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[Blazer85]

Fultondale Colonial Promenade

Work continues to progress nicely on the new development.  All of the site work and drainage lines seem to be in place.  The access roads have also been paved and guard-rails installed.  Actual construction of the buildings should begin soon.  So far the only tenants known for certain include a Target and a BestBuy.  Other retail stores and several restaurants are expected to also be part of the development just off I-65 north of downtown Birmingham.  

[kayman]

Fultondale grant to turn railroad bed to trail

Fultondale is going to use the $80,000 grant from Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs that would require a $20,000 match from the city itself to create a trail on the former CSX rail bed.  The trail would connect a new park that would be created on the former flood buyout land to the Black Creek Park.  It seems that more and more suburban cities do see the benefits offer alternative ways of transport via walking/biking trails.  It gives me more hope that eventually they will cooperate in other major forms of alternative transportation.

[Blazer85]

Fultondale Coke Oven Park

As it stands today...



Proposed Observation Decks...



Trail to the Coke Ovens (the bridge in the picture is US-31)...



Overall Site Plan (I-65 is on the far left... US-31 next to that)...

[kayman]

It seems as if Helena is doing the same thing with their coke ovens as well:

History is foundation of new Helena park

[convulso]

who's the landscape architect? is there one? where are the renderings from (thanks for posting them, btw)?

seems like a pretty painless and very defensible way to incorporate some history into the infrastructure - now there's an idea for bham suburbs!

[Blazer85]

Fultondale Elementary (not visible in the picture in post #1) had been preserved until the new facility was constructed.  Now that it has been, the old school was demolished today to make more room for the Colonial Promenade.  Work should begin soon on the actual structures.  

Thus far, these are the only *known* tenants:
- Target
- BestBuy
- Bama Fever

[Blazer85]

Bricks for the foundation have been delivered and ready for construction.

Update on tenants:
- Target
- BestBuy
- Belk
- Bama Fever
- Starbucks

Edited by Blazer85, 16 January 2007 - 10:54 PM.

[nitek_of_mobile]

Blazer85, on Jan 16 2007, 10:34 PM, said:

Bricks for the foundation have been delivered and ready for construction.

Update on tenants:
- Target
- BestBuy
- Belk
- Bama Fever
- Starbucks

Looks like Belk is just all over Birmingham's retail scene.

[Blazer85]

Indeed... Belk needs to raise their standards though.  Not pleased at all with some of their locations that I've seen.

BTW, the walls are coming up on one end of the Promenade now.  Not sure which it is for... I assume it's most likely for the Target... or possibly the BestBuy.

Hopefully in the next couple weeks, I'll be able to get some new pictures of the progress.  Coming along nicely.

[kayman]

Blazer85, on Jan 25 2007, 09:24 PM, said:

Indeed... Belk needs to raise their standards though.  Not pleased at all with some of their locations that I've seen.

BTW, the walls are coming up on one end of the Promenade now.  Not sure which it is for... I assume it's most likely for the Target... or possibly the BestBuy.

Hopefully in the next couple weeks, I'll be able to get some new pictures of the progress.  Coming along nicely.

Blazer85, don't hold your breathe with Belk because we aren't Charlotte, so you know they won't even try except at The Summit.   Regardless, the chain taking over Parisian is a downgrade.

[Blazer85]

Update on tenants (as currently projected):

- Target
- BestBuy
- Belk
- Bama Fever
- Starbucks
- Claires
- Rue 21
- Maurice
- PayLess Shoes
- Rack Room Shoes
- Kay Jewlers
- SuperCuts
- Nails First
- Bath and Body Works
- Sally Beauty Supply
- GNC
- Moe's Southwest Grill

This is not a complete list, but just those tenants that are currently expected to be part of the development.

[zen509]

A strip mall in Fultondale. Horray for progress!

[Blazer85]

It's quite a bit better than your typical strip mall.  But it was never intended to be much of a regional draw.  There are other similar "Colonial Promenade" malls in Alabaster and Trussville.  The main reason for this was to serve a VASTLY under-served market in North Jefferson County.  The nearest mall to this area is about half an hour away and south of Birmingham.

The point of this place was always intended to be for the locals (Gardendale, Fultondale, Mt. Olive, Warrior, Kimberly, Morris, North Birmingham, etc) rather than for visiting tourists or anything like that.  It is what it is, and personally, as someone from this part of town, it was definitely a need for this area.  Between this and Caufield Square in Gardendale, people in this area won't have to drive all the way to Hoover for decent shopping or watching a movie.

[Blazer85]

Update on tenants (as currently projected):

- Target
- BestBuy
- Belk
- JCPenney
- Bama Fever
- Starbucks
- Claires
- Rue 21
- Maurice
- PayLess Shoes
- Rack Room Shoes
- Kay Jewlers
- SuperCuts
- Ross
- Nails First
- Bath and Body Works
- Sally Beauty Supply
- GNC
- Books-A-Million
- Moe's Southwest Grill

[zen509]

At least there will be a Moe's.

[kayman]

Blazer85, on Feb 6 2007, 08:09 PM, said:

Update on tenants (as currently projected):

- Target
- BestBuy
- Belk
- JCPenney
- Bama Fever
- Starbucks
- Claires
- Rue 21
- Maurice
- PayLess Shoes
- Rack Room Shoes
- Kay Jewlers
- SuperCuts
- Ross
- Nails First
- Bath and Body Works
- Sally Beauty Supply
- GNC
- Books-A-Million
- Moe's Southwest Grill

How large this center suppose to be in gross leaseable area (GLA)?

[Blazer85]

Leonard... I'm not certain the exact square footage.  I know that the Target is 120,000+ sqft and the JCPenney is 80,000+ sqft... so combined, that's at least 200,000sqft.  I really want to say it's between 400,000-500,000sqft.

Here's a picture I snapped today of the progress... I believe this is the Target portion of the development.

[Blazer85]

Site prep work is also now underway to prepare for a new hotel adjacent to the retail center.  The brand has yet to be revealed, however.

[Blazer85]

Apparently the proposed hotel adjacent to the Colonial Promenade is expected to be a 7-story Marriott.  I'll let you know should this become confirmed.

[kayman]

It's about time that Birmingham has another Marriott.  I don't know why that chain has ignored Birmingham for so long like we are some random pundit in the middle of nowhere.  No, their affiliate hotels like ****** by Marriott doesn't count because Anytown, USA can have those types of hotels.