HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Discussion Forums > Buildings & Architecture > Completed Project Threads Archive


    The Pinnacle at Symphony Place in the SkyscraperPage Database

Building Data Page   • Comparison Diagram   • Nashville Skyscraper Diagram

Map Location

 

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
     
     
  #1  
Old Posted Oct 1, 2007, 4:01 PM
ariesjow ariesjow is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 318
NASHVILLE | The Pinnacle | 435 FT / 133 M | 29 FLOORS | T/O

Work continues on the site for the Pinnacle, a 29 floor (435') office tower, in Nashville's rapidly developing South Broadway district. The Pinnacle, originally named The Crown, will be next to the new Schermerhorn Symphony Center (foreground of the rendering) and the recently-topped Encore (pictured in the background below). The tower will be the office for Bass Berry & Sims law firm and Pinnacle Financial. The 520,000 sf project will also have LEED Silver certification.



Construction photos courtesy of bzorch at Nashville Charrette.


     
     
  #2  
Old Posted Oct 1, 2007, 4:12 PM
Wild Onion Mike's Avatar
Wild Onion Mike Wild Onion Mike is offline
Vertical Polyphony
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 274
Curious, is this a Cesar Pelli design? It has a striking resemblence to his other works, especially his tower in Chicago: same materials and very similar top.
__________________
Lake Michigan's breeze and a golden sunset...summer in Chicago!
     
     
  #3  
Old Posted Oct 1, 2007, 4:20 PM
ariesjow ariesjow is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 318
Pickard Chilton did the design, the same firm who did 1180 Peachtree in Atlanta and 300 North LaSalle in Chicago.
     
     
  #4  
Old Posted Oct 2, 2007, 3:22 AM
A-town's Avatar
A-town A-town is offline
Born and raised
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 453
Quote:
Originally Posted by ariesjow View Post
Pickard Chilton did the design, the same firm who did 1180 Peachtree in Atlanta and 300 North LaSalle in Chicago.
When I first laid eyes on this building I said to myself "It's gotta be a PC design" so I guess I was right. This is a great building, PC is know for designing building with great skyline presence, and this is no exception. Can't wait to see those night time pics after it's finished.
__________________
Capital of the south
     
     
  #5  
Old Posted Oct 2, 2007, 6:58 PM
EDDYC's Avatar
EDDYC EDDYC is offline
New Englander
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: RI/NH
Posts: 109
Excellent building. I'd have to say Pickard Chilton is designing some of the best highrises around. You can say all you want about the "starchitects" Piano, Libeskind, Rogers, Foster, etc. Pickard Chilton beats them all.
__________________
"Nobody goes there anymore, its too crowded."
-Yogi Berra
     
     
  #6  
Old Posted Oct 9, 2007, 12:51 AM
Hankster's Avatar
Hankster Hankster is offline
Hankster
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Chattanooga / Nashville, TN
Posts: 161
Quote:
Originally Posted by EDDYC View Post
Excellent building. I'd have to say Pickard Chilton is designing some of the best highrises around. You can say all you want about the "starchitects" Piano, Libeskind, Rogers, Foster, etc. Pickard Chilton beats them all.
I agree. Pickard Chilton's designs are just simply beautiful, in my opinion. We are very lucky to be getting such a beautiful addition to our skyline. I'm anxious to start seeing this one rise.
__________________
Nashville - The Next Great Southern City
     
     
  #7  
Old Posted Oct 1, 2007, 4:39 PM
gttx's Avatar
gttx gttx is offline
Urban Explorer
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 2,107
That is one nice looking building. Nashville is getting some incredible new stuff!
     
     
  #8  
Old Posted Oct 1, 2007, 4:52 PM
colemonkee's Avatar
colemonkee colemonkee is offline
Ridin' into the sunset
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 9,093
^ It's no coincidence that this looks like a Pelli design (it looks like a smaller 2 IFC to me). One of the principles of Pickard Chilton worked for Pelli & Associates for a long time, and was a senior architect that worked on several towers, including Petronas.

Regardless, Pickard Chilton has been producing some great designs in their short tenure as a design firm. If they keep this up, their name will be up there with the SOM's and KPF's of the world in no time.
__________________
"Then each time Fleetwood would be not so much overcome by remorse as bedazzled at having been shown the secret backlands of wealth, and how sooner or later it depended on some act of murder, seldom limited to once."

Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
     
     
  #9  
Old Posted Oct 1, 2007, 10:57 PM
fleury's Avatar
fleury fleury is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: rino - Denver
Posts: 125
Nice! Was just in town the other weekend and fell in love, a denver native myself. Hopefully things progress with signature tower as well.
     
     
  #10  
Old Posted Oct 2, 2007, 8:10 PM
starvinggryphon's Avatar
starvinggryphon starvinggryphon is offline
The Space Pope
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 746
For some reason it really reminds me of Frost Bank Tower in Austin, except that the crown is different.
__________________
San Antonio / Dallas / San Francisco
     
     
  #11  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2007, 12:33 AM
phillyskyline's Avatar
phillyskyline phillyskyline is online now
Monomania w/ Skyscrapers
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: In the sky with other skyscrapers
Posts: 2,572
Kudos to Nashville, it's a great addition IMO.
__________________
"OK gang, you know the rules, no humping, no licking, no sniffing hineys."
Harry Dunne
     
     
  #12  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2007, 6:47 PM
DMILLSPHOTO DMILLSPHOTO is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 56
435'?

Well, after driving on Demonbreun (south of the preparation, on the entrance ramp) many times, I am questioning whether 435' is the official height now or not. There are several variance height request signs on the property that indicate it may be higher than 435'. But I am not sure on this.
__________________
I'm a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future, just way off and to the side.

-Steve Wright
     
     
  #13  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2007, 8:10 PM
Stephenapolis's Avatar
Stephenapolis Stephenapolis is offline
The True Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 8,573
Nice to see this one going up. It will be an excellent addition to the skyline. How close is this to the CBD?
     
     
  #14  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2007, 8:51 PM
ariesjow ariesjow is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 318
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephenapolis View Post
Nice to see this one going up. It will be an excellent addition to the skyline. How close is this to the CBD?
When you add this tower, Encore, the Westin and the new convention center and its' hotel(s), the CBD will essentially extend south of Broadway (blue line in the photo). Right now, Nashville's CBD is entirely too compact with small parking lots here and there ripe for infill. South is the only way downtown can considerably grow with the Cumberland River to the east, the capitol and state government buildings to the north, and the highway to the west. I'd expect to see most future new proposals in downtown Nashville south of Broadway.



Quote:
Originally Posted by DMILLSPHOTO View Post
Well, after driving on Demonbreun (south of the preparation, on the entrance ramp) many times, I am questioning whether 435' is the official height now or not. There are several variance height request signs on the property that indicate it may be higher than 435'. But I am not sure on this.
I hope you're right. This tower is gorgeous and deserves to be taller. It would look great if it was 600' or taller but I don't see that happening.
     
     
  #15  
Old Posted Oct 25, 2007, 12:02 AM
DMILLSPHOTO DMILLSPHOTO is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 56
Quote:
Originally Posted by ariesjow View Post
I hope you're right. This tower is gorgeous and deserves to be taller. It would look great if it was 600' or taller but I don't see that happening.
Sadly, though, the planning commission won't currently allow for anything taller than 450' in the SoBro area. I think this limit will be raised when the planning commission starts to realize that maybe it's time for the batman building to give way as the keystone for Nashville and some taller buildings take the reign.
__________________
I'm a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future, just way off and to the side.

-Steve Wright
     
     
  #16  
Old Posted Oct 25, 2007, 11:46 PM
MidTenn1's Avatar
MidTenn1 MidTenn1 is offline
Nashville born and raised
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chattanooga
Posts: 1,141
Well, with the new convention center going up in this area, there will be a need for associated hotels. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some tall proposals, possibly in the 40 to 50 story range.
     
     
  #17  
Old Posted Nov 12, 2007, 8:26 PM
DMILLSPHOTO DMILLSPHOTO is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 56
Bump.

100' portable crane spotted erecting blue steel on the north end of the lot, right next to the pedestrian bridge this morning.


w00t.



Total number of tower cranes in Nashville: 7
Total number of tower cranes in 2 months: 12, all within 3sq miles

We are mini-Dubai...
__________________
I'm a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future, just way off and to the side.

-Steve Wright
     
     
  #18  
Old Posted Nov 13, 2007, 3:41 AM
ariesjow ariesjow is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 318
New lobby rendering from Pickard Chilton's website.

     
     
  #19  
Old Posted Nov 14, 2007, 3:03 AM
Hankster's Avatar
Hankster Hankster is offline
Hankster
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Chattanooga / Nashville, TN
Posts: 161
Nice looking lobby. This is going to be one sweet project. I'm guessing the height variance signs were for the project at its current 435 Ft height. My memory serves me that variances were granted for this project. The tallest SoBro project before this one was the Encore, roughly half this height. Still, I'd love to see this grow about ten more floors. If it were up to me the tower would look more this, about 10 more floors and about 570 Ft.

__________________
Nashville - The Next Great Southern City
     
     
  #20  
Old Posted Dec 17, 2007, 11:19 PM
ariesjow ariesjow is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 318
The new website is active along with a pdf brochure with larger renderings and floor plans. This is going to be a beautiful addition to Nashville. I read elsewhere that the actual height will be more around 465 feet.

Moving right along too...

     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
 

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Discussion Forums > Buildings & Architecture > Completed Project Threads Archive
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 2:12 AM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.