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One Beale is a proposed two-tower development in Memphis, Tennessee.〔(Downtownmemphis.com )〕〔(Hnedak Bobo to design One Beale towers ), by ''Memphis Business Journal'', January 3, 2007〕 Located at the corner of Beale and Riverside, the towers are reported to collectively contain office space, apartments, a hotel, and underground parking and retail space. The towers are expected to be completed in 2018. ==History== In December 2005, Gene Carlisle proposed a building at Beale Street and Riverside Drive in Downtown Memphis. The first phase of One Beale was a $150 million, 27 story condominium and hotel standing at tall.〔(No. 1 Beale ) at Emporis.com〕 The tower was to feature 168 hotel rooms and 159 condos. The tower also featured of class A office space.〔(One Beale sings 'wow' ), by Amos Maki, ''The Commercial Appeal'', December 3, 2005〕 The architectural firm working on this project was Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc. In August 2006, Gene Carlisle revised his proposal to include two towers.〔(Number One Beale: Revised plans include two towers for hotel, condos ), by John Scruggs, ''Memphis Business Journal'', August 8, 2006〕 The northern tower was to be 30 stories tall and making it the tallest building in Memphis over 100 North Main which is tall. The southern tower was to be 27 stories tall. Together the proposal was for approximately 250 hotel rooms, 150 condos, of Class A office space, and of retail, commercial and meeting space.〔(Businessman proposes towering Beale project ), by Amos Maki, ''The Commercial Appeal'', August 10, 2006〕 On September 15, 2006 Land Use Control Board of Memphis unanimously approved the proposal for the tower.〔(One Beale high-rise gains LUCB nod over objections ), by Amos Maki, ''The Commercial Appeal'', September 15, 2006〕 The proposed towers were met with stiff opposition from residents of other buildings who complained that One Beale would block their view of the Mississippi River. Gene Carlise responded to the opposition, "''At the end of the day we're confident we'll be a great neighbor and we'll raise the property values in their part of the world. Of course, you can't please everybody and we've tried very hard to do that. We're very sensitive to this neighborhood. We've been there for a long time, almost 30 years.''"〔 On October 18, 2006 the building was unanimously approved by the Memphis City Council.〔(One Beale project wins approval from City Council ), by John Scruggs, ''Memphis Business Journal'', October 18, 2006〕 After a prolonged hiatus due to poor economic conditions, the One Beale project was revived in June 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「One Beale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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