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Engineering results this week will likely determine if the city's first residential hospice will proceed with or without a basement. Beth Ellis, executive director of the Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, said construction crews at the site of Bob's House, a new $4.2 million hospice at Stone Church and Upper Wellington, have come across ground rock about 1.5 metres (five feet) below the surface at some spots on the property. They were hoping to dig down at least 2.7 metres (nine feet) before they begin pouring the foundation. Ms. Ellis said the higher then expected ground rock means the project may proceed without a basement if it's determined there is too much rock in the way. She noted blasting or increasing the height of the hospice is not being considered as that would add another $200,000 to the construction cost, something the non-profit organization can't afford.
Two development projects, Legacy Place in Dedham and Westwood Station, stole much of the business-related headlines during the past year, and with good reason. Alone, either development would have potential to change the area's character. Combined - the sites are just a few miles apart - they could completely transform the region. Proposed at the site of the Showcase Cinemas near the intersection of routes 128 and 1, Legacy Place aims to bring more than 70 upscale shops and restaurants to the town. The joint developers, National Amusements and S.R. Wiener and Associates, have reached agreements with eateries including Legal Seafood and P.F. Chang's China Bistro. The key tenants at the site are a Whole Foods Market and a 3,200-seat National Amusements movie theater.
Developers behind a $110 million project off U.S. 280 in Inverness aim to build up to 12 office buildings in an English Village setting along with nearly 200 condos on a separate site. Construction has started on The Village at Edenton off Cahaba Beach Road behind the Home Depot on U.S. 280 in unincorporated Shelby County. Developers Signature Homes intend for the 15-acre commercial site to act as a gateway into the 35-acre residential development, known simply as Edenton. There are seven office buildings being constructed now with a total of 66,000 square feet. Another five are slated for future development, adding the same amount of space. This is the first office project for the residential development firm. "Office condos have done well in that area and we felt like we had a unique approach," said Jonathan Belcher, Signature's Birmingham division president.
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