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[TimCity2000]

https://www.al.com/business/2019/02/...ing-ahead.html

From the article on al.com:

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has given approval for planning to begin on the first building in UAB’s planned Science and Engineering Complex.

The $64.5 million building, granted Stage I approval, will house the Biology and Physics departments, instructional space and labs for the Department of Chemistry, and will replace the current Education Building. Providing 115,000 square feet of classroom, lab and administrative space, the new building will be located on 14th Street South between University Boulevard and 10th Avenue South.

[TimCity2000]

is it me, or has the 20 midtown site seemed rather... quiet lately?

https://app.oxblue.com/open/rgs/20midtown

the past few times I've checked the webcam, there haven't been any workers on site.

[steveklein]

Originally Posted by TimCity2000

is it me, or has the 20 midtown site seemed rather... quiet lately?

https://app.oxblue.com/open/rgs/20midtown

the past few times I've checked the webcam, there haven't been any workers on site.

Yeah, it had a decent amount of activity from the end of July 2018 through mid January but has since gone dormant. It previously sat dormant for almost 1.5 years though so who knows...

[MinivanDriver]

Originally Posted by steveklein

Yeah, it had a decent amount of activity from the end of July 2018 through mid January but has since gone dormant. It previously sat dormant for almost 1.5 years though so who knows...

Well, they finished the civil engineering part of it less than a month ago. Likely waiting to line up the construction crews, et al. There's a lot of construction going on in this town at the moment and there's just not enough workers to go around. It's kind of crazy.

[buildbirmingham]

If someone can teach me how to post pictures, happy to just do that, but wanted to pass along some recent pictures of Vesta in Five Points South:

February 2019 Update: Vesta in Five Points South - Build Birmingham

It is a large complex, not only with the 17-story high-rise, but also the 5-story building behind it.

[TimCity2000]

^you'll need a photo hosting service. try imgur.com... i've found it relatively easy to use.

[TimCity2000]

nice shots, btw. and i like the layout of your page... i think it has a chance to get a real following if it's updated regularly.

[buildbirmingham]

Thank you for the response! I will look into Imgur. My plan is to have several posts a week and keep it pretty simple. Is there anything in particular you (or anyone else) would like to see? I have just seen progress updates as a niche that the BBJ / AL.com do not cover well. I hope to eventually evolve into more critical evaluations / thoughts on projects, but gotta start somewhere.

[harry chickpea]

Here are the detailed instructions on how to post pictures:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/faq/8...ing-posts.html

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[MinivanDriver]

Evidently Target is going to make a big announcement tomorrow. The people who usually are pretty reliable say it's so hush-hush that even they don't know what it is. Given that Shipt just inked a big office space lease and is hiring a ton of people, I wonder what it could be?