Buried in last week's Huntsville TImes article on developer Lois Breland (best known for Breland Homes)
http://blog.al.com/huntsville-times-business/2011/07/for_louis_breland_of_breland_h.html
is this statement:
"He also continues to pursue plans for the mall off Zierdt Road.
"Oh, absolutely, that will kick up again," he said. "That's the most high-profile tract of land in Madison County."
Daniel Corp. of Birmingham, developers of Ross Bridge, among other properties, has already been retained as the prospective developer, he said.
"I supply the land," he said, "and they supply the tenants." "
Since Daniel Corp. has developed several large scale mixed use develpments (see thir website
www.danielcorp.com), it will be interesting to see what direction they choose to pursue given a down economy and the already abundance of retail existing (Bridge Street comes to mind)and in development (the Wal-Mart, Target and Kroger shopping Centers on 72 West which each have several outparcels for sale).
Chances are they will pursue Home Depot and other big box retailers for the land closest to I-565 and then locate residential on the land which backs up to the existing Edgewater and Mountain Brook neighborhoods of Madison.
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