My, Hasn't It Grown! RSA Battlehouse Tower Update

[Exodus]

Originally Posted by g-man435

^^You know there's a problem when a city no bigger than Raleigh and even smaller than that gets a skyscraper more than double the height of the tallest building in South Carolina. Also, the carpet looks like something out of a building in Cambodia.

No, it's pretty bad that a city the size of Mobile can get a building built the size of RSA while Detroit "can't" fill it's 22 storie State office bldg. and feels the need to raze it and replace it with an 8 storie building, so don't feel so bad. I'm happy for Mobile none the less, and I like the carpet.

[g-man435]

^^^True.

[SouthSky]

Originally Posted by g-man435

^^You know there's a problem when a city no bigger than Raleigh and even smaller than that gets a skyscraper more than double the height of the tallest building in South Carolina. Also, the carpet looks like something out of a building in Cambodia.

The problem must be with South Carolina then as I think this building fits well with Mobile's skyline.

The carpet looks like it should be in a Vegas casino, but I like it.

[g-man435]

^^How did you guys get something this nice though? How come we can't get something like that here?

[Brown Duckz]

Originally Posted by g-man435

^^You know there's a problem when a city no bigger than Raleigh and even smaller than that gets a skyscraper more than double the height of the tallest building in South Carolina. Also, the carpet looks like something out of a building in Cambodia.

Alabama is just better than South Carolina, that's all

[g-man435]

^^^Hey, i'm not arguing with that. Have you seen our roads here? They are in absolutely terrible shape. Out of like 20 skyscrapers proposed here, only 1 has been built. We might be growing, but we suck in the highrise department.

[Brown Duckz]

Originally Posted by g-man435

^^^Hey, i'm not arguing with that. Have you seen our roads here? They are in absolutely terrible shape. Out of like 20 skyscrapers proposed here, only 1 has been built. We might be growing, but we suck in the highrise department.

Well this will be the last post, so that I don't take this off topic, but Alabama's interstate needs redone and additions in all of the big 4.

[SouthSky]

The city really had nothing with the actual placement, the head of RSA decided Mobile was on the rise and thought this would spur even more developments. It did and downtown is booming. The building was an investment more than anything.

If you don't know, RSA is short for Retirement Systems of Alabama and the head is Dr. David Bronner. You might know him when RSA held a majority in US Airways and he was the chairman. RSA owns the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama and various buildings around the US... most notably 55 Water Street in New York (among others).

Here's a link to some of their investments:
http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=retirementsystemsofalabama-montgomery-al-usa

Edit (Addition from Wikipedia):
"Since the beginning of the 21st Century, RSA has been ranked among the 20 largest internally-funded pension funds in the world."

By the way, since you're from ACC country you might know Raycom Sports. RSA owns part if not all of that.

[g-man435]

^^^Ah, ok. Thanks for that information and yes, i've heard of Raycom Sports too. I never realized RSA was that large. No wonder you guys got such a large and nice tower.

[Brown Duckz]

Originally Posted by g-man435

^^^Ah, ok. Thanks for that information and yes, i've heard of Raycom Sports too. I never realized RSA was that large. No wonder you guys got such a large and nice tower.

The new RSA HQ is going up in Montgomery, as well as the Renaissance hotel & convention center which is a project of RSA/City of Montgomery.

[g-man435]

^^^Ok, now i'm confused. If that large building in Mobile isn't the RSA headquarters, then what is it?

[Brown Duckz]

Originally Posted by g-man435

^^^Ok, now i'm confused. If that large building in Mobile isn't the RSA headquarters, then what is it?

Just an office tower built by there funds.

The HQ is only 10 stories or so in Montgomery, but will be where Dr. Bronner steps into his office and plans these things.

[Bama_75]

Originally Posted by Brown Duckz

The new RSA HQ is going up in Montgomery, as well as the Renaissance hotel & convention center which is a project of RSA/City of Montgomery.

Good for Montgomery, glad to see the city growing.

[thoraudio]

Originally Posted by Bama_75

Good for Montgomery, glad to see the city growing.

Hugs all around.

oh, and the tower?

[Musicisright]

I love how RSA is in the media everywhere you look lately. Tomorrow night is the night. I just saw them testing the lights on the crown on the news. It looked great.

Did anybody see the whole section they devoted to the RSA Tower/Battle House/Riverview in Sunday's Press Register? Wow. It's definitely worth the time to scan. It's actually on the Press Register's website here. The painting on the front rocked me:



Anybody seen this? It's a gallery the PR put together of the tower's construction. Lots of pictures, most of them never before seen.

I can't wait 'til tomorrow night.

[Musicisright]

Look what I just spotted



Looks like they're just doing the colors onto the spire right now. Also, check out the Battle House in the lower left corner. It's lit up. Ahh I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.

Here's the link: RSA Tower cam

[Musicisright]

I almost wet myself just then:

WOOOOW

[Scottybo]

WKRG briefly showed them testing the full crown lighting tonight and it was so much brighter than I thought it would be.

How many of us are going down tonight...other than myself?

[Musicisright]

tonight? i dont know how much longer they'll be doing it. i should go.

i feel like it's christmas.

[Scottybo]

Tonight as in Friday Night. It's morning now.