The Pinnacle at Symphony Place
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The Pinnacle at Symphony Place is a 29 story, office and retail skyscraper
located in Nashville, Tennessee
, in the city's SoBro (South of Broadway) district. Located adjacent to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center
, the building officially opened on February 10, 2010. The building includes 520000 square feet (48,309.6 m²) of Class A office space and 23000 square feet (2,136.8 m²) of retail space.
The Pinnacle is home to Nashville law firms Bass, Berry & Sims and Sherrard & Roe, and Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners
. It is the first office tower in downtown Nashville to gain Gold LEED
Certification due to its energy-efficient design. The building features a one-acre green roof terrace garden over the parking garage and other environmentally-friendly amenities.
The tower was designed by Pickard Chilton & Associates of New Haven, Connecticut
, and Everton Oglesby of Nashville. According to architect Jon Pickard, the tower's exterior design "takes its inspiration from the timeless design of classic skyscrapers."
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, in the city's SoBro (South of Broadway) district. Located adjacent to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Schermerhorn Symphony Center is a symphony center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Ground was broken for construction on December 3, 2003. The center formally opened on September 9, 2006, with a gala concert conducted by Leonard Slatkin and broadcast by PBS affiliates throughout the state...
, the building officially opened on February 10, 2010. The building includes 520000 square feet (48,309.6 m²) of Class A office space and 23000 square feet (2,136.8 m²) of retail space.
The Pinnacle is home to Nashville law firms Bass, Berry & Sims and Sherrard & Roe, and Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pinnacle Financial Partners is a bank headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee operating in middle and East Tennessee.-History:The company was founded on February 20, 2000 by twelve Nashville businessmen who wished to create a locally-owned financial firm. In May 2002 the company went public on the...
. It is the first office tower in downtown Nashville to gain Gold LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
Certification due to its energy-efficient design. The building features a one-acre green roof terrace garden over the parking garage and other environmentally-friendly amenities.
The tower was designed by Pickard Chilton & Associates of New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, and Everton Oglesby of Nashville. According to architect Jon Pickard, the tower's exterior design "takes its inspiration from the timeless design of classic skyscrapers."