1010 Church Street (60 story/750', 500 unit residential tower, 7 story/60,000 sq. ft. YMCA addition), $350 million

[chris holman]

On 5/12/2022 at 3:43 PM, markhollin said:

^ ^ ^ Part of this discussion was around Tony's proposed Signature Tower  (1,000') that was the original plan for the 505 Church site. It was about to break ground when the 2008 financial collapse happened, and it was called-off.  But it would appear that Tony had gotten clearance from the FAA at that time for the thousand footer. It woulda been a beauty. 
 

 

[tragenvol]

12 hours ago, henburg said:

Not only was it featured in the opening hype video, but I also remember there was an image of the tower wrapped on one of the tall columns inside of the bowl, showing the full design in all of its glory from top-to-bottom.

Yes; as I recall it was wrapped on the left column in the picture.

[NissanvilleTitans]

Found it!

https://youtu.be/LU2TrmbN4B0

[Plasticman]

On 5/14/2022 at 12:52 AM, chris holman said:

 

Yeah at the time it was cool.  But in hindsight I prefer thirty 350-600’ (and maybe a 750’) ’ towers like Nashville is getting that create a huge, balanced,  impressive skyline that reaches higher than the population  over one ridiculously tall stand-alone that only serves to highlight how unimpressive and vacant the rest of the skyline was at the time.    OKC is a good example of a city that built too tall for the overall appearance.  Signature would have been even worse.

[henburg]

32 minutes ago, Plasticman said:

Yeah at the time it was cool.  But in hindsight I prefer thirty 350-600’ (and maybe a 750’) ’ towers like Nashville is getting that create a huge, balanced,  impressive skyline that reaches higher than the population  over one ridiculously tall stand-alone that only serves to highlight how unimpressive and vacant the rest of the skyline was at the time.    OKC is a good example of a city that built too tall for the overall appearance.  Signature would have been even worse.

I really tend to agree. Whenever I try to imagine an alternate timeline where Signature Tower was built at the originally-planned height,  I just have to imagine that our downtown would look super different and likely less dense than it does now. It would have been a beauty, but I don't know if many cities could have realistically supported that development during and even after the recession.

[TNinVB]

That’s why I always preferred the 750’ version. The 1,050’ version was too tall for our skyline in my opinion. 

[MagicPotato]

700'-750' version would have been nice if built, especially with a spire. We're seriously in need of a high-rise with a spire. These lego blocks are nice for infill, but it doesn't bring much character to the skyline. 

Edited May 16, 2022 by MagicPotato

[lmc123]

https://www.tennessean.com/in-depth/news/2022/05/16/tony-giarratana-llc-investing-1-b-transform-downtown-nashville-skyline/9701369002/

"The 1010 building will open in two phases, debuting 360 apartments in summer 2025 and another 140 condominiums the following spring."
"He’s helping to rebuild the aging downtown YMCA next to 1010 Church into a six-level modern facility opening in fall 2024."

Edited May 16, 2022 by Logan McCoy
Added more info!

[markhollin]

Two permits applied for: one for stormwater grading, the other to allow continued use of 4 story component of YMCA during demo of 2 story portion and subsequent construction of new 7 story  Y addition. A January, 2023 start date is projected.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/notes-progress-made-related-to-planned-y-tower/article_d80c7958-d558-11ec-abba-539e1254078f.html

[Rick Dalton]

Seems like they’re very serious about building this. Love it.

[UrbanWes03]

Really encouraging and exciting news!

[Edgefield D]

They’ve put up some signs in the Y that say they are going to start relocating some spaces soon. The older section has had several portable AC units in it the last few weeks…so I guess things are about to start. I’m kind of dreading it….its going to be a mess for a while. I’m sure it will be nice when it’s done. Has anyone seen any floor diagrams for the new layout?

[downtownresident]

3 minutes ago, Edgefield D said:

They’ve put up some signs in the Y that say they are going to start relocating some spaces soon. The older section has had several portable AC units in it the last few weeks…so I guess things are about to start. I’m kind of dreading it….its going to be a mess for a while. I’m sure it will be nice when it’s done. Has anyone seen any floor diagrams for the new layout?

Not yet, but the permit for the renovations to facilitate the demolition of the old YMCA have been applied for, as well as the Final Site Plan for the tower, so we are getting closer to Tony being able to start. 

[Sean blackdog]

On 7/15/2022 at 8:53 AM, Edgefield D said:

They’ve put up some signs in the Y that say they are going to start relocating some spaces soon. The older section has had several portable AC units in it the last few weeks…so I guess things are about to start. I’m kind of dreading it….its going to be a mess for a while. I’m sure it will be nice when it’s done. Has anyone seen any floor diagrams for the new layout?

Here we go?  
I think so. 

 

Edited July 18, 2022 by Sean blackdog

[nashville born]

Given the 1001 Church news, I'm going to remain an, I hope so.

[MLBrumby]

4 hours ago, Edgefield D said:

They’ve put up some signs in the Y that say they are going to start relocating some spaces soon. The older section has had several portable AC units in it the last few weeks…so I guess things are about to start. I’m kind of dreading it….its going to be a mess for a while. I’m sure it will be nice when it’s done. Has anyone seen any floor diagrams for the new layout?

 

4 hours ago, downtownresident said:

Not yet, but the permit for the renovations to facilitate the demolition of the old YMCA have been applied for, as well as the Final Site Plan for the tower, so we are getting closer to Tony being able to start. 

Will the rebuilding of the YMCA be done as a first phase and completed before the tower starts?  Will the indoor lap pool be one of the casualties of the demo? 

[Rick Dalton]

39 minutes ago, nashville born said:

Given the 1001 Church news, I'm going to remain an, I hope so.

What’s the correlation?

[nashville born]

1 hour ago, natethegreat said:

What’s the correlation?

Just as 1001's start seemed imminent,, the news broke about Amazon slowing things down so I'm waiting until I see dirt moving and pillars rising before I get excited about our proposed new tallest.

[Luvemtall]

6 minutes ago, nashville born said:

Just as 1001's start seemed imminent,, the news broke about Amazon slowing things down so I'm waiting until I see dirt moving and pillars rising before I get excited about our proposed new tallest.

…and we seem to have the “CURSE “ of AT&T ! Seems like anytime it gets close to happening that a new tallest will be built ..something happens 

[nashville born]

2 minutes ago, Luvemtall said:

…and we seem to have the “CURSE “ of AT&T ! Seems like anytime it gets close to happening that a new tallest will be built ..something happens 

FACTS!!!!!

[downtownresident]

Tony has submitted the Final Site Plan to Metro for the YMCA and 1010 Church. More diagrams here: https://epermits.nashville.gov/download.aspx?id=783889

Looks like well have LED lighting accents on the south facing side of the building as well as on the crown. 

 

[nashville born]

 Tony G for mayor, governor, and president!

[Rick Dalton]

I would legitimately campaign for him 

[titanhog]

52 minutes ago, downtownresident said:

Tony has submitted the Final Site Plan to Metro for the YMCA and 1010 Church. More diagrams here: https://epermits.nashville.gov/download.aspx?id=783889

Looks like well have LED lighting accents on the south facing side of the building as well as on the crown. 

 

Maybe?

 

[Edgefield D]

2 hours ago, downtownresident said:

Tony has submitted the Final Site Plan to Metro for the YMCA and 1010 Church. More diagrams here: https://epermits.nashville.gov/download.aspx?id=783889

Looks like well have LED lighting accents on the south facing side of the building as well as on the crown. 

 

Thanks for posting this. This does answer a few of my questions. I didn’t realize the elevators were in the new section and wouldn’t be taken out. I wondered how that would work.