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'''Lane Parke of Mountain Brook Village''' is a proposed 27-acre, $200 million commercial, office and residential development planned for a 27-acre site near [[Mountain Brook Village]]. The owners of the property, which includes the [[Mountain Brook Shopping Center]] ([[1955]]) and [[Park Lane Apartments]] ([[1942]]), are [[Rele Evans]] and his son [[John Evans (real estate developer)|John]], incorporated as "Evson, Inc."
{{About|the proposed development in Mountain Brook|the Birmingham park|Lane Park}}
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[[File:2021 Lane Parke aerial.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Construction at Lane Parke in December 2021]]
'''Lane Parke of Mountain Brook Village''' is a 14-acre, $130-140 million commercial, office and residential development near [[Mountain Brook Village]]. The owners of the property, which included the former [[Mountain Brook Shopping Center]] ([[1955]]) and [[Park Lane Apartments]] ([[1942]]), are [[Rele Evans]] and his son [[John Evans (real estate developer)|John]], incorporated as "Evson, Inc."


MVE & Partners of California has completed master planning for the proposed development, assisted locally by [[Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood]]. The proposal calls for phased construction, coordinating with the [[Watkins Brook Flood Hazard Mitigation Project]] being planned by the City of [[Mountain Brook]] to reduce the risk of damage caused by flooding of nearby [[Watkins Brook]]. The first phase would include space for retail tenants of the shopping center whose businesses would otherwise have been disrupted by the flood mitigation project. Ultimately the center will have 210,000 square feet of retail space accessed from pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and plazas, centering on a new "main street" at the center of the site. Ken Findley and [[Retail Specialists, Inc]] have been contracted to target local, regional and national retailers to fill the other available spaces.
MVE & Partners of California completed master planning for the proposed development, assisted locally by [[Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood]]. The first proposal called for phased construction, coordinating with the [[Watkins Brook Flood Hazard Mitigation Project]] being done by the City of [[Mountain Brook]] to reduce the risk of damage caused by flooding of nearby [[Watkins Brook]]. The first phase was to have included space for retail tenants of the shopping center whose businesses would otherwise have been disrupted by the flood mitigation project. Ultimately the center was to have had 206,000 square feet of retail and commercial space accessed from pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and plazas, centering on a new "main street" at the center of the site. Ken Findley and [[Retail Specialists, Inc]] were contracted to target local, regional and national retailers to fill the available spaces.


The project's 1,200+ parking spaces will include street-side parking, parking lots and covered parking. The proposal includes a 75-room boutique hotel and 45,000 square feet of office space above the shops. The final phase of development is set to include a residential component of condominiums, town houses and/or apartments.
The initial project's 1,200+ parking spaces would have include street-side parking, parking lots and covered parking. Automobile access to the property would have been cut from the previous 12 points to five. The proposal included a 75-room boutique hotel and 45,000 square feet of office space above the shops. The final phase of development was set to include a residential component of condominiums, town houses and/or apartments.


The project plan is subject to approval by the city's planning commission, [[Mountain Brook City Council|city council]], and architectural review board.
The project plan was subject to approval by the city's planning commission, [[Mountain Brook City Council|city council]], and architectural review board. The project was opposed by the newly-formed [[Friends of Mountain Brook Villages]]. In early [[2010]] the developer acknowledged that it was looking at making changes to the proposed project to satisfy some of the objections raised by residents.
 
In May [[2010]], a redesigned development was announced. It was reduced to 14 acres instead of 27, preserving the majority of the existing apartment complex. The revised Lane Parke design called for 206,000 square feet of retail space, an 85-room hotel, 20 town homes and enclosed parking decks. It also incorporated three park areas and nine access points into the development. The proposal attempted to mimic the existing village more closely, to appear as if it is a natural extension. A buffer block was introduced, with one- and two-story retail shops that would replace the [[Mountain Brook Shopping Center]] along [[Culver Road]] and a new road to be created between [[Montevallo Road]] and [[Lane Park Road]], to be called [[Jemison Lane]]. The change to a "planned unit development" zoning district was approved by the Mountain Brook City council on [[June 28]], 2010.
 
With delays in the Watkins Creek flood mitigation project, the Lane Parke development was put on hold. In August [[2011]] Evson announced that the [[Daniel Corporation]] would be the developer of the project, which would be redesigned at a slightly smaller scale. Mountain Brook's City Council approved rezoning for the revised project on [[May 21]], [[2012]].
 
Because the project site included areas of flood plain, the developer was required to raise the base grade of the site by two to three feet, meaning that existing trees were destroyed, including some in the right-of-way facing the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]], which had to be removed to widen the street.
 
In October [[2012]] the developers announced that the Kessler Collection had agreed to operate a 100-room [[Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook]] hotel in the development. That project broke ground in January [[2014]]. The first retail tenants were announced in May [[2015]], and opened on [[October 1]], [[2015]].
 
Demolition of the last section of the older retail strip was delayed until July [[2018]] because of [[Rite-Aid]]'s lease. Completion of what became phase 2, with 50,000 square feet of leasable space at a cost of $24 million, was further delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Construction continued into fall [[2022]], with some tenants opening in early [[2023]]. Since it was located between the historical Mountain Brook Village commercial areas and the first part of Lane Parke to open, its opening represented the establishment of long-awaited pedestrian connections across the district.
 
==Tenants==
* [[Lane Parke Road]]
** 2621: [[BaseCoat On Fifth]] salon
** 2655: [[Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook]]
* [[Jemison Lane]]
** 900: [[Char Bar No. 7]], opened October 2016
** 931: [[Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams]] (2021–)
** 1000: [[GreenWise Market]] (opened June 2019), [[Cadence Bank]], former location of [[Western Supermarket]] (2016-2019)
** 1011: [[Little Betty Steak Bar]] (2023–), [[Melt]] (announced July 2021)
** 1081: [[Clean Juice]] ([[Cedric Bridges]] & [[George Whitlock]], Summer 2022–)
** 1091: [[Ignite Cycle]] (opened May 2022)
* [[Rele Street]]
** west side:
*** 210: [[Built Capital]] (2020–), former location of [[Annabelle's Southern Boutique]] (–2019)
*** 230: [[Tulipano]] (2018-), former location of [[M & S Interiors]] (October 2016-)
*** 250: [[Buff City Soap]] (late 2020–) former location of [[Platinum Pilates]] (October 2016-2020)
*** 260: [[Crumbl Cookies]] (November 2022–)
*** 270: [[Post Office Pies]] (April 2020-), former location of [[MidiCi]] pizzeria (2018-)
*** 300: [[Ladybird Taco]]
*** 310: [[Massage Envy]]
*** 330: [[Barton Clay Fine Jewelers]] (August 2023–)
*** 340: [[Cadence Bank]]
*** 370: [[tasc Performance]]
*** 390: [[Onward Reserve]] (announced August 2022)
** east side:
*** 201–241: [[Kinnucan's Specialty Outfitters]] (August 2016–January 2019)
**** 201: [[ABC Store|ABC Store No. 145]] (January 2020–)
**** 221: [[Mountain Brook Village Post Office]] (November 2020–)
**** 231: [[The Happy Olive]] (opened October 2019)
**** 241: [[Carriage House Weddings]] (opened March 2020)
*** 251: [[Swoop]] (opened 2018)
*** 261: [[Ousler]] / [[Mountain Brook Olive Co.]]
*** 271: [[B. Prince]] (opened October 2016)
*** 281: [[A'mano]] ([[Lynn Ritchie]] opened October 2016)
*** 291: [[Chop n Fresh]] salads (December 2021–), former location of [[Revelator Coffee Co.]] (October 2016–)
*** 341: [[Little Buckhead Blue]] (March 2023–)
*** 351: [[Sons Donuts]] ([[Jim Watkins|Jim]] & [[Amy Watkins]], announced May 2022)
*** 361: [[Maro]] restaurant ([[Abhi Sainju]] 2023–)
*** 381: [[Starbucks Coffee]]
*** 391: [[Gunn Dermatology]] ([[Holly Gunn]] 2022–)
* [[Lane Parke Court]]
** 900: [[X4 Fitness]] (2021–)
** 920: [[Sol y Luna]] (February 2020-), former location of [[Local Taco]] (October 2016-2018)
** 1000: [[Lane Parke Apartments]]
** [[Yeah! Burger]] (announced, but never opened)


==References==
==References==
* Tomberlin, Michael (April 5, 2009) "Family plans $200 million Mountain Brook Village shop, hotel development." ''Birmingham News''
* Tomberlin, Michael (April 5, 2009) "Family plans $200 million Mountain Brook Village shop, hotel development." {{BN}}
* Cooper, Lauren B.  (November 17, 2009)  "[http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/11/16/daily18.html] Leasing agent: Lane Parke project in Mountain Brook ready to go]." {{BBJ}} - accessed November 18, 2009.
* Cooper, Lauren B.  (November 30, 2009)  "[http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/11/30/daily3.html Lane Parke group says 60% oppose project]."  {{BBJ}}  - accessed December 8, 2009
* Thornton, William (February 20, 2010) "Builder rethinks plans for Lane Parke." {{BN}}
* Thornton, William (May 24, 2010) "Lane Parke redesign smaller, made to fit into Mountain Brook Village style."  {{BN}}
* Thornton, William (June 12, 2010) "Mountain Brook's Lane Parke backers, foes to get say at public hearing."  {{BN}}
* Thornton, William (June 28, 2010) "Mountain Brook City Council approves Lane Parke at Mountain Brook Village rezoning." {{BN}}
* Thornton, William (August 25, 2011) "Mountain Brook's Lane Parke development to get redesign, new partner." '{{BN}}
* Thornton, William (May 21, 2012) "Mountain Brook City Council approves Lane Parke rezoning." {{BN}}
* Geiss, Chuck (September 6, 2012) "Naked Birmingham". {{B&W}}
* Rodriguez, Ana (May 1, 2015) "Mountain Brook's Lane Parke announces its first slate of retail tenants." {{BN}}
* Coon, Lexi (September 27, 2016) "[http://www.villagelivingonline.com/business/the-wait-is-over927/ The wait is over]" ''Village Living''
* Williams, Emily (October 6, 2016) "[https://www.otmj.com/lane-parke-mountain-brook-village/ Grand Opening of Lane Parke Marks New Legacy for Evans Family]." {{OTMJ}}
* Edgemon, Erin (January 8, 2018) "More retailers coming to Mountain Brook's Lane Parke." {{BN}}
* Chambers, Jesse (December 25, 2021) "2022 in preview: City officials share some of the anticipated highlights of the new year." ''[[Village Living]]''
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.laneparke.com/ Lane Parke] website


[[Category:Proposed developments]]
[[Category:Lane Parke|*]]
[[Category:Mountain Brook Village]]
[[Category:Daniel Corp developments]]
[[Category:Culver Road]]
[[Category:Park Lane]]

Latest revision as of 11:53, 24 April 2024

This article is about the proposed development in Mountain Brook. For the Birmingham park, see Lane Park.
Lane Parke logo.PNG
Construction at Lane Parke in December 2021

Lane Parke of Mountain Brook Village is a 14-acre, $130-140 million commercial, office and residential development near Mountain Brook Village. The owners of the property, which included the former Mountain Brook Shopping Center (1955) and Park Lane Apartments (1942), are Rele Evans and his son John, incorporated as "Evson, Inc."

MVE & Partners of California completed master planning for the proposed development, assisted locally by Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood. The first proposal called for phased construction, coordinating with the Watkins Brook Flood Hazard Mitigation Project being done by the City of Mountain Brook to reduce the risk of damage caused by flooding of nearby Watkins Brook. The first phase was to have included space for retail tenants of the shopping center whose businesses would otherwise have been disrupted by the flood mitigation project. Ultimately the center was to have had 206,000 square feet of retail and commercial space accessed from pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and plazas, centering on a new "main street" at the center of the site. Ken Findley and Retail Specialists, Inc were contracted to target local, regional and national retailers to fill the available spaces.

The initial project's 1,200+ parking spaces would have include street-side parking, parking lots and covered parking. Automobile access to the property would have been cut from the previous 12 points to five. The proposal included a 75-room boutique hotel and 45,000 square feet of office space above the shops. The final phase of development was set to include a residential component of condominiums, town houses and/or apartments.

The project plan was subject to approval by the city's planning commission, city council, and architectural review board. The project was opposed by the newly-formed Friends of Mountain Brook Villages. In early 2010 the developer acknowledged that it was looking at making changes to the proposed project to satisfy some of the objections raised by residents.

In May 2010, a redesigned development was announced. It was reduced to 14 acres instead of 27, preserving the majority of the existing apartment complex. The revised Lane Parke design called for 206,000 square feet of retail space, an 85-room hotel, 20 town homes and enclosed parking decks. It also incorporated three park areas and nine access points into the development. The proposal attempted to mimic the existing village more closely, to appear as if it is a natural extension. A buffer block was introduced, with one- and two-story retail shops that would replace the Mountain Brook Shopping Center along Culver Road and a new road to be created between Montevallo Road and Lane Park Road, to be called Jemison Lane. The change to a "planned unit development" zoning district was approved by the Mountain Brook City council on June 28, 2010.

With delays in the Watkins Creek flood mitigation project, the Lane Parke development was put on hold. In August 2011 Evson announced that the Daniel Corporation would be the developer of the project, which would be redesigned at a slightly smaller scale. Mountain Brook's City Council approved rezoning for the revised project on May 21, 2012.

Because the project site included areas of flood plain, the developer was required to raise the base grade of the site by two to three feet, meaning that existing trees were destroyed, including some in the right-of-way facing the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, which had to be removed to widen the street.

In October 2012 the developers announced that the Kessler Collection had agreed to operate a 100-room Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook hotel in the development. That project broke ground in January 2014. The first retail tenants were announced in May 2015, and opened on October 1, 2015.

Demolition of the last section of the older retail strip was delayed until July 2018 because of Rite-Aid's lease. Completion of what became phase 2, with 50,000 square feet of leasable space at a cost of $24 million, was further delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction continued into fall 2022, with some tenants opening in early 2023. Since it was located between the historical Mountain Brook Village commercial areas and the first part of Lane Parke to open, its opening represented the establishment of long-awaited pedestrian connections across the district.

Tenants

References

External links

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