Cottages Approved In Central Business District

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Fairhope, Alabama


Site east of post office

PORTICO PROJECT PLAN AMENDMENT 

The city council approved the request to add more residential space to the already-approved Portico project in the central business district, just east of the post office on Fairhope Avenue.  (Councilman Boone was absent and Brown abstained.)

The original plan for seven, two story buildings containing 33 residential with 23 commercial units was changed to 12 cottages, 4 town homes, and two 3 story buildings with a mixture of commercial and residential.

Overall residential square footage was increased from 49K to 66K square feet and commercial decreased from 28K to 21K.

One mixed-use building has already been constructed.

BUSINESSES TO BE ALLOWED IN COTTAGES

The council included a stipulation added by the planning commission allowing business use of the 12 cottages, at future owner's discretion.

City planning staff initially opposed the change, but came to approve with the added stipulation allowing businesses in the cottages.

Owners sought the change due to changing market conditions.




New site plan.


Original 2017 plan.


Comments

Anonymous said…
About a million each probably. ridiculously overpriced.
Friday, November 06, 2020
Anonymous said…
Don't buy one.
Friday, November 06, 2020
Anonymous said…
But yet they will all sell and probably before being built.
Friday, November 06, 2020
Anonymous said…
I was initially disheartened by the Planning Commission, once again, approving a development that its own department had advised against, but this does not look too bad to me (unless I had to live there). My guess is that this will be VRBO or AirBnb rentals. It's basically a vacant field in the middle of town, with nary a tree for shade in a hot summer. That said, at least these people won't have trees falling on their homes! Let's all hope that they go for sky high prices; everyone in town seems to be desperately trying to sell their current homes. I don't know if it's because of the fear of Biden or of Fairhope.
Friday, November 06, 2020
Publisher said…
The planning department staff eventually endorsed the project, with stipulations added by the planning commission (businesses allowed in the cottages). The city council gave the final approval.
Saturday, November 07, 2020
Doc said…
The CBD could go away completely some day is this continues.
Saturday, November 07, 2020
Anonymous said…
Realtors are in control here now. They even control the media, certain facebook groups.
Saturday, November 07, 2020
Huh? said…
"The CBD could go away completely some day is this continues."

Really? Is that because more foot traffic, more retail shoppers, and more diners kill businesses?

How, exactly, is the sky falling this time?
Saturday, November 07, 2020
Anonymous said…
If someone wants to build an expensive house downtown I am not complaining. They can pay the higher taxes and increase the value of my place.. I think they overpay but it’s not my $.and hopefully they’ll buy something downtown and help the local economy.. One economic thing underreported his how city treasurer Kim Creech has made the city a lot of money already this year. Fairhope is coming back quickly.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Anonymous said…
what is going to happen when neighbors start complaining about noise and such? from businesses there?
Sunday, November 15, 2020
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