Downtown Mobile eyesore to become 70-unit apartment building - FOX10 News

MOBILE, AL (WALA) -

Good news is coming for downtown Mobile; a major eyesore will soon be renovated into an apartment building. 

It's the old City Hall North building on Saint Joseph Street, which was previously known as the Seamen's Club, a hotel for folks in the maritime industry as they stopped in the Port City for business. 

The announcement to renovate the building was made Tuesday morning at the Mobile City Council meeting. 

The project's going to be a big undertaking for the developer, since the building hasn't been occupied for some 30 years. 

"The interior is hazardous, currently it's full of asbestos and mold and lead, so environmental remediation is going to be the first phase of this project," explained Stephen McNair, an historic preservation consultant associated with the project. 

Once it's all said and done, the property will accommodate 70 apartment units, a dog park, coffee shop, and rooftop amenities. 

McNair said the building will keep its old charm, but will offer something new for those looking to call downtown home. 

"Being a little closer to downtown in terms of walk-ability... and offering the commercial spaces of the dog park and the rooftop, we really think this is going to be a great place for people to live, of any age, in downtown Mobile," said McNair. 

The building will offer one and two-bedroom apartments. No word yet on the monthly rent costs. 

It will be a $7 million project, and it should be completed in late 2018. 

This announcement makes the third big apartment project going for downtown Mobile - Meridian at the Port is expected to break ground soon, and the old Merchants Bank building will also soon be renovated into luxury apartments and office space. 

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