My, Hasn't It Grown! RSA Battlehouse Tower Update - Page 36

elb401 · #**701** Posted **Jun 14, 2006, 11:49 PM**

okay........

elb401 · #**702** Posted **Jun 14, 2006, 11:53 PM**

Are there any plans to renovate the AM south building? Its so ugly and in bad condition in the inside.

Brown Duckz · #**703** Posted **Jun 14, 2006, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by elb401

Are there any plans to renovate the AM south building? Its so ugly and in bad condition in the inside.

What year was it built?

elb401 · #**704** Posted **Jun 14, 2006, 11:56 PM**

OOOO not sure I think it was built in the 60s

Blazer85 · #**705** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 12:38 AM**

What is housed in the AmSouth building there? You know Regions bought out AmSouth and I've heard Mobile will be among the markets most affected by the buy-out (even moreso than Birmingham). Once the acqusition is complete, the tower may even be sold to someone else.

elb401 · #**706** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 12:46 AM**

Its called the Amsouth building but its owned by toomey (i wish he would sell it to someone that would take care of it). Yeah, the buy out will close some of the branches and they are going to downsize some of the amsouth offices. There are some smaller local banks, and some from mississippi and florida that have actually said that they might take advantage of the merger and buy some of the buildings of the closing branches in Mobile to expand their market. hope so, but I really don't think that the merger is going to effect Mobile in a very bad way.

nick1982 · #**707** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 4:48 AM**

There are several AmSouth and Regions bank branches within eyeshot of one another.

sahara727 · #**708** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 5:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by Brown Duckz

What year was it built?

i believe the amsouth buiding was completed in 1964...ancient history.

B'ham Bound · #**709** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 5:46 AM**

That building does the Mobile skyline no justice. I swear, the architecture community let out one enormous collective fart during the sixties. That period produced some of the most god-awful architecture.

Scottybo · #**710** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 7:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by nick1982

There are several AmSouth and Regions bank branches within eyeshot of one another.

Not to mention the Regions Bank Building and the AmSouth Bank Building are within a block of each other.

pkp · #**711** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 2:53 PM**

The AmSouth building is actually owned by a REIT out of NY and managed by Toomey. AmSouth will move, but they take up very little space anyway. I think the building could easily have a facelift and be back up to par. Hey, its no worse than the Regions Building in B'ham, which reminds me alot of a hospital built in Poland during the cold war.

Not a B'ham crack - its my company's headquarters.

What's interesting is that AmSouth and Regions are across the street from one another, but AmSouth has agreed to move into the RSA when complete, which is one block away. Unlike the other banks, Regions actually owns its building. So, what's going to give? Two Regions towers? Although the RSA building is going to be fine - I'd hate to move out of my beloved building.

I hope that a non-bank firm gets naming rights to the AmSouth building after they move. I've always wondered wy Cooper T Smith (one of the world's largest steveadoring companies, among other things) has not bought the building they are in (the Commerce Bldg) or built their own headquarters.

pkp · #**712** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 2:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blazer85

What is housed in the AmSouth building there? You know Regions bought out AmSouth and I've heard Mobile will be among the markets most affected by the buy-out (even moreso than Birmingham). Once the acqusition is complete, the tower may even be sold to someone else.

Mostly law firms, real estate companies, some transporation companies, etc... I think AmSouth only has four or five floors. The combined Regions/AmSouth market share in Mobile will be 65% - which means the regulators are going to force some major divestments - branches, deposits, employees, everything.

NEWNANGuy · #**713** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 3:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by B'ham Bound

That building does the Mobile skyline no justice. I swear, the architecture community let out one enormous collective fart during the sixties. That period produced some of the most god-awful architecture.

Amen...

B'ham Bound · #**714** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by pkp

Hey, its no worse than the Regions Building in B'ham, which reminds me alot of a hospital built in Poland during the cold war.

Actually, I don't think the building is that bad. Just a typical 1970's edifice. Besides, I think Regions also owns or operates out of the Financial Center across the street so they get redeeming points for that.

pkp · #**715** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 3:54 PM**

I agree - but could the AmSouth Building in Mobile be so ugly, that it might actually be somewhat attractive? Kind of like ALF - ugly, but loveable at the same time.

B'ham Bound · #**716** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 4:32 PM**

Haha... Touche!

Alxx611 · #**717** Posted **Jun 15, 2006, 8:54 PM**

I know this is really tacky, but my scanner wasn't working, and I really thought this pic was cool, so i just took a pic of the page

Its the Amsouth Building under construction circa 1965, from the History of Mobile Book:

Anyone have any pics like this of any other places in Mobile?

MobileAl1 · #**718** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 1:45 AM**

The AmSouth Building was the highlight of Mobile skyline but now it is time for a renovation.

Exodus · #**719** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dystopos

- Photo courtesy of the Magic City Flickr Group

Damn hot day.

Musicisright · #**720** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 7:19 AM**

I remember that...what thread did it come from?

EDIT: Ohhh yeah, that thread where I posted the link to the WPMI weather blooper that said it'd be like 600 (don't remember the exact number) degrees that day or something.