Daniel Payne Legacy Village
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 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.
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 developers plan to preserve the area's natural beauty by protecting wooded areas and natural drainage basins and enacting design controls for new buildings.
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).
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.
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
- Cooper, Lauren B. (May 19, 2009) "Birmingham City Council OKs taxing district for Daniel Payne development." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Project page at Genesis Development Corporation's website