The downtown area in Birmingham is undergoing some exciting growth in the coming months. One of the first vendors to set up shop in the developing neighborhood? Apparently, Starbucks! A new report is sharing that RGS Properties Inc. plans to develop 36 apartments with 9,200 square feet of retail space anchored by Starbucks downtown, the first phase in a project that could end up touching three different city blocks with 55,000 square feet of retail, around 200 apartments, office space and even a grocery store.
The Starbucks will certainly be an amenity for the apartments that will bring customers from outside the building as well. Adding a grocery store will be further incentive to keep the Starbucks busy and surrounding shops that are also planned will be about to retain customers. The building is planned for a lot located on 20th Street South. As living in Birmingham continues to grow and evolve, the modernization of downtown is a huge element to the city’s success.