Mobile Development Thread

[Port_of_Bama]

Originally Posted by pkp

My prediction - we will not see a building over 8 floors for at least 5 years; and that's OK. We will see crazy infill - every block within 1 mile of Bienville Square will be a solid 2-3 floors. This is the best thing that can happen to us - midrise density creates the residential and retail needed to sustain a city - and that is what we will get.

PS:
For all of those wanting to move downtown: I really enjoyed walking to art walk tonight. Looked at over 20 art galleries, bought some, drank some, walked to Guido's (1 block from my house), had a great dinner with friends and then had a drink-fest that can only happen in the city - hop on board.

I agree we need to do infill first to creat density downtown before we add height especialy to the west and north of down town , beinville is fine in terms of density. It sounded like you had fun kinda remind me when I was home for the summer ,down town is becoming very artsy which is good ,gives down town a little flavor.

[Port_of_Bama]

Speaking of infill what is the hold up on the federal court house building the renderings for that building are nice and it will swallow 2 blocks of down town ,anybody know ?

[nimsjus]

Somewhere way back in this thread someone explained that the goevernment is not currently starting any new federal courthouses. Ours is pretty high on the list, but they are not initiating any new projects.

[Port_of_Bama]

oh ok I was wondering


Great news for the Port city !!

Aboulafia said Northrop's win should give it an edge over Boeing in the international market. Industry officials have estimated up to 100 additional tankers could be sold to foreign customers, possibly boosting production in Mobile. http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/1207991721208770.xml&coll=3&thispage=2



Alabama has the best state economy story in the whole country today," Allsbrook said. "The best part of the state, in terms of the future, is Mobile."

Epley projected that Mobile County would grow by 1.4 percent in the first quarter, while Baldwin would grow by 1.5 percent.

"The coast is doing well on its own resources," he said. "We don't need ThyssenKrupp and EADS for the economy to continue to diversity and for us to continue doing all right."

While shipyards are hiring now, and port employment will pick up when the Alabama Container Terminal opens later this year, bigger impacts should begin to filter through Mobile County. The impact of the ThyssenKrupp AG steel mill in Calvert may not be fully felt until 2012, Epley said, predicting several boom quarters as the $3.7 billion plant gears up. http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/1207991722208770.xml&coll=3&thispage=2


I have a little disagreement with this statment we may not need them but they are a blessing to us !

[10101000]

I had some friends to come to Mobile this past week and could not believe the change the city has undergone.

[Port_of_Bama]

Every time I come back to the Port there is a change !

[phoenixboi08]

Originally Posted by The 251

I was just sitting around tonight, and I got to thinking...
Mobile has been growing very rapidly over the past couple of years. We now own the rights to the largest building in the state, are in the process of building a new $3.7 Billion steel plant and a $600 Million Air-Force refueling tanker facility, and have been proposed our city's own $1.5 Billion "Golden Gate Bridge"...

So why stop there?
Lets keep our momentum going and construct - The Burj Mobile



what do yall think?

IT'S A MONSTER!!!!
Interesting...Too tall though. Maybe 200ft. less...

You should have just smashed the AM south. Then it would be a proper tombstone!

[Del]

I hear from a very good source that the "tombstone" is being looked at by outside investors. These people are confident they can get a return on their investment with only minimal renovation.

[phoenixboi08]

This "investor" wouldn't happen to be the Grim Reaper would it?

[The 251]

I was bored tonight, so I thought I would create a skyline rendering of what Alabama's great power-house cities would look like combined into one marvelous, spectacular, wonderful place.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the city of Manchester, Alabama
(yes, we are stealing another city name from the United Kingdom)

[CottonCity251]

Originally Posted by The 251

I was bored tonight, so I thought I would create a skyline rendering of what Alabama's great power-house cities would look like combined into one marvelous, spectacular, wonderful place.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the city of Manchester, Alabama
(yes, we are stealing another city name from the United Kingdom)

So not far Manchester gets the Bronner treatment and all the state funding... Nice skyline though.lol.

[10101000]

Nice

[10101000]

The more I look at this thread the more I get depressed! Such a beautiful place, never take for granted what you have, never.

[Port_of_Bama]

Originally Posted by The 251

I was bored tonight, so I thought I would create a skyline rendering of what Alabama's great power-house cities would look like combined into one marvelous, spectacular, wonderful place.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the city of Manchester, Alabama
(yes, we are stealing another city name from the United Kingdom)

That is the perfect skyline for the Port City I can see that in about 15 or 20 years.


Yo TnC I know what you mean MAN i`M UP HERE IN HUNTSVILLE AND NO OFFENSE TO ANY HUNTSVILLE FORUMERS WHO ARE STOPPING BY THIS THREAD BUT TO ME AND OTHER MOBILIANS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL UP HERE MOBILE IS SO MUCH BETTRE HUNSTVILLE IS NICE ALSO. The Port City just has a distinguished charecter to it. We use to go to B-ham almost every weekend to have more of that Mobile feeling. That didn`t work when you dross that Dolly Parton Bridge your at home !!!

[Randallg223]

Was downtown at lunch time today, lots of activity. I'm getting exciting about the changes taking place. It's really beginning to feel more like a large city. So to keep things moving in the right direction, we need more downtown retail, something along the lines of a "Riverwalk" in New Orleans to attract local as well as out of towners, another cruise ship to increase visitors, highrise condos for increased downtown living and would someone please work on getting the conventions (1000 to 5000 people) once promised we'd get if Mobile had large convention center.

[Musicisright]

I got to go inside the Crescent Theatre during the Arts Alive festival. Once it's finished, it will really be amazing.

[SouthSky]

Bonner seeking courthouse money
Mobile Press-Register April 14, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, hopes to use his new post on the House Appropriations Committee to push some money to a long-sought new federal courthouse in Mobile.

At a subcommittee hearing April 3, Bonner noted that the Bush administration had proposed no funding for the project in the 2009 fiscal year that begins in October, even though it ranks among the judiciary's top five priorities.

"We're concerned about the lack of ability to get this project off of the wish list into reality," he told Laurita Doan , head of the U.S. General Services Administration, the lead federal agency for construction projects.
In a prepared response to follow-up questions from the Press-Register, Bonner called the existing John Archibald Campbell Federal Courthouse "unsafe and inadequate," and said he intends to seek $181.5 million "to complete funding for construction" on top of $11.3 million that has already been approved.

"While funding is certainly not assured in what may prove to be a challenging budget year," he said, "I will continue to support this much needed project."

[Electrical Porpoise]

Bonners way of saying sweet jesus help us now so we can get it approved before the chance that a (d) wins the nomination.

[Port_of_Bama]

Originally Posted by SouthSky

Bonner seeking courthouse money
Mobile Press-Register April 14, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, hopes to use his new post on the House Appropriations Committee to push some money to a long-sought new federal courthouse in Mobile.

At a subcommittee hearing April 3, Bonner noted that the Bush administration had proposed no funding for the project in the 2009 fiscal year that begins in October, even though it ranks among the judiciary's top five priorities.

"We're concerned about the lack of ability to get this project off of the wish list into reality," he told Laurita Doan , head of the U.S. General Services Administration, the lead federal agency for construction projects.
In a prepared response to follow-up questions from the Press-Register, Bonner called the existing John Archibald Campbell Federal Courthouse "unsafe and inadequate," and said he intends to seek $181.5 million "to complete funding for construction" on top of $11.3 million that has already been approved.

"While funding is certainly not assured in what may prove to be a challenging budget year," he said, "I will continue to support this much needed project."

Good news I hope they will approve it that building would look great downtown and St. Louis street area would inprove also.

Randallg223 we are praying for all of that stuff you mentioned and retail needs to be a top prioroty !

[10101000]

Great news. Have any of you eaten at NOJA's yet?