The Birmingham City Council voted to rezone land at the former Carraway Hospital campus, setting the stage for new housing in the city’s Northside community. The move marks a major step in transforming a long-vacant site into a neighborhood with new homes and renewed energy, ABC33/4o reported.
The ordinance changes portions of the 50-plus-acre site’s zoning classification to allow for multiple dwellings. The rezoning shifts parts of the property from mixed-use and medium-density designations to a qualified multiple dwelling district. This adjustment clears the way for construction of rental townhomes, duplexes and cottages.
City officials said demolition at the former hospital grounds is nearly complete, and construction on the first phase is expected to begin in early 2026. The first phase will deliver 64 rental homes along Carraway Boulevard north of 17th Avenue North, with move-ins anticipated in early 2027…