Montgomery development news

[Capital Heights]

I noticed paint markings on the pavement at that intersection the other day. I could tell there was going to be some sort of traffic controll but I could not make out completely what was going on. Are you sure there will be a traffic circle?

[RSAHort]

That is what I was told. I was also told another one would be at Ripley and Adams. My boss had a meeting last week with the guy in charge of traffic (maybe not traffic but I can't remember what the guys name was). The meeting was about these two intersections.

[OldCloverdale]

would like to see a circle at Carter Hill & South Decatur (ASU's master plan) where the new state Forensic Sciences building/ASU tennis courts are located

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

would like to see a circle at Carter Hill & South Decatur (ASU's master plan) where the new state Forensic Sciences building/ASU tennis courts are located

One of the Charrettes that was held for my neighborhood (Old Cloverdale) included a design for a round-about at the intersection of Cloverdale Road, Fairview Avenue, and Woodley Road... just west of the Capri Theatre.

I would like to see this become reality, as it would hopefully slow traffic as it approaches our business district there.

[thoraudio]

Hello from the beautiful metropolis of Demopolis. I'm posting live from the lobby of a Best Western.

fun.

[thoraudio]

Article on our own Hiijackd from Central Alabama Business Journal.

Contractor is a catalyst for change

By Melanie LeMay

MONTGOMERY -- “People have something inside them that believes there’s something more.”

Appropriate words from Byron Berry, who helps people find that “something more” through both his vocations. Berry, 27, is one of Montgomery’s urban pioneers, renovating downtown buildings into commercial and residential spaces. He’s also associate pastor of City Church, a non-denominational, inclusive group with plans to put down roots in the heart of the city.

Berry’s foray into real estate was, as he describes it, “a God thing.”

“After I graduated from Birmingham-Southern,” he said, “I started working with a Birmingham group that wanted to plant a church in Montgomery.”

The new church didn’t take hold in Montgomery, Berry says, but he did. He found kindred spirits in the founding members of City Church. He also grew intrigued with the architecture and potential of Montgomery’s downtown area. Having worked on housing renovations before, Berry found it easy to imagine Montgomery’s old buildings with a mixed-use facelift.

One day, Berry ventured down the odd little section of South Court Street across from the courthouse. “I’d never been down that section of street before, but I felt compelled to go there. Building 109 was for sale, and I knew right away it was ideal for a small business and several residential lofts. The fact that I went down that particular street on that particular day and saw that particular building with a for-sale sign in the window … that’s why I say it was a ‘God thing.’”

By March 2006, Berry was renovating the old building. A shop called Smoothies and Things moved into the bottom floor storefront. In the remaining space, Berry carved out four lofts, serving as contractor and designer. He named his new venture Phoenix Homes, inspired by the magnificent mythological bird that rises from ashes.

“These lofts really did rise from ashes,” he said. “We had to gut most of the space and start from scratch, but we saved the brick walls and concrete floors, and in some cases, we saved architectural elements like the coal-burning fireplaces.”

In his new role as contractor, Berry concentrated on building relationships. “It was important to build good relationships with my subcontractors,” he said. “I wanted to create an environment where people enjoyed coming to work, and knew we’d conduct business with integrity.”

To design the spaces, Berry brought in Doug McNab of Terry McNab Architecture. With his background in the arts, Berry set the direction for the look of the lofts. At the same time, he and McNab looked for environmentally friendly ways to meet their design goals.

The result is a group of efficiently designed lofts with high-end features and a “green” sensibility. The lofts all have foam insulation, Energy Star appliances, tankless water heaters and water-saving double-flush toilets.

Berry minimized waste by staining existing concrete and refinishing existing hardwood floors. In the bathrooms, he created counters from concrete and dramatic walls of glass tiles in watery greens and blues.

The kitchens and bathrooms boast the best in energy-saving technology, as well as the upscale features now popular with home buyers. The kitchens have brand new stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops, which Berry says are even more durable than granite.

The baths include glass-walled showers with all-electronic controls. “The owner can choose any combination of shower heads located in the shower’s walls and ceiling,” Berry explained. “He can regulate the temperature, the direction, and the pattern for each individual shower head.”

An especially popular feature in the largest loft is a whirlpool tub which fills with water from an unobtrusive spigot in the ceiling. Berry smiles as he turns on the water, using a control panel beside the tub. A clear column of water, steady and clear as glass, falls from ceiling to tub. “See?” Berry said. “It’s so finely tuned that it hardly even splashes.”

Home buyers value lofts for their soaring expanses and city views. Berry and McNab took full advantage of the building’s 10-foot ceilings, leaving overhead ductwork exposed and creating movable walls with sliding door panels. They also installed fully adjustable track lighting.

Berry and McNab even found space to create garage space with automatic openers. Each of the residents has one parking spot in the garage, a luxury for a downtown loft apartment.

Renovating an old building is expensive, Berry admits, and the rental and purchase prices for the lofts reflect the cost of the high-end redesign. Rent on the four lofts ranges from $1,200 to $2,000 per month, and purchase prices from $225,000 to $390,000. “That means these lofts are most likely to attract young professionals, baby boomers, or retirees,” he said. He already has one of the lofts rented to a woman who works in the nearby courthouse building.

Phoenix Homes has just started, so traditional pricing is a business necessity right now,” Berry said. “However, I see this business as a means to an end. Someday I hope Phoenix Homes will be successful enough that we can actually give away homes to deserving people. Sometimes, being able to own a home is the one thing that makes all the difference in a family’s survival.”

In the meantime, Phoenix Homes is moving on to its next project. Berry has purchased two buildings on Perry Street, with plans to convert both to mixed commercial and residential spaces.

“I know people who’ve lived in Montgomery for a long time might find it hard to imagine, but I believe the downtown area can become a true urban community,” Berry said. “My vision for Montgomery will be realized when it’s hard to walk down the street on any given day because so many people are out going to work and shopping and stopping into restaurants and going to church. And I can see City Church playing an important role in that setting, because we believe in drawing together people from all walks of life.

“Montgomery has a number of young developers dedicated to this vision,” Berry said. “Some of them grew up here, went to live somewhere else, and now have returned. Some of them, like me, grew up somewhere else where we witnessed other cities involved in urban renewal. If Montgomery is going to change the face of its downtown, there have to be people willing to step up and buy into the concept. I hope someday I can look back and know that in some way, I was a catalyst for change in this city.”

Melanie LeMay is a freelance writer based in Montgomery

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One of the people involved with the Alley. From CABJ.

Builder sees opportunities in downtown Montgomery

Jerry Kyser is president and chief executive officer of Jerry Kyser Builder Inc. He was recently interviewed by Central Alabama Business Journal Editor David Zaslawsky

Central Alabama Business Journal: You have been active in the region’s economic development. What do you see for the River Region in the next five years?

Kyser: The River Region is our economic development area and opportunity and I think it's important to remember that because even though in some cases we are a little competitive about potential customers – at the end of the day we are all in the same area and same region and thrive off each other’s industrial development opportunities. The River Region is probably positioned right now to withstand this potential recession about as well as any place in the country.

CABJ: Would you elaborate?

Kyser: I think with what we have under construction, proposed construction and the expansion of our tier 1 and tier 2 auto suppliers (to Hyundai) and some of the other companies around is very favorable for our area.

CABJ: What are some of those proposed construction projects?

Kyser: I cannot remember the exact number of tier 1 and tier 2 auto suppliers in the Montgomery area, but most of them will be expanding to handle the Kia operations (in West Point, Ga.) and that’s a big plus for us. I think the containerized port in Mobile under construction the next couple of years is going to have a very positive impact on Montgomery.

CABJ: How will impact Montgomery?

Kyser: One way is – that right now in the state of Alabama, Huntsville is the biggest containerized airport. Most of the containers coming into the state (come through Huntsville). Right now, Huntsville is unloading somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,000 containers a month. When we get our containerized port in Mobile it’s going to give us a great opportunity to start bringing things into the Port of Mobile, which would then be dissipated throughout the state and Montgomery would be a vital part of that. We’re looking at possible opportunities for some facility at the airport or the airport area that could handle something like that.

CABJ: Are you saying that Montgomery could become an important distribution center for the containers?

Kyser: Possibly a distribution center. These containers come in on freight cars and then they are unloaded, trucked and redistributed over the state and Southeast. I know that Hyundai is changing a lot of their delivery schedules and hopefully will be using that port (Mobile). Now you throw in the big steel mill plant (ThyssenKrupp) in South Alabama and that’s going to have a great impact on the state and we feel like it will also have a positive impact on the River Region area.

CABJ: How will the ThyssenKrupp plant impact the River Region?

Kyser: When you have that much construction and that much synergy going into an area it’s bound to impact us in some way because the close ties we have with South Alabama.

CABJ: General contractors in the River Region could be working on that project or construction workers.

Kyser: There would be some labor market and some of our local contractors may benefit.

CABJ: How would the River Region be able to withstand a recession?

Kyser: I think that we are fairly stable. The anchor of our economy is state government and Maxwell/Gunter Air Force Base. Those are two things that aren’t very much affected by the national economy. We do have a large investment in the automotive industry and that certainly could have an adverse affect if the industry went the other way. Hopefully, Hyundai, Kia and all the other statewide auto manufacturing companies are going to maintain a status quo. I think the biggest opportunity we have right now is the downtown development. For the Montgomery market and River Region, there is a great opportunity for us over the next five to seven years to develop the areas in the heart of downtown.

CABJ: Speaking of downtown and the riverfront, I’ve read that you will build a restaurant facing Coosa Street and the back of the building is part of the Grocer’s Alley.

Kyser: We do have some investment in the downtown market and I have a facility down there that will be available for a restaurant and it will also have a mixed-use room above the restaurant for private use.

CABJ: Would you please describe the mixed-use room?

Kyser: It could be anything from corporate use to a wedding party or anything that would involve renting a room and having a private party in a private-use facility.

CABJ: I read where the facility will also have a wine cellar.

Kyser: Yes, there will be wine cellar in the basement. It will be unique – room for a small gathering for up to 12 to 18 people. We are certainly putting a lot of emphasis on the construction of the Grocer’s Alley. I think it will be very unique with 8 to10 buildings that will back up to the (alley). The area involves seven different properties and each has a unique opportunity to do different things. We like to think there will be two or three restaurants and other shops – certainly an opportunity for small business person and the unique shop owner.

CABJ: What type of stores are you talking about?

Kyser: I would think any kind of a store you’ve seen on a heavy tourist-type facility – small boutiques, jewelry stores, frame shops, antique shops – anything of a specialty nature.

CABJ: What type of restaurant are you planning to open?

Kyser: We don’t have a specific (idea), but we hope it’s going to be upscale – not a plain meat and three (side dishes) restaurant. It’s also going to have different hours than a normal restaurant. Fine-dining restaurants don’t open until 5:30 or 6 o’clock and then they wind down 10-10:30 at night. A very casual restaurant has about the same mode of operation all day long. I perceive this restaurant would open in mid-morning for a brunch-type menu and have a lunch menu for noon time. In the afternoon roll out some nice hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and that sort of thing and then from 5:30-9:30 roll into the evening meal and 9:30 to 12 or 1 o’clock you get that conventioneer who doesn’t want to go to bed, but wants a drink and possibly some entertainment. Some mix of all that is what we want to do.

CABJ: What type of cuisine will the restaurant have?

Kyser: Southern cuisine – it might be a little mixture of Cajun; a little New Orleans flair. Our restaurant, from the rear, has a New Orleans flavor. We’ve added a two-story balcony; we have an upstairs that looks over the alley and the rear on the main level will have outdoor seating with railings around it and you can step down to the alley. Bare in mind, it is a pedestrian alley so there won’t be any vehicular traffic.


CABJ: What size restaurant will you have?

Kyser: Approximately 5,000 square feet per floor. The basement is a little different configuration – it’s not quite that large.

CABJ: When will it open?

Kyser: We hope to make some final decisions on it in the next 60 days and hopefully in the next three-to-four months be in a position to open the restaurant. The multipurpose room (was) available March 1.

CABJ: Will there be a rental fee for the room and will you provide catering service?

Kyser: We have a catering kitchen on the second floor that can handle any catering opportunities. We will be able to cater prior to the restaurant being open. Once the restaurant opens, we will have another opportunity to service the multipurpose room.
CABJ: How many people does the multipurpose room hold?

Kyser: The room can handle up to 150 for dinner. It can be segmented – say, 60 and 90 – two different rooms (handling an event) at the same time. The room is fully equipped for any type of power-point presentation, any type of entertainment. We have a state-of-the-art (music) system in there that has a lot of flexibility for different uses.

CABJ: I’ve read that you are also planning to open a country music themed bar across from the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center.

Kyser: That’s correct. It will be on Bibb Street between Coosa Street and Commerce Street there is one building there. The building is 26-feet wide and 100-feet long. It’s a unique size, but there are numerous popular bars on Broadway in Nashville that are the same size. It is two stories and we intend to have full time, live entertainment there – probably country western. It’s going to be a beer joint. We will sell some finger food, but nothing fancy. We have another building at 101 Coosa St. that is also on the alley and it has a really nice large basement. We are dealing with some people out of New Orleans about a blues bar and jazz bar to go there. Understanding that in the entertainment district we need something for everybody.

CABJ: Do you have any other downtown buildings?

Kyser: We have two other buildings that we’re dealing with.

CABJ: Are you looking at opening two more bars?

Kyser: We’re looking at some other opportunities downtown from an investment standpoint as are numerous other people.

CABJ: Are those buildings for sale?

Kyser: There are some buildings for sale. If you look at records, you’ll see a lot of buildings are changing hands – ownership wise. Beasley Allen has a wonderful building that faces the alley and Commerce Street that they are in the process now of developing. It’s a four-story building and they want to have multiuse in that building. The first floor will probably be a retail market – small shops, coffee shop, boutiques – a lot of opportunities in that building. It’s directly across the street from convention hotel and it will be the walk-through to the alley way – the Commerce Street connection to the alleyway. When people come to the Renaissance – when they walk out that door – they need somewhere to spend money and they like to spend it eating, shopping and being entertained. I feel there is a great window of opportunity right now for a lot of local people who do any of the those three things. They need to be down there looking it over because it’s definitely going to change downtown Montgomery from the way we’ve known it for the last 40 years.

CABJ: What will downtown Montgomery look like in five years?

Kyser: It’s going to be a very, very vibrant entertainment district. It’s going to be a 24/7 opportunity down there. The Renaissance hotel that (David) Bronner has put in there and also combine that with efforts from the city, mayor and council have made available – from the ballpark to all the other infrastructure. We’ll have two parking decks that will be under construction shortly that will resolve a lot of the parking issues. We have a lot of people looking at a lot of different investments down there.

CABJ: What type of investments are you talking about?

Kyser: Josh Mandell has some drawings and plans to put some loft apartments in there.

CABJ: I read where he is building 14 loft apartments/condos.

Kyser: Yes, right between Dexter and Monroe Street so that will provide a lot of opportunities. I know that Sullivan & Wills have some buildings on Court Street that are going to be available between Washington and Court Square. It’s going to be a very, very short period of time before you see the lower part of Dexter Avenue start to make a transformation. From there, when we get the streetscapes being planned from the Capitol coming down Dexter and the other streetscape improvements are down around Coosa and Commerce. You will see a significant change in the whole area there.

CABJ: Is the entertainment aspect of downtown driving the growth there, which will be followed by retail?

Kyser: That’s correct. The retail is almost as important as the bars and restaurants. I think most people do not understand how many guests are going to stay at the Renaissance hotel and convention center. You combine that with the entertainment aspects of the hotel – the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre. It’s not just out-of-town guests. There will be a reason for River Region residents and reason for people within 50-100 miles to come to Montgomery. The baseball stadium is going to get another big surge and the baseball stadium has already been very successful and in most cases baseball tends to level off after four, five or six years. But the new hotel is going to give the baseball stadium another (boost) so you will see a substantial up-tick instead of a leveling off. All of these factors are coming together at the right time. The city, county and chamber have put forth a lot of effort to make this available and it’s now time for the business people and business sector to step and take advantage of what they are offering down there.

CABJ: After the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Renaissance Hotel, Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright said developers were coming to him and asking him what do need and what can we do.

Kyser: We’ve had numerous meetings with (Renaissance hotel officials) and they are very supportive of everything I’ve talked about and they see all of these other opportunities. Development is a plus for everybody -- it’s not like we’re in competition with them. For them to be successful, they need these things (bars, restaurants, shops, etc.) down there.

CABJ: What other River Region areas will be surging?

Kyser: You are going to see some other opportunities and we have some investments on Bell Street. With the new working of Bell Street, you will see a major change over the next three to five years. Bell Street is already being permitted. The river-side of Bell Street – all the engineering is being done to put the streetscape in. The riverwalk is continuing to move toward Maxwell and not in the too-distant future you will have a riverwalk all the way from downtown to Maxwell. The other sleeping piece to this whole puzzle has not happened, but you can be rest assured that it is going to happen – the east bank – from the northern bypass back down to the train shed. That has the biggest opportunity for big developers to come in.

CABJ: Different developers than those in downtown?

Kyser: What we’re talking about downtown is a single building one here, one there and small operators to come in and utilize that.

CABJ: Where exactly are you referring to?

Kyser: From the marina back down to the train shed. That’s the biggest piece of what I consider to be future developable property and that area is big enough to bring in your bring developers. We have some of the most astute developers in the Southeast with Lowder, Aronov, Wilson and Alfa.

CABJ: What type of development will that area have?

Kyser: Mixed use. There is going to be a lot of residential over there; opportunities for condominiums and apartments; there is an opportunity for hotels; an opportunity for business and clusters of different shops. The big unanswered question is how are you going to access it from the lower Commerce Street area across the railroad tracks. You are either going to have bridges or something for vehicular traffic. That’s an issue that will have to be addressed.

CABJ: Are you talking about thousands of people living in that area?

Kyser: Sure, in the next three to five years. We have a proposal on Bell Street for a mixed-use facility that would face the river. It’s multistory and could possibly have upscale apartments and/or condominiums. There is a lot of property from the interstate that’s undeveloped going up Bell Street -- very attractive area. The next step (for development) on Bell Street will be from the interstate back down to the convention hotel. There is no activity there right now, but there are a lot of opportunities.

CABJ: Is that a project you are working on?

Kyser: We own some property there.

CABJ: What are some other projects your company is working on?

Kyser: We are developing the property on Chantilly, where Home Depot and Wal-Mart are. I’ll tell you what I like about downtown. Most real estate developments have about a 20-year economic life and the question now is how do you revitalize those areas. I don’t think downtown has a 20-year economic life. I think downtown has an opportunity with all the history – another big factor that Montgomery has is the historical aspect. When you take the Civil War and the civil rights and the history that we have here and you combine all that with a super hotel, super entertainment district and a stabilized economy with all the other positive things we have going then I think you have an opportunity for that (downtown projects) to be here from now on. The Capitol is not going anywhere; state government is not going anywhere; hopefully Maxwell is not going anywhere; and with this hotel that we just put in down there and you get some other nice revitalization downtown; get some residential down there – I think then you’ll have the makings for a longer lifespan than a normal shopping center.

CABJ: Let’s talk about the Montgomery Regional Airport and the problems and ramifications of unreliable service.

Kyser: I think our challenge with the airport now is service. The facility itself could handle 10 times as much traffic as we have right now. The facility – that part – has been taken care of. We were at a big disadvantage facility-wise up until the last few years. The airport authority a few years ago made a decision to build a new terminal. The physical aspect has been taken care of. Our big problem right now is what I refer to as leakage from Montgomery to Atlanta. The reason for that is ASA service from Montgomery to Atlanta has not been customer-friendly; has not been competitively priced. It’s not a flight that the regular business traveler feels comfortable with due to a lot of different factors.

CABJ: What are some of those factors?

Kyser: The biggest factor being the size of the commuter aircraft between Montgomery and Atlanta. If you had a loaded flight and everyone has two bags, they can not all get on the plane. We’ve been fighting this issue – the governor is working on it as hard as he can; we’ve got the entire federal, state and local delegation working on it. About two months ago, Delta did send a chief operating officer who had a nice meeting with the governor. They are supposed to get together (again) and address this problem. There is no doubt about it that a good, viable and dependable airport is a necessity for economic development. We do have under discussion the potential for a new direct flight from Montgomery to Detroit. We have been unable to convince Delta to bring in the big jets. We would prefer having fewer flights per day if we could get the full-blown jets in. We could eliminate this bad scheduling times that Delta has. We are trying to find a way to put the pressure on Delta to change their mode of operation in Montgomery. We are planning to do one thing that I think is very important – a customer service department. We’ve never had that before. If you walk in that airport today and you have a problem you are restricted. You don’t have directions of where to go for help. We hope to eliminate that problem in the next few months with a customer service booth that can help you with any problem you have at the airport. That won’t help flight fares or scheduling, but it does give a frustrated customer someone to vent their frustrations. We want a customer-friendly person to help (passengers) solve their problems. In addition to that we are working with the airlines for new service. The ultimate answer is getting some airline probably through Delta and if they merge with Northwest it might give us an opportunity to change the size of the planes. We need competitively priced and dependable service. We are committed to continue working for that at the airport. In addition to other marketing aspects, there is a lot of land at that airport and there are a lot of other opportunities for development of the airport. Anything we can do to increase traffic and increase economic opportunities for the airport helps us in all the other aspects of air service.

David Zaslawsky is editor of the Central Alabama Business Journal. You can call him at (334) 230-2225 or e-mail at [email protected]

[hiijakd]

little did everyone know, i am actually a mountain man apparently. i needed a shave.

[thoraudio]

Aww.... I think it's cut... Manly.... I meant to say Manly...


If/when we ever get the New Justice Team together again, one of my proposals will be a sack lunch at the Riverwalk. Went down there today, and as usual, it's beautiful downthere, with nobody using it. There were some workers, and one other guy down there, on a beautiful spring day.

[midwestrabbi]

I was talking with some friends about some Historical events that have happened, and the topic of the First Electric Streetcar came up. Having lived in Montgomery I have heard more than once from the history buffs there that this event can be claimed by Montgomery. I have spent several days researching this and I cannot find any link to Montgomery but I also see where this is event is claimed by over six cities. Does anyone on here know anything about this and could you lead me to the info. this puzzles me, having heard about the reason for Montgomery having the replica trolleys is the History behind the " Lightening Route ". Is this info true or another urban-regional legend taught as history ? I have not been on here in a while what is the situation with the Dexter / Masonic R S A Building ? Thanks

[thoraudio]

IIRC there are several claims at first. I think Montgomery's claim is that it was the first 'city wide' electrified system.

history

[hiijakd]

started construction on perry street today. woot.
i wont be there on monday though because my dad is having major surgery. say prayers for him if you get a chance

[OCA REP]

Originally Posted by hiijakd

started construction on perry street today. woot.
i wont be there on monday though because my dad is having major surgery. say prayers for him if you get a chance

Will do; best of luck to him...

[thoraudio]

will do as well.

[thoraudio]

the beginnings of killing off the one way streets. From the Advertiser

Montgomery intersection closing for upgrades

Starting today, the intersection at Washington Avenue and Ripley Street will be closed and traffic will be rerouted as work crews spend the next few weeks turning the intersection into a rounda­bout. They also will resurface part of the street.

When the work is done, the seg­ment of Washington Avenue from Jackson Street to Union Street will become a two-way street -- the first of many changes to convert most of the one-way streets in downtown Montgomery back into two-way streets.

It is part of a $300,000 project that will take four months to com­plete and it will affect four blocks on both Washington and Adams avenues, according to Jeff Down­es, an assistant to Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright.

The project includes resurfac­ing the two streets from Jackson Street to Decatur Street and ad­ding two roundabouts on Wash­ington and possibly roundabouts on Adams as well, Downes said. The project also will improve prob­lems with drainage in the area.

The goal is to improve the flow of traffic and make downtown more pedestrian-friendly, said Bubba Bowden, director of traffic engineering for Montgomery.

[OldCloverdale]

Originally Posted by thoraudio

killing off the one way streets. ... rounda­bout. first of many changes to convert most of the one-way streets in downtown Montgomery back into two-way streets...ad­ding two roundabouts on Wash­ington and possibly roundabouts on Adams as well ...to improve the flow of traffic and make downtown more pedestrian-friendly

roundabouts + two-way streets =

[hiijakd]

posting from the hospital. surgery is going well, still in the waiting room. updates to follow.

[Capital Heights]

Best of luck with your father, hiijakd.

[thoraudio]

Originally Posted by hiijakd

posting from the hospital. surgery is going well, still in the waiting room. updates to follow.

Prayers.


Spent alot of quality time at South back in January. My dad had a cath, and my father-in-law had a quintuple bypass within about 2 days of each other.

[hiijakd]

everything looks good. the surgery went well and he should at the very least have some reduction in the chronic pain. thanks for the prayers, they were greatly appreciated