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The former Carraway Methodist Medical Center Emergency Room will become an indoor entertainment venue as part of renovation of the former hospital campus that now is home to the Coca-Cola Amphitheater just northeast of downtown Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Brian Wolfe, chief development officer for Corporate Realty, said he could not yet reveal details of the planned indoor entertainment facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still under a non-disclosure agreement with them,\u201d Wolfe said in an interview. \u201cWe\u2019ll have an announcement very soon. We\u2019re working on finishing up the lease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demolition on the parts of the hospital that are being removed must be completed by May 30, with all rubble removed, according to a new timeline approved Tuesday by the Birmingham City Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s getting everything off, and back-filling all the former basements as well,\u201d Wolfe said after the meeting.<\/p>\n

Construction of cottages and townhomes <\/a>should begin by March in the block just north of the former hospital along Carraway Boulevard.<\/p>\n

The indoor music venue construction and renovation of the former emergency room should begin by June or July.<\/p>\n

The last portion of the development will be the outparcel developments on the southern end of the site, along 13th<\/sup> Ave. North just north of Top Golf. Construction on that should begin by September or October of this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll start three projects in 2026,\u201d Wolfe said. Development of the 45-acre site that was the former Carraway campus should take 5 to 7 years, he said.<\/p>\n

At one point demolition was delayed because of requirements of a federal loan application, but that application was dropped, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also a safety aspect,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cThat parking garage that adjoins it was being used by the amphitheater. We can\u2019t be doing demolition that close to active (concert season) because of safety. Now that we\u2019re not in amphitheater season we can get in there and do a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concert season resumes in April.<\/p>\n

The Coca-Cola Amphitheater opened in June 2025 and hosted 28 concerts through October, drawing more than 174,000 fans.<\/p>\n

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The Coca-Cola Amphitheater in BIrmingham is shown looking south at night during 2025, when it hosted 28 concerts.BJCC<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.al.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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