Huntsville/Madison Development News (Providence: steak, upgrades, farm)

[Mayor of the Trailerhood]

Originally Posted by AU HSV

Hearing the old Gander Mountain store on North Parkway/Mastin Lake will become a Rural King Supply Retail Store.
https://www.ruralking.com/


Construction will also probably begin on that overpass as well this summer, some houses along that stretch have been vacated.

Awesome if true.

[aero10]

Originally Posted by Mayor of the Trailerhood

Awesome if true.

It appears to be. They're hiring managers:



https://careers.jobscore.com/careers...cruiter&sid=69


https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Rural...-Huntsville,AL

[Teko03]

Originally Posted by Mayor of the Trailerhood

Awesome if true.

It is. The plans go out for bidding on 18 April.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by AU HSV

you need to see the long term vision. Also you left out the biggest blockade to getting projects done..aldot. Money comes from different sources.
This may help you, lots of information for any who want to look
https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/develop...dwork-updates/

The drainage part began a week or two ago, although the linked article says it'll start tomorrow. Getting a slightly early start (but of course, it's really several years behind). A utility pole in the median was moved yesterday. They've also paved a crossover to the new northbound lanes a short way north of Edgewater Drive. The paving occurred a couple of days ago.

https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/roadwor...-shelton-road/

[AU HSV]

MADISON, AL (WAFF) - With baseball now less than a year away, many are wondering what additional attractions will call Town Madison home.
A site plan found online would indicate Saltgrass Steak House, Zaxby’s, Milo’s restaurants and Twice Daily Convenience Store will call Town Madison home.
Town Madison Spokesman, Joey Ceci confirmed Twice Daily, a high-end convenience store that includes its new White Bison Coffee concept, will cement a location at Town Madison.

http://www.waff.com/2019/04/16/could...-madison-home/

[buildbirmingham]

Originally Posted by AU HSV

MADISON, AL (WAFF) - With baseball now less than a year away, many are wondering what additional attractions will call Town Madison home.
A site plan found online would indicate Saltgrass Steak House, Zaxby’s, Milo’s restaurants and Twice Daily Convenience Store will call Town Madison home.
Town Madison Spokesman, Joey Ceci confirmed Twice Daily, a high-end convenience store that includes its new White Bison Coffee concept, will cement a location at Town Madison.

Could Twice Daily, Milo

I was hoping that Town Madison would have more local restaurants and stores to not make it feel as cookie cutter. It seems like it is setting up to just be a Bridge Street-esque development with a baseball team and lazy river. Do y'all think that that is an unfair assessment? I haven't seen the full site plan, just bits and pieces. Large parking lots will mean its a good place for people to go watch a baseball game and then leave, not stick around and walk to restaurants and what not.

[Teko03]

Originally Posted by buildbirmingham

I was hoping that Town Madison would have more local restaurants and stores to not make it feel as cookie cutter. It seems like it is setting up to just be a Bridge Street-esque development with a baseball team and lazy river. Do y'all think that that is an unfair assessment? I haven't seen the full site plan, just bits and pieces. Large parking lots will mean its a good place for people to go watch a baseball game and then leave, not stick around and walk to restaurants and what not.

It's clear Breland is stuck on the old ideas of "big retail" developments. He's stuck on big-box store anchors followed by other chains with a bunch of houses behind it. The Trash Panda stadium was originally set to be a big box retail anchor, but he struggled to get one after Cabellas's chose Hunysville/Bridgestreet. The proposed Clift Farm site plans are just as boring and generic. Town Madison should have been designed to be a larger Providence style development w/ a parking garage once the stadium was added.

According to another site plan graphic, The larger structures near Zierdt are wasted with apartments, a movie theater, a grocery store and a bunch of traditional out parcels, which will almost for sure be a waste (at one point 2 were labeled as Taco Bell & Starbucks). So like you said, what exactly do you do after the games to keep you there? Lol

As for the west side,does it not boggle anybody else's mind that there is going to be 3 hotels...but no restaurants?

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by AU HSV

MADISON, AL (WAFF) - With baseball now less than a year away, many are wondering what additional attractions will call Town Madison home.
A site plan found online would indicate Saltgrass Steak House, Zaxby’s, Milo’s restaurants and Twice Daily Convenience Store will call Town Madison home.
Town Madison Spokesman, Joey Ceci confirmed Twice Daily, a high-end convenience store that includes its new White Bison Coffee concept, will cement a location at Town Madison.

Could Twice Daily, Milo

They're also doing a lot of work on the east end, near Zierdt Rd. The area between Zierdt and the new Station apartments appears to have been leveled and ready to build, and a lot of work has been done just north of there short of Madison Blvd. That might just be drainage, and it also looks like another road is being cut through, but that may just be temporary for construction access. I've heard that Chick-Fil-A will build there, but not officially. Seems a little silly to get excited over a fast food restaurant.

The biggest, and maybe only, retail that I know of is Duluth Trading Company which is nearing completion.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by buildbirmingham

I was hoping that Town Madison would have more local restaurants and stores to not make it feel as cookie cutter. It seems like it is setting up to just be a Bridge Street-esque development with a baseball team and lazy river. Do y'all think that that is an unfair assessment? I haven't seen the full site plan, just bits and pieces. Large parking lots will mean its a good place for people to go watch a baseball game and then leave, not stick around and walk to restaurants and what not.

Well, if it's Bridge Street-esque, that will be pretty nice. Bridge Street is a cool place.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by Teko03

It's clear Breland is stuck on the old ideas of "big retail" developments. He's stuck on big-box store anchors followed by other chains with a bunch of houses behind it. The Trash Panda stadium was originally set to be a big box retail anchor, but he struggled to get one after Cabellas's chose Hunysville/Bridgestreet. The proposed Clift Farm site plans are just as boring and generic. Town Madison should have been designed to be a larger Providence style development w/ a parking garage once the stadium was added.

According to another site plan graphic, The larger structures near Zierdt are wasted with apartments, a movie theater, a grocery store and a bunch of traditional out parcels, which will almost for sure be a waste (at one point 2 were labeled as Taco Bell & Starbucks). So like you said, what exactly do you do after the games to keep you there? Lol

As for the west side,does it not boggle anybody else's mind that there is going to be 3 hotels...but no restaurants?

Is the east side aerial current? It doesn't seem to have the footprint of the apartments that are essentially framed in now, nor do I see the Margarita Hotel near the baseball stadium. I'm sure there are other differences too.