Apartment Look

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) –   Development partners Leaf River Group and Bristol Development Group , as well as Mobile City officials , broke ground on Meridian at the Port, a large upscale apartment complex on Water Street. The more than $51 million project will feature 267 luxury apartments , a saltwater pool, a dog park, roof top lounge , and more. The complex is expected to be completed by 2019. Rent is estimated to be between $1000-1200. Tuesday morning, the development sent new artist renderings of the complex and they can be seen below in the slideshow. This residential development is part of an ongoing effort to revitalize the downtown area. City officials hope development like Meridian at the Port will make Water Street more pedestrian-friendly. “We’ve got to find ways to get people from across the street here at the various hotels and some level of interaction with our waterfront. This project accomplishes that vision to some degree,” says District 2 Councilman Levon C. Manzie...

Groundbreaking for Mobile's Meridian at the Port apartment complex on Wednesday was accompanied by new images illustrating backers' claims that it will be a transformative project for downtown. In the renderings, the five-story, 267- unit development is a large and distinctive presence on the east side of Water Street, a location that will make it one of the first landmarks seen by visitors arriving via I-165. Its features include an impressive poolside view of the Mobile skyline . Developers say the project will be completed in 2019. According to information provided by Leaf River Development Group and Bristol Development Group , the project will cost more than $51 million and will feature a mix of upscale studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities are to include "9-10 foot ceilings, large windows, balconies, quartz countertops and custom cabinets, stainless steel appliances , soaking tubs or frameless showers, and walk-in closets." "This sho...