HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Global Projects & Construction > City Compilations


Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
  #401  
Old Posted Apr 10, 2014, 7:55 PM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
Quote:
Originally Posted by mousquet View Post
^ The name isn't usurped as it does look like what's commonly developed over here in our time. What they often call "infill" on this skyscraper fan forum. Except for 2 things.
I'm not sure I understand your point. If you're talking about using the name Parisian and the reasoning behind it, it wasn't inspired directly by the city of Paris.
__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #402  
Old Posted Apr 10, 2014, 8:39 PM
mousquet's Avatar
mousquet mousquet is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Greater Paris, France
Posts: 4,548
^ Ah ouais...? lol I mean, really? Then you should easily admit it's pretty confusing.

Bah, get your mind to peace right away, if you didn't yet. It could be called the Berliner or whatever, I honestly basically don't mind, since we see much of the same thing everywhere nowadays. Like contemporary stuff in globalization, I guess... Partly for the better IMO, although local specialties are still very charming.

Oh, and obviously, calling it "Parisian" still seems quite nice to my worldwide admired and envied locals. Huh!? Parisians for the best and FTW, forever! Dude.

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #403  
Old Posted Apr 10, 2014, 8:44 PM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
Quote:
Originally Posted by mousquet View Post
^ Ah ouais...? lol I mean, really? Then you should easily admit it's pretty confusing.

Bah, get your mind to peace right away, if you didn't yet. It could be called the Berliner or whatever, I honestly basically don't mind, since we see much of the same thing everywhere nowadays. Like contemporary stuff in globalization, I guess... Partly for the better IMO, although local specialties are still very charming.

Oh, and obviously, calling it "Parisian" still seems quite nice to my worldwide admired and envied locals. Huh!? Parisians for the best and FTW, forever! Dude.

It's named after a department store (Parisian) that was based in Birmingham and had a location in the building being renovated. Of course it could easily confusing.
__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #404  
Old Posted Apr 18, 2014, 3:48 AM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
Pizitz will feature open market like Seattle's famed Pike Place (Video)

Bryan Davis
Birmingham Business Journal
April 15, 2014
LINK


Quote:
Bayer Properties is hoping that renovation of the Pizitz building will be a hot spot for food shoppers who enjoy local and fresh products.

Specifically, developers behind the long-awaited and much-discussed project say it will feature an open-style market like those often found in bigger cities.

David Silverstein, principal at Bayer Properties, unveiled a few more details about the planned retail section of the Pizitz building to the Birmingham CREW on Tuesday.

“We’re going to do a combination market/grocery,” Silverstein said.

...................
Obviously, comparing this to Pike Place is a huge stretch, but I like that they're thinking big. That kind of atmosphere puts many more feet on the ground than just a grocery store.

Also, it's nice that we have two grocery store concepts in the works that are about a half mile apart. That's a nice distance that should help to spread out residential development in downtown.
__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #405  
Old Posted Apr 23, 2014, 5:21 PM
TimCity2000's Avatar
TimCity2000 TimCity2000 is offline
Burming Hammer
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 2,419
some more info on the "Metropolitan" in Lakeview... should be a good neighbor for 29Seven.

First look: Proposed $40 million Metropolitan apartments in Birmingham's Lakeview District





Reply With Quote
     
     
  #406  
Old Posted Apr 29, 2014, 7:45 PM
TimCity2000's Avatar
TimCity2000 TimCity2000 is offline
Burming Hammer
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 2,419
someone asked for this a few pages back... here's what I've calculated:

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #407  
Old Posted Apr 30, 2014, 10:56 PM
Bamablazer's Avatar
Bamablazer Bamablazer is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Birmingham-SouthSide
Posts: 534
Cityville has just been sold and the named changed to Station 121 according to an article on Al.com. They are trying to get more retail downstairs because of their location downtown between CBD and UAB as well as being near Rail Road Park and Regions Field.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #408  
Old Posted May 1, 2014, 7:37 PM
TimCity2000's Avatar
TimCity2000 TimCity2000 is offline
Burming Hammer
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 2,419
and another one...

Bristol Development Group ready to join downtown Birmingham apartment development craze

no renderings yet, though.

from the article: "Another Southside Birmingham apartment project is in the works that the developer said would add up to 250 high-end apartments to the growing ranks of planned projects in and around downtown."

kinda wish we were seeing more condos instead of rentals, though...
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #409  
Old Posted May 2, 2014, 4:32 AM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
Quote:
Originally Posted by TimCity2000 View Post
and another one...

Bristol Development Group ready to join downtown Birmingham apartment development craze

no renderings yet, though.

from the article: "Another Southside Birmingham apartment project is in the works that the developer said would add up to 250 high-end apartments to the growing ranks of planned projects in and around downtown."

kinda wish we were seeing more condos instead of rentals, though...
They're just stacking up. I really hope that most of the condo/apartment plans are actually built.
__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #410  
Old Posted May 2, 2014, 4:00 PM
TimCity2000's Avatar
TimCity2000 TimCity2000 is offline
Burming Hammer
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 2,419
yep, if/when officially proposed this would put the number of units coming online at 2,000. I wonder what the average number of inhabitants per unit is? we're talking several thousand new residents downtown/southside in the next couple of years.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #411  
Old Posted May 7, 2014, 8:26 AM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
I was in downtown Birmingham on May 5th, 2014, here are some snaps I took!







__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #412  
Old Posted May 8, 2014, 10:48 PM
jslaughter's Avatar
jslaughter jslaughter is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 86
Any news on the highland ave high rise condo? That condo is to the next level!
__________________
Thank god for Mississippi.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #413  
Old Posted May 13, 2014, 7:04 PM
Bamablazer's Avatar
Bamablazer Bamablazer is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Birmingham-SouthSide
Posts: 534
According to an article in the Birmingham Business Journal today, the southside Homewood Suites Hotel could start construction this up coming July or August.
The developer has been going back and forth with the Design Review Committee over the design.

As far as the Highland Avenue condo project, I pass by there every weekend on my way to Western Supermarket and there still no physical movement of any kind on that site. But I am sure behind the scenes they are crossing T's and dotting i's.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #414  
Old Posted May 18, 2014, 1:41 PM
Tourian Tourian is offline
The Salty Ham
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 401
Publix is coming downtown. This issue can finally be laid to rest. The Firestone and old Adamson lot will be a good location I think.
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf...cart_graystrip
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #415  
Old Posted May 18, 2014, 8:36 PM
TimCity2000's Avatar
TimCity2000 TimCity2000 is offline
Burming Hammer
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 2,419
good news! and look, more than 6 stories! (7, lol...)



Reply With Quote
     
     
  #416  
Old Posted May 21, 2014, 12:19 AM
Bamablazer's Avatar
Bamablazer Bamablazer is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Birmingham-SouthSide
Posts: 534
Quote:
Originally Posted by jslaughter View Post
Any news on the highland ave high rise condo? That condo is to the next level!
In an article today in Birmingham Business Journal, it stated that construction on the Highland Avenue condo project is to start in the next 90 days and the cost has risen from $40 million to $53 million and will add retail to the ground floor, perhaps restaurants.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #417  
Old Posted Jun 5, 2014, 12:34 AM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
Here's a video I found via REV Birmingham, a great piece by the Wall Street Journal about people purchasing former industrial or heavy commercial structures and renovating them into residential or mixed-use spaces.

LINK
__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #418  
Old Posted Jun 13, 2014, 3:38 AM
SpawnOfVulcan's Avatar
SpawnOfVulcan SpawnOfVulcan is offline
Cat Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: America's Magic City
Posts: 3,852
Dome news is heating up again with Mayor Bell saying that a facility around 45,000 to 55,000 is best after conversation with ESPN.

I actually like this idea. That size could easily support the NCAA Men's BBall national championship. The city has the hotel rooms for it.
__________________
SSP Alabama Metros: Birmingham (City Compilation) - Huntsville - Mobile - Montgomery - Tuscaloosa - Daphne-Fairhope - Decatur

SSP Alabama Universities: Alabama - UAB - Alabama State
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #419  
Old Posted Jun 13, 2014, 10:52 AM
jslaughter's Avatar
jslaughter jslaughter is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 86
Quote:
Originally Posted by tascalisa View Post
Dome news is heating up again with Mayor Bell saying that a facility around 45,000 to 55,000 is best after conversation with ESPN.

I actually like this idea. That size could easily support the NCAA Men's BBall national championship. The city has the hotel rooms for it.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...w-details.html


Uptown is pretty dull. If the dome is built and that's a BIG IF it would certainly put birmingham on the map. The only worry i have is that it will be a money pit.
__________________
Thank god for Mississippi.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #420  
Old Posted Jun 13, 2014, 11:38 AM
Rail>Auto's Avatar
Rail>Auto Rail>Auto is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 500
If the Dome is built would that doom Legion Field? I sure hope not. It's a shame you can't put the GA Dome on wheels are bring it on down from Atlanta. What a waste in demolishing that.
Reply With Quote
     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Global Projects & Construction > City Compilations
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 3:38 AM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.