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The '''Daniel Payne Town Center''' is a proposed planned community being developed by the [[Genesis Development Corporation]] for a 1,500-acre site off [[Daniel Payne Drive]] and the intersection of [[Coalburg Road]] and [[Cherry Avenue]] with access to [[I-65]] and [[I-22]]. Genesis is headed by firefighter [[John Richard]] and includes funding from Development Capital International of Chicago, Illinois. The developers plan to begin construction in [[2009]] and complete the project by [[2014]].
The '''Daniel Payne Legacy Village''' is a proposed retirement community and conference center being built on a 150-acre site in [[Birmingham]] that was the former home of [[Daniel Payne College]].


The proposed live-work development will center on a 3.3 million square foot retail, entertainment, office and light industrial district. Other planned amenities include an aquarium, resort hotel and conference center, a health clinic, a recreation center with an aquatic center and indoor water park, and a planetarium and other museums. The live-work concept includes a plan to provide a 1 to 1 ratio of new jobs to new residential units.
==2009 proposal==
The [[Genesis Development Corporation]], headed by firefighter [[John Richard]], initially announced plans for a 1,500-acre site off [[Daniel Payne Drive]] and the intersection of [[Coalburg Road]] and [[Cherry Avenue]] with access to [[I-65]] and [[I-22]]. With funding from Development Capital International of Chicago, Illinois, Genesis planned to construct a massive live-work community between [[2009]] and [[2014]] with 350 new single-family homes, as well as a dense "town center" with office, retail, and entertainment developments, as well as loft-style apartments and assisted living for seniors. The development as a whole was designed to provide a 1-to-1 ratio of new jobs to new homes.


The core of the development is planned as a dense, mixed-use district with urban-style loft residences and assisted living for seniors. The town center will be designed to encourage pedestrian activity and to minimize automobile traffic. A network of trails and lakes is planned to connect schools, libraries, neighborhood retail and recreation areas.
The 3.3 million square-foot town center would include retail, entertainment, office and light industrial space. Other planned amenities included a 10 million gallon aquarium, an 800-room resort hotel and conference center with golf course, a health clinic, a recreation center with a 150,000 square-foot indoor water park, a planetarium, and other museums. The 600,000 square-foot shopping area was planned as a "destination" retail center with a cinema, bowling center and arcade. The design would encourage pedestrian activity and minimize automobile traffic.


The developers plan to preserve the area's natural beauty by protecting wooded areas and natural drainage basins and enacting design controls for new buildings.
The developers planned to preserve the area's natural beauty by protecting wooded areas and natural drainage basins and enacting design controls for new buildings. A trail network would provide pedestrian connections to schools, libraries, neighborhood retail and recreation areas.


[[Dorsey Architects and Associates]] has provided master planning services to Genesis. Other development partners claimed include Loop Capital Markets, the Aquatic Development Group and the Southwest Water Company (owners of the [[Riverview Wastewater Treatment Plant]]).
[[Dorsey Architects and Associates]] provided master planning services to Genesis. Other development partners announced at the time included Loop Capital Markets, the Aquatic Development Group and the Southwest Water Company (owners of the [[Riverview Wastewater Treatment Plant]]). In May [[2009]] the [[Birmingham City Council]] approved the creation of a "capital improvement cooperative district" which could levy its own taxes within the development and issue bonds.


In May [[2009]] the [[Birmingham City Council]] approved the creation of a "capital improvement cooperative district" which could levy its own taxes within the development and issue bonds.
==2011 development==
 
A much smaller alternative, developed by TyCam Development of Atlanta, Georgia, as a "live, work, play, pray" community, broke ground in February [[2011]]. The $24 million project is set to include 120+ single-family homes for retired  clergy of the [[Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church]], along with a hotel and conference center and commercial retail and office space. The plan includes more than 50-acres of preserved green space and wetlands with trails for recreational use.
==Proposed developments==
* 10 million gallon '''Atlantis''' aquarium
* 150,000 square-foot '''Aquatica''' indoor water park
* 600,000 square-foot destination retail center
* 800-room resort hotel with conference center and golf course
* 550,000 square feet of office space
* a cinema / bowling center / arcade
* 350 single-family residences


==References==
==References==
* Cooper, Lauren B. (May 19, 2009) "Birmingham City Council OKs taxing district for Daniel Payne development." ''Birmingham Business Journal''
* Cooper, Lauren B. (May 19, 2009) "Birmingham City Council OKs taxing district for Daniel Payne development." ''Birmingham Business Journal''
* Cooper, Lauren B. (May 19, 2009) "Construction to begin on $24M Daniel Payne project." ''Birmingham Business Journal''


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.genesisdevcorp.net/projects.html Project page] at Genesis Development Corporation's website
* [http://www.genesisdevcorp.net/projects.html Project page] at Genesis Development Corporation's website
* [http://highlighthomesga.com/blog/?p=282 Project page] at TyCam Development


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[[Category:Proposed developments]]
[[Category:New Urbanist developments]]
[[Category:New Urbanist developments]]
[[Category:Daniel Payne Drive]]
[[Category:Daniel Payne Drive]]

Revision as of 09:56, 18 February 2011

The Daniel Payne Legacy Village is a proposed retirement community and conference center being built on a 150-acre site in Birmingham that was the former home of Daniel Payne College.

2009 proposal

The Genesis Development Corporation, headed by firefighter John Richard, initially announced plans for a 1,500-acre site off Daniel Payne Drive and the intersection of Coalburg Road and Cherry Avenue with access to I-65 and I-22. With funding from Development Capital International of Chicago, Illinois, Genesis planned to construct a massive live-work community between 2009 and 2014 with 350 new single-family homes, as well as a dense "town center" with office, retail, and entertainment developments, as well as loft-style apartments and assisted living for seniors. The development as a whole was designed to provide a 1-to-1 ratio of new jobs to new homes.

The 3.3 million square-foot town center would include retail, entertainment, office and light industrial space. Other planned amenities included a 10 million gallon aquarium, an 800-room resort hotel and conference center with golf course, a health clinic, a recreation center with a 150,000 square-foot indoor water park, a planetarium, and other museums. The 600,000 square-foot shopping area was planned as a "destination" retail center with a cinema, bowling center and arcade. The design would encourage pedestrian activity and minimize automobile traffic.

The developers planned to preserve the area's natural beauty by protecting wooded areas and natural drainage basins and enacting design controls for new buildings. A trail network would provide pedestrian connections to schools, libraries, neighborhood retail and recreation areas.

Dorsey Architects and Associates provided master planning services to Genesis. Other development partners announced at the time included Loop Capital Markets, the Aquatic Development Group and the Southwest Water Company (owners of the Riverview Wastewater Treatment Plant). In May 2009 the Birmingham City Council approved the creation of a "capital improvement cooperative district" which could levy its own taxes within the development and issue bonds.

2011 development

A much smaller alternative, developed by TyCam Development of Atlanta, Georgia, as a "live, work, play, pray" community, broke ground in February 2011. The $24 million project is set to include 120+ single-family homes for retired clergy of the Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, along with a hotel and conference center and commercial retail and office space. The plan includes more than 50-acres of preserved green space and wetlands with trails for recreational use.

References

  • Cooper, Lauren B. (May 19, 2009) "Birmingham City Council OKs taxing district for Daniel Payne development." Birmingham Business Journal
  • Cooper, Lauren B. (May 19, 2009) "Construction to begin on $24M Daniel Payne project." Birmingham Business Journal

External links

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