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'''Block 121''' is a [[Birmingham]] city block bordered by [[20th Street South|20th]] and [[21st Street South|21st Streets]] and by [[1st Avenue South|1st]] and [[2nd Avenue South|2nd Avenue]]s South. | '''Block 121''' is a [[Birmingham]] city block bordered by [[20th Street South|20th]] and [[21st Street South|21st Streets]] and by [[1st Avenue South|1st]] and [[2nd Avenue South|2nd Avenue]]s South. | ||
The block is currently occupied mostly by parking lots, but also contains a [[Birmingham Water Works]] payment center, a Kinko's/Fed Ex store, Express Oil Change, and a building that most recently housed [[Reed Books]] and [[Scott's Koneys]], all on the 20th Street side of the block. | The block is currently occupied mostly by parking lots, but also contains a [[Birmingham Water Works]] payment center, a Kinko's/Fed Ex store, Express Oil Change, and a building that most recently housed [[Reed Books]] and [[Scott's Koneys]], all on the 20th Street side of the block. | ||
The block was considered for the 72-story [[Shepherd Centre]] development, which was proposed in [[1987]] but never materialized. In [[2006]] [[Corporate Realty Development]] proposed a two-phase redevelopment, which would start with a $24 million full-service Hyatt Place hotel and retail shops, originally scheduled for a September 2008 opening, and later add a high-rise mixed use building. | The block was considered for the 72-story [[Shepherd Centre]] development, which was proposed in [[1987]] but never materialized. In [[2006]] [[Corporate Realty Development]] proposed a two-phase redevelopment, which would start with a $24 million full-service Hyatt Place hotel and retail shops, originally scheduled for a September [[2008]] opening, and then later add a high-rise mixed use building. | ||
In August [[2007]], the block was purchased for $4.3 million by [[Cityville Development Partners]], which plans a retail and residential community on the 2.5 acre site. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 15 August 2007
Block 121 is a Birmingham city block bordered by 20th and 21st Streets and by 1st and 2nd Avenues South.
The block is currently occupied mostly by parking lots, but also contains a Birmingham Water Works payment center, a Kinko's/Fed Ex store, Express Oil Change, and a building that most recently housed Reed Books and Scott's Koneys, all on the 20th Street side of the block.
The block was considered for the 72-story Shepherd Centre development, which was proposed in 1987 but never materialized. In 2006 Corporate Realty Development proposed a two-phase redevelopment, which would start with a $24 million full-service Hyatt Place hotel and retail shops, originally scheduled for a September 2008 opening, and then later add a high-rise mixed use building.
In August 2007, the block was purchased for $4.3 million by Cityville Development Partners, which plans a retail and residential community on the 2.5 acre site.
References
- Williams, Roy (May 15, 1994) "Un.real Estate: Pet Projects Grow into White Elephants." Birmingham News.
- "Block by Block" (June 15, 2006) Urban Living 2006, special advertising section. Black & White.
- "Cityville Development buys downtown block." (August 15, 2007) Birmingham News.