Birmingham Development News - Page 125

TimCity2000 · #**2481** Posted **Mar 6, 2015, 5:38 AM**

anyone know what's going on with the hotel that was proposed for 5 points? homewood suites i think it was. haven't heard about it in a while.

also, is it me or is rotary trail just sitting there? maybe stuff is happening and i just don't see it..

TimCity2000 · #**2482** Posted **Mar 8, 2015, 5:07 PM**

some construction photo updates:

LIV Parkside - One more floor to go.

Thomas Jefferson Tower - Construction fence is up! Windows are marked for some reason. I assume they're all getting replaced.

AmTrak Terminal

Baker's Row

Venue at the Ballpark - Should start rising much quicker now that the first floor is out of the ground

20 Midtown - This is the first (smaller) phase with Starbucks. Pouring concrete on the 2nd floor.

UAB Hill Center

VA Clinic and Parking Deck

The Florentine Building - Opened a few weeks ago... gorgeous! I got to attend an event there this weekend.

Bamablazer · #**2483** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 1:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

anyone know what's going on with the hotel that was proposed for 5 points? homewood suites i think it was. haven't heard about it in a while.

also, is it me or is rotary trail just sitting there? maybe stuff is happening and i just don't see it..

I've not heard anything since January 2014 when the Design Review Committee approved the plan and the developer said he hoped to start construction in March 2014.
Your pictures of on going construction downtown are awesome, thank you.

Verve · #**2484** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 3:37 PM**

Great photos TimCity2000!

Tourian · #**2485** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 5:13 PM**

Thanks for taking those pics.

TimCity2000 · #**2486** Posted **Mar 12, 2015, 3:53 PM**

well this is cool:

Jemison Parking Deck to pay tribute to Birmingham Terminal Station in renovation of 1928 building

instead of seeing this when you get off the train...

... you'll now see this!

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2487** Posted **Mar 12, 2015, 11:22 PM**

^^^^^^ I really like this. It could turn out to be as iconic as the Birmingham sign outside of Regions Field.

jslaughter · #**2488** Posted **Mar 13, 2015, 9:34 PM**

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/americ...134900449.html Nice Article on Birmingham. Via Yahoo News

TimCity2000 · #**2489** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 7:43 PM**

how many restaurants have been announced for Avondale and Lakeview this past year??

Slice Pizza brothers to open SkyCastle restaurant in Lakeview in the fall

TimCity2000 · #**2490** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 10:02 PM**

Grandview Medical Center progress:

TimCity2000 · #**2491** Posted **Mar 24, 2015, 8:58 PM**

1st Ave North adding another watering hole...

Cocktail bar Tavern on 1st to open downtown

this is kinda between Carrigan's and Wine Loft

Bamablazer · #**2492** Posted **Mar 25, 2015, 9:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

anyone know what's going on with the hotel that was proposed for 5 points? homewood suites i think it was. haven't heard about it in a while.

also, is it me or is rotary trail just sitting there? maybe stuff is happening and i just don't see it..

I passed the site of the proposed Homewood Suites 5 points S. and there seems to be some preparation for demolition, a large yellow piece of equipment is parked in the back of the building along with 2 refuse dumpsters, and several pickup trucks and the back door is wide open.

TimCity2000 · #**2493** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 8:03 PM**

google maps seems to have updated recently... like in the past few weeks.

can really get a good view of the projects around UAB, parkside, etc.

Tourian · #**2494** Posted **Mar 31, 2015, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

google maps seems to have updated recently... like in the past few weeks.

Yeah, I saw one of their cars in Hoover just yesterday.

Bamablazer · #**2495** Posted **Mar 31, 2015, 10:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bamablazer

I passed the site of the proposed Homewood Suites 5 points S. and there seems to be some preparation for demolition, a large yellow piece of equipment is parked in the back of the building along with 2 refuse dumpsters, and several pickup trucks and the back door is wide open.

Also, I was told by a Birmingham bus driver that there is construction activity going on at the Empire building on 1st Avenue and 20th Street North, possibly being renovated for an Autograph Hotel by Marriott.

Tourian · #**2496** Posted **Apr 2, 2015, 6:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

anyone know what's going on with the hotel that was proposed for 5 points? homewood suites i think it was. haven't heard about it in a while.

It's happening.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...od-suites.html

Bamablazer · #**2497** Posted **Apr 5, 2015, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bamablazer

Also, I was told by a Birmingham bus driver that there is construction activity going on at the Empire building on 1st Avenue and 20th Street North, possibly being renovated for an Autograph Hotel by Marriott.

I went downtown Sunday and saw for myself that there is demolition going on in the Empire Building, there's brown paper up on the windows with tears to allowed me to look in the building, two large dumpsters out front and a few windows on the upper floors are open.

Tourian · #**2498** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 7:21 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...southside.html

Another southside project. "Central City"

Quote:

Retail Specialists plans to develop a $13.6 million mixed-use project that will include retail and apartments in Birmingham's Southside.

The company announced plans in a release this week that details three floors of residential and ground floor retail space in the former Waite's Bakery building at the corner of Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard and Seventh Avenue South.

The four-story building will feature 30 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units on the three levels above the first floor.

The project, which will include 15,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, will be called Central City, the release said.

TimCity2000 · #**2499** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 10:44 PM**

^such an uninspiring project. and 2 viable businesses will have to relocate... I won't be sad if this thing doesn't happen.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2500** Posted **Apr 8, 2015, 4:11 AM**

I was thinking the same thing. Also, odd location. In the articles, the developers say "...the new Publix several blocks away...". SEVERAL?! Do they really expect Alabamians to take a bus, or walk, to the grocery store from THAT location?

I dunno, yay for development, but a bad location. That land would be better used for expansion of the UAB medical campus.