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$50 million-plus VA medical clinic and parking deck selects Birmingham site, development team
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That's a terrible place for a parking deck, especially one that big. Traffic is going to be a nightmare, and eventually that spot on University will be prime real estate. They should push it north a few blocks at least.

I was wondering when something would happen to those old car lots

Now they really need to do something with the Southtown Projects. That is such an eyesore and this property will be right across the street from the new clinic/parking deck.

(09-21-2013 10:12 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  Now they really need to do something with the Southtown Projects. That is such an eyesore and this property will be right across the street from the new clinic/parking deck.

I think there is some government regulation or major hoops to jump thru that, for now, won't allow it. Langford tried to move it or the residents and build new apts/condos there and ran into problems. I would imagine the land is quite valuable...

Maybe it will not be too bad a location for the parking deck as long as the put the entry/exit on the North side.

(09-21-2013 10:38 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:12 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  Now they really need to do something with the Southtown Projects. That is such an eyesore and this property will be right across the street from the new clinic/parking deck.

I think there is some government regulation or major hoops to jump thru that, for now, won't allow it. Langford tried to move it or the residents and build new apts/condos there and ran into problems. I would imagine the land is quite valuable...

Langford's problem was no one wanted to pay for it.

When the land gets valuable enough they'll do something. All they need to do is be able to provide alternatives for the residents there.

I'm glad that a $50M project is being built downtown, but buidling that monster parking dot as the frontage on the busiest street downtown isn't smart. It makes for an unattractive streetfront and will congest traffic even more.

The 7th Ave S side should receive a boost though with the clinic and a new Wendy's that will be built across the street. Next up, southtown needs to be torn down.

(09-22-2013 08:31 PM)hooverblazer Wrote:  I'm glad that a $50M project is being built downtown, but buidling that monster parking dot as the frontage on the busiest street downtown isn't smart. It makes for an unattractive streetfront and will congest traffic even more.

The 7th Ave S side should receive a boost though with the clinic and a new Wendy's that will be built across the street. Next up, southtown needs to be torn down.

It can be done. I remember them tearing down the old Metropolitan Gardens public housing project, and replacing it with the very nice looking Park Place...........some of MG's residents were relocated in Center Point.

(09-21-2013 11:38 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:38 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:12 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  Now they really need to do something with the Southtown Projects. That is such an eyesore and this property will be right across the street from the new clinic/parking deck.

I think there is some government regulation or major hoops to jump thru that, for now, won't allow it. Langford tried to move it or the residents and build new apts/condos there and ran into problems. I would imagine the land is quite valuable...

Langford's problem was no one wanted to pay for it.

When the land gets valuable enough they'll do something. All they need to do is be able to provide alternatives for the residents there.

How about this alternative: pay for your own housing like the rest of us

(09-22-2013 09:31 PM)dfarr Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 11:38 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:38 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:12 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  Now they really need to do something with the Southtown Projects. That is such an eyesore and this property will be right across the street from the new clinic/parking deck.

I think there is some government regulation or major hoops to jump thru that, for now, won't allow it. Langford tried to move it or the residents and build new apts/condos there and ran into problems. I would imagine the land is quite valuable...

Langford's problem was no one wanted to pay for it.

When the land gets valuable enough they'll do something. All they need to do is be able to provide alternatives for the residents there.

How about this alternative: pay for your own housing like the rest of us

Life must suck to always go through it as an hateful ******* always mad at everyone

(09-22-2013 10:04 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 09:31 PM)dfarr Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 11:38 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:38 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(09-21-2013 10:12 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  Now they really need to do something with the Southtown Projects. That is such an eyesore and this property will be right across the street from the new clinic/parking deck.

I think there is some government regulation or major hoops to jump thru that, for now, won't allow it. Langford tried to move it or the residents and build new apts/condos there and ran into problems. I would imagine the land is quite valuable...

Langford's problem was no one wanted to pay for it.

When the land gets valuable enough they'll do something. All they need to do is be able to provide alternatives for the residents there.

How about this alternative: pay for your own housing like the rest of us

Life must suck to always go through it as an hateful ******* always mad at everyone

Thats not fair. He is not mad at everyone. Only people who are not like him.