The planned downtown Birmingham amphitheater will complement the Uptown entertainment district that already features the new Protective Stadium, a refurbished BJCC Legacy Arena, TopGolf, the Westin and Sheraton hotels and a variety of restaurants.
Feb. 09, 2023, 10:41 a.m.The Jefferson County Commission voted Feb. 9, 2023, to allocate $5 million toward the $50 million cost of building an amphitheater as part of a development on the site of the demolished Carraway hospital campus.The Jefferson County Commission this morning approved the county’s share of funding for a planned new $50 million, 9,000-seat amphitheater at the site of the demolished former Carraway hospital in Birmingham.
Corporate Realty plans to turn the former hospital campus into a $300 million-plus multi-use development with office, retail, entertainment, hotel and residential space in north Birmingham. Birmingham, Jefferson County, the BJCC, and Live Nation have each committed to making a one-time $5 million contribution for a $20 million paydown on construction costs. The BJCC would borrow $30 million over 30 years to fund the remaining construction costs.
The allocations included an initial $4.1 million already paid by the city to Northside Redevelopment for land acquisition, demolition and blight removal, and a supplemental $3.7 million in the form of a forgivable loan for completion of demolition and blight removal; and up to $4.55 million in incentives from future tax revenue.on the 50-acre campus of the former hospital where the amphitheater would be.
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