Downtown Building Expansion Plan

Fairhope, Alabama 

 Update: This item was approved by the planning commission.


315 De La Mare Avenue

New 2nd Floor.

 

SECOND FLOOR ADDITION

Owner Peter Fargason wants to add a second floor to the familiar 'Aubergine' building on De la Mare Avenue, to allow for two new residential units there; the bottom floor is to be subdivided to add another commercial space for retail (B-2). 

A two-car garage will be added in the rear too, for required on-site parking for the residential.

The city's planning commission will consider the request during Monday's regular meeting.

(Constructed in the 1990s, originally the building housed a French Restaurant called Aubergines.)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Nice looking building
Anonymous said…
No place to park now so no more appointments on Delmar
Anonymous said…
1 block to parking garage too far for ya? must be crippled.
Anonymous said…
Crippled? Do tell, how have you invested your money downtown? We could all learn something from better people.
Anonymous said…
That looks wonderful and will fit in perfectly with the rest of DeLaMar. Everything that the Ferguson family does downtown is first class and I think that the designated parking area makes it a perfect fit. I hope that this is approved.
Anonymous said…
Most other cities shave already solved their parking issues by installing two hour limits downtown. Maybe the next group of leaders here will be able to finally get the job done.
Anonymous said…
All building in downtown should be required to have apartments on the second story
Anonymous said…
I like the idea of apartments in downtown. But first, we need to build a parking structure over the old K-1 School.
Anonymous said…
We spend many hours and many dollars downtown when we visit. Two-hour parking will likely have us spending our time and money elsewhere. Meters will do the same.
Anonymous said…
We need more retail space dontown and less apartments.
Anonymous said…
Good deal. Not just another too tall square box. Other downtown developers take notice ...
Anonymous said…
Apartments downtown are filled with patrons of our stores and restaurants and represent a vital part of the economic ecosystem--keeping our small businesses thriving and tax revenue high.