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The Riverview Plaza office tower stands in the background as a Mardi Gras parade makes its way up Royal Street in 2023.Plans are being drawn up to convert a 13-story downtown Mobile office building at the foot of Government Street to apartments, an executive at a commercial real estate company confirmed on Wednesday.
“Well, it is true,” said Bender. “We are in the planning stages of converting the Riverview Office Plaza into a multi-family project. It’s a project that will happen probably next year so it’s premature for us to get into much discussion about it. But the rumor is true, we are in the planning process of doing that.”
The location could hardly be more visible. Visitors turning on Government Street after exiting Interstate 10 pass right by it. It’s within easy walking distance of Government Plaza and the Dauphin Street entertainment district. It’s also on the city’s main Mardi Gras parade route, and the plaza courtyard frequently is a starting point for public festivities such as
Bender said it was too early in the process to talk about the number of apartments that might occupy the space, how they might be designed or what rents might be. Those details could begin to emerge in six months or so, he said.
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