Birmingham Development News - Page 150

Bamablazer · #**2981** Posted **Jul 25, 2017, 11:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

guess this article confirms it:

17-story luxury apartment complex still slated for Birmingham's Five Points South

Kind of bothersome that "no new construction start date has been set yet"
Guess we have to wait and see.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2982** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 1:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bamablazer

Kind of bothersome that "no new construction start date has been set yet"
Guess we have to wait and see.

I'm just glad that they came out and said something even after the other apartment building's announcement, they must have a lot of confidence in the market.

Bamablazer · #**2983** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 6:13 PM**

BBJ says there is a 115,000 SF medical office building with a 12 story parking deck planned for Parkside. Must have an account to get details. Hopefully AL.COM will pick up the story shortly.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2984** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 6:58 PM**

That's gonna be massive... probably the tallest deck in town. The Benjamin Russell building at Children's is 12 floors itself...

TimCity2000 · #**2985** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 7:45 PM**

yeah, I always wait for al.com to basically restate the articles and provide pics since I don't subscribe to BBJ lol.

12 stories... yeah, that is huge. hope it looks... decent. parking decks are typically much shorter floor-to-floor heights than office buildings, though, and especially hospitals. a 12-story deck might be in the 120'-144' range.

Bamablazer · #**2986** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 8:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

yeah, I always wait for al.com to basically restate the articles and provide pics since I don't subscribe to BBJ lol.

12 stories... yeah, that is huge. hope it looks... decent. parking decks are typically much shorter floor-to-floor heights than office buildings, though, and especially hospitals. a 12-story deck might be in the 120'-144' range.

I'm thinking it may be on that site of the "you are beautiful" building 18th Street and 2nd Avenue South.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2987** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bamablazer

I'm thinking it may be on that site of the "you are beautiful" building 18th Street and 2nd Avenue South.

It should be on the lot across 4th Ave S from The Ben Russell building.

Bamablazer · #**2988** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 8:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by tascalisa

It should be on the lot across 4th Ave S from The Ben Russell building.

The site of the old Shoney's and Taco Bell on 5th? I totally ignored that big picture of Children's Ben Russell Building.

TimCity2000 · #**2989** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 9:18 PM**

3rd/4th and 16th/17th.

The block diagonal from the venue and the new hotel. 2 blocks north of children's.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2990** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 9:54 PM**

I look forward to seeing renderings of this thing. Children's has shown that they want their buildings to be visually pleasing, so I don't think it will be a monstrosity, but I'm still nervous.

Bamablazer · #**2991** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 10:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by tascalisa

It should be on the lot across 4th Ave S from The Ben Russell building.

You are right, just saw a post on FB regarding this project. It will be a Children's hospital building 6 floors and 1500 car parking deck. The deck is to start next month.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2992** Posted **Jul 28, 2017, 8:13 PM**

Vesta begins construction

Birmingham Biz Journal
Ty West
July 28, 2017
LINK

Source: AlabamaNewsCenter.com

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Construction crews are now on the scene at one of the most anticipated projects on Birmingham's Southside.

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The 17-story project will add 318 apartment units, as well as retail space and a parking deck, to a neighborhood that is seeing a surge of activity. A number of developers have recently purchased property in the area, due in part to the anticipated redevelopment of the Southtown public housing project.

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The value of the project was previously estimated at $53 million.

Harbert Realty's Dean Nix told the Birmingham Business Journal on Friday that some light work has already started at the property and a formal groundbreaking will occur in the coming weeks.

The project is expected to take between 16 and 18 months to complete.

Tourian · #**2993** Posted **Jul 28, 2017, 9:53 PM**

And I thought the deck the VA built was huge...

Glad to see that the Vesta project has resumed.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2994** Posted **Jul 28, 2017, 11:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tourian

And I thought the deck the VA built was huge...

Glad to see that the Vesta project has resumed.

Amen. Imagine Vesta, 5Pts Tower, Childrens' Deck, and Midtown Ph3 being under construction all at the same time?!

Bamablazer · #**2995** Posted **Jul 30, 2017, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by tascalisa

Amen. Imagine Vesta, 5Pts Tower, Childrens' Deck, and Midtown Ph3 being under construction all at the same time?!

UAB is supposed to start construction in August on the College of Arts and Science building down on 10th Avenue and 14th Street South, not tall but still a rather large building at 160,000 square feet. It will be "L" shaped with 1 side at 5 floors and the other at 4 floors. And it will finish out the frame for the Campus Green.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2996** Posted **Jul 30, 2017, 2:27 PM**

Drove by the Vesta worksite yesterday... articles aren't kidding, earth is being moved. Construction is actually starting

Bamablazer · #**2997** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 1:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bamablazer

Kind of bothersome that "no new construction start date has been set yet"
Guess we have to wait and see.

Well that didn't take long! digging equipment is on site ready to start the foundation work.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2998** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 2:22 PM**

Ugh, Vesta is gonna add some serious time to my afternoon commute. I know I'm going to feel compelled to drive by every day after work...

Tourian · #**2999** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 8:41 PM**

I hooe they put up a construction cam and we get a time elapsed video like 20 Midtown

SpawnOfVulcan · #**3000** Posted **Aug 1, 2017, 1:14 AM**

Well, the construction of this (Vesta) high-rise is well underway. I drove by the work-site, instead of my typical interstate route home, to check the progress. More heavy equipment is present at the site and certainly more earth has been moved. VESTA is under construction!!!

Also, additional heavy equipment is active at the 3rd phase of 20 Midtown. Not much chatter about this development, but it is just as impactful (economically) as Vesta.

In other news, I drove by the newly opened Elyton Hotel on Sunday. Not only did I notice that the restaurant was packed, but the sidewalks were busy with people. The 'Heaviest Corner on Earth' seems to be alive again!!