Restoration Edgewood
Restoration Edgewood is a massive redevelopment proposal from Jacksonville, Florida-based The Iron Group for the Edgewood Urban Renewal District at Broadway and Oxmoor Road. Their proposal for a new mixed use "urban town center" includes approximately 100,000 square feet of retail, more than 300 condominiums, and five parking decks with a total capacity of 500 cars. The project would be The Iron Group's first development.
The proposal has been met with strong opposition from residents and business owners in Edgewood. In December 2006 the Homewood City Council passed an ordinance limiting new buildings in the district to 35 feet and two stories. Two citizens groups have formed since the project was first announced. One, the Citizens for a Livable Homewood successfully lobbied the city to commission a master plan from KPS Group and hopes the city will use the plan to channel development toward shared community goals. A second group, HomeOwners for a Progressive Edgewood (HOPE) acts on the assumption that denser development is inevitable in Edgewood and seeks to act as a liaison between residents' concerns and developers' goals.
References
- Jordan, Phillip (February 1, 2007) "Restoration or desecration?" Birmingham Weekly.
External links
- RestorationEdgewood.com - set to lauch February 15, 2007
- The Iron Group website
- Citizens for a Livable Homewood website
- HomeOwners for a Progressive Edgewood website