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{{short description|skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee}}
{{Short description|Skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox building
{{Infobox building
| name = AT&T Building
| name = AT&T Building
| image = AT&T Building Nashville, TN.jpg
| image = AT&T Building- June 2022.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| image_caption = View of the AT&T Building
| image_caption = View of the AT&T Building
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| opened_date = October 1994<ref name="tenn20141022" />
| opened_date = October 1994<ref name="tenn20141022" />
| inauguration_date =
| inauguration_date =
| cost = {{USD|94 million}}<ref name="tenn20141022" />
| cost = {{USD|94000000|1994}}<ref name="tenn20141022" />
| owner = {{plainlist|
| owner = {{plainlist|
* [[Pitney Bowes]] (1994–2006)
* [[Pitney Bowes]] (1994–2006)
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| services_engineer = I. C. Thomasson Assoc.<ref name="ellc-port" />
| services_engineer = I. C. Thomasson Assoc.<ref name="ellc-port" />
| main_contractor = [[Brasfield & Gorrie]]<br />Ray Bell Construction<ref name="ellc-port" /><ref name="nbj0417" />
| main_contractor = [[Brasfield & Gorrie]]<br />Ray Bell Construction<ref name="ellc-port" /><ref name="nbj0417" />
|website = {{URL|https://nashvilledowntown.com/go/atandt-building}}
}}
}}


The '''AT&T Building''' (formerly the '''South Central Bell Building''' and '''BellSouth Building''', also colloquially known as the '''Batman Building''') is a {{convert|617|ft|m|0|adj=on}}, 33-story [[skyscraper]] completed in September 1994 and located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The structure is designed as an office tower capable of housing 2,000 workers. It is currently the tallest building in the state of [[Tennessee]].
The '''AT&T Building''' (formerly the '''South Central Bell Building''' and '''BellSouth Building''', also colloquially known as the '''Batman Building'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 21, 2018 |author=WKRN Web Staff |title=9 things you didn't know about the Batman Building |language=en-US |work=[[WKRN]] |url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/weekend-extra/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-batman-building/ |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>) is a {{convert|617|ft|m|0|adj=on}}, 33-story [[skyscraper]] completed in September 1994 and located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The structure is designed as an office tower capable of housing 2,000 workers. It is currently the tallest building in the state of [[Tennessee]].


==Architecture and design==
==Architecture and design==
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The building sits on {{convert|2.7|acre|m2|abbr=on}} of property on Commerce St between 3rd and 4th Avenues North, and has a footprint of {{frac|1|2|3}} city blocks. It features a three-story winter garden [[atrium (architecture)|atrium]] as its foyer and has a nine-story underground parking garage with 1,300 vehicle capacity.<ref name="btn7623" /><ref name="ellc-port" /><ref name="esassc" /> Its distinctive design and dark coloration have earned it the nickname "Batman Building", due to its resemblance to the cowl of superhero character [[Batman]].<ref name="nc5-2295" /> Others regard the building as the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
[[File:Att tower top crop.jpg|130px|thumb|left|Sloping glass roof of the AT&T Building]]
⚫
The building sits on {{convert|2.7|acre|m2|abbr=on}} of property on Commerce St between 3rd and 4th Avenues North, and has a footprint of {{frac|1|2|3}} city blocks. It features a three-story winter garden [[atrium (architecture)|atrium]] as its foyer and has a nine-story underground parking garage with 1,300 vehicle capacity.<ref name="btn7623" /><ref name="ellc-port" /><ref name="esassc" /> Its distinctive design and dark coloration have earned it the nickname "Batman Building", due to its resemblance to the cowl of superhero character [[Batman]].<ref name="nc5-2295" />


Richard Miller, the president of [[Architecture|architectural]] firm Earl Swensson Associates, said of the design process: "...at the time we did that {{interp|[[South Central Bell]]|orig=they}} wanted a signature piece of architecture. What happens inside the building drives the way the outside looks."<ref name="tn7602" />
Richard Miller, the president of [[Architecture|architectural]] firm Earl Swensson Associates, said of the design process: "...at the time we did that {{interp|[[South Central Bell]]|orig=they}} wanted a signature piece of architecture. What happens inside the building drives the way the outside looks."<ref name="tn7602" />


In August 2009, French online business journal ''Le Journal du Net'' named the iconic "Batman Building", or as the article names it "La Bat Tower", one of the 12 most original office buildings in the world.<ref name="jn090824" />
In August 2009, the French online business journal ''Le Journal du Net'' named the iconic "Batman Building", or as the article names it "La tour de Batman", one of the 12 most original office buildings in the world.<ref name="jn090824" />


In 2011, a drawing of the AT&T Building – alongside images of iconic structures from Tennessee's three other large cities (the [[Memphis Pyramid]], [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]'s [[Sunsphere]], and the [[Tennessee Aquarium]] of [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]) – was incorporated into the standard design of Tennessee's state-issued driver's licenses.<ref name="cvol20110316">{{cite web |url=http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/03/16/department-of-safety-and-homeland-security-to-issue-new-driver-licenses-id-cards/ |title=Department of Safety and Homeland Security to Issue New Driver Licenses, ID Cards |work=Clarksville Online |date=March 16, 2011 |accessdate=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
In 2011, a drawing of the AT&T Building – alongside images of iconic structures from Tennessee's three other large cities (the [[Memphis Pyramid]], [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]'s [[Sunsphere]], and the [[Tennessee Aquarium]] of [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]) – was incorporated into the standard design of Tennessee's state-issued driver's licenses.<ref name="cvol20110316">{{cite web |url=http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/03/16/department-of-safety-and-homeland-security-to-issue-new-driver-licenses-id-cards/ |title=Department of Safety and Homeland Security to Issue New Driver Licenses, ID Cards |work=Clarksville Online |date=March 16, 2011 |access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>


==Tenants==
==Tenants==
[[AT&T]], previously [[BellSouth Telecommunications]] and before that [[BellSouth Telecommunications#South Central Bell|South Central Bell]],<ref name="nc5-7643" /><ref name="att140" /> has operated its Tennessee headquarters out of the building since it was opened in 1994. Prior to 2006, it was the sole occupant of the building, and now occupies approximately {{convert|500000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of office space.<ref name="tn7425" /> AT&T held a 23.5 year lease ending in January 2020,<ref name="btn7623" /> which was renewed for an undisclosed period of time in March 2019.<ref name="nbj202020190326" /> [[Nissan|Nissan North America]] operated a temporary headquarters in the remainder of office area, twelve floors, for two years before relocating to a permanent location in [[Franklin, Tennessee]] in mid-2008.<ref name="nn0244" /><ref name="wb24468" /> Other notable tenants that have held space include [[Hankook Tire|Hankook Tire America]] and [[U.S. Bancorp|U.S. Bank]].<ref name="nbj202020190326" />
[[AT&T]], previously [[BellSouth Telecommunications]] and before that [[BellSouth Telecommunications#South Central Bell|South Central Bell]],<ref name="nc5-7643" /><ref name="att140" /> has operated its Tennessee headquarters out of the building since it was opened in 1994. Prior to 2006, it was the sole occupant of the building, and now occupies approximately {{convert|500000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of office space.<ref name="tn7425" /> AT&T held a 23.5 year lease ending in January 2020,<ref name="btn7623" /> which was renewed for an undisclosed period of time in March 2019.<ref name="nbj202020190326" /> [[Nissan|Nissan North America]] operated a temporary headquarters in the remainder of office area, twelve floors, for two years before relocating to a permanent location in [[Franklin, Tennessee]], in mid-2008.<ref name="nn0244" /><ref name="wb24468" /> Other notable tenants that have held space include [[Hankook|Hankook Tire America]] and [[U.S. Bancorp|U.S. Bank]].<ref name="nbj202020190326" />


Local television station [[WTVF]] Channel 5, while not utilizing office space, operates two live remotely controlled video cameras mounted on the western spire, which were established in 1995 and 1996.<ref name="nc5-2295" /><ref name="nc5-9571" /> These cameras are used to provide scenic views of Nashville and assist in covering news events.
Local television station [[WTVF]] Channel 5, while not utilizing office space, operates two live remotely controlled video cameras mounted on the western spire, which were established in 1995 and 1996.<ref name="nc5-2295" /><ref name="nc5-9571" /> These cameras are used to provide scenic views of Nashville and assist in covering news events.
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==Ownership==
==Ownership==
After completion in 1994, the AT&T Building was purchased by Prefco XIV L.P., a [[limited partnership]] of the [[Pitney Bowes]] Real Estate Financing Corp, for [[United States dollar|US$]]100.8 million.<ref name="btn7623" /><ref name="nc5-7992" /> Ownership of the building was transferred to [[Cerberus Capital Management]] subsidiary EntreCap Financial in July 2006 after Cerberus acquired Prefco. The building was immediately placed back on the market for resell, and in mid-2007 was sold to MTL Leasing [[limited liability company|LLC]] for an undisclosed sum.<ref name="nbj070521" /><ref name="nc5-7992" />
After completion in 1994, the AT&T Building was purchased by Prefco XIV L.P., a [[limited partnership]] of the [[Pitney Bowes]] Real Estate Financing Corp, for [[United States dollar|US$]]100.8 million.<ref name="btn7623" /><ref name="nc5-7992" /> Ownership of the building was transferred to [[Cerberus Capital Management]] subsidiary EntreCap Financial in July 2006 after Cerberus acquired Prefco. The building was immediately placed back on the market for resell, and in mid-2007 was sold to MTL Leasing [[limited liability company|LLC]] for an undisclosed sum.<ref name="nbj070521" /><ref name="nc5-7992" />
==Disasters==
On Dec. 25, 2020, the building was bombed at 6:30 AM by a RV and destroyed several buildings. The suspect is Anthony Quinn Warner.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Reflist|refs=
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<ref name="btn7623">{{cite news |url=http://www.businesstn.com/pub/1_11/features/7623-1.html |title=This Land is Their Land...: Prefco XIV L.P. |work=BusinessTN.com |first=David A. |last=Fox |date=November 2004 |accessdate=November 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226214051/http://www.businesstn.com/pub/1_11/features/7623-1.html |archivedate=February 26, 2008}}</ref>
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<ref name="SDLAL">{{cite web |url=http://www.sdlal.com/portfolio/office/ |title=Portfolio: Office |work=SDLAL.com |accessdate=July 21, 2014}}</ref>
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<ref name="nbj0417">{{cite news |url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2006/04/17/focus1.html |title=Brasfield & Gorrie puts its stamp on Nashville projects |work=Nashville Business Journal |first=J. Holly |last=Dolloff |date=April 14, 2006 |accessdate=November 30, 2007}}</ref>
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<ref name="nbj070521">{{cite news |url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/05/21/story1.html |title=Downtown landmark purchased |work=Nashville Business Journal |first=Jim |last=Stinson |date=May 18, 2007 |accessdate=May 20, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521192654/http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/05/21/story1.html |archivedate=May 21, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="nc5-2295">{{cite news |url=http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7122295&nav=menu374_3_7 |title='Batman Building' Gets a New Name |work=NewsChannel5.com |date=September 25, 2007 |accessdate=November 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011194223/http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7122295&nav=menu374_3_7 |archivedate=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
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<ref name="jn090824">{{Cite web |url=http://www.journaldunet.com/management/magazine/photo/les-bureaux-les-plus-originaux/la-tour-de-batman-a-nashville.shtml |title=La tour de Batman à Nashville |work=Journal du Net |date=August 24, 2009 |accessdate=January 12, 2010}}</ref>
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<ref name="nn0244">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nissannews.com/corporate/news/speeches/20060809110244.shtml |title=SHIFT_ 2.0: Embracing Change at Nissan North America, Inc. |work=NissanNews.com |first=Jim |last=Morton |date=August 9, 2006 |accessdate=November 30, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818200017/http://www.nissannews.com/corporate/news/speeches/20060809110244.shtml |archivedate=August 18, 2006}}</ref>
<ref name="nn0244">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nissannews.com/corporate/news/speeches/20060809110244.shtml |title=SHIFT_ 2.0: Embracing Change at Nissan North America, Inc. |work=NissanNews.com |first=Jim |last=Morton |date=August 9, 2006 |access-date=November 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818200017/http://www.nissannews.com/corporate/news/speeches/20060809110244.shtml |archive-date=August 18, 2006}}</ref>


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AT&T Building
View of the AT&T Building
333 Commerce is located in Nashville
333 Commerce
Location within Nashville
Former names
  • South Central Bell Building
  • BellSouth Building
Alternative namesBatman Building
General information
TypOffice building
Architectural stylePostmodern
Address333 Commerce Street
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates36°9′45″N 86°46′37″W / 36.16250°N 86.77694°W / 36.16250; -86.77694
Construction started1991[1]
Topped-outOctober 24, 1993[2]
CompletedSeptember 1994[1]
OpenedOctober 1994[1]
CostUS$94,000,000 (equivalent to $193,233,947 in 2023)[1]
Owner
Height
Antenna spire617 ft (188.1 m)[5]
Roof452 ft (137.8 m)[6]
Technical details
Floor count33[5]
Floor area690,297 sq ft (64,131 m2) office area[3]
>1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) total area[7]
Design and construction
Architecture firmEarl Swensson Associates[7]
DeveloperThe Mathews Company[8]
Structural engineerStanley D. Lindsey and Assoc.[9]
Services engineerI. C. Thomasson Assoc.[7]
Main contractorBrasfield & Gorrie
Ray Bell Construction[7][10]
Website
nashvilledowntown.com/go/atandt-building

The AT&T Building (formerly the South Central Bell Building and BellSouth Building, also colloquially known as the Batman Building[11]) is a 617-foot (188 m), 33-story skyscraper completed in September 1994 and located in Nashville, Tennessee. The structure is designed as an office tower capable of housing 2,000 workers. It is currently the tallest building in the state of Tennessee.

Architecture and design

The building sits on 2.7 acres (11,000 m2) of property on Commerce St between 3rd and 4th Avenues North, and has a footprint of 1+2⁄3 city blocks. It features a three-story winter garden atrium as its foyer and has a nine-story underground parking garage with 1,300 vehicle capacity.[3][7][12] Its distinctive design and dark coloration have earned it the nickname "Batman Building", due to its resemblance to the cowl of superhero character Batman.[13] Others regard the building as the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Richard Miller, the president of architectural firm Earl Swensson Associates, said of the design process: "...at the time we did that [South Central Bell] wanted a signature piece of architecture. What happens inside the building drives the way the outside looks."[14]

In August 2009, the French online business journal Le Journal du Net named the iconic "Batman Building", or as the article names it "La tour de Batman", one of the 12 most original office buildings in the world.[15]

In 2011, a drawing of the AT&T Building – alongside images of iconic structures from Tennessee's three other large cities (the Memphis Pyramid, Knoxville's Sunsphere, and the Tennessee Aquarium of Chattanooga) – was incorporated into the standard design of Tennessee's state-issued driver's licenses.[16]

Tenants

AT&T, previously BellSouth Telecommunications and before that South Central Bell,[5][17] has operated its Tennessee headquarters out of the building since it was opened in 1994. Prior to 2006, it was the sole occupant of the building, and now occupies approximately 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of office space.[18] AT&T held a 23.5 year lease ending in January 2020,[3] which was renewed for an undisclosed period of time in March 2019.[19] Nissan North America operated a temporary headquarters in the remainder of office area, twelve floors, for two years before relocating to a permanent location in Franklin, Tennessee, in mid-2008.[20][21] Other notable tenants that have held space include Hankook Tire America and U.S. Bank.[19]

Local television station WTVF Channel 5, while not utilizing office space, operates two live remotely controlled video cameras mounted on the western spire, which were established in 1995 and 1996.[13][22] These cameras are used to provide scenic views of Nashville and assist in covering news events.

Ownership

After completion in 1994, the AT&T Building was purchased by Prefco XIV L.P., a limited partnership of the Pitney Bowes Real Estate Financing Corp, for US$100.8 million.[3][23] Ownership of the building was transferred to Cerberus Capital Management subsidiary EntreCap Financial in July 2006 after Cerberus acquired Prefco. The building was immediately placed back on the market for resell, and in mid-2007 was sold to MTL Leasing LLC for an undisclosed sum.[4][23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bliss, Jessica (October 22, 2014). "Super skyline: 'Batman building' celebrates 20 years". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "The AT&T Building Over the Years". The Tennessean. October 21, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Fox, David A. (November 2004). "This Land is Their Land...: Prefco XIV L.P." BusinessTN.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Stinson, Jim (May 18, 2007). "Downtown landmark purchased". Nashville Business Journal. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Poll: What should Nashvillians call the BellSouth Building?". NewsChannel5.com. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  6. ^ "AT&T Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Enterprise Electric, LLC: Portfolio". EnterpriseLLC.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  8. ^ "The Mathews Company Timeline". TheMathewsCompany.com. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  9. ^ "Portfolio: Office". SDLAL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  10. ^ Dolloff, J. Holly (April 14, 2006). "Brasfield & Gorrie puts its stamp on Nashville projects". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  11. ^ WKRN Web Staff (July 21, 2018). "9 things you didn't know about the Batman Building". WKRN. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Portfolio – Corporate – BellSouth Tennessee Headquarters". ESArch.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
  13. ^ a b "'Batman Building' Gets a New Name". NewsChannel5.com. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  14. ^ Lewis, Bill (December 28, 2003). "Taking part in shaping a vibrant Nashville". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  15. ^ "La tour de Batman à Nashville". Journal du Net. August 24, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  16. ^ "Department of Safety and Homeland Security to Issue New Driver Licenses, ID Cards". Clarksville Online. March 16, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "AT&T, BellSouth to Merge" (Press release). ATT.com. March 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  18. ^ Lawson, Richard (July 23, 2004). "BellSouth Tower to open space". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  19. ^ a b Sichko, Adam (March 26, 2019). "100 new jobs, same logo for iconic downtown tower". Nashville Business Journal. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  20. ^ Morton, Jim (August 9, 2006). "SHIFT_ 2.0: Embracing Change at Nissan North America, Inc". NissanNews.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  21. ^ "Nissan HQ construction continues as BellSouth Tower up for sale..." Monterey Herald. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007 – via Weatherblogg.com.
  22. ^ "History of Firsts at NewsChannel 5". NewsChannel5.com. February 12, 2007. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  23. ^ a b "Nashville Skyscraper Up for Sale". NewsChannel5.com. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
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