BIRMINGHAM, AL | Urban Renaissance & Construction - Page 26

Brainiac61 · #**501** Posted **Oct 3, 2014, 8:13 PM**

Unless I am mistaken, this is will be the first proposed apartment development (outside of UAB) that will exceed 300 units. I guess that is a pretty good milestone!

Bamablazer · #**502** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 2:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by jslaughter

Can someone take some pictures of LIV parkside? Im living in Mobile for the next few months. Any news on the Highland Tower?

I talked to one of the neighbors near that site and was told that another neighbor filed a lawsuit against the developer because he wants to be part of the development in some way. Sounds goofy to me but we live in strange times and stranger things have happened.

TimCity2000 · #**503** Posted **Oct 24, 2014, 5:20 PM**

this is the project announced a short while ago on that lot adjacent to the piggly wiggly on clairmont (overlooking highland golf course):

First look: Bristol Development's 246-unit Clairmont Avenue apartment project

TimCity2000 · #**504** Posted **Dec 18, 2014, 9:32 PM**

New life for A.G. Gaston Motel: Birmingham mayor presents plan to preserve building, enhance civil rights district

jslaughter · #**505** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 12:27 AM**

What happened to the highland ave tower project? it's dead as ever! Is it ever going to be built?

Bamablazer · #**506** Posted **Jan 4, 2015, 10:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by jslaughter

What happened to the highland ave tower project? it's dead as ever! Is it ever going to be built?

I walked past the site this morning and notice some demolition has taken place inside the building, there is a Bob Cat front end loader inside, light fixtures have been taken down, some demolition going on in the back of the building, and a large front window has been removed and replaced with a large sheet of plywood probably how they got the Bob Cat in the building.

B'ham Bound · #**507** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 6:47 AM**

Rode by last night. Definitely some good demo going on.

TimCity2000 · #**508** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 2:00 AM**

revised rendering for iron city lofts:

Bamablazer · #**509** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 5:51 AM**

There's activity going on at the Powell Avenue Steam Plant. Construction fence up, some of the bricked in windows have been knocked out. Basically a lot of cleaning up and preparing for renovations and construction.

TimCity2000 · #**510** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 4:57 PM**

^good info. removing the bricked up windows alone should completely transform that place.

Bamablazer · #**511** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 1:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bamablazer

There's activity going on at the Powell Avenue Steam Plant. Construction fence up, some of the bricked in windows have been knocked out. Basically a lot of cleaning up and preparing for renovations and construction.

According to AL.com today:
Powell Avenue Steam Plant grabs national historic designation as redevelopment work continues

SpawnOfVulcan · #**512** Posted **Jan 20, 2015, 6:41 PM**

Thank God, I was getting nervous that this thing would inevitably fall through.

Demolition begins to clear way for Highland apartment development

LINK
Bryan Davis
Birmingham Biz Journal
January 20, 2015

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Demolition work has commenced at the site of a proposed 15-story apartment development on Highland Ave.
Developer Harbert Realty Services Senior Vice President Dean Nix said the one-story building that sat on the site of the future 315-unit project has been demolished.

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There will be a high rise with 227 units in the front of the development and 88 units in the back, with one-to-two-bedroom options ranging from 540 to 835 square feet for the one-bedroom units and 900 to 1,150 square feet for the two-bedroom option.
The $53 million development will also include 5,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.

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TimCity2000 · #**513** Posted **Jan 20, 2015, 8:21 PM**

Good to see! I think that's the old rendering, though.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**514** Posted **Jan 20, 2015, 8:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimCity2000

Good to see! I think that's the old rendering, though.

What's changed about it?

SpawnOfVulcan · #**515** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 7:06 PM**

I'm actually getting nervous about the 2021 World Games announcement. We'll find out tomorrow morning.

Source

Paul Osborne at insidethegames.biz seems to think that Birmingham is widely considered the favorite. LINK

Meanwhile, Sam Sturgis at CityLab thinks Birmingham is a long shot in this article about colleges shutting down sports programs. LINK

Tourian · #**516** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 10:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by tascalisa

I'm actually getting nervous about the 2021 World Games announcement. We'll find out tomorrow morning.

I am too. It should be in the bag, but something like this could never be simple and easy. 4:00 AM we will know. It needs to happen. Birmingham needs this.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**517** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 10:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tourian

I am too. It should be in the bag, but something like this could never be simple and easy. 4:00 AM we will know. It needs to happen. Birmingham needs this.

I agree. It would finally allow the city to invest in improvements to infrastructure that have been needed for the longest time.

TimCity2000 · #**518** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by tascalisa

What's changed about it?

TimCity2000 · #**519** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 12:02 AM**

Downtown Publix development gets name, new renderings

SpawnOfVulcan · #**520** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 1:04 AM**

Wow! I like the new design of the Highland project!

Thanks for posting the renderings for the Publix development. I was gonna do it when I got home but I decided to stay at the bar a while longer...