Over ten years ago, there was a large mixed use development proposed called Harris Hill and it was located on the south side of the US 72 East and Moores Mill Rd. intersection. There was speculation that it would be anchored by a Target and provide much needed retail and restaurants to the eastern suburbs along Winchester Rd. Nothing happened and no announcements were made. However, there may be some activity in the works, but the development which will occur will probably be a lot more residential than the original plan.
1. The City of Huntsville Planning Commission's March meeting includes a proposal to resubdivide a parcel located at the southwest corner of Moores Mill and US 72 East. This land will most definitely be developed for commercial uses as it fronts the highway. The fact that the owners, Chase Creek, Lowe, Walker, LLC is requesting this indicates that something is in the works.
2. The majority of the property behind the antebellum house is now owned by Legacy Homes (according to the Madison County Tax Assessors office website (accessed at
www.emapsplus.com) which has their mailing address at 2000 Andrew Jackson Way. They now own this land all the way up to the Hawks Ridge neighborhood on the top of Chapman Mountain.
3. Commercial development will still most likely take place on the eastern portion (adjacent to the fitness center) as this land has a different owner.
One challenge to the development is that the State of Alabama has long terms plans to construct an interchange at Moores Mill Rd. and the final right of way has yet to be determined.
The Legacy Homes property has access to the Moores Mill dead end, so their development will have easy access to US 72/I-565 with the traffic light at the intersection.
It will be interesting to see if any development begins in the near future after no news on this property for so long.
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