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Old Posted Feb 16, 2012, 2:38 AM
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$349K to DESIGN a parking deck!!!

They should build it for that price.


The Huntsville City Council unanimously approved a plan that will take them one step closer to urbanizing downtown.

The plan would turn the former Councill Courts public housing site into a 720-space parking deck, surrounded by shops, restaurants, a hotel, and high-end apartments.



The city is already in talks with one supermarket and several retailers. So far, National Bank of Commerce is the only confirmed tenant.

The parking deck will cost about $7.7 million to build. Kling is confident the sales and property taxes generated from the development will easily pay for it.
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Baggage Claim construction at the airport continues



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Old Posted Feb 16, 2012, 2:54 AM
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New Dunkin' Donuts and Five Guys Burgers and Fries to be built on Memorial Parkway at Country Club Ave NW this coming summer.
This will be next to Costco (Old Colonial Bank building)and across the Parkway from Krispy Kreme.
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Old Posted Feb 16, 2012, 3:15 AM
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A planned steel plant for a sprawling farm field in Limestone County could be just the boost this area needs to expand the automotive, aviation and commercial rocket industry in North Alabama.
Pennsylvania-based Carpenter Technology plans to break ground this summer on a $500 million factory specializing in premium alloys primarily for the aerospace and energy industries.
The plant, which will create up to 200 jobs, will be built along U.S. 31 between Athens and Decatur. The site is just north of the Robotics Technology Park and across U.S. 31 from Pryor Regional Airport.
A groundbreaking was held in October but the development agreement only recently won final approval by the Athens City Council and Limestone County Commission.
The development site is not far from an available "mega-site" on Huntsville-annexed land in east Limestone County that has been marketed for an automotive plant.
Having the steel plant nearby may be an incentive for an auto factory to build on a site Volkswagen considered several years ago before choosing Chattanooga. It may also help grow the burgeoning aerospace and commercial rocket business in Huntsville.
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First building in Redstone Gateway nearly complete





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Old Posted Feb 16, 2012, 3:40 AM
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Nice overview and retail properties by the new Madison Target and the newly
opened Huntsville/Madison Hospital next door
http://www.gbtrealty.com/docs/2010_m...sofMadison.pdf

A new Huntsville Walmart working on site preparation less than a mile west on University Dr.
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This will be next to Costco (Old Colonial Bank building)and across the Parkway from Krispy Kreme.
According to Kumar Patel, the owner of 5 Guys franchises in Huntsville/North Alabama this next location will be the last one in Huntsville joining the Jones Valley and Research Park locations.
So East Huntsville, we would gladly take a Smashburger, Whataburger, Red Robin, Fatburger, SteaknShake, Johnny Rockets..anything. The most underserved area of any metro in the south has to be the East Huntsville over Chapman Mountain crowd. I blame ALDOT for screwing the city on the planned overpasses at Moores Mill and Shields. 15 years and still waiting.
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Moe's Original Bar B Que opening soon in Providence across from Mello Mushroom. There is currently another location in Jones Valley.
http://moesoriginalbbq.com/
Also in Providence construction of a new Springhill Suites is progressing nicely.


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Homewood Suite hotel is to the upper left
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Thanks HSVTiger for all of the updates. Things seem to be on the upward swing.
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This news and updates are the most we've seen around here in a while. Its great to hear and read about. Hopefully more will follow. I'm personally excited to see what comes of the Council Court property
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Thanks HSVTiger for all of the updates. Things seem to be on the upward swing.
Yes, indeed--THANKS! It looks like things are moving for HSV.
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Probably doesn't mean much, but ALDOT has been doing a lot of surveying this week around the Moores Mill/US 72 intersection. Assume it is for the infinity planned overpasses in the area.
Also the overpasses at Max Luther/Sparkman and North Memorial Parkway are nearing completion. Testing the lights, clean up, final paving underway. Maybe open within a month. Of course this just pushes the traffic congestion to the Mastin Lake intersection. The next project to push should be this interchange as well as the Winchester and Bob Wade(Research Park BLvd extension) interchanges.
At the Winchester intersection a new Bojangles is set to open. ALDOT/ and the city would be wise to plan now while this area is relatively undeveloped and the ROW can probably be obtained easier
now than later.
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A new downtown restaurant on Church St. This area of downtown is becoming a vibrant entertainment district in it's own right.
http://www.theeavesrestaurant.com/
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In anticipation of Audi maybe? There will be tremendous development of some kind most likely, between County Line(new interchange on the way) and I-65.

An out-of-state builder is taking a chance on Huntsville's largely undeveloped western fringe.
Edward Rose & Sons of Kalamazoo, Mich., wants to turn a large cotton field near the Interstate 565-Mooresville Road interchange into a 528-unit apartment complex.
The city's subdivision committee signed off on the layout and forwarded the drawings to the Planning Commission for consideration later this month.
James Hall, a landscape architect with Edward Rose & Sons, said the company hopes to begin site work on its $5 million Limestone Creek Apartments as early as March. Construction will take about a year, he said.

The apartments will occupy 38 acres immediately north of I-565 and east of Mooresville Road. They will be visible from the highway. Another 21 acres closer to the interchange is being set aside for future commercial development.
Edward Rose & Sons has developed about 65,000 apartment units, primarily in the Midwest. Hall said the company was attracted to Huntsville by the strong local economy and the "overall health of the place."
While the apartments will be closer to downtown Decatur than downtown Huntsville, Hall said the company plans to target the many young professionals working in and around Cummings Research Park and Redstone Arsenal.
Named for the Tennessee River tributary that flows past the property, Limestone Creek Apartments will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Rent will range from about $700 to $850 a month, Hall said today
While Mayor Tommy Battle predicts that the I-565 corridor in Limestone County will be Huntsville's next development hotspot, few people live there now.
According to city officials, there are three subdivisions under construction in the 10,000-acre Limestone County section of Huntsville -- Olde Cobblestone on Segers Road, Westlake on Swancott Road and the Preserve at Limestone Creek on Gray Road.
The city has spent millions of dollars adding sewer lines in that area and is building a new fire station on Greenbrier Road that's scheduled to open this fall.

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Probably doesn't mean much, but ALDOT has been doing a lot of surveying this week around the Moores Mill/US 72 intersection. Assume it is for the infinity planned overpasses in the area.
Also the overpasses at Max Luther/Sparkman and North Memorial Parkway are nearing completion. Testing the lights, clean up, final paving underway. Maybe open within a month. Of course this just pushes the traffic congestion to the Mastin Lake intersection. The next project to push should be this interchange as well as the Winchester and Bob Wade(Research Park BLvd extension) interchanges.
At the Winchester intersection a new Bojangles is set to open. ALDOT/ and the city would be wise to plan now while this area is relatively undeveloped and the ROW can probably be obtained easier
now than later.
The new Parkway overpasses may open 6 months early possibly in the next 4-6 weeks. That's funny how they make it sound great that a 10 year delayed project may open early. In reality the contractors have done an outstanding job and worked hard to finish this project once ALDOT got out of the way.
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In anticipation of Audi maybe? There will be tremendous development of some kind most likely, between County Line(new interchange on the way) and I-65.

An out-of-state builder is taking a chance on Huntsville's largely undeveloped western fringe.
Edward Rose & Sons of Kalamazoo, Mich., wants to turn a large cotton field near the Interstate 565-Mooresville Road interchange into a 528-unit apartment complex.
The city's subdivision committee signed off on the layout and forwarded the drawings to the Planning Commission for consideration later this month.
James Hall, a landscape architect with Edward Rose & Sons, said the company hopes to begin site work on its $5 million Limestone Creek Apartments as early as March. Construction will take about a year, he said.

The apartments will occupy 38 acres immediately north of I-565 and east of Mooresville Road. They will be visible from the highway. Another 21 acres closer to the interchange is being set aside for future commercial development.
Edward Rose & Sons has developed about 65,000 apartment units, primarily in the Midwest. Hall said the company was attracted to Huntsville by the strong local economy and the "overall health of the place."
While the apartments will be closer to downtown Decatur than downtown Huntsville, Hall said the company plans to target the many young professionals working in and around Cummings Research Park and Redstone Arsenal.
Named for the Tennessee River tributary that flows past the property, Limestone Creek Apartments will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Rent will range from about $700 to $850 a month, Hall said today
While Mayor Tommy Battle predicts that the I-565 corridor in Limestone County will be Huntsville's next development hotspot, few people live there now.
According to city officials, there are three subdivisions under construction in the 10,000-acre Limestone County section of Huntsville -- Olde Cobblestone on Segers Road, Westlake on Swancott Road and the Preserve at Limestone Creek on Gray Road.
The city has spent millions of dollars adding sewer lines in that area and is building a new fire station on Greenbrier Road that's scheduled to open this fall.

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and an interesting tidbit from late last year..

Though Volvo hasn’t expressed a specific interest in the 1,500-acre Sewell property located adjacent to I-565, the company is considering building a new facility in North America. Though the property is in Limestone County, it has been annexed into Huntsville.

What could, however, place the property in favorable standing is the fact that Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby was previously the CEO of Volkswagen. Volkswagen had considered building a facility on the Sewell property in 2008, but chose a site near Chattanooga, Tenn., instead. Both states were in contention to land the German automaker.
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H & M coming to Bridge Street. Scheduled to open in June in the old Clark's shoe store and some additional space by Chico's. Only other H & M stores in the area are in Atlanta - none in B'ham or Nashville. This will be Alabama's first store. It is a really good deal for Huntsville!
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Next up for the state is Genghis Grill

The Mongolian Stir Fry is opening its first location in the state at Chace Landing in Hoover on U.S. 31 in March.
The Hoover location paves the way for the franchisor’s expansion, as the Dallas-based company eyes Birmingham and other major markets in the state for additional restaurants.

Genghis Grill is a fast casual, stir-fry restaurant concept. Customers can build their own bowl of food and watch it cook in an interactive style of exhibition lend themselves to Genghis Grill’s core demographic,” said Genghis Grill CEO Al Bhaktacooking on a large central grill. The concept was founded in 1998 and began franchising in 2001. It now has 55 corporate and franchise locations in 15 states, with more expected pending construction and site selection, it said.
Bhakta said Genghis Grill currently is looking for sites in Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills and additional locations in Hoover. Each restaurant ranges in size between 3,500 square feet to 4,500 square feet and is usually located at the end of a strip shopping center or in a standalone building. It’s also looking to expand to Montgomery, and Huntsville.
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Verizon 4G to cover 92% of State by EOY

Verizon has announced that they plan to cover 92% of the state of Alabama with 4G by end of the year. They are rolling out 4G in Dothan area in March.

Verizon will roll out 4G in the smaller markets through the year. Like Guntersville, Scottsboro, etc.
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