On a recent blustery weekend Regina Williams, who lives in the Graymont Community near Birmingham’s Legion Field, made a short drive to a newly opened CVS Pharmacy in Five Points West to pick up medication. She spoke happily about the location.
“Instead of going downtown in the traffic I can just take the back road and I’m here,” said Williams, of the pharmacy which opened Oct. 17 in the 2200 block of Bessemer Road. “I’ve noticed we have new businesses created all the way around. I would like to see more because it shows the community they are wanted.”
Real estate developer and attorney Eric Guster through his Guster Development has brought several new businesses to the area and has fully leased all spaces at 2250 Bessemer Road, a retail center situated on a prominent corner across from the CrossPlex at the intersection of Bessemer Road and Avenue W. In addition to the CVS, the center also includes a MyEyeDr., a provider of eye health services, and VIPCare, a clinic that specializes in primary care for seniors, all national medical tenants…