Trussville Springs

Trussville Springs is a proposed New Urbanist community to be located on 160 acres adjacent to the Cahaba River just off Highway 11 to the north of downtown Trussville behind city hall. To be developed by Hearthstone Properties LLC and designed by Marshall Anderson of Architecture Works with assistance from the renowned Duany Plater-Zyberk firm, its inspiration comes from the depression era Cahaba Village. The completed project will contain 568 home to be built over the course of five phases.

History

Originally called Mainstreet Trussville, its charrette process took place during the week of June 21-24, 2005, at the Continental Electric Building at 6655 Gadsden Highway. During the week, citizens of Trussville were encouraged to participate in the process of creating the initial plans for the development. Andrés Duany was present for the entire duration of the charrette, and by the end of the week an initial plan wishing to see the proposed development become an extension of Trussville's existing downtown was created.

After the charrette was complete, the project was formally announced as Trussville Springs on Tuesday, June 27, 2005, with its being modeled after the Mt. Laurel development in Shelby County. The project was then presented as a 586-home community to the Trussville Planning and Zoning Board on November 10, 2005. The mixed-use community will contain retail & restaurant space in addition to townhouses, elevated cottages near the river, five-story condominium buildings and single-family homes.

On June 20, 2006, the Planning and Zoning Board approved the first phase of the project. The phase will consist of 42 town houses, 50 condominium units, 18 cottage homes and 19 river front homes. By August, site clearance began with the demolition of about 100,000 square feet of warehouse space and the former Continental Electric plant.

References

• Debro, Anita (June 21, 2006) "Developer gets go-ahead on first phase of community plan." Birmingham News.
• Debro, Anita (November 16, 2005) "Trussville officials see plans for Cahaba mixed-use area." Birmingham News.
• Debro, Anita (June 28, 2005) "Seaside designers plan Trussville community." Birmingham News.
• Wilkinson, Kaija (June 24, 2005) "Developers plan a quaint community along Cahaba River" Birmingham Business Journal [1].
• Mainstreet Trussville official website

External Links

• Trussville Springs official website
• Mainstreet Trussville official website