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May 14th, 2012, 11:38 AM
Nashville Post (http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postbusiness/2011/11/3/giarratana_unveils_trio_of_proposed_skyscrapers)
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Giarratana unveils trio of proposed skyscrapers
Published November 3, 2011 by William Williams
Tony Giarratana — arguably the city’s most high-profile developer and unarguably its king of skyscraper projects — has revealed plans for three new towers, including an office building that would rise up to 700 feet and easily rank as Nashville’s tallest and most cutting-edge structure.
To see Giarratana Development’s plan, check the company’s newly updated website (http://giarratana.com/). Eye-catching, indeed.
The trio of skyscrapers includes a 315-room four-star hotel for an unnamed brand. Straddling the western wall of Encore in SoBro, the hotel would be located on the corner of Fourth Avenue South and Molloy Street across from the rising Omni Nashville Hotel. Based on the images, the building — though bold — would be the least dramatic of the three.
The office tower is to be called 505 CST (for the structure’s 505 Church St. location) and would rise on the site for which Giarratana long envisioned the since-scrapped Signature Tower. The undulating 505 CST looks to be at least 40 stories and includes a 1,000-car parking garage, a 6,000-square-foot ballroom and a 200-room five-star hotel. The architect is Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, which has designed some of the world’s most striking skyscrapers.
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If early reports are correct, this will be Nashville's tallest building surpassing the BellSouth Tower which is 617 ft. high. This proposal replaces the 1,000+ ft. Signature Tower that failed to find financing and buyers before the 2008 GFC derailed it altogether. The developer is seking a major tennant for the 700,00 sq. ft. tower and will build after leases are signed.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/smeagolsfree/View004-B-2.jpg
Giarratana unveils trio of proposed skyscrapers
Published November 3, 2011 by William Williams
Tony Giarratana — arguably the city’s most high-profile developer and unarguably its king of skyscraper projects — has revealed plans for three new towers, including an office building that would rise up to 700 feet and easily rank as Nashville’s tallest and most cutting-edge structure.
To see Giarratana Development’s plan, check the company’s newly updated website (http://giarratana.com/). Eye-catching, indeed.
The trio of skyscrapers includes a 315-room four-star hotel for an unnamed brand. Straddling the western wall of Encore in SoBro, the hotel would be located on the corner of Fourth Avenue South and Molloy Street across from the rising Omni Nashville Hotel. Based on the images, the building — though bold — would be the least dramatic of the three.
The office tower is to be called 505 CST (for the structure’s 505 Church St. location) and would rise on the site for which Giarratana long envisioned the since-scrapped Signature Tower. The undulating 505 CST looks to be at least 40 stories and includes a 1,000-car parking garage, a 6,000-square-foot ballroom and a 200-room five-star hotel. The architect is Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, which has designed some of the world’s most striking skyscrapers.
[...]
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/smeagolsfree/nashville_vision.jpg
If early reports are correct, this will be Nashville's tallest building surpassing the BellSouth Tower which is 617 ft. high. This proposal replaces the 1,000+ ft. Signature Tower that failed to find financing and buyers before the 2008 GFC derailed it altogether. The developer is seking a major tennant for the 700,00 sq. ft. tower and will build after leases are signed.