Cost: $250,000,000 Designed by: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates Type: Skyscraper Stories: 50 Maximum Height: 807 feet / 246 meters Maximum width: 137 feet Maximum depth: 110 feet Maximum length: 137 feet Location: 505 Church Street, Nashville, United States
Building Rating 80% of readers like the Signature Tower (Nashville).
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A significant shot in the arm for Nashville's architectural ambitions, the Signature Tower could be just the boost downtown needs.
Virtually every Tennessean who comes to Nashville is awed by the AT&T Building. It turns even the most backwoods country boy into someone proud of the urbanity his state can achieve. The Signature Tower has that potential, too.
It was envisioned as Nashville's first super tower and would put the city on the international architecture map and draw skyscraper nerds from around the country. But the tower plan came about during a recession, and in order to move the plan forward, 20 stories and more than 200 feet were removed from the original design.
What was once going to be nearly twice as tall as anything else in the area, and the tallest building in the Southeast United States ended up with a lesser stature, but still more than 150 feet taller than the next tallest skyscraper in the city.
Developer: Giarratana Development
General contractor: Turner Construction
According to the New York TImes, the crown and spire of this building are expected to cost $7,500,000.
This building's spire will contain a mass damper to help keep it study in heavy winds.
At the time of its opening, this building is expected to have a Hotel Palomar on the lower levels.
Office space: 172,000 square feet
Residences: 50
Hotel rooms: 304
Spire height: 200 feet
Floors below ground: 9
Parking: 360 spaces
2006: Plans for this building are announced.
June 21, 2006: The New York Times states this building will be 65 stories. That height is later increased.
2007: Original groundbreaking date.
November 2, 2007: The FAA says the tower is too tall and should not exceed 433 feet. The local airport authority, however, backed the tower's full height and pledged to work around it.
September, 2008: The Tennessean newspaper reports that the developer is trying to work out new terms with his bank for the land slated for this tower.
May, 2009: The Nashville Business Journal reported that in order to cope with the recession, the plan was changed to reduce the number of stories in this building to 50 and reduce the overall height to 807 feet.
The building's unusual surface with many channels not only increases the number of valuable corner windows, but also helps the building resist the force of winds.
Nick Caffrey
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 @ 7:56pm
Rating: Five stars. I didnt know parking lots could be skyscrapers!! but i give the idea a 5!
Rich Mixon
Monday, January 31st, 2011 @ 7:52pm
Am I missing something? Like an 807' building on Church St, one mile from me? This building does not yey exist (does it?).
william
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 @ 1:40am
Nashville, isn't ready for Signature Tower or any Tower they fight anything that going to make Nashville look like a REAL City. Let them stick with there lttle building 29 stories. That all they can handle.
Edwin Fisher
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 @ 12:34pm
Rating: Five stars. I have lived in Nashville all my life and I think it would a tremendous addition for our city. I just hope the current economic conditions don't kill the project.
Brandon
Friday, March 13th, 2009 @ 8:15am
Rating: Five stars. I have spent much time in Nashville and like the rest Nashville needs this! and a big plus it will give me something other to gaze at than the rest of the small oridinary buildings!
Ray Howard
Monday, January 19th, 2009 @ 2:47pm
This is truly an exciting moment for the city of Nashville. The city known for its country music. Ray Howard from Charlotte NC
John Turner
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 @ 10:19pm
Rating: Five stars. This building, if built, would most certainly put Nashville on the map. It would definately attract more tourist and increase much needed revenue for the future growth of Nashville.
Brian Seaney
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 @ 3:46pm
Rating: Five stars. I currently live in Nashville and i do believe that our downtown is dead. Not in the industrious sense but in the commercil sense. Downtown needs something like this to help boost it and i do believe that this building will be the gateway to the true downtown commerce we need.
Chris
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 @ 9:49am
Rating: Two stars. I went to school in Nashville and love the city. I think this building will hurt Nashville's visual appeal and be out of place.
Brent Kampert
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 @ 7:48pm
Rating: Five stars. It will forever change Nashville's Skyline and drastically alter the skyline be the AT&T Building. It looks very futuristic for a building and similar in design to Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai.
Mike Enfield
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 @ 8:18pm
Rating: Five stars. Nothing I'd like to see more than for Nashville to take the southern skyscraper crown from Atlanta.
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