Alcove/900 Church St., 34 stories/418 ft., 356 apts, $160 million

[titanhog]

Just bumping these renders...

 

[CenterHill]

This site is so small and bounded by busy streets, I can’t fathom how construction is going to work.    I predict codes will grant permits to permanently close lanes on both  Church and McLemore, effectively cutting off the Y from pedestrians (the south sidewalk on church is already closed for N Yards, as is 10th). I happen to be one of hundreds of downtown people who walk to the Y during the day and I’ll just say we’re going to be an angry bunch if all sidewalk access is cut off.    

[subkyle]

9 hours ago, CenterHill said:

This site is so small and bounded by busy streets, I can’t fathom how construction is going to work.    I predict codes will grant permits to permanently close lanes on both  Church and McLemore, effectively cutting off the Y from pedestrians (the south sidewalk on church is already closed for N Yards, as is 10th). I happen to be one of hundreds of downtown people who walk to the Y during the day and I’ll just say we’re going to be an angry bunch if all sidewalk access is cut off.    

That’s what I’m guessing too. Pretty sure it’ll mess up my normal running path. I still have a hard time even imagining that building on that size lot

[markhollin]

A new rendering and set of diagrams from this letter to Metro Planning Commission by Project Manager . Kathryn Withers, addressing modification requests. It now appears to be 34 stories, and 416' tall.  356 units. 

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21117964/details-surface-for-tower-eyed-for-church-street

 

And behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/02/24/what-inspired-the-design-of-giarratanas-tower-near.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

 

Letter to Planning Commission:

https://www.nashville.gov/document/ID/7c7bbdf6-3af5-4309-9c27-1f8a465fe7a6/March-5-2020-Item-2-900-Church-Street

[downtownresident]

Appears to be no parking as well. 

[Nashvillain]

8 minutes ago, downtownresident said:

Appears to be no parking as well. 

Says "bike parking" right there on the plan, under the "planter" 

[henburg]

So this one actually got taller, right? That would seem to bode well for it's chances of getting built, for which I'm really hopeful because this design is top notch. 

[downtownresident]

1 minute ago, henburg said:

So this one actually got taller, right? That would seem to bode well for it's chances of getting built, for which I'm really hopeful because this design is top notch. 

They’ve applied for the demolition,  foundation, and grading permits, and are going ahead of DTC for bonus height, so I’d assume this one is pretty much a go at this point. 

[henburg]

5 minutes ago, downtownresident said:

They’ve applied for the demolition,  foundation, and grading permits, and are going ahead of DTC for bonus height, so I’d assume this one is pretty much a go at this point. 

Even better! I guess I'm used to approaching Tony's projects with a bit more caution, but the strategic nature of this one seems to have pushed it over the top.

[smeagolsfree]

From the horses mouth....34 stories...416 feet... 160 million dollar project.. Brasfield & Gorrie... breaking ground in July....

Baring a collapse of the economy from the Coronavirus.

[Armacing]

41 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Baring a collapse of the economy from the Coronavirus.

That just goes to show you how strong the Nashville economy is now.  The only thing standing in our way is apocalyptic plagues!

[PianoKing03]

This one seems to be moving quickly... I’m admittedly very excited about this project. The renderings imply a darker blue glass, which I personally prefer, but that could just be the nighttime rendering. Either way, good work, Tony G.

[OnePointEast]

So freaking excited!!!!!!!!!

[BnaBreaker]

3 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

From the horses mouth....34 stories...416 feet... 160 million dollar project.. Brasfield & Gorrie... breaking ground in July....

Baring a collapse of the economy from the Coronavirus.

 

I guess it wouldn't be the first time a major Tony G project was stifled by an economic downturn.

[Plasticman]

It’s a great project but yet again it’s another 400 footer.  That design deserves at least one more box on top.  Aside from Four Seasons the skyline is expanding exponentially but like a flat plateau and very few tall ones to draw the eye.   This is yet another missed opportunity.

Edited February 25, 2020 by Plasticman
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[PianoKing03]

 

20 minutes ago, Plasticman said:

It’s a great project but yet again it’s another 400 footer.  That design deserves at least one more box on top.  Aside from Four Seasons the skyline is expanding exponentially but like a flat plateau and very few tall ones to draw the eye.   This is yet another missed opportunity.

To be fair, we hadn’t seen much skyline growth until recent years. Therefore, it isn’t very surprising that we’ve had to wait for taller buildings. As long as the economy holds out, I expect them to gradually get taller with time.

[NashWellington11]

Zero parking is going to be interesting. Not sure there are enough walkable basic amenities downtown or public transportation infrastructure for a zero parking building at this point.

[MLBrumby]

1 hour ago, Plasticman said:

It’s a great project but yet again it’s another 400 footer.  That design deserves at least one more box on top.  Aside from Four Seasons the skyline is expanding exponentially but like a flat plateau and very few tall ones to draw the eye.   This is yet another missed opportunity.

The height is a yawner, but someone mentioned the fact that until 20 years ago, there were (all of) 9 buildings over 300'.  Now there's nearly four times that number, and about a dozen more u/c or on the drawing boards.  But I'd mention that the median is getting higher. Nashville CBD has a very wide footprint when you include Midtown and the small portion of the east bank 'inside' the Interstate 24 loop to the river. But obviously, there's still a lot of vacant land. Oracle would have spoken for a lot of that on the east bank if Mayor Cooper had not run them off, and the stretch west of 10th Avenue (i.e. Nashville Yards) is filling in now. Nashville still has a lot to densify before the CBD goes super tall. 

Edited February 25, 2020 by MLBrumby

[Nashvillain]

1 hour ago, NashWellington11 said:

Zero parking is going to be interesting. Not sure there are enough walkable basic amenities downtown or public transportation infrastructure for a zero parking building at this point.

I'm not sure how he's getting financing for this without parking, but I'm ecstatic if that's the case. There is no parking minimum requirement downtown and yet, every new building that's gone up since that zoning change has included a massive parking garage. We will never get the density required and never get people out of their cars if we keep providing parking. Parking adds an average of $20,000 onto the cost of a unit, and I'm sure it's exponentially higher for a development like this. Even if people want to live downtown without a car, they're paying for the space anyway. 

[downtownresident]

2 hours ago, NashWellington11 said:

Zero parking is going to be interesting. Not sure there are enough walkable basic amenities downtown or public transportation infrastructure for a zero parking building at this point.

They will probably valet at near by garages, and that part of downtown is walkable to a good bit of what downtown currently has, and will have to offer. 

[donNdonelson2]

4 hours ago, NashWellington11 said:

Zero parking is going to be interesting. Not sure there are enough walkable basic amenities downtown or public transportation infrastructure for a zero parking building at this point.

Between car sharing services (like Zip Car) for errands and Uber/Lyft for short trips, and increasingly available goods and services within an easy walking distance, there is less need to have a car if you live downtown. The time has come for this in Nashville!

[CaptainJilliams]

Glad to see this one is moving forward.

 

Really unique design, it will be a great addition to the skyline.

Edited February 25, 2020 by CaptainJilliams

[Bos2Nash]

On 2/24/2020 at 7:37 AM, markhollin said:

It's definitely different. I'm glad to see zero parking included in this development. I was working on a 7-story mid rise a couple months back and people in my office were calling me irresponsible for not including parking.

Also, don't let the pretty picture fool us, the first "box" will be somewhat blocked by 814 Church Street (sorry, don't have the time to photoshop them together). And there will be alot less trees lol

[BnaBreaker]

This will look interesting being near Snodgrass given that it sort of looks like Snodgrass if it were chopped into pieces and reformed in an abstract way.

[MLBrumby]

Isn't the NY parking garage across the street going to have over 2000 spaces?