Mobile Development Thread - Page 55

SouthSky · #**1081** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 2:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by bayou15

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b) Now for the Biggie(no, not Big Pappa).........Looks like maybe the church might come off of it.......and if so my avtar(sp?)will happen

.....The hold up on this and MANY more major developments in downtown rely on the "New Vision for Old Mobile " a study that is geauxing on as we speak. To my fellow posters on this site....the meeting is March 11th at the ALABAMA School for math and science for the Downtown area. Hope to seeya there

..........later...................

"Have a Great Day"(Coach Miles,12/07)

But isn't your avatar of a high rise under construction in Baton Rouge?

bayou15 · #**1082** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 2:37 AM**

yeah, it is. Looks vibrant, wouldnt you agree? And a maybe for Mobile also! hmmm....

SouthSky · #**1083** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 2:57 AM**

MobileLSUboy2005 · #**1084** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 3:08 AM**

Bayou, your avatar is of Lafayette Place in Baton Rouge...whats that gotta do with Mobile development anyways?

bayou15 · #**1085** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 3:16 AM**

HELLO, think McFly,think

MobileLSUboy2005 · #**1086** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 3:22 AM**

wait... im so confused....is there some ACTUAL talk of us getting a similar development or is this just wishful thinking

haha...umm PS... you know theres a new (cooler) rendering of it now anyways right? lol go look on urban planets BR site...

bayou15 · #**1087** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 3:51 AM**

bingeaux!

MobileLSUboy2005 · #**1088** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 3:56 AM**

where are you hearing all this information, since its no where else to be found?!

bayou15 · #**1089** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 4:02 AM**

Tell ya , have to kill ya

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MobileLSUboy2005 · #**1090** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 4:06 AM**

lol weeeellll till theres hard proof... i dont belive it! sorry! haha

bayou15 · #**1091** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 4:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by bayou15

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=30.694157,-88.042044&spn=0.000837,0.002052&z=19

Looked into this one. This half of block shown on link, according to last sundays Mobile Press, is the land that the developer of the Downtown Hampton bought. Maybe something to look into. hmmm

.....................aka..(parking lot on Royal and st louis, and the building,which is a old bank, located St.louis @st. joseph

ok........(post#1012)........The Rat knows! Bo don't know sh*t

Port_of_Bama · #**1092** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 5:14 AM**

I hope your right bayou , we need about 2 or 3 more 400 footers downtown and somebody needs to redo the exterior of that ugly bank building and put an "A" frame on the top.

CottonCity251 · #**1093** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by bayou15

Damn, Lucky guess on that one.

???

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Originally Posted by bayou15

1) From the angle I saw last night , looked like the stump was lit on the Riverview

2) Ok....Did some homework.... Cant tell all my info ,but here some hints

a) A fourth tunnel for downtown (not water related). This is a major fill in. Project not dead yet ,but on life support.

b) Now for the Biggie(no, not Big Pappa).........Looks like maybe the church might come off of it.......and if so my avtar(sp?)will happen

.....The hold up on this and MANY more major developments in downtown rely on the "New Vision for Old Mobile " a study that is geauxing on as we speak. To my fellow posters on this site....the meeting is March 11th at the ALABAMA School for math and science for the Downtown area. Hope to seeya there

..........later...................

"Have a Great Day"(Coach Miles,12/07)

Could you stop hinting and spit it out bayou...

SouthSky · #**1094** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 8:36 AM**

Some things about the upcoming tanker announcement:

Boeing is the runaway favorite. Boeing most likely wins the contract to build these tankers. They have done so much business with the government it would be hard to change it now... (especially with the nature of this order)
Regardless of the winner of the contract, the loser will appeal. EADS most likely WILL get tanker orders with the appeal. The KC30 has more capacity and will lend itself to the government as a better long range, long lasting option. Boeing's option will be less advanced technology-wise but will provide the government and the armed forces with a familiar option. Depending on the selection and appeal process the order for EADS/Airbus will be in flux as the government will inevitably adjust the order in the end.
This is from varying sources and an opinion to which I subscribe: EADS/Airbus is using the freighter plant for the A330 (a totally different beast) as a bargaining chip for the government and a public relations coup for the "storm-ravaged" Gulf Coast. Regardless of the tanker decision and subsequent appeal process, Mobile will see an Airbus plant on site. Airbus is using the addition of a separate contract (contingent on the US government's decision in name only) to sweeten up the deal for the public and thus the government. If Mobile loses all of the tanker contract, we still SHOULD (if all things transpire like what I've been told) get the A330 freighter line in Mobile. P.S. - Even if EADS gets nothing after an appeal, the aforementioned events should transpire.
If all happens like I think it will, Mobile will be the Atlanta of the south in the 90's. GUARANTEED.

Exodus · #**1095** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 1:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by SouthSky

That would be great to have something like this downtown. I imagine something this big would be mixed use, because downtown already has plenty of hotels. So it could end up something to the Millender Center in Detroit that has condos, hotel, and even retail. Then add the waterfront condos on to that, and downtown would have an even grander skyline than it does already. I like the fact that it makes use of a little bit of greenspace around it. It looks cozey and plush.

Port_of_Bama · #**1096** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 5:01 PM**

Is it true that the water front condo is still in the works for mobile ?!

CottonCity251 · #**1097** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

Is it true that the water front condo is still in the works for mobile ?!

That must be what bayou is talking about...

Port_of_Bama · #**1098** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 6:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by CottonCity251

That must be what bayou is talking about...

I would rather see the condo on bayou`s avatar on the river rather than that big hudge bulky eastershore looking thing, it`s nice but bulky. The fisrt building 350 `, 2nd 400` and the third tower being 450`right on the river and all three will be connected with a sky bridge. Of course the other 2 will be in future planing as Mobile will become the Atl of the 90`s like an earlier poster said !!

MobileLSUboy2005 · #**1099** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 6:16 PM**

The picture Bayou has listed is of RiverPlace Condominiums in Baton Rouge
http://www.riverplacebr.com/batonRouge.html

even though thats the one on the website, there is actually a new rendering out for that project which will be announced in Baton Rouge in the next sixty days i believe by the developer over whether or not its going to happen (in baton rouge).

HSVTiger · #**1100** Posted **Feb 29, 2008, 9:46 PM**

Congrats Mobile on the winning the tanker contract

http://blog.al.com/live/2008/02/wsj_reports_northropeads_wins.html

It's a big win for the state
Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker supply base in Alabama will include:

* Engelhard (BASF), Huntsville, Ala. -- Ozone Converter
* GKN-Westland Aero, Tallassee, Ala. -- Wing Panels
* PPG Industries, Huntsville, Ala. -- Windshield & Glass
* EADS NAT, Mobile, Ala. -- A330 Assembly
* Goodrich Aerospace, Foley, Ala. -- Engine Sub-Assemblies
* Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Mobile, Ala. -- Program Support