Originally Posted by kingchef
one beale was shelved about 2009, possibly 2008, due presumably because of the state of the economy. the cawas told, at that time, by carlisle that it would probably be some time before bringing it back on line---probably 5 years or maybe as long as 7 years---stressing again the dependency of the state of the economy, the beginning of a recovery, as seen in home and small business loans, before large construction loans and particularly hotel and large mixed use projects returned to the building trade. the one assurance, as was stated in the ca, as i recollect, was carlisle's promise to build a structure---some question about wheather it would be 2 towers or varying structures, some component would be for mixed features containing offices, hotel
rooms, and condos, which were basically headed for a sale out, which was surprising to the carlisles, and a second reason to go back to the drawing board w/ the purpose of restructuring more condos.
consequently, several things occurred during that period. the finished beale restaurant under ground, the landscading, the water walls, the somewhat complicated floating bridge ramp to scurry visitors and and public to and from their points of destination and business. no doubt, it was much more sensible to build the landing before piling at least 30 stories of concrete and steel on a part of the route that will , no doubt, become a main entrance for the delivery of equipment and supplies used for construction. after looking at the years of mistakes at, not only the pyramid and other public projects, perhaps some organizational skills have been learned.
w/ respect to ht., it was and is still proposed to be the tallest and most prestigious building in the memphis skyline. definite and specific adjectives were used to described this for the project. supposedly, it will be a game changer for the skyline, after too many years of building and attracting work space for specialty services and businesses, etc. as i am too lazy to look these things up, i am relying on my memory, which was seemed to always get me by in important conservations and debates. please feel free to consult my assistant literary, know-it-all, and editor is chief.
i, too, have placed the need for a building or buildings as tall or taller the the crescent building, located in east memphis. it gives a great deal of important to a relatively small footprint. though it appears to be a very expensive, i have heard from several that, even when first built, it was not an overly expensive building. w/in the last year or so, it changed hands for a nice chunk of change. i was thinking in the low to high 50'sb ut again, i didn't look it up.
i only hope the carlisle project will come to fruition soon. perhaps, we might even get a down town fbi building out of it. even w/ some smart restructuring efforts, horizon II could become the fbi building.
thought the majic number for new hotel rooms remains at 1,200, we still might witness a construction miracle, should the hilton luxury hotel be put togehter w/ popcicle sticks, superglue, and bedside mattresses.
30 stories only means 30 stories when quantified by a number. that number will be determined by the floor plates, the number of specialty rooms, not counted as liviable space, office space, etc. certainly, the placement of a mezzanine level, its ht., the underground parking spaces, if any, and he floor plate set for the lobby entrances, ballrooms, etc. i think, depending on the firm, the builder, and the client, they can agree on an reasonable number of feet, which would take in the first floor. regardless, i am hopeful that the buildings will be seen as a beautiful addition to the city, to beale street, and as a beautiful marker for the beginning of the south main disctrict. i would love to see some buildings across from the 201 buildings. it really is barren at that intersection of danny thomas and poplar.
finally, i remain in a defense position as to where, why, how, when, etc., our downtown can't act as any other major city. i think if a few were told that nashville now saw that rivers and ridges make cities look bigger or more metropolitian, thet would help some of the writers for these forums.
last, but not least, the last photo of a city covered w/ various types and colors of christmas lights, which seems to be a throw back to a trip down parts of summer avenue, is a bit much. let's keep candles, shimmerlights, light and silver lights, angles, etc., as the main ornaments for downtown. class is important, too.
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