Proposed Tower Would Rise Above Birmingham’s Five Points South

| June 19, 2017 

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Birmingham’s Five Points South neighborhood could look significantly different thanks to a project that received conditional approval from city leaders last week. It’s a 17-story tower bringing more housing and retail to that area. We talk about it in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

 

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