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Shops, lofts next to Mobile’s Dew Drop on track for summer opening Updated 11:12 AM; Today 11:12 AM The Lofts at Midtown, a mixed-used development next to Mobile's iconic Midtown restaurant the Dew Drop Inn, is on track for a summer opening, according to its developer.Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com Facebook Share Timing can be everything, and it looked a little iffy for The Lofts at Midtown back in March 2020, when developers closed on property next to Mobile’s Dew Drop Inn only to have a pandemic hit. Things were “a little scary” for a while there, said Stephen Howle of Crescen...

Project Snapshot: Demolition starts for new Sphere apartments near VUU May 7, 2021 Remnants of a U.S. Postal Service warehouse that had been on the site are piled beside the adjacent Spectrum Apartments. ( Jonathan Spiers photos) As a pair of new apartment buildings take shape nearby, another multifamily complex in the Brook Road corridor near Virginia Union University is getting underway. Demolition crews were active this week at the site of the planned Sphere Apartments, a 224-unit complex to be fitted between the Brook Road post office and adjacent Spectrum apartments. MVP Equities, a McLe...

Five-story mixed-use building planned near Northside brewery Courtesy of Saunders + Crouse Architects) A former deputy chief administrator for the City of Richmond is representing the team behind a proposal for a five-story building off a stretch of Chamberlayne Avenue that’s been attracting new investment in recent years. Doug Dunlap, who served as the city’s director of housing, community and development before leaving City Hall in March 2020, is applying for a rezoning on behalf of a property owner that wants to develop a mixed-use building with 52 apartments at 711 Dawn St. The half-a...

Former auto shop at edge of Church Hill slated for condos, townhomes Courtesy city documents) After a years-long plan for a commercial project at the edge of Church Hill stalled out, Zac Frederick is shifting gears and instead looking to build a for-sale residential project in the neighborhood. Frederick’s Crescent Development is planning a mix of condos and townhomes at the former Duke’s Auto Electric & General Repair shop at 2018 E. Broad and 304 N. 21st streets. The existing Duke’s building, which sits in the Shockoe Valley City Old and Historic District, would be renovated into 10 c...

The Agenda: Local government briefs for 2.8.21 February 8, 2021 A frontal view of Eagle Construction of VA’s proposed townhomes, described in plans as “classical in aesthetic.” ( Courtesy of Eagle Construction of VA) Libbie Avenue townhomes, housing zoning changes on council agenda The Richmond City Council meets Monday starting with a 2 p.m. work session on the Richmond 300 master plan. Councilmembers previously submitted requests for amendments to the plan, which was adopted in December. Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes a vote on Eagle Construction of VA’s plan...