Southron Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'd love an update on the Residence Inn on 20th that seems to have stalled.... Cell phone pic of construction 2/9/09: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dystopos Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I can definitely see that. Nice little place to meet up before and after races. The classic car museum would complement the Barber museum nicely. I can see this as possibly being more economical. Although it still would fit in downtown over freestanding or attached to a shopping center. The New York Times indicates that the diner will be part of a planned entertainment district near the Talladega Superspeedway. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/nyregion/08diners.html (login req'd) More background here: http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Cheyenne_Diner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhamsly Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Another hotel is planned for the downtown area. According to the article, I assume that it will be on Southside. Does anyone know if the Melaver tower still being proposed...perhaps when the economic climate gets better? http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingh...ml?surround=lfn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Well, construction on the expansion of the Childrens' Hospital of Alabama will began in mere weeks. The 750,000 square-foot expansion will increase the number of bed to 332, and expansion for nearly 100 more beds. Also the hospital will be LEED-standards with walkways and skybridges connecting to the new UAB Womens' and Infants Hospital along with the original Childrens' Hospital structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhamsly Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 This project makes me happy. I love to see new projects being built close to downtown, and I think this will be a great addition to the central part of out metro. I wonder what the actual retail will be...from what is explained, I am thinking that it is going to be completely different from what we already have here. Lane Parke http://www.laneparke.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Main Street Birmingham has recieve a $4,700 grant matching funds from the National Trust for Historical Preservation on the Nixon Cultural Center. The Nixon Building is location of the cultural center is a former NAACP meeting space used during the Civil Rights Movement. Last fall the Alabama State Council of the Arts rewarded Main Street Birmingham $7,000 for the project and also the Alabama Historical Commission Review Board has nominated the site for recognition by National Register of Historical Places by the National Park Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southron Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Plans for a $40 million, 260-unit residential development in the Lakeview District were approved yesterday by the Birmingham Design Review Committee. The Metropolitan Apartments project will fill almost an entire block on 7th Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets. Construction is set to begin this spring and finish in 2017. It seems like forever since the little Rocky's Pizza building was torn down on that corner. Great to see this kind of quality infill going in there. Construction to begin in spring on $40 million Metropolitan Apartments in Lakeview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) got a kick out of reading these old posts... crazy how activity on here just completely disappeared after the 2008 collapse... Residential Projects Under Construction: LIV Parkside Venue at the Ballpark Iron City Lofts 20 Midtown (Phases 1 and 2) Thomas Jefferson Tower Pizitz Building Highland Ave Tower (???) Residential Projects Planned: Powell School The Metropolitan Clairmont Ave. project University Flats (Phase 2) Cain Furniture Building Brown-Marx (???) Edited May 24, 2015 by TimCity2000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southron Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Tim, thanks for posting about those residential projects. It's great to see so much redevelopment going on in the downtown area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armacing Posted June 9, 2017 Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) I recently drove through Birmingham and I was pleased to see that the I-22 interchange was complete and open for usage. It has been a couple years since I drove through, I know it's been open a while. It's great to see the interstate system continue to expand and connect cities. Edited June 9, 2017 by Armacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 2020.04.19 Birmingham Updates DANIEL PARKSIDE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDRY YARDS BAKERS ROW II MONDAY NIGHT BREWING MACARONI LOFTS UAB HONORS HOUSE UAB DORM ASCEND HILTON TAPESTRY HOTEL (COMMERCE CENTER) MERCANTILE ON MORRIS THE DAGNY AVENUE A LAKEVIEW GREEN 2020.04.22 Updates VALLEY HOTEL (HOMEWOOD) THE METROPOLITAN Edited April 23, 2020 by TimCity2000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 American Life Building: i hope they keep (and repaint) the white "AMERICAN LIFE" branding at the top: Hilton Tapestry (Commerce Center): Mercantile on Morris: Avenue A: (I saw someone unloading a moving truck!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 random updates from 8/1: Battery II not much happening on the outside yet, except for window replacement. Lakeview Green was able to get some better pics of that steel structure on 29th. will this be retail? Avenue A Townhomes glad to see the second (of four) buildings under construction. these make quite an impact from the 24th street bridge. Dewberry Building not sure what this steel structure is on the 5th avenue side, but man this facade looks sooo much better than the 4th ave side.. Protective Stadium managed to get some shots from all around the site. you can see the steel structure going up for the suites on the west side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Valley Hotel (Homewood) Ascend looks almost ready to open: UAB Dorm this one should be done soon: Foundry Yards Bakers Row II finally seeing framing: New Ideal (red brick building next to pizitz garage) Brown Marx anyone know what they're doing here?? Hilton Tapestry (Commerce Center) looks like most of the work is still happening on the inside.. The Metropolitan Mercantile on Morris adding an extra floor: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 The Dagny: (appears to be complete, or close to it) Bakers Row II (finally seeing some progress) Printers Corner (this used to be that gutted building in Parkside with the "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL" graffiti) Protective Stadium (i believe this will be the tallest part... looks to be slightly shorter than the westin next door) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 this proposal certainly came out of nowhere... i'll remain cautiously optimistic: New $250m skyscraper, The Block, proposed for 2nd Ave N Birmingham development website: https://theblock.live/ this would have the tallest occupiable floor in the state (i believe the RSA Tower in mobile, with its spire, would still be taller though) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 HINKLE BROS. BUILDING FOUNDRY YARDS DANIEL PARKSIDE DEWBERRY BUILDING BAKERS ROW II RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY PRINTERS CORNER UAB DORM LAKEVIEW GREEN AVENUE A TOWNHOMES 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancenc Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks for all of your recent postings and pictures TIMCITY2000 of all of the various projects throughout the Greater Birmingham area. Glad to see that this forum is generating activitiy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 cool stadium pic from Twitter (@ByCasagrande): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 LUMEN ABOVE THE TRACKS (i had been calling this Bakers Row II) FOUNDRY YARDS DANIEL PARKSIDE POWELL AVENUE STEAMPLANT UAB DORM UAB TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER HILTON TAPESTRY HOTEL (hope they start working on the exterior of this one soon... looking forward to all that glass on the ground floor instead of plywood) NEW IDEAL BUILDING MERCANTILE ON MORRIS CITY WALK BHM PROTECTIVE STADIUM (i recommend just looking at the webcam instead haha...) AMERICAN LIFE BUILDING LAKEVIEW GREEN AVENUE A DOBBINS GROUP AVONDALE (just sitework at this point) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Birmingham's 3rd-tallest coming back to life as a 435-unit luxury apartment development (check out that rooftop bar!): Former AT&T City Center to be redeveloped as The 600, an upcoming luxury apartment tower 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 VALLEY HOTEL (HOMEWOOD) HINKLE BUILDING GREYHOUND STATION 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 DANIEL PARKSIDE (surely this thing will get a name soon...) 20 MIDTOWN LAKEVIEW GREEN AVENUE A (doesn't look like the other big 1st Ave S developments have started yet. however, this one is progressing nicely and the pads are being prepared for the last 2 buildings. also looks like they extended the construction fence beyond the bridge underpass... there used to be a homeless encampment right there.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancenc Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thank you @TimCity2000 for updating projects in the Birmingham area!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimCity2000 Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 15 metro Birmingham projects that could be game-changers in 2021 Even with the uncertainty and obstacles that emerged during 2020, it was a banner year for major projects in the Magic City. The future of several prominent properties – from Century Plaza to the former Carraway and Trinity Medical Center hospital campuses – came into focus as the subject of multimillion-dollar redevelopments. That’s in addition to a wealth of projects taking shape in the Parkside district and elsewhere downtown. Those projects and numerous others mean there will be no shortage of catalytic projects to watch in 2021. As they rise around the region, many of these developments are likely to spark property sales and subsequent redevelopments nearby. Here’s a look at 15 projects to watch in 2021 that could shape the local commercial real estate scene. Protective Stadium/BJCC renovation The long-awaited project at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex will bring a new stadium to downtown Birmingham in the fall, followed by a renovated Legacy Arena. Both projects will open the doors to new events the region hasn’t recently been able to host. It has already paid dividends, with Alabama’s high school football championships and the NCAA Basketball Tournament each announcing plans to return to the Magic City. Signature's big plan Signature Homes closed on a large swathe of vacant land for a new development at 2101 Alabama 150 that would include more than 2,500 homes and 600,000 square feet of commercial space on the currently unincorporated acreage. It's a long-term project that could shape the local residential scene for years to come – particularly as a lack of inventory continues to be one of the top driving factors in the market. Fourth Avenue Forward Fourth Avenue Forward is a new revitalization program that looks to boost the iconic Black commercial district by using the National Main Street’s four-point approach to sustained revitalization: organization, design, promotion and economic vitality. Global Forum Wayne Reynolds announced plans in late 2019 to create the Global Forum, which aims to leverage the city’s historic legacy of civil rights to create an international gathering place focused on leadership, education, innovation and understanding. The project recently received a $2.9 million federal grant to identify an ideal location in the city – a process that is expected to take about 18 months. Ramsay McCormack Ensley District Developers is redeveloping the Ramsay McCormack Building in Ensley, where a new 30,000-square-foot office building will soon rise with Innovation Depot as one of the tenants. It's a long-awaited project that could be a catalyst for even more development in Ensley. Arbor Terrace Despite the pandemic, a New York development team announced plans in early 2020 to redevelop the former Trinity Medical Center campus into Arbor Terrace, which will feature space for an office headquarters as well as luxury condominiums and medical office, cafe, retail and restaurant space. An apartment project by Tynes Development could be the first piece of the project to take shape. The redevelopment of Carraway The future of the former hospital north of downtown has been speculated about for years, but it could come into clear focus in 2021 as Corporate Realty’s redevelopment plans take shape. The Birmingham firm is planning a $340 million project that will include single-family as well as multifamily residential, hotel, retail, office and entertainment components. The Birmingham City Council approved $13 million in incentives for the project on Dec. 29. Southtown's redevelopment The coming year will likely be a big one for the redevelopment of Southtown Court. Demolition was recently put out to bid, and more specifics of what the development would entail could emerge in the new year. The project has already proven to be a significant catalyst for development and deals in Southside. Urban Supply Orchestra Partners plans to begin construction on its new Urban Supply development on the western edge of Railroad Park by Good People Brewing Co. in early 2021. The company aims for the development to become a hub for fitness and active lifestyles and also supply Birmingham with the goods and amenities residents need to enjoy a unique urban experience – complementing the company’s planned projects at the former Powell Avenue Steam Plant. Campus No. 124 Huntsville-based Schrimsher Properties is taking steps to redevelop the former Valley Elementary School in Pelham for “Campus No. 124,” a project that will bring restaurants, entertainment, boutique retail, art studios and office space as well as a craft brewery to the Shelby County suburb. The 600 The former AT&T City Center has been one of the more high-profile vacancies in Birmingham’s commercial real estate scene. Atlanta developer Tellus Partners, Varden Capital Properties and Buckhaven Construction plan to bring it back to life but not as an office building. Their plan includes 435 luxury apartment and condominium units. 20 Midtown Construction is ramping up on the long-awaited third building in the development, which brought a Publix to downtown and has been a game-changer. The big thing to watch in 2021 is which tenants sign on for the project, as well as what happens with the former Liberty National building across the street. Brookwood Village redevelopment An entity affiliated with Colliers International | Alabama and Arlington Properties is looking to redevelop the mall for a mixed-use project that would include retail, restaurants, office, hotels and a mix of residential options for sale and rent, including 350 high-end apartments anchored by a public green space. The entity currently has the site under contract. Masonic Temple renovation Irvin Henderson, president of Henderson & Co. in North Carolina, who is also part of the Ensley District Developers group, along with Carlton Brown, principal at Direct Investment Development in New York City, are working with local partners to redevelop the historic Masonic Temple in the Civil Rights District as a business incubator and office building. It’s a project that could be a catalyst in the district. Luxury multifamily project across from The Summit Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. are building a new 286-unit luxury multifamily development by the AT&T Alabama Operations Center at the intersection of U.S. 280 and Interstate 459. It's a project that could be the first step in a major mixed-use project at the site and would add to the area's growth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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