Tema: Nashville (EE.UU): Signature Tower, 322m, 70p

Signature Tower

Altura: 322 metros
Nº de plantas: 70
Uso: Hotel y residencial
Estado: Aprobado
Comienzo de obras: Julio de 2008


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- Relacionado con la crisis inmobiliaria de EE.UU:

Perhaps the most dramatic change has been the growth of the urban-residential market, which is bringing more retail. The number of residents living in the core of Downtown Nashville, which anchors a metropolitan region with a population of about 1.5 million, has doubled to about 3,200 in the past 10 years, according to Thomas Turner, president of the Nashville Downtown Partnership. Still, a slowdown in the residential market has delayed the start of construction on the 70-story Signature Tower, a condominium and hotel tower billed as the soon-to-be tallest building in the Southeast. Tony Giarratana, president of Nashville-based Giarratana Development, says he has presold 102 of the tower's 400 condo units and expects to start construction next summer, about one year later than planned.

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- Problemas con la altura:

FAA issue, del The Tennessean:

Friday, 11/02/07
Signature Tower would be too tall, FAA says
It wants skyscraper's height cut by half for airliner safety
By KATE HOWARD
Staff Writer


The 1,057-foot skyscraper meant to tower over Nashville and outshine every building in the Southeast could end up in the shadows of the Batman building.

The federal government has put the developer on notice that the staggering height of the Signature Tower will pose a hazard to airplanes and should be taken down a notch — actually, taken down by half.

Developer Tony Giarratana said there's no way he's changing his plans, because working with the Federal Aviation Administration is a matter of course when you're in the business of building skyscrapers.

The project, not yet under construction, has sailed through approvals from the Metro Council and Planning Commission, but the proposed tower, already giving the rest of the region's buildings a Napoleon complex, got a new designation after a study from the FAA: "presumed hazard."

Giarratana said the Metro Nashville Airport Authority has promised its support, and is looking into ways to alter their flight patterns to accommodate the tower at its planned stature.

"The bottom line … is that Metro and the FAA are working with us to solve any issues that exist, and that Signature Tower will get developed as planned," Giarratana said.

In September, the airport authority sent a letter to the Metro codes department — the last agency the project must clear — saying it planned to help make the changes necessary to meet FAA regulations well in advance of the building's completion.

Flight paths are concern

A notice filed by the FAA on Oct. 25 says that the Signature Tower needs to be "reduced in height so as not to exceed 433 feet above ground level."

Not only would stealing Atlanta's skyscraper glory be out of the question, but the Signature Tower at that height would be nearly 200 feet shorter than the AT&T (formerly BellSouth) headquarters with the Batman silhouette, just a few blocks away.

"Every location is unique," FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. "We study every building, every cell tower based on the exact latitude and longitude, proximity to the airport, and the location regarding flight paths into and out of the airport."

The lot is about four and a half miles from the end of Runway 31 at Nashville International Airport and four miles from the Cornelia Fort Airpark, according to the FAA. Bergen said the staff calculates how many feet, vertically and horizontally, need to be kept clear for climbing planes, and the tower falls into that area.

Bergen said Giarratana Development LLC submitted the required request for a study in November, and the FAA deemed the tower to be a hazard in February. Another study was commissioned in August with the same results, prompting last week's notice, Bergen said.

Giarratana said he has not received the October notice, but he, his consultants and airport officials have been working with the FAA since it told him in February the height might be a problem. Research is under way to figure out what flight-pattern changes would accommodate the tower, he said.

Giarratana has until Christmas to submit a request for further study of the building at the same height or revised plans that meet the FAA's recommendations. Bergen said changes to the approaches and departure routes of an airport require noise and environmental studies and approval from the FAA.

The air agency can't force Giarratana to meet its recommendations, but ignoring it could carry consequences.

"We cannot legally block a proponent from building, but our determinations carry a lot with insurance companies and local agencies," Bergen said.

In Arlington, Va., a 390-foot office tower was deemed a presumed hazard for planes approaching from Reagan International Airport, although the FAA approved the twin residential tower next door that was one story shorter. A Las Vegas developer, shooting for the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere, scaled back plans for a 1,888-foot hotel this fall after getting an FAA notice it was too high.

Signature Tower is planned to be 70 stories, with 400 condos and 197 hotel rooms.

Aunque se inglés, leer y entender todo esto es demasiado para mi. No lo podrias traducir? Es mejor ponerlo directamente traducido que no que lo hagamos cada uno. No se, a mi entender, no te quiero dar más faena porque te curras mucho todo, pero puede que alguien que nos lee no sepa inglés.

Una copia del de Dubai.

Es una maravilla, tiene toques asiáticos y me recuerdo algo al Empire State.

Cierto que tiene claros aires dubaitíes, y como la mayoría de rascas de dichas tierras, éste no me convence demasiado.

A mi no me gusta mucho, me parece de poca calidad como muchos de los asiaticos.

A mi me gusta bastante! La coronación es bonita.

Soy yo o veo los precios baratos?

Hombre, pone "desde" 400.000 $ (300.000€) que no es caro, pero serán los apartamentos de 30m2. Y es Nashville, que tampoco es que sea la releche.

Entonces todo encaja. Me refiero a hipotecas basura, crisis inmobiliaria... . En cuanto a la estética me parece un edificio bastante bonito y de altura importante