NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
Construction crews hit a major milestone Monday at the new Music City Center in downtown Nashville. Construction is on track to finish in exactly one year.
The 2013 date is when the contract is set to be complete for the new convention center, and it has come a long way in two years.
Crews are now putting finishing touches on the building. The so-called hardscape is being worked on and planters are being poured.
The outside of the facility is expected to be finished by late May or early June.
Pictures show the interior taking shape with images of the stage in the grand ballroom, a sample of the wood paneling outside of a meeting room, and the exhibit hall ceiling with a fresh coat of white paint.
Also shown is the faux wood soffits that decorate the overhang at 5th Avenue and Demonbreun Street.
"Well within the next month to six weeks we will finish the exterior of the building. We call it drying in, but all of the metal panel, the curtain wall, glass, everything on the exterior will be done," Holly McCall with the Music City Center told Nashville's News 2.
She continued, "What folks don't know is all the work that's going in on the inside. The bathrooms for instance, already have toilets in them and fixtures so there's a big push to get those bathrooms finished up, and elevators and escalators. We do have a freight elevator that's already operational. Some of those things are being tested, although most of us still have to walk the stairs up to the roof."
McCall said they also have a $2 million artwork program that will be displayed throughout the building and underneath 6th Avenue.
When explaining the walkway she stated, "And then on the other side on the glass concourse there's [going] be an LED light feature that is motion activated so it looks like music playing as you walk by it."
The Music City Center will achieve LEED silver status with LED lighting throughout the building and other "green" features.
"There's a 350,000 gallon water storage tank at one end of the site to collect rain water used to be irrigating and flushing toilets, a four-acre green roof, and oh we are going to be arriving at a plan for solar panels on that guitar-shaped pop-up soon," explained McCall.
The building is expected to be complete by April 30, 2013.
Previous Stories:
- Jan. 13, 2012: Music City Center faces minor setback
- Jan. 9, 2012: Music City Center already pre-booked 600,000 room nights
- Nov. 28, 2011: Music City Center more than halfway complete
- Nov. 2, 2011: Construction on Music City Center reaches halfway mark
- June 13, 2011: Music City Center making fast progress
- March 31, 2011: Road construction to continue around MCC
- Feb. 17, 2011: Downtown road construction drags on
- Jan. 20, 2011: Construction workers claim too many out-of-state jobs at MCC
- Jan. 16, 2011: Downtown intersection reduced to 2 lanes for construction
- Jan. 13, 2011: Music City Center making fast progress
- Sept. 9, 2010: Construction continues on new Music City Center
- Aug. 24, 2010: Omni to build $250M convention center hotel
- March 22, 2010: Official groundbreaking held for Music City Center
- March 11, 2010: Music City Center creates construction jobs
- March 9, 2010: Blasting begins for new Music City Center
- Feb. 26, 2010: Convention center construction hits full throttle
- Feb. 8, 2010: Crews tear down first building in Music City Center's footprint
- Feb. 7, 2010: Auto shop relocates to accommodate convention center
- Feb. 4, 2010: Find alternative parking during downtown construction
- Jan. 21, 2010: Proposed Music City Center plans first conventions
- Jan. 20, 2010: Music City Center, Medical mart concerns addressed
- Jan. 20, 2010: Convention center given green light: Now what?
- Jan. 20, 2010: Convention center approval clears way for medical mart
- Jan. 19, 2010: Convention center approved, plans move forward
- Jan. 19, 2010: Council approves convention center financing package
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