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

[PaulChinetti]

This looks like the biggest entrance/exit. But the other side is the full entrance exit. Could easily be shuffled around. 

Also the whole top half of the block on the left is all just a blank wall of nothing.

[donNdonelson2]

That is not an entrance/exit to the parking deck, that is the loading dock for the Sheraton Grand Hotel.

[PaulChinetti]

Well that doesn't seem like any insurmountable thing that can't be solved. 

[CenterHill]

Nashville is not Barcelona, but I post this to suggest that a public space does not need grass, a lawn or fancy fountains (or goalposts ?) to work.      Some cafe tables, benches and trees for shade.     This was just a little church courtyard we happened upon and it was full of people and activity, but peaceful and relaxing at the same time.    Some of the NCDC ideas incorporate these elements.  

 

 

Edited December 20, 2018 by CenterHill

[fishsticks176]

If Church Street Park were to go grassless, it seems pretty redundant with 5/3 Plaza a block down the road. Personally, I’m in support of converting Anne Dudley Blvd into pedestrian space and building Paramount where the current park is. 

[Tennessine]

I'm confused with what's going on here... This looks like an abstract art concept, not a design for a core urban park.

[dmillsphoto]

1 hour ago, nativetenn said:

 

I'm confused with what's going on here... This looks like an abstract art concept, not a design for a core urban park.

Like... WHY IS THERE A FIELD GOAL POST IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE kinda concept?

[Bos2Nash]

Totally abstract and conceptual

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, dmillsphoto said:

Like... WHY IS THERE A FIELD GOAL POST IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE kinda concept?

 

[Guest]

Homeless intramural?

 

2 hours ago, nativetenn said:

I'm confused with what's going on here... This looks like an abstract art concept, not a design for a core urban park.

 

[smeagolsfree]

7 hours ago, nashville_bound said:

Ha, what is up with that design? I had to put on sunglasses to keep from having a more adverse reaction. Garish is the word and the trees do not soften the blow. The entire ‘place’ reminds one of a kindergarten romper room. This only bolsters Tony’s plans, IMO.

I'm with you on that one Todd!

7 hours ago, DDIG said:

This is a fair argument - however, I'd counter argue that if you put it up for open bid that Giarattana would potentially win the site and actually win it pledging LESS to the city than he is currently giving up.

BINGO! That is what will happen. Tony will get the park if it goes to the pubic bidding process and Metro will get the money and nothing else. No improvement to ADD Blvd. No new Park, No Homeless center, and a loss of one park, with a headache gone.

[Bos2Nash]

7 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

BINGO! That is what will happen. Tony will get the park if it goes to the pubic bidding process and Metro will get the money and nothing else. No improvement to ADD Blvd. No new Park, No Homeless center, and a loss of one park, with a headache gone.

And if for some reason the city doesn't like the figure that Tony bids too they pull the site off the market and not sell it? Raise funds to re-do the park and find a way to make ADD pedestrian zone on their own. The money for the homeless center was already in the works as 15 million in bonds were secured by the Barry admin. The city really is in a much better position when things go to bid AND the city could require certain elements as part of the bid, such as an improvement to ADD blvd. 

[Jamie Hall]

21 hours ago, nativetenn said:

I'm confused with what's going on here... This looks like an abstract art concept, not a design for a core urban park.

Could be cool to feature some type of field-goal kicking competition here as part of the downtown festivities that lead up to the Music City Bowl. But aside from that, this is most likely a future spot for birds to congregate and poop on passersby.

[Tennessine]

21 hours ago, titanhog said:

 

That's how 5-time Life Champion Butch Jones described a good field goal: It glided through the "goal post of life."

Carry on.

[smeagolsfree]

STORY OF NOTE COMING ON THE POST IN 5 MINUTES. Will be behind paywall, but Mark will help out.

[smeagolsfree]

Story is live at the Post.

[chris holman]

505's Big Brother 

[wmaddbb2018]

16 minutes ago, chris holman said:

505's Big Brother 

Hope it gets built, but with a little more flair.  Rick Flair that is, Wooooooo!

Edited December 26, 2018 by wreynol4

[nightranger36]

I cant tell what I m looking at. Is that multiple angles going around the building or is it a lighting effect going around the top to make it look that way? Its like one of those pictures you state at for a while until you see something different.

[FluffyP13]

ugh. facepalm.  tony has lost his flair for cool architecture. another angled box. bottom kinda looks cool though.

[chris holman]

It looks like what 505 was supposed to have been with a slight difference in the glass wall nothing more 

[markhollin]

Giarratana said the Paramount design has been inspired by Goettsch’s 110 North Wacker Drive building in Chicago. The building will include a glass-bottom swimming pool to extend over the street-level drive aisle in a cantilevered fashion. Various renderings are expected to soon be made available, he said.

the image includes the phrase “Make no small plans.” Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), an Italian diplomat, historian and philosopher whom many consider the father of modern political science, is largely credited with coining the phrase. In addition, Daniel Burnham — the late Chicago-based architect — gets credit for the phrase, too.

More info behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21038611/image-released-for-citys-proposed-tallest-building

[nashvylle]

Image from article. 

Looks great, but end product doesn’t always match the first rendering, to be frank. 

[PruneTracy]

[dReAmWiELdEr]

I cant tell what I m looking at. Is that multiple angles going around the building or is it a lighting effect going around the top to make it look that way? Its like one of those pictures you state at for a while until you see something different.

This isn’t a directly captured/shared rendering (I am assuming because it is behind a paywall still) but I believe that the sides appear to be an angular concave shape (with a slight angle inward, in other words) and then there are two outwardly convexed angular points on either of the two longer sides. I think it would look quite different than 505 in the end, despite the initial impression. Hopefully!

Once this gets finished, he can then begin work on the “uncompromised” version of Signature Tower!