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'''Riverwalk Village''', formerly the '''AmSouth Bank Headquarters at Riverchase''', later '''Regions Bank Riverchase North Building''' ('''RCN''') and '''Regions Bank Riverchase South Building''' ('''RCS''') are a pair of joined 6-story office buildings totaling 460,000 square feet on a 90-acre parcel at 2050 [[Parkway Office Circle]], off [[Riverchase Parkway]] in [[Hoover]]'s [[Riverchase Office Park]] in northern [[Shelby County]].
'''Riverwalk Village''' is a planned mixed-use redevelopment of the former [[AmSouth Bank Headquarters at Riverchase]], a 2-building corporate headquarters built in [[1995]] on a 90-acre site for [[AmSouth Bank]]. The parcel, addressed at 2050 [[Parkway Office Circle]] off [[Riverchase Parkway]], is part of [[Hoover]]'s [[Riverchase Office Park]] in northern [[Shelby County]].


The buildings were designed as an administrative office and training center for [[AmSouth Bank]]. Lohan Associates Architects of Chicago, Illinois designed the buildings and collaborated with [[Nimrod Long & Associates]] landscape architects on the site development plan. The resulting scheme involved two separate office buildings on opposite sides of a ravine. They are connected by a bridge which housed a cafeteria pavilion. The buildings' circulation corridors and break-out areas overlook a waterfall which emerges below the dining bridge and feeds a man-made lake with walking trails around it. Construction was completed in [[1995]]. The project was the first phase of a 1.3 million square-foot, 170-acre complex which included a [[Regions Riverchase Operations Center|bank operations center]] completed in [[2002]] on the banks of the [[Cahaba River]] to the north.
The two buildings are connected by a bridge spanning a ravine, with views of a waterfall and man-made lake with walking trails. The complex was expanded to 170 acres in [[2002]] with the addition of a [[Regions Riverchase Operations Center|bank operations center]] on the banks of the [[Cahaba River]] to the north. The complex includes two multi-level parking decks contributing to a total of 1,500 parking spaces.


Parking areas on either side of the complex provide space for 1,500 vehicles, some of which is accommodated in two multi-level parking decks which are screened from view by terraced landscaping. The modern-style superstructures have polished granite cladding on the outside walls, with steel and glass curtain walls facing the interior landscape features. They are supported on "plinths" housing mechanical and storage areas which are clad in local fieldstone to blend with the wooded site.
In [[2023]] Regions sold the North and South buildings to [[Healthcare Resources LLC]], a development company owned by [[Robert Simon]] of [[Corporate Realty]]. His company partnered with the [[City of Hoover]] and the [[Hoover Healthcare Authority]] to redevelop the 90-acre site. The office buildings would be converted into a [[Riverwalk Health & Wellness Center]], with housing and retail areas constructed nearby and sharing access to the lake and walking paths, and potentially linking to other recreational trails. Regions would continue to lease space in the North Building for administrative offices.


In [[2023]] Regions Bank sold the North and South buildings to , which partnered with the [[City of Hoover]] and the [[Hoover Healthcare Authority]] to redevelop the 90-acre site as the [[Riverwalk Health & Wellness Center]], with housing and retail areas constructed nearby and sharing access to the center's lake and walking paths, and potential links to other recreational trails. Regions would continue to lease space in the North Building for administrative offices.
[[Goodwyn Mills Cawood]] architects worked with Earl Swensson Associates of Nashville, Tennessee on the architectural plans. Another Corporate Realty affiliate, the [[Home Communities Company]], was also involved in the development, with [[Brasfield & Gorrie]] as contractor.


[[Robert Simon]]'s [[Corporate Realty]] and its affiliates, [[Healthcare Resources LLC]] and [[Home Communities Company]] led the development, with [[Brasfield & Gorrie]] as contractor. [[Goodwyn Mills Cawood]] architects worked with Earl Swensson Associates of Nashville, Tennessee on the architectural plans.
The project's application for a Certificate of Need was opposed by another group which had been working to develop a 25-bed surgical center and medical office building at [[Stadium Trace Village]].


==References==
==References==
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* Thornton, William (June 28, 2023) "Hoover’s new 90-acre Riverwalk Village development includes health, wellness center." {{AL}}
* Thornton, William (June 28, 2023) "Hoover’s new 90-acre Riverwalk Village development includes health, wellness center." {{AL}}
* Parker, Illyshia (June 28, 2023) "Health, wellness mixed-use development slated for Riverchase." {{BBJ}}
* Parker, Illyshia (June 28, 2023) "Health, wellness mixed-use development slated for Riverchase." {{BBJ}}
* Thornton, William (May 30, 2024) "Hoover healthcare facility hearing exposes rift between officials and developers, ‘blackmail’ allegations." {{AL}}
* Thornton, William (May 31, 2024) "Hoover development lobbyist denies blackmailing Mayor Frank Brocato over health center." {{AL}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.lohananderson.com/projects/commercial-office/89-amsouth-bancorporation AmSouth Bancorporation, Hoover, Alabama] at lohanderson.com
* [https://riverwalk-village.com/ Riverwalk Village] website
* [http://www.nimrodlong.com/proj_amsouthriverchase.htm AmSouth Bank Headquarters at Riverchase] at nimrodlong.com


[[Category:Hoover office buildings]]
[[Category: Riverwalk Village|*]]
[[Category:1995 buildings]]
[[Category: Proposed developments]]
[[Category:AmSouth Bank]]
[[Category:Regions Bank]]
[[Category:Parkway Office Circle]]

Latest revision as of 12:06, 6 June 2024

Riverwalk Village is a planned mixed-use redevelopment of the former AmSouth Bank Headquarters at Riverchase, a 2-building corporate headquarters built in 1995 on a 90-acre site for AmSouth Bank. The parcel, addressed at 2050 Parkway Office Circle off Riverchase Parkway, is part of Hoover's Riverchase Office Park in northern Shelby County.

The two buildings are connected by a bridge spanning a ravine, with views of a waterfall and man-made lake with walking trails. The complex was expanded to 170 acres in 2002 with the addition of a bank operations center on the banks of the Cahaba River to the north. The complex includes two multi-level parking decks contributing to a total of 1,500 parking spaces.

In 2023 Regions sold the North and South buildings to Healthcare Resources LLC, a development company owned by Robert Simon of Corporate Realty. His company partnered with the City of Hoover and the Hoover Healthcare Authority to redevelop the 90-acre site. The office buildings would be converted into a Riverwalk Health & Wellness Center, with housing and retail areas constructed nearby and sharing access to the lake and walking paths, and potentially linking to other recreational trails. Regions would continue to lease space in the North Building for administrative offices.

Goodwyn Mills Cawood architects worked with Earl Swensson Associates of Nashville, Tennessee on the architectural plans. Another Corporate Realty affiliate, the Home Communities Company, was also involved in the development, with Brasfield & Gorrie as contractor.

The project's application for a Certificate of Need was opposed by another group which had been working to develop a 25-bed surgical center and medical office building at Stadium Trace Village.

References

  • Anderson, Jon (June 28, 2023) "Hoover announces Riverwalk Village health care mixed-use development in Riverchase." Hoover Sun
  • Thornton, William (June 28, 2023) "Hoover’s new 90-acre Riverwalk Village development includes health, wellness center." AL.com
  • Parker, Illyshia (June 28, 2023) "Health, wellness mixed-use development slated for Riverchase." Birmingham Business Journal
  • Thornton, William (May 30, 2024) "Hoover healthcare facility hearing exposes rift between officials and developers, ‘blackmail’ allegations." AL.com
  • Thornton, William (May 31, 2024) "Hoover development lobbyist denies blackmailing Mayor Frank Brocato over health center." AL.com

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