A big change is coming to the lot across from Railroad Park.
The Birmingham City Council approved two measures today that will support efforts to build an $82 million hotel, restaurant and retail development.
Located at 1625, 1627 and 1631 First Avenue South, the proposed 140-room hotel will be developed by Parkside Hotel Partners. The project is a joint effort between Dallas, Texas-based Matthews Hospitality Group and local developer Overton.
140 hotel rooms + 80 permanent jobs
Here’s what the city says the project will bring, according to Birmingham Director of Innovation and Economic Opportunity Coreata Houser:
- 140 hotel rooms
- 2,000 square feet of meeting rooms
- 3,500 square-foot ballroom
- 20,000 square feet of community space open to the public
- About 225 construction jobs
- 80 permanent jobs
Matthews Hospitality Group works on projects throughout the nation. It’s currently leading construction of the $3.7 billion Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, the largest public works project in Dallas history.
Project will clean up brownfield site + increase tourism
The two measures the council passed will provide tax benefits to the developer for remediating and redeveloping the land, which has been classified as a brownfield site, and for increasing tourism…