Development Moves Forward at Southtown Site in Birmingham

By Valerie Bell | ABC 33/40 Plans for Edgehill at Southtown Court continue to move forward. Residential and commercial development are planned, some of which is already underway at the former site of the Southtown Court public housing community. Companies working to create a mixed-use, mixed-income development are moving forward with the plans at the property owned by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District. A ground lease was signed earlier this week which gives Southside Development Company the ability to move forward with construction in the blocks between 24th Street and the Red Mountain Expressway. The site is expected to have: 800,000 square feet of commercial space for the biomedical innovation corridor (half of that devoted to research and development facilities and the remainder available for innovation partners and medical office space) 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space A 150-200-room hotel About 250 residential apartment units “The walkable of the site is very important. The transportation, being close to essential services are very important to us. When you look at these hubs if you will around the country. They are mixed-use, very pedestrian, they have a lot of opportunity to walk out from where you live, from...