Barry Real Estate Cos. building Nashville’s first LEED-certified building

The Pinnacle at Symphony Place (top right photo) to be Nashville’s Environmental Leader with goal of using 72 percent less water than comparable properties

ATLANTA, GA-– Barry Real Estate Cos. is building The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, Downtown Nashville’s first Silver LEED-certified class A multi-tenant office building, as certified by the United States Green Building Council.

Among numerous environmentally sustainable features, The Pinnacle features a design to minimize the building’s demand for and use of potable water from Metro Water Services (MWS).

The plumbing system is expected to reduce The Pinnacle’s water use more than 72 percent below the usage of comparable buildings constructed to meet current plumbing standards.

“We are big believers in Nashville and are proud to lead the way for commercial office towers like The Pinnacle at Symphony Place to reduce water consumption and waste,” said Jimmy Barry, project developer for Barry Real Estate Cos.

“It takes more time, more careful planning and more money to successfully complete a project like this but, in the end, the building becomes a better value for our tenants and for Nashville.”

When The Pinnacle at Symphony Place opens in January 2010, it will feature a Pinnacle Financial Partner's bank branch, a fitness facility, a 7,000 square-foot white tablecloth restaurant, a neighborhood restaurant and coffee shop, concierge service, dry cleaning delivery, mobile auto detailing and an outdoor roof garden overlooking Nashville with seating and wireless Internet access.

For a complete copy of the company's news release describing details on the building's construction plan, please contact Bryan Long (404) 724-2501; blong@jacksonspalding.com