Orchestra helped the Mayor’s team evaluate the relocation of their city hall deeper into their historic downtown, which would unlock valuable property overlooking the Coosa River. The Phase 1 plan proposed a hotel, residential units, new retail and restaurants, and a complete overhaul of US 411 to create better pedestrian access to the river from downtown.

The Phenix City Vision Plan is an actionable urban revitalization plan for downtown Phenix City, AL. The plan was primarily focused on creating better pedestrian access from Broad Street to the Chattahoochee River. It also proposed specific, denser land uses in various nodes across the city center and riverfront. The plan was formally adopted by the city in 2022.

The Frank is a mixed-use adaptive reuse multi-family project in downtown Birmingham. It will deliver 180 studio and one-bedroom apartments. This historic tax credit project features rooftop amenities, an activated courtyard, and four commercial tenants fronting 20th Street and 2nd Avenue North.

Urban Supply is the western bookend to a multi-block revitalization plan created for Birmingham’s Parkside District, the eastern bookend being the Powell Steam Plant. Urban Supply consists of six properties along a pedestrian alley that will extend Rotary Trail into Titusville and other interior neighborhoods. This project heavily leveraged Alabama’s historic tax credit program.

Mercantile on Morris is a mixed, adaptive reuse project in downtown Birmingham. The project delivered 47 residential condominiums, 9 commercial tenants, and a pedestrian-only plaza reconnecting historic Morris Avenue to First Avenue North, similar to Founders Station a block away. This project received an AIA Award and a Southeast Builders Association Aurora Award.

Five Points Lane is a single-story retail and restaurant development in the heart of Five Points. We created an outdoor market ambiance by reopening an abandoned alley and converting a parking lot to patio space flanked by shipping containers. Phase II of this project converts a single-use building next door into multiple tenant spaces on the alley.

Printers Corner is a mixed-use project located just three blocks from UAB between Midtown and Parkside. This projects delivered residential shells that buyers could customize to any design they wanted, including private rooftop terraces. The ground floor contains three retail spaces.

Founders Station was Orchestra’s maiden project. The mixed/adaptive reuse project in downtown Birmingham delivered 18 residential condominiums, four commercial tenants, and a paved esplanade to foster outdoor dining experiences and connect historic Morris Avenue to First Avenue North. This project stimulated an additional 2x-3x in additional developments along the Morris Ave/1st Ave corridor.