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“We’ll be completely open, runways, taxiways, everything,” Rick Tucker, executive director of Port of Huntsville, says. The Port of Huntsville includes the airport, which ranks No. 14 in the U.S. in international cargo.
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Those daily 747's are loaded with cargo. A lot of goods for the Target distribution center a few miles west and a lot of automotive parts for Mercedes, Toyota, Honda and Nissan. Adtran ships huge amounts of cargo out.
The west runway is 12,600 ft. over two miles long which can handle any fully loaded aircraft now or in the future. The east runway nearly a mile away from the west one is 10,006 feet long.
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The new downtown apartments at Twickenham Square..Artisan
no new info just a web site to sign up

http://www.artisantwickenhamsquare.com/

and a flyer for the adjacent downtown Publix
http://www.pgmproperties.com/properties/twickenham/marketingflyer.pdf

Under construction on Meridian street is a new downtown branch for National Bank of Commerce. This was the bank that was originally penciled in for the Twickenham Square office building but elected to have their own facility. Haven't seen a rendering of the building but it's tucked in close to the Washington street/I-565 viaduct. Guessing that unless you are looking for it, you won't see it. Good access to the Lumberyard/Cleveland Street entertainment area, Veterans Memorial, dog park and skateboard park.

Downtown's Twickenham Square progressing quickly

The first pieces of the $100 million Twickenham Square mixed-use development in Huntsville's medical district are expected to open in very early 2014.

Tom Hunt, whose PHD Hotels is developing a 101-room Homewood Suites along Gallatin Street, said workers are busy framing in the third floor.

"Progress is great there," Hunt said earlier this week. "We're on track to open hopefully sometime in January."

Same for the first wave of 246 loft apartments being built by Bristol Development Group of Brentwood, Tenn. Bristol executive Sam Yeager said he expects tenants to start moving into the recently-renamed Artisan apartments in January or February.

Yeager said potential tenants "have been calling" but leases won't be available until construction is farther along.


Work is also progressing on Triad Properties' five-story, $36 million medical office tower at the northwest corner of Gallatin Street and St. Clair Avenue. Triad executive William Stroud said crews recently poured 77 concrete support columns for the Twickenham Place tower.

Stroud said passersby should see the building's steel skeleton begin to emerge from the ground in about six weeks. A climate-controlled pedestrian bridge will connect the third floor of the tower to Huntsville Hospital's main public parking garage.

Gerry Shannon, another Triad executive, said Huntsville Hospital will be part-owner of the building and plans to relocate its clinical laboratory there. The lab will cover the entire third floor and half of the fourth floor - about 35,000 square feet in all.

Shannon said a large Huntsville medical practice has agreed to take over most of the fifth floor and will also be part-owner of the tower. The name of the practice will be announced later, he said.

"We've got a couple of non-medical tenants looking at the ground floor, but nothing signed yet," Shannon said Thursday. "The preference has always been to have a bank there, and maybe a small sandwich shop or something like that."

The goal is to have a certificate of occupancy from the city by mid-February so the hospital lab and others can move into the tower in early March, he said.

The things that local shoppers and diners are most excited about - a new Publix supermarket, four new restaurants and other retail stores - will come last.

Yeager said retailers don't want to move to Twickenham Square until the roads and other heavy construction is finished in mid- to late-spring 2014.

"We have a lot of (retailers) that want to be there, and they're willing to pay rents that were not in that market before because there wasn't the product there," said Yeager. "But they don't want to open in a construction zone."

He said Bristol and its development partner, PGM Properties, have signed "one or two" leases for restaurant and retail space but are not ready to name the businesses.
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IHOP being built in front of Wal-Mart on 72 West

Huntsville's third IHOP is being built in front of the western Wal-Mart on U.S. 72 just west of Balch Rd. This pancake restaurant will join Zaxby's and Panda Express. It will be interesting to see what other chains will go in the outparcels.

On the south side of 72, ground has been broken for another development between the Target shopping center and the Madison Hospital.

As further proof that Madison Count's growth is going west, the number one project which the county has submitted for funding through the ATRIP (Alabama Transportation Improvement and Rehabilitation Program) is the widening of Jeff Rd. from the Huntsville City limits north to Douglas Rd. Next on the county's list is to widen Blake Bottom Rd. from Res. Pk. Blvd. (AL 255) to Jeff Rd. This would facilitate the new county high school which will in all probability be built on Blake Bottom on land which the county already owns near Res. Pk. Blvd.

The Monrovia area appears to stand to benefit from having the Madison County Chairman as a lifelong resident. This is not to make a political commentary, but stating the reality. Monrovia/Harvest now has the population of a mid size city like Decatur, yet doesn't have the infrastructure you would expect from such a population, however, now it seems the county is trying to play catch up to its growth.
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Mayor Battle goes after aldot

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/06/huntsville_mayor_tommy_battle_59.html#incart_river_default

Of the 14 delayed road projects, the mayor said his priorities are restoring the Parkway overpasses and planned extension of Interstate 565 past Shields Road. Combined cost of those improvements: about $200 million.

Battle and Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ron Poteat drove to Montgomery last week to talk to Gov. Robert Bentley about the city's concerns. On Friday, the mayor and Director John Cooper met for about 90 minutes in City Hall.

Battle isn't accepting that as the final word. A city-organized coalition of neighborhood groups, home builders, real estate agents and others has already begun contacting Cooper about reversing the delays. The Huntsville South civic group fired the first salvo last week, publishing a "call to action" on the Parkway overpasses.

"It affects everybody, and that's why we're asking each of these groups to help us," said Battle. "It needs to be a community effort.

"Our legislators are willing to step forward, but they have to see there's support out in the communities."

Meanwhile, city officials are hopeful that some of the delayed road projects will receive funding in the last round of the $1 billion Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, or ATRIP.

Cooper, who serves on the ATRIP committee, said the state received "several hundred" grant applications for the final $300 million available through the program. The committee will begin reviewing applications next week and hopes to announce the winners at some point in July, he said.

"I believe anything Huntsville submits will receive very serious consideration," said Cooper.
"The mayor is absolutely correct that things are needed in Huntsville beyond what we are able to provide with the current level of funding," Cooper said by phone Friday afternoon. "There are no fundamental quibbles between us and the mayor; we all have the same goals.

"Huntsville is very important for us, and it's a significant economic engine for our state. We know that."

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Downtown residence building eyed for renovation



For about $1.4 million, SKT Architects said, the authority (Housing) could put up a new "drainable exterior skin," replace all windows and window-mounted air conditioning units, and give the outside an updated look. A new exterior of brick, stucco or metal panels would "provide a rain screen," he said, "and visually, it makes the building a better neighbor with its surroundings."

Todd Towers is a short walk from the 301 East luxury condos, the old Times Building, Below the Radar Brewhouse and Belk Hudson Lofts.
Members of the housing authority's volunteer Board of Directors and local architect Frank Nola spent more than an hour Thursday discussing how to fix a long-standing moisture problem at Todd Towers while also giving the six-story building a fresh appearance.
The new look, doesn't get more exciting than this. Reality a vast improvement, nice mix of textures, might review the color choices though,
battleship grey isn't too encouraging. Elderly folks are living in the building!
Brighten it up a bit SKT Architects.



The Huntsville Housing Authority is close to committing to a $2 million-plus renovation of its Todd Towers apartments downtown.

On Monday, the authority's volunteer Board of Commissioners voted to hire SKT Architects to design a modern, waterproof exterior for the six-story apartment building on Greene Street.

The board's preferred design is the most expensive of three possible options presented at a work session earlier this month.

SKT estimates it will cost $2.2 million to give the Nixon-era building a townhouse feel with larger windows and a mix of exterior colors and materials similar to the nearby Belk Hudson Lofts apartment building. The design also includes replacing all windows and window-mounted air conditioners and new roofing in leak-prone areas.
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Saw where they have filled in the west lake at Bridge street. What a stupid move by the developers. Just so they could get in an extra retail store. It's all about money. They had a great thing going with the beautiful lake side walk areas and the nicest place in all of Huntsville for a couple or family to spend a nice night out. Now they have ruined it. People won't be going there anymore. Mark my word. I personally hope Bridge Street goes bankrupt now. Serves them right if and when it happens.
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Old Posted Jun 19, 2013, 3:44 AM
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Now Huntsville can see what they are up against.
This city if they decide will build a spectacular unique complex

Biloxi's nice concept

Dale Partners Architects

The city has been working with Tim Bennett of Overtime Sports for nine years to bring minor league baseball to South Mississippi. The rendering by Dale Partners Architects of Biloxi shows the baseball park that will be built in Phase I along with Phase II construction of a hotel. It will hug the left field line and have rooms looking down onto the field, which Bennett said will have natural turf.

Also planned in Phase II are a restaurant and entertainment center on the 14.5-acre site.
Huntsville never gets anything right so I doubt anything gets done regarding a new stadium. And because of it the Stars will leave town. I do know that Mayor Battle wants and supports a new downtown stadium, I have personally spoken to him on the matter, but the powers that be seem to think that it's a waste of tax payer dollars that Huntsville could use for other developments.
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I do know that Mayor Battle wants and supports a new downtown stadium, I have personally spoken to him on the matter, but the powers that be seem to think that it's a waste of tax payer dollars that Huntsville could use for other developments.
Short-sighted, indeed!
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Short-sighted, indeed!
one of the best developments Huntsville could do would be a downtown stadium/entertainment/ live district. Is thre a city that has done it that it hasn't worked? The potential is tremendous downtown right now and I think we will see some proposals presented.
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Saw where they have filled in the west lake at Bridge street. What a stupid move by the developers. Just so they could get in an extra retail store. It's all about money. They had a great thing going with the beautiful lake side walk areas and the nicest place in all of Huntsville for a couple or family to spend a nice night out. Now they have ruined it. People won't be going there anymore. Mark my word. I personally hope Bridge Street goes bankrupt now. Serves them right if and when it happens.
This is why we can never have anything nice. Seriously, the inconvenience of having to walk a long way to anything, no cover for bad weather, overpricing, and now killing the aesthetics too?

Aside from Red Robin, Barnes & Noble, and Monaco, I avoid the place.
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This is why we can never have anything nice. Seriously, the inconvenience of having to walk a long way to anything, no cover for bad weather, overpricing, and now killing the aesthetics too?

Aside from Red Robin, Barnes & Noble, and Monaco, I avoid the place.
They easily could have fit in a nice little creek that you could walk along; could have been really nice.
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I MISS our Barnes & Noble. Books-A-Million just ISN'T the same!
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another positive step..hopefully he can carry over similar success from Montgomery to Huntsville.
A downtown stadium should be high on the list

Downtown Huntsville, Inc. has announced the hiring of its new chief executive officer.

Chad Emerson, who currently serves as director of city development in Montgomery, will be heading to Huntsville to take his position as new CEO of the nonprofit organization.


Emerson has managed successful downtown development projects in Montgomery and previously advised communities in implementing design standards along with other planning initiatives as an attorney.

"I look forward to collaborating with a wide variety of downtown stakeholders to help make downtown Huntsville one of the best places anywhere to live, work and visit," Emerson said in a statement.
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Gov. Robert Bentley announced today that the Alabama Public School and College Authority has completed the sale of more than $174 million in capital improvement pool bonds. The bonds were sold to help fund the capital needs of school districts affected by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.


The majority of the bond sale proceeds are going to the Huntsville, Madison and Madison County school districts, according to the Alabama State Department of Education. BRAC brought nearly 4,500 new military jobs into Redstone Arsenal, as well as about 5,000 new jobs for government contractors and suppliers.

All told, more than 48,000 new residents moved into the area around Redstone Arsenal in the five years after BRAC, according to the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce.

The Huntsville school district is planning $194 million in new school construction that will deliver, by 2016, two new high schools, a freshman academy, a junior high school, a P-8 campus and two elementary schools. The Madison County system also has a capital plan in place that will bring a new high school to the Monrovia area, a new intermediate school to the Lynn Fanning community, a new academic building at Madison County Elementary and a new wing at Madison County High.
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another positive step..hopefully he can carry over similar success from Montgomery to Huntsville.
A downtown stadium should be high on the list

Downtown Huntsville, Inc. has announced the hiring of its new chief executive officer.

Chad Emerson, who currently serves as director of city development in Montgomery, will be heading to Huntsville to take his position as new CEO of the nonprofit organization.


Emerson has managed successful downtown development projects in Montgomery and previously advised communities in implementing design standards along with other planning initiatives as an attorney.

"I look forward to collaborating with a wide variety of downtown stakeholders to help make downtown Huntsville one of the best places anywhere to live, work and visit," Emerson said in a statement.
Huntsville needs to do what Biloxi is doing and that is borrow state funding to build the new stadium. I spend a lot of time in downtown and there is really only two realistic options that a 9,000-seat multi-use stadium could go. Below are two maps of the downtown areas for a proposed stadium location.

OPTION 1


OPTION 2


Option 1 is the best ideal and less expensive option. Perfect location as it sits adjacent to the VBC and would allow the city to relocate the projects to the west(north) of the stadium for future mix-use developments. This could be a great location for an expanded downtown business and entertainment district. Plus the downtown skyline would be visible from the stands on the third base side. The only obstacle is that the land is owned by Cocoa-Cola and the city would have to buy it. Although, a deal could be reached to allow Coke to have outright naming rights in return for the property. This scenario would save the city millions.

With having a downtown stadium, area clubs, restaurants and businesses would see significant growth and in a quick time frame. There's already a nice boom of downtown living with all the condos going up.

By having a multi-use stadium, it allows the city to bring high school football and outdoor summer concerts to the area, which means a lot of revenue.
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agreed option 1 is the site they want along with the Searcy homes area.
A comprehensive plan for the Coke site may be in the works. The corner lot at Monroe and Clinton should have had a high rise on it long ago, at one time a 20+ story building was planned there.
I dont think multi use is a good option though, make it baseball only designed just for baseball, Joe Davis can still handle the multi purpose angle.
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Since Huntsville is a finalist for the Albama Music Hall Of Fame, I was trying to think of a good ideal location for it in downtown Huntsville and I came up with the VBC. Since the original HOF in Tuscumbia was only about 12,000 sq.ft., why not place it in the North Hall Exhibit Center? At around 23,000 sq.ft., it would give them a lot more room for expanded exhibit space and would be a can't-miss eye catcher off of Clinton Ave. Just put a nice marquee up for advertising it. Plus having it at the VBC North Hall would be more attractive if and when a new stadium is built across the street from the VBC on Clinton. Another advantage for this location would mean no taxpaying dollars needed for a new facility.

Location, location, location.

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Whatever happened to Constellation? Is that still a go or is it dead? If it's dead then the city needs to sell that land to a major hotel chain for a luxury tower hotel and entertainment development along the parkway.
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Whatever happened to Constellation? Is that still a go or is it dead? If it's dead then the city needs to sell that land to a major hotel chain for a luxury tower hotel and entertainment development along the parkway.
great question, the developer seems to have lost his incentive or desire to build the project. Prime spot, near the hoped for stadium location. It is a development potential that would dramatically change downtown. Residence Inn was all set to build next to SpringHill Suites but then everything became quite.
Financing and the bad economy I suppose.
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