8/7/2018 at 6:17 PM, PaulChinetti said:

I thought that was gonna be a Family and Civil Justice Center (some name like that)? It’s gonna be the full new HQ for Metro PD?

The larger half closer to downtown is the new main MNPD headquarters. The smaller half which is still quite large is going to be Metro's new Family Safety Center, renamed from Family Justice Center. Once opened it will be one of the largest, if not the largest, facilities of its kind. Designed to be a one stop shop, so to speak, for social services. Easier on the people in need and intended to foster collaboration among agencies and local non-profits. I know I will leave some out but there will be the Office of Family Safety, and then satellite locations for the DA's office, police counselors (free), DCS and the like. 

[Skyscrapergeek]

1 hour ago, titanhog said:

Someone had mentioned in an early post that this building would have no crown / spire.  Does that mean that someone out there has seen a render of this project?

Hmmmmm if only you attended the monthly forum meet.  

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, Skyscrapergeek said:

Hmmmmm if only you attended the monthly forum meet.  

[nashvillwill]

This has STRP written all over it. 505 mostly rented as STRP. Check. No parking, “not necessary”. Check. 

I know you guys are getting excited about height, but I think Tony is cashing in on the craze. I don’t blame him, but I also don’t have to like it. 

[BnaBreaker]

48 minutes ago, nashvillwill said:

This has STRP written all over it. 505 mostly rented as STRP. Check. No parking, “not necessary”. Check. 

I know you guys are getting excited about height, but I think Tony is cashing in on the craze. I don’t blame him, but I also don’t have to like it. 

STRP?   uhhm... wut dat. 

[donNdonelson2]

short term rental property