Newly revised plans for the renovation of Shain Park in downtown Birmingham will go before the City Commission Dec. 10. The plans call for expanding and renovating the green space while adding 210 underground parking spaces.
Designs for the park include an expansion south onto a surface parking lot across Henrietta Street from The Townsend Hotel. The city expects to spend $7.5 million to install two levels of underground parking on the site and then expand the park's green space over it. The new underground parking garage will increase the total number of parking spaces on that space from 150 to about 210.
The plans also call for another $3.5 million investment to improve the park's infrastructure, such as aesthetically pleasing walkways and a band shell on the expanded portion. City officials hope to break ground next year and work it in with nearby sewer and street work. The construction will likely tie up the park for one to two years.
Source: Dennis Dembiec, director of engineering and public service for Birmingham
Writer: Jon Zemke
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