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Preserve Town Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedHoover, AL

Proposed redevelopment approved for housing, hotel, and retail; not a new opportunity per database. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 68,101 on John M. Harbert Freeway fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: John M. Harbert Freeway fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Policy tool
RezoningThis site: …sought to rezone part of the Town Center newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: 295 residential rental units, 38 townhomes, a 40-room boutique hotel, 49,200 square feet of retail space and a 5,500-square-foot clubhouse record · all sites with this
New use
HotelThis site: residential rental units, 38 townhomes, a 40-room boutique hotel, 49,200 square feet of retail space and a 5,500-square-foot newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: 295 residential rental units, 38 townhomes, a 40-room boutique hotel, 49,20 newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: townhomes, a 40-room boutique hotel, 49,200 square feet of retail space and a 5,500-square-foot clubhouse Approved by Hoover newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New useshotel, housing, other, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now295 residential rental units, 38 townhomes, a 40-room boutique hotel, 49,200 square feet of retail space and a 5,500-square-foot clubhousenewtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperCapstone Communitiesnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Zoning changesought to rezone part of the Town Centernewtypes-extraction reported
Planning notesApproved by Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Jefferson County (AL), 2024556 units in 5+ unit buildings, 25 in 2–4, 1,536 single-family; 2023: 324 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 5 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)36,769 jobs in 2,710 establishments; average annual pay $42,149; employment location quotient 1.01; employment -1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20224,695 jobs; 1,533 in retail trade, 716 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 01073014410)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 1.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (112 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 27% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 6.0%; median family income $122,870; 79 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsHoover City School District (KG-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Trace Crossings Elementary School; Hoover High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation562 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025310 county-logged events: 191 thunderstorm wind, 50 flash flood, 46 hail, 15 tornado; $5,107,500 property damage reported; 6 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 35244, 2026-09median list price $570,000 (+2.3% on the year); 199 active listings; median 58 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,489 establishments (-11%); 37,386 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $214,208 (+2% 1 yr, +14% 5 yr); typical rent $1,339/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)68,101 vehicles a day on John M. Harbert Freeway (Interstate, 6 lanes); 10,863 trucks; 9 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Preserve Town Center in Hoover, AL, is a proposed redevelopment (status: proposed) with Capstone Communities as developer. Approved by Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission, it plans 295 residential units, 38 townhomes, a 40-room hotel, 49,200 sq ft retail, and a clubhouse. The opportunity score is 0.0 because the project is already in play (approved, under construction, or sold with housing plans), and housing is explicitly included in the new use.

Why. Record explicitly states 'already in play' and 'housing in the record' as reasons for low opportunity score. No construction or completion date provided; planning approval is current status.

Where it stands. Proposed, approved by local commission, but not yet built. No construction timeline or completion date in record.

For a planner

  • Planning approval secured
  • New uses include housing (295 units) and hotel
  • Not a new opportunity per database scoring

For a developer

  • Active project with housing component
  • No new opportunity (already approved)
  • Retail space size (49,200 sq ft) matches original GLA (69,000 sq ft)

What we do not know yet

  • No construction start date
  • No timeline for completion
  • No indication of financing or current progress beyond planning approval

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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Gross leasable area69,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
CountyJefferson County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesDraft from hooversun.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Preserve Town Center in Hoover, Alabama, a commercially zoned property, is proposed to be redeveloped into a mixed-use development with residential, hotel, and retail.

Not yet recorded: acres, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

  1. 2023 Plan submitted to the city
  2. 2023 Public hearing scheduled
  3. 2023 Public hearing rescheduled

Sources

  • Public hearing for Preserve Town Center rezoning postponed
    4 quoted sentences
    The Preserve Town Center
    The plan the company submitted to the city on Aug. 14
    A public hearing for proposed changes to The Preserve Town Center development plan that was scheduled for Monday, Sept. 11
    The public hearing with the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 9, at Hoover City Hall.

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