Viridian Topped!

[cheeriokid61]

Wow, it looks really good. And I must say, I really like the night lighting at the top. It's very nice.

[franktown]

I've been downtown the past two nights, and I think the Viridian looks great, I had hoped it would appear more green (I personally think our skyline needs more color), but I think it's a nice addition to the skyline, and I'll be anxious to see what retail goes in.

[fieldmarshaldj]

almost complete.

OK, who's the wiseacre who moved this sucker from Miami Beach ?

[richyb83]

Very nice, thanks for the updated pic! The roof-top pool is really cool.

[Rural King]

I don't think the bottom is going to be glass. I believe they're about finished. Looks okay to me. Call me crazy, but I think it'd be a great place for one of those NY style billboards with a hot, snappily dressed couple. New Winter Lines, Available Now at Nordstrom. Nashville Convention Center, adjacent to Crate and Barrel.

Uh oh, I've gone nutty. Or have I?

No glass at the bottom? I for some reason thought it was going to has a glass facade around the pariking levels. Hmm. Now I am interested to see how it will look from street level without glass.

[cheeriokid61]

It looks like there's glass on the front, but not on the sides.

[Hankster]

No glass at the bottom? I for some reason thought it was going to has a glass facade around the pariking levels. Hmm. Now I am interested to see how it will look from street level without glass.

There is glass at street level, but only on the Church Street side. Of course, the building is literally sandwiched between two other buildings, so the Church St. side is the only one at street level of any consequence. I think the look of this building is much better than depicted in the renderings.

[Jeeper12]

There is glass at street level, but only on the Church Street side. Of course, the building is literally sandwiched between two other buildings, so the Church St. side is the only one at street level of any consequence. I think the look of this building is much better than depicted in the renderings.

I agree.

[chris holman]

The Viridian we see now is an improvement over the design on the Viridian web site home page.

[NewTowner]

The Viridian we see now is an improvement over the design on the Viridian web site home page.

Minus the dung-cheap synthetic stucco covering the lower floors, anyway. Overall it could be a lot worse, but I wish that granite veneer had climbed a little higher than junior's propellor beanie.

[it's just dave]

Happy one-year UP anniversary, NT. Time sure flies when there's so much to say. You've sure made things interesting.

[FromParkAveToTN]

I love this building. Never cared for the location though.

[NewTowner]

Happy one-year UP anniversary, NT. Time sure flies when there's so much to say. You've sure made things interesting.

Why, thanks Dave. But...interesting for who?

[it's just dave]

Well, interesting for most of us, I'd say. Sure, you've ticked us off, you've shown us we should bookmark Dictionary.com and visit the library...but that's not all bad. If only snippets of your sermons stick, we'll be better for it.

[smeagolsfree]

An inside look at the Viridian in this mornings Tennessean. Related article:

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...3/1436/BUSINESS

[chris holman]

So the Viridian opens it doors today. does anybody know when the grocery store opens as well?

[jcoop]

I think it said the grocery store opens in December in that Tennessean article...or maybe I read that somewhere else

The Viridian will also test the retail market. The building's ground floor will house an H.G. Hill Urban Market, a new concept run by Nashville-based S&C Foods. Downtown advocates believe the grocery store

[nashvillwill]

Hopefully, today marks the beginning of great things to come!

[barakat]

According to the rendering at http://viridiannashville.com/, the west facade of the parking garage was intended to be partially clad with glass. Too bad that got axed.