Huntsville updates

[jhsv]

I like the rooftop gardens. It will be nice to see something in that area besides one hotel and lots of dirt.

Will be interesting to see some of the restaurant/retail names.

Originally Posted by HSVTiger

Can we get anything taller than a parking deck?

Hotel is planned to be finished next year, they are all quite different in appearance, this is just what one looks like.

Looking north in the development from about where the hotel would be, The existing Springhill Suites would be off to the left

The Redeveloped Pinhook creek will be great, part of the south section of the site is in the floodplain so will be landscaped park

[HSVTiger]

Originally Posted by jhsv

I like the rooftop gardens. It will be nice to see something in that area besides one hotel and lots of dirt.

Will be interesting to see some of the restaurant/retail names.

Overall so far it looks good, the architecture is almost 1950-60 style very interesting. McLain said he had more demand than space so that's good.
To add dynamic visuals the hotel needs to be above the whole complex 10-12
floors'
Also the modern style of the existing Springhill Suites should fit in nicely


McLain said his team is negotiating with 17 different national restaurant chains - most of them new to Huntsville - plus a number of well-known retailers. They will be identified as leases are signed, he said.


"We have been fairly overwhelmed with interest," said McLain. "By this fall, I'm hoping we're fully leased on the retail side, have a multi-family partner (to build the apartments) and the hotel is under construction.

"Will there be a Nieman-Marcus? I don't think so. Will you be highly excited by the tenants we do bring? I can guarantee that," said McLain.

In addition to McLain, who owns the land and runs Coldwell Banker Commercial McLain Real Estate, and other members of the McLain family, the Constellation team announced Tuesday includes: Batson-Cook Development of Atlanta; The McGarey Group retail recruitment and leasing firm of Huntsville; Huntsville's Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood architects; financial adviser Charles Dunlap of Atlanta; and Huntsville-based Yedla Management, which will develop the new hotel.
McLain said he will ask the City of Huntsville to cover the cost of at least one of the two parking decks at Constellation, and also pay for a new pedestrian bridge across Pinhook Creek. The bridge would allow Constellation shoppers and hotel guests to walk to and from the VBC, Big Spring International Park and other spots downtown.

McLain said he did not know how much the parking garage and bridge would cost, but they won't be cheap. Huntsville recently agreed to pay $8 million to lease a 254-space parking deck from the developers of a new shopping center on Bob Wallace Avenue that will be anchored by a Whole Foods Market.

The two garages at Constellation will be much larger with more than 1,400 combined parking spaces.

[TimCity2000]

not bad, huntsville... not bad.

[HSVTiger]

Seville Spain AC Hotel


Miami, New Orleans, JFK Airport, Boston and Asheville are also on the list for AC Hotel

[beergutbrew]

Has anyone heard anymore news on World of Beer opening in Huntsville?

Maybe with Constellation starting back up they may choose to build there.

In the article dated 11/2012, they did mention Huntsville as a location.

http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/11/world_of_beer_opens_in_five_po.html

[JuanHunt]

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/04/huntsville_breaks_ground_on_23.html

$2.3mil for a 7,000 building is wasteful spending.

[stewdog1]

Originally Posted by JuanHunt

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/04/huntsville_breaks_ground_on_23.html

$2.3mil for a 7,000 building is wasteful spending.

Have you built a 7,000 sq ft fire station before?

[downtownhsvguy]

Originally Posted by stewdog1

Have you built a 7,000 sq ft fire station before?

HAHAHAHA... cracked me up!

[SpawnOfVulcan]

Progress on the County Line/565 interchange:



via Josh Lintz

I took about 2 mins of WTF for me to realize that this was a picture that is looking to the west.

[SpawnOfVulcan]

Another from the same source as the above image:

[downtownhsvguy]

Originally Posted by tascalisa

Another from the same source as the above image:

Great shots! When is this suppose to be complete? Does the bridge get widened with this project? I can not remember.

[JuanHunt]

Originally Posted by stewdog1

Have you built a 7,000 sq ft fire station before?

Nope, I hire people to build all my buildings, and they're big metal monstrosities that require no maintenance and last forever. The $90/square fire station will provide the same protection to the community as the $300/square station.

[HSVTiger]

This site has the potential to drastically change downtown

Earlier this week, workers began demolishing the vacant Coca-Cola bottling plant at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street. Big Springs Inc. closed the sprawling facility in mid-2012, citing rising production costs and other factors.


Huntsville City Administrator John Hamilton said he has been told that an out-of-town developer has an option to purchase the nine-acre site. The asking price is "north of $10 million," he said.

"We're obviously extremely interested in what happens there," Hamilton told AL.com Friday. "When you consider the value of the property, (a redevelopment project) would have to be pretty high-density to make the numbers work.

"Whether it would be office or apartment or hotel or a mixture of all that, I don't know," he said.

[HSVTiger]

Originally Posted by tascalisa

Progress on the County Line/565 interchange:



via Josh Lintz

I took about 2 mins of WTF for me to realize that this was a picture that is looking to the west.

final approach on a plane landing at Huntsville International

[Huntsvillenative]

Did you guys see this? Over 5,000 attended the Stars last home opener.


This positive news could be good ammunition for the city to use moving forward towards a new downtown stadium and soon.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/04/big_crowd_big_win_good_vibes_f.html

[Huntsvillenative]

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[Huntsvillenative]

Originally Posted by HSVTiger

This site has the potential to drastically change downtown

Earlier this week, workers began demolishing the vacant Coca-Cola bottling plant at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street. Big Springs Inc. closed the sprawling facility in mid-2012, citing rising production costs and other factors.


Huntsville City Administrator John Hamilton said he has been told that an out-of-town developer has an option to purchase the nine-acre site. The asking price is "north of $10 million," he said.

"We're obviously extremely interested in what happens there," Hamilton told AL.com Friday. "When you consider the value of the property, (a redevelopment project) would have to be pretty high-density to make the numbers work.

"Whether it would be office or apartment or hotel or a mixture of all that, I don't know," he said.

I missed this post for some reason, but also noticed demolition going on. This is the be ideal and most logical site for a downtown baseball stadium. The city officials need to start acting like big boys and stop acting like this is Mayberry.

[jhsv]

Question about other downtown parks. Are most of them now done by the local government, private or a mixture?

Seems like the old Hilton-Holiday Inn Select should be the next to come down. Will be nice to see what is planned for that lot.

Ready to see dirt moving again at Constellation.

Drove by the new Publix today. It is coming along.

Guess I have covered most of the downtown projects......

[HSVTiger]

Originally Posted by jhsv

Question about other downtown parks. Are most of them now done by the local government, private or a mixture?

Seems like the old Hilton-Holiday Inn Select should be the next to come down. Will be nice to see what is planned for that lot.

Ready to see dirt moving again at Constellation.

Drove by the new Publix today. It is coming along.

Guess I have covered most of the downtown projects......

The idea of a development over the VBC parking garage is still floating around.
The new mixed use project on Holmes and Jefferson should start this year

[mp7123]

Originally Posted by Huntsvillenative

Did you guys see this? Over 5,000 attended the Stars last home opener.


This positive news could be good ammunition for the city to use moving forward towards a new downtown stadium and soon.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/04/big_crowd_big_win_good_vibes_f.html

Don't count on it... The city would rather a nice looking fire station than a nice looking baseball stadium.

Problem is, a baseball stadium would provide a ROI on their money, whereas a fire station doesn't.